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Agorá Board Meeting

April 13th, 2011
Present: Nicola Fraccaroli, Qushal Bansraj, Toms Liepins, Ruben Rosenberg Colorni

1. Brussels
◦ The trip has been shortened to a one day-trip due to a lack of availability of hostels for
large groups.
◦ Registration for the event is open until the April 16th, 2011.
◦ Payment forms will be done and circulation by April 17th. Deadline for payment is
April 26th.
◦ Cash payments are possible. Collection point will be during the next plenary session.
◦ Will ask department if we could get any contribution → Ruben can do as Class Rep, but
needs a full event plan.
◦ Script/Scenario and Guide should, and are being, compiled.

2. Committees
1. Borrell
▪ Final meeting taking place next week.
▪ Payment (10 Euros) due on April 19th, 2011.
▪ Registration forms will be done and sent out by Today or tomorrow.
▪ Final announcement will be made soon!
2. Movies and Debates
▪ List of films is being compiled and will be presented for selections at the new
plenary session!
▪ Submissions and suggestions are welcome and encouraged. Please, before the next
plenary session.
▪ April 18th is the next committee meeting.
3. Sports
▪ Has kind of disappeared, but will be resuscitated after exam period.
4. Tutoring
▪ Think Tank missed meeting this week because of exams.
▪ Still working on Business Plan.
▪ System will be ready and running for Term 3 re-sits.
▪ Next term will be more focused on the “learning process” and will also tutor for
first-time exams.
▪ Most likely will be based on contractual and obligations systems.

3. Legal Status
◦ Forms for the Board Members to sign for the acquisition of a legal status will be brought
to us next week by Qushal.
◦ Board Members and Organization will get Chamber of Commerce Cards.
 ◦ Tax deductible donations.
◦ Business plan and information on acquiring the grant will be ready next week.

4. E-mails from website.

◦ Ruben will try make new e-mails for board members and permanent committees in the
format xxxx@agora.com or something similar.

5. Rooms for Board Meeting

◦ Qushal will look into reserving fixed small rooms for the Board's meetings.

6. Statistics Review
◦ Ruben and Qushal might pull something through with the first years.

7. Translation of Constitution
◦ Qushal will begin translating the Constitution in Dutch for the Chamber of Commerce.
He will do so with the help of one of the two authors of the constitution (Ruben and
Nicola).

8. Business Cards
◦ Business Cards for Board members are being arranged by Toms and his father.

9. UNESCO Related Stuff

1. Tap Water Project
2. UNESCO Committee
▪ Agorá has been approached by the UNESCO accreditation department and has been
asked to find ways in how to cooperate to further the UNESCO spirit.
▪ UNESCO partnership committee (if voted upon) will have the responsibility of
promoting initiatives in tune with the UNESCO values and message as well as
presenting these efforts to prospective students during Open Days.

Voting Motions:
• To create Agora's bank account with ASN Ethical Bank.
• To initiate a project to install tap-water fountains all over school.
• To create a UNESCO partnership Committee.
• Selection of most-popular films for projection during the Movie and Debate Nights.