57th Europa Forum

The 57th Europa Forum is being held this year in Maastricht, The Netherlands, from 13th – 15th October 2011 in the MECC Maastricht.

Maastricht is a unique, lively city - charming, compact and international. It is located in the Maas-Rijn Euregion; an area that transcends its borders with the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

For details visit the website, www.europaforum2011.nl

What is its purpose?

The Purposes and Objects of the Forum are outlined in the “Rules of Procedure” which govern the way the Forum operates, namely:

The Europa Forum shall be an annual meeting for all the Lions from the European Countries irrespective of different nationalities and cultures to meet together for the following purposes:

i) To promote fellowship and mutual understanding amongst all the members of Lions Clubs located in Europe,

ii) To furnish an open forum and market place for the exchange of experience and for the development of new ideas on Club and District administration and on Lions’ activities in a multicultural society in Europe,

iii) To promote the objectives of Lions Clubs International and to train European leaders in lionistic skills,

iv) To stimulate participation in International and other Conventions,

v) To receive reports from LCI representatives to the organisations with headquarters in Europe such as the Council of Europe, WHO, FAO, UNESCO,UNICEF, UN Office in Geneva and UN Office in Vienna, and to discuss their contents,

vi) To promote the Lions Clubs International Foundation,

vii) To provide an opportunity for open discussion of possibilities and the assessment of European needs for joint service activities in a multicultural society in Europe for the benefit of all people,

viii) To promote and implement the current goals of the President of the Association.

The Forum shall achieve these purposes by making recommendations to all Multiple Districts, Districts and Clubs but shall have no power to superimpose or create any governing structure over and above the regular Multiple District, District and Clubs organisations or to collect dues.

In addition to the above, there are two youth competitions run at the Europa Forum. They are the Young Ambassador and Young Musician competitions and each member state of the Europa Forum is invited each year to submit a candidate from their area. The candidates that go forward from MD105 are the winners of our multiple district finals.

The Europa Forum also holds a number of workshops and seminars and there are sessions and opportunities to meet in person with our current International Leadership. See the attached provisional programme for Maastrict.

Who runs the Forum?

The local Host Committee is responsible for the overall running of the Forum. It reports to the Europa Forum Programme Committee in the February and immediately before the Forum.

The overall performance of the Forum is assessed each year by a Monitoring Committee which is chaired by an International Director from Europe, appointed by the International President.

What are the responsibilities of the District Officer?

a) To act as the specialist adviser to the District on matters relating to Europa Forum by maintaining links with the MD Committee Chairperson.
b) To actively promote the awareness of the Europa Forum to all Clubs in the District.
c) To identify potential attendees to the Europa Forum and to forward details to the MD Committee Chairperson.
d) To ensure potential attendees have details of the registration information, social functions, partner trips, travel and accommodation arrangements.
e) To encourage attendance at the Forum so that MD105 can play a full part as a member country.
f) To liaise with the District Music Competition Officer to ensure details of the District winner are passed onto the Deputy Chairperson of the MD Europa Forum Committee, who has a special responsibility for running the MD Musical Competition (normally in April each year)
g) To liaise with the District Youth Exchange Officer and the MD Youth Exchange Officer to ensure opportunities for Youth Exchange are discussed at the Europa Forum
h) To liaise with the District Young Ambassador Officer to ensure details of the District winner are passed on to the MD Young Ambassador Officer

Future Fora?

After Maastricht the next Fora are to be held as follows:

• Brussels, Belgium, 6th – 8th September 2012
• Istanbul, Turkey, 31st October – 2nd November 2013

There is to be a permanent website for the Forum : www.lions-europaforum.org


PROGRAMME EUROPAFORUM MAASTRICHT 2011

Wednesday 12^th  Oct 2011

NH HOTELS

GMT and GLT I

     Host Committee Orientation

Thursday 13^TH Oct 2011

Room 3 Meeting room. Room 1.2 + 1.3 Office
Auditorium Room 4 Room 5 Room 8 Room 9 Room 1 Room 2

Music competition 2.1/2.4/2.5

Speakers corner MECC Café
1350 189 189 118 118 90 90

8:30 -10:00 Leadership

1.1 Presenters and Moderators orientation

1.2 Euro Africa Committee

1.3 Youth Exchange Camp Meeting

1.4 Programme Committee I

1.5 Foreign aid and development

S.1
10:00 -10:15 Break

 
10:15 -11:45 DG-teams

1.7 First Timers

1.8 Euro Africa Committee

1.3 Youth Exchange Camp Meeting

1.4 Good practices Finland

1.9 Monitoring Group I (closed meeting)

1.10 Musical Competition Committee (closed meeting)

Room 3

S.2
11:45 -13:00 Lunch Break

13:00 -14:30 Marketing strategy

Q & Q
Numbers or members

1.12 Training new Lions members

1.13 Consulting of Lions Magazine Editors

1.14 Youth Exchange Camp Meeting

1.4 Good Practices
on sight.
Focus specs
I cane
Eye Hospital

1.15 Lions and Ethics
MD11

1.17 Musical Competition

S.3
14:30 -14:45 Break

14:45 -15:45 Building Bridges

Special Olympics

1.18 Good Practices

1.19 Uno Council of Europe Who, Fao, Unesco, Unicef

1.20 Disobedience and live.

Paediatric assistance

MD108
1.21 Youth Exchange Camp Meeting

1.4 Finland

1.22 Women and lions

MD 111

1.23 Musical Competition

S.4
15:45 -16:45 European Council I

1.24 Change of our generation in our association

MD 108

1.27 Youth Exchange Camp Meeting

1.29 Musical Competition

S.5
16:45 – 17:00 Break

17:00 - 18:45 Opening Ceremony

1.30
AGORA during the day

19:00 Welcome Get together party

Friday 14^th Oct 2011

Room 0.3 Meeting room. Room 1.2 + 1.3 Office, Auditorium Room 0.4 Room 0.5 Room 0.8 Room 0.9 Room 0.1 Room 0.2

Music competition 2.1/2.4/2.5

Speakers corner MECC Café
1350

8:30 -10:00 European co-operation
(MD111)

2.1 Youth Exchange

2.2 Leo´s and Lions

2.3 Eastern Europe Project Seminary

2.4 Euro Asia Committee

2.5 Meeting with the GMT and GLT leaders (closed meeting)

2.6 Musical Competition

2.16 Twinning event

S.6
10:00 -10:15 Break

10:15 -11:45 Club excellence Process

2.7 Ecological nature

J.J. de Graaf V.N.N.

2.8 Leo’s meets Lions

2.9 LCIF Seminar - Sidd Scruggs

2.10 Meeting of the general secretaries

2.11 North Sea Lions

2.12 Musical Competition

2.16 How to start a Leoclub

S.7
11:45 -13:00 Lunch Break

 
13:00 -14:30 Diversity

2.13 The future of the forum

2.14 Leo Service Projects

2.15 Youth Exchange

2.17 People, Profit, Planet and Pleasure

Baan
2.18 Communication resources, E-clubhouse, Cyber clubs, website

2.19 Musical Competition

2.16 Lions in sight

S.8
14:30 -14:45 Break

 
14:45 -16:15 The Future of Europe - Eberhard Wirffs

2.20 Social relevance of NGO’s – Schuyt

2.21 European Leo Movement



2,22 Integration and migration in Europe

2.23 Young Ambassador Competition and presentation

2.24 New media for PR
              Lions on Internet

2.25 Musical Competition

16:15 - 16:30 Break

 
16:30 – 18:00 Lions in a changing society

2.26 Certified Guiding Lion - Can be continued after 18.00 hrs

2.27 MD Leo’s advisors meeting

2.28 Branding

2.29 Young Ambassador Competition and presentation

2.30 Good practices on projects

2.31 Musical Competition - Final
 
AGORA during the day

20:00 -23:30 GALA DINER

Saturday 15^th Oct 2011

Room 0.3 Meeting room, Room 1.2 + 1.3 Office, Auditorium Room 0.4 Room 0.5

Speakers corner - MECC Café

8:30-10:00 European council 2

3.1 International first Vice President meets VDG’s

3.2 Master Class for the musicians
 
10:00 -10:15 Break

10:15 -11:45 IP meets DG’s

3.4 International first Vice President meets Group leaders (closed meeting)

3.5 Lions Quest




3.6 Bazaar
      Youth exchange

3.15 11:45 -13:00 Lunch Break

 
13:00 -14:30 IP meets Lions

3.7  Leo ILO Meeting

3.8 European Steering Committee

3.9  14:30 -14:45 Break

14:45 -16:15 European Council 3

3.10 Environment

3.13 16:15 - 16:30 Break

 
16:30 – 18:30 Closing Ceremony

3.11 18:30 - 19:00 Monitoring Group 2

3.14 Zaal 0.3 is een vergaderruimte. Kantoorruimte is 1.2 + 1.3

20:00 -23:30 FAREWELL PARTY