Documents of GA 19th July 2016 are now available

Documents of GA 19th July 2016 are now available (below)

Audit report 2016_NOSOVE
NOSOVE minutes GA
Treasurers report 2016 NOSOVE
Chairmans report_2016 NOSOVE

Minutes of general assembly 21st May, 2015

You can now download and read the minutes of the general assembly of NOSOVE, Uppsala, Sweden, 21st May, 2015

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NOSOVE board meeting 28th May 2013

NOSOVE board meeting via Skype

28.05.2013; 13:00-13:39

Attending: Brian Lassen, Hanne Kongsted, Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen, Marit Stormoen, Outi Hälli, Arvo Viltrop

Apologies: Ann Lindberg; Aivars Berzins

Minutes (kept by Arvo):

1.       It was discussed, whether we should keep the NOSOVE website for one more year so that it could point to the NOSOVE blog. This would mean that we should pay a fee to the Univ. of Copenhagen for keeping the website.

It was decided to abandon the website and to keep the blog only from now on. As the internet search engines take you directly to the NOSOVE blog, there is no need for the website any more.

2.       On sponsoring the SVEPM 2014 meeting.

NOSOVE agrees to support the SVEPM annual meeting to be held in Dublin in March 2014 with 1000 euro.

When the program for the conference is ready, NOSOVE would like to specify an activity at the conference that the society will be advertised as sponsor of, e.g. a session or workshop with speakers from NOSOVE-countries or themes of special interest to the NOSOVE-countries (i.e. Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia).

3.       NOSOVE meeting and course 2014:

a.       Place and venue: Arvo and Brian (with the support from Outi) persuaded everyone that the meeting should be kept out of Tallinn. Arvo has suggested a little town with great history at west coast of Estonia called Haapsalu. It is located ~100 km from Tallinn, with very  good bus connections (1 hour 50 min drive). It was decided to go to Haapsalu. Arvo will start looking for the venue.

b.      Topic of the course: The poll in blog had serious technical problems, so it is not possibel to get any result out of it. So it was decided that the board members will  make personal inquiries during two following weeks among potential participants and try to figure out which of the two topics (Social network analysis or Sundromic surveillance) is prefered and would collect more participants. Decision will be made there after.

Minutes Nosove General Assembly 25th November 2009

1. Francois Beaudeau elected as chairman of the general assembly

2. Nina Otten elected secretary of the general assembly

3. Torben Nielsen elected as minute keeper of the minutes from the general assembly

4. The report of the board concerning the latest election period:

 Last years meeting was held in Gilelje, DK. A report from the AG can be seen on website.

 Accepted with no comments.

5. The treasurer’s report of the accounts and the certification by the auditors for the year 2009:

 71.000 sv.kr transferred from Danish meeting. Possibly caused by missing payment of VAT for Danish meeting and one lecturer that had to cancel (hotel- and flight expenses). Discussion what to do with money: There is a possibility to pay back money to participants as NOSOVE non-profit organisation. Auditors found accounts in good order. Treasurer’s report acknowledged.

6. Liza Nielsen will check why this much revenue from Danish meeting to make sure that there are no mistakes with VAT.

7. Election of the new board members: Chairman Marianne Sandberg (DK), Trude Lyngstad (N) is up for election as Deputy Chairman and Treasurer Ann Lindberg (S) are serving another year. Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen (DK) will serve another year, but as the secretary and Anna-Maija Virtala (SF) is up for election as a member

No objections for proposal.

8. Election of substitutes for the board: Maria Nøremark (S) and Madelaine Norstrøm (N) are up for election.

No objections for proposal.

9. Cecillia Wollf (S) and Nina Otten (DK) elected as auditors. Saraya Tavornpanich (N) elected as deputy.

10. Membership fee accepted as paid by participation in meeting.

11. Francois invited to SVEPM meeting in France last week in March. Please note that poster space is limited so people are advised to submit poster topics as soon possible.

Board suggested donating 1000 Euro to SVEPM. It was suggested to donate a specific event at SVEPM so NOSOVE would be mentioned as sponsor.

Suggestion accepted.

12. Meeting set for end of January 2011, in Norway, pending on availability of lecturer. Makes sense to settle account at end of year. Topic: Health economics, possibly Jonathan Rushton as course lecturer. Licitation of expert opinion is another suggestion.

Organisors: Trude Lyngstad and Madelaine Norström

 13. Suggestions what to use money for in coming years:

 Suggestions to sponsor drinks at SVEPM or support travel or lower fee for PhD-students from Baltic countries, Poland etc.

AG decided to include support of PhD students from Baltic countries, Poland etc to attend NOSOVE courses as a case for next years AG. In order not create too much work for the board, it could be based on a first come, first serve basis.

Minutes of the General Assembly NOSOVE, 25. January 2006, Holmenkollen, Norway

1.     Chairman: Ulf Emanuelson

2.     Sectretary: Helga Høgåsen

3.     Keeper of minutes: Trude Lyngstad

4.     Report from the board:

Chairman Lis Alban shortly resumed the work of the boar during 2005. NOSOVE will be hosting SVEPM in 2007 in Helsinki, and AnnaMaija Virtala will be the local organiser. To cope with this, Lis has been elected to the board of SVEPM, and Anna-Maija has been co-opted to the board.

5.     Treasurers report

Treasurer Ann Lindberg (S) presented the accounts. See copy of report. Last  year's meeting could have lead to a deficit due to a late change of venue, but produced a zero result, thanks to funding from Formas (the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning).  

6.     Settlement of the account and approval of the administration during the last election period.

Vote: All in favour. Accounts were approved.

7.     Election of members of board:

Ann Lindberg (S) – re-elected as treasurer

Olli Peltoniemi (F) - elected as ordinary board member

Lis Alban (DK) – serving another year as chairman

Marianne Sandberg (N) – serving another year as deputy chairman

Trude Lyngstad (N) – retiring to give space to an extra Finn in the board

Extra from Finland - Anna Maija (F) – elected as ordinary board member

8.     Election of substitutes of the board:

a.     Trude Lyngstad (N) - elected

b.     Annette Ersbøl (DK) – re-elected 

9.     Auditors/ deputy auditor

a.     Eystein Skjerve (N) – re-elected

b.     Katarina Svensson (S) – re-elected

c.      Marcus Doherr (re-elected as deputy auditor) 

10.  Membership fee:

No membership fee 

11.  Anna-Maija Virtala presented a worst case scenario of the budget for the coming SVEPM 2007. The Annual meeting of ECVPH will be in fall 2007 in Finland, and will therefore not interfere with SVEPM. SVEPM 2007 (in collaboration with NOSOVE) will take place from 28- 30 March 2007. It was agreed that NOSOVE’s board will do their best to assist Anna-Maija and the Finnish organising group in organising this meeting. Important tasks are: 1) Recalculation of the budget to a realistic budget, 2) and contact to possible sponsors. This should be made/started within this spring and the budget presented at the SVEPM board meeting in March 2006.

 12. Proposal: Nosove donation 1000 Euros for SVPM 2007. Accepted.
Any other business: if anybody has a good idea on courses and workshops, then please forward it to a board member. Nils Toft proposed a course on Bayesian statistics by use of WinBugs. Nils volunteered to be a teacher at such a course. Anna-Maija was asked to find a local Finnish organizer that could assist in organising such a course in conjunction with the SVEPM meeting.
13. Closing
After the meeting the idea was put forward that Iceland would be organising the NOSOVE meeting in 2008. Audur Arnthorsdottir (IS) agreed to check out possibilities and get back to the board about this. Lis Alban offered to help in the organisation of such a course.

February 7, 2006

Lis Alban                                    Trude Lyngstad

Chairman                                   Keeper of minutes

Minutes of the General Assembly of NOSOVE 2005

 The 2005 NOSOVE Annual General Assembly was held at the Hässelby Slot conference Center, 162 15 Vällingby, Sweden, on 19 January 2005.  The General Assembly started at 20:20. 22 members attended the meeting.

1.  Election of the Chairman of the General Assembly
Anna-Maija Virtala (F) was elected as the chairman of the meeting.

 

2.    Election of the Secretary of the General Assembly
Marianne Sandberg (N) was elected as the Secretary of the General Assembly.

 3.  Election of the Keeper of the minutes of the General Assembly
Marcus Doherr (CH) was elected as the Keeper of the minutes of the General Assembly.

4.  The report of the board concerning the latest election period
Lis Alban (Chairman, DK) explained that the last meeting in Denmark was a successful course in hierarchical analysis. There had also been some interaction with SVEPM, the Email distribution list functioned fine, and otherwise it had been quiet

 5. The treasurer’s report of the accounts and the certification by the auditors for the year 2004
Ann Lindberg (treasurer, S) distributed the summary of the accounts – that had been very few transactions – expenses for home page and meeting – meetings have their own budgets – There is a reserve of around 55,000 SKK
The auditors scrutinized the report

6.  Settlement of the account and approval of the administration during the last election period
Anna-Maija Virtala asked for approval – everyone in favour

7.  Election of the new board members to replace those retiring
Chairman (Lis Alban) was up for re-election – all approved – she accepted for another 2-year period.
Suggestions for: Marianne Sandberg (N) - approved
Trude Lyngstad (N) was elected as a second boar member (had mailed notice of acceptance)

8.  Election of substitutes for the board
No election of substitutes for the board, because Anna-Maija Virtala (F) and Annette Kjær Ersbøll (DK) were elected last year.

9.  Election of 2 auditors and a deputy auditor
Catarina Svensson (S) and Eystein Skjerve (N) were approved as auditors (both emailed their acceptance)
Marcus Doherr was approved as deputy auditor.

10.  Determination of membership fee for the coming year.
There will be no membership fee for the coming period. Approved

11.  Updated information about NOSOVE hosting the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM)

The 2007 meeting will take place in Espo that is located close to Helsinki. It is easily accessible from Helsinki airport. Anna-Maija is the local organiser, and she has taken contact to a professional company, that will be organising for us. Student discount is aimed for – Dirk Pfeiffer encouraged it. Affordable hotels and agreement with airline would also make it cheaper. Student reductions are strongly supported by the NOSOVE general assembly. The meeting will take place the last Wed / Thu / Fri in March 2007 (2006 in Exeter). A NOSOVE course will be arranged adjacent to the SVEPM/ NOSOVE meeting. Dirk suggested to look into the opportunity of EU funding for the meeting. The scientific program will be decided by the SVEPM board as usual. Co-opted board members: Anna-Maija Virtala

12.   Determination of the time and place for the next General Assembly and appointment of the organiser for this meeting (Norway will be organising).
Next meeting (2006) in Norway; suggested topic is risk analysis; suggested time again is late January, location should be easily accessible. Lis emphasises that the organizing country selects the topic. Marianne Sandberg and Trude Lyngstad will be the local organisers.

13.   Any other business

Marcus pointed out that this would be the time to start thinking about courses to organize at the next ISVEE meeting (Cairns Australia, August 2006)

The annual meeting of the ECVPH took place in Rome (Oct. 2004). The deadline for application as recognition as de-facto diplomat has expired. There was some discussion on resident training and examination. It was stated that it is Important to represent our interests at the annual meetings. There is a need for employers to fund residencies – we need for ask for it! The website of the ECVPH can be found by searching for ECVPH (it is on an Austrian website).
 

14.  Closing of the meeting
The 2005 General Assembly was closed at 20:55 h

20.01.2005          

 

Marianne Sandberg                                         Marcus Doherr

Secretary                                                        Keeper of the minutes