FÉDÉRATION SPÉLÉOLOGIQUE DE L’UNION EUROPÉENNE

FSUE Bureau Meeting

25 August 2008, Lans en Vercors, (FR)

written by Jean-Claude Thies

start: 09:30

Present: Juan Carlos Lopez Casas, (Pres. ES); Jean-Claude Thies, (Treas. LU);
Olivier Vidal. (Secr. FR); Christiane Grebe (ECPC. DE); AitanaTamayo ES (interpreter)

Excused: Ged Campion, (Vpres. GB)

1) UIS Meeting reflections

General observations of the FSUE Bureau members following the meeting we had with the
UIS President and Secretary General on the day before (24 August 2008 at 4:00pm) :
It has been a very good meeting despite its short duration of only half an hour.
There has not been an issue of competition. Both Bureaus from FSUE and UIS are
working in a close cooperation.
In the future we would like to see more regular meetings between UIS and FSUE.

For our regular Bureau meetings one representative from UIS as observer will need to be
enough.

Juan Carlos Lopez and Christiane Grebe will be our official representatives from the FSUE
at the 15th ICS conference in Texas in 2009.

There might be a possibility to have an information stand during the ICS conference.

2) Financial Report

The European Cave Protection Commission (ECPC) needs some funds to start a proper
work. Also the ECPC should look for external funds as Eurobats, IUCN projects also.

EuroSpeleo Projects for the first semester, year 2008:

2008-01 Laos expedition 500.- label OK

2008-02 4th Cavae diving congress 400.- label OK

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EuroSpeleo Projects for the second semester, year 2008:

2008-03 Humpleu Aim Expedition 500.- label OK

2008-04 2nd Balcan Speleological Congress not approved label NO
2008-05 IJS Journal (Paleoclimate) 500 label OK
2008-06 ISEI Expedition Iran 2008 500 label OK

As the yearly Balance (2007-2008) will be presented at our XGAM, here the Balance from
1st of July up to the 20th of August 2008:
Only incomes are noted due to late payments of fees from several countries.

See FSUE balance at 20 Aug 2008 and 2008-2009 budget proposal in annex.

3) Delegates Situation - Presence at the XGAM

BE BELGIUM Jean-Marc Mattlet

BG BULGARIA Petar Beron
CH SWIZERLAND Patrick Deriaz
DE GERMANY Stephan Marks / Christiane Grebe
ES SPAIN Juan Carlos Lopez
FR FRANCE Olivier Vidal
GB GREAT BRITAIN Glynn Jones
GR GREECE To be voted by GA
HU HUNGARIA Szabolcs Leél-Össy
IT ITALY Michele Sivelli
LT LITHUANIA proxy Jean-Claude Thies, LU
LU LUXEMBOURG Jean-Claude Thies
MK FYR. of MACEDONIA Marjan Temovski / Oliver Gichevski
PL POLAND Ditta Kicinska
PT PORTUGAL Manuel Freire
RO ROMANIA Viorel Lascu
RS SERBIA Uros Aksamovic
SE SWEDEN Thomaz Gustavsson
SK SLOVAKIA Peter Magdolen / Peter Bella

MC MONACO will not be present

IE IRELAND no info

Other EU countries not members of the FSUE :

AT AUSTRIA
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC have a stand at Vercors 2008 for Brno 2013
DK DENMARK
SI SLOVENIA will be present as observer
NL THE NETHERLAND will be present as observer

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4) Multiple organisations representing one country

XGAM Agenda point 5

The Bureau proposes not to vote in favour of multiple organisations for one country.
But in case the GA would like to have a vote as it is a present point on the Agenda we will
have it.

Regarding the Greek problem:

18 countries are entitled to vote at this point.

The voting bulletin during the XGAM will be as following :

- FHS
- HSS
- (none) or (blank bulletin)

5) Bureau Candidates

Vice-Secretary:
Alexej Zhalov, BG has sent a written candidature.

Treasurer:
No candidature for the moment.
Olivier Vidal has made several talks with possible candidates for the post of Treasurer, but
none was decided.

6) Quorum at the XGAM

At the beginning of the XGAM we will have 18 possible votes (in case the late payments
will get approved by the GA)

Welcoming the new member countries:

CH, MC, MK, PL, RS, SK

7) Reduced Membership Fees

Only Lithuania has send a written request to pay 15.- EUR only instead of the initial 56.-.
The argument is as there are only 32 members registred in LT.
The request will be presented by Jean-Claude Thies.

8) Agenda of the XGAM

point 8 :
The report of the Bureau 2007-2008 will be presented by all of us:
- Major avancements Juan Carlos Lopes
- Internal & Publc representation Olivier Vidal
- EurosSpeleo Projects Christiane Grebe
- European Licence Jean-Claude Thies

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point 7 :
Spanish proposal : to be added in Art1 of the statutes: a country must be recognized by the
European Council or by the UN

Meeting Schedule :
XGAM 26 August 2008 9:00am at Gymnase
Bureau Meeting 26 August 2008 2:00pm at Chalet des Cadets

Meeting closure: 12:45

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 FSUE - FINANCE
01/07/2008 - 20/08/2008

edition: Bureau Meeting 25/08/2008 (Vercors, FR)

INCOME OUTGOING

subscriptions 2007-2008 * 331.00

prepayment GR coming years (FHS) 150.00

Total IN 481.00 Total OUT 0

BALANCE: + 481.00 EUR

having on our account in Luxembourg: August 20, 2008 TOTAL FUND 17178.23 EUR

* HU, LT, MK, IE

FSUE Treasurer, 21/08/2008

Jean-Claude Thies, Luxembourg

The Budget Plan for 2008-2009 to be proposed at XGAM :

EuroSpeleo Forum 2009 500

EuroSpeleo Projects 2008-2009 2500
Meetings 200
Stamps, Office, Copies 400
EuroSpeleo Newsletter 600
Commercial items (stickers) 500
EuroSpeleo Protection Commission 500
Internet 100
15th ICS presence, stand 100

Total in Euros 5400

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