LETS OPEN OUR EYES LETS OPEN OUR HEART · Club Agora BEZIERS 58 RDC le 21 Avril 2018 Club Agora ST DIZIER 56 ... PRESIDENT: Gudrun Gunnarsdottir Lerkiás 5, 210 Gardabaer, Phone:

LET’S OPEN OUR EYES LET’S OPEN OUR HEART

DIRECTORY & RULES

2017-2018

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CONTENTS Contents.............................................................................................................1

Agora Club International Board 2017-2018…………………………………………………….2

History of ACI......................................................................................................3

Presidential Words + Presidential Pin.................................................................4

Full Member Countries................................................................................. 5-32

Associated Member Countries................................................................... 33-43

Countries In Formation.....................................................................................44

Individual Members..........................................................................................45

International Service project............................................................................46

Ladies‘ Circle International Service Project......................................................47

Former International Service Project……………………………………..…………………….48

Common International Service Projects (ISP)...................................................49

Round Table Family………………………………………………………………………………………50

Ladies‘ circle International Board……………………………………………….………………..51

Round Table International Board…..................................................................52

41 Club International Board……........................................................................53

ACI Information................................................................................................54

Past Officers of the Agora International Board...........................................55-56

Honorary Members………………….......................................................................57

Agora International Presidential’s Mottos & Logos………………………………….57-58

Calendar Agora Club International 2017-2018............................................59-60

ACI Conferences...............................................................................................61

Agora Club International Rules....................................................................62-72

ACI Forms, Guidelines, Info documents.......................................................73-

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ACI DAY.............................................................................................................74

Notices………………………………………………………………………………………………..……....75

ACI Conference 2018…………………………………………………………………………………….76

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AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018 PRESIDENT: Isabelle Séguinot Résidence Le Fenouillet - Bat. C2 26, rue Eugénie - 83400 Hyères-France Phone: +33 494 65 30 08 Mobile: +49 176 84 29 32 06 [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT: Anna Tabone 7-12 Giorgio Preca Street – San Gwann SGN3511-Malta Mobile: +356 7980 0222 Mobile : +47 4863 4091 [email protected]

SECRETARY: María Erla Hilmarsdóttir Vesturbergi 86, 111 Reykjavik, Iceland Phone: + 354 567 04 65 Mobile: + 354 853 85 15 [email protected]

TREASURER: Yvonne Houben Hasseltsesteenweg 573 - 3700 Tongeren – Belgium Phone: +32 12 23 08 75 Mobile: +32 477 94 39 65 [email protected]

IMM. PAST PRESIDENT:

Ursula Lejeune Hohenstauferallee 19 - 69181 Leimen – Germany Phone: +49 62 24 92 39 91 Mobile: +49 176 84 29 32 06 [email protected]

WEBLADY :

Veerle DE JONGE Eyermanstraat 23 – 9160 Lokeren – Belgium Phone : +32 9 348 77 53 Mobile : +32 475 58 78 83 [email protected]

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HISTORY OF AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL In 1987 a group of former members of Ladies’ Circle created the first Agora club in Lille,

France. In 1988 the French National Board was founded. In 1993 the first club in the

Netherlands started, followed by Agora Club Belgium the year after. In June 1996, the first

Annual International Council took place in Strasbourg, France.

In honour of the founding country, the French motto was adopted as the official

international motto: “Donner et Tolérer”, which means “Service and Tolerance” in English.

The strength of Agora Club was the fact, that from the beginning it was a past-Circle service

club, which was moreover also open to non-Past-Circle friends and women from diverse

horizons. The fact that it offered an international platform to its members, thus ensuring

continuation of friendships made in Ladies’Circle, proved to be very important to our

members, too.

In 2009 Agora Club opened up to Tangent Club, and welcomed Tangent Club Germany as an

Agora member country in the same year.

Today Agora Club International has clubs in Austria, Belgium, Botswana, France, Germany,

Iceland, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, Madagascar, Malta, Morocco, Norway, Romania,

South Africa, Switzerland, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe in formation.

New clubs and new countries continue to show interest.

A pretty and colourful pin has been made from this logo. It costs 5€ p/p and can be ordered from ACI President Isabelle SEGUINOT or from any other ACI Board member. Just give us a call or email, and we will send your order to you. The surplus from the sales of this pin goes entirely to our Emergency Fund

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PRESIDENTIAL WORDS My dear Agora Ladies, my dear friends, It is really an honor and a privilege for me to be your 22nd Agora Club International President, just after my dear Ursula, to guide you and to represent you all over the world for one year. I am very happy and proud to have four fabulous Ladies from four different countries to help me with this task: Anna our VP from Malta, Yvonne our Treasurer for a second year from Belgium, Maria Erla our Secretary from Iceland and Ursula our IPP from Germany and I am from France… and not to forget our advisory member Veerle, our efficient Weblady. During this amazing and well-done Conference in Malta, you voted for a Digital APP which will replace our printed ACI Directory. As we need time to set it up and some of you regret the printed version, we decided to make a pdf directory and send it to you. You can already work with it before having our super App. You will find on it all the documents, rules, information you need for your Agora life. Being an Agora Member, gives you the opportunity to have new friends everywhere in the world…to spend time with them, share precious moments, have parties, dance and have a lot of fun. Enjoy it and travel to meet your friends! With my motto “Let’s Open our Eyes, Let’s Open our Heart and Let’s Do More” I would like you to get out of your comfort zone… Whatever you will organize, please, try to do furthermore! “Let’s open our eyes” to recognize people who need help, who need us… not only to give money, clothes, medicine… but also to give of our precious time. “Let’s open our heart” to help them, guide them. I know that all of you already did a lot! Please continue to do the best you can! Don’t stop! Even, if you may be a little bit demotivated… you can! You are an example for us!! “& Let’s Do More”! Please, just try to always do a little bit more…

With your input, your opinions, your ideas, together we will succeed:

“Let’s Open our Eyes, Let’s Open our Heart & Let’s Do More!”

Yours in friendship and love

Isabelle

ACI President 2017-2018

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

BELGIUM • Country code 32 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018 PRESIDENT: Carine Everaert

Rechtstraat 436-B-9160 Lokeren Phone: + 32 495 27 50 50 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Marleen Bollen

16, rue Seitert-L-8508 Redange Phone: + 352 621 180065 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Ingrid Ediers

Warandestraat 1- B-8820 Torhout Phone: +32 50 21 61 41 Mobile: +32 479 86 30 45 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Pascaline Deckers

275, Fonds des Chênes-B-5100 Wepion Phone : +32 475 709944 [email protected]

TREASURER: Françoise Dewart

Les Heids 27-B-4877 Olne Phone: +32 43 55 12 63 Mobile: +32 476 66 49 80 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY BELGIUM

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 1994

Charter date: 11 March 1995

Godmother country: France

Year of inauguration of the national board: 2007

Members on National Board: 5

Number of clubs: 19

Names of new clubs 2017-2018:

Number of active members 30 June 2017: 418

Date of AGM 2018: 23 th June 2018

Town of AGM 2018: Beervelde

National website or blog: www.agoraclubbelgium.be

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

FRANCE • Country code 33 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Maryse Dechappe

10 Rue Gabriel Péri -F-34200 SETE Phone: +33 499 02 67 66

Mobile: +33 611 28 45 92 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Christiane Fiumana 133 rue du Boichot -F-39100 DOLE Phone : +33 384 72 19 02 Mobile : +33 664 24 52 98

[email protected] IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Micheline Geneix

11, rue Marbot-F-19000 Tulle Phone: +33 5 55 26 36 63 Mobile: +33 6 62 01 64 29 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Brigitte Levy

4 rue de la Fontaine aux Lions F-21490 CLENAY Phone:+33 280 763 879 Mobile: +33 672 310 026 [email protected]

TREASURER: Sylvie Raynal

3, route des Côtes de Materre -F- 19000 Tulle Phone: +05 56 26 73 09 Mobile: +06 63 49 17 22 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY FRANCE

Name: Agora Club Founded: 1987 Charter date: 14 November 1987 Year of inauguration of the national board: 1988 Members on National Board: 7 Number of clubs: 36 Number of areas: 7

Names of new clubs 2017-2018:

Club Agora CERMONT/CHAMALIERES 53 RDC 17 September 2017

Club Agora TOULOUSE 40 RDC 24 September 2017

Club Agora ST QUENTIN 54 RDC 25 November 2017

Club Agora BLOIS 57 RDC 17 mars 2018

Club Agora MEAUX 55 RDC le 31 mars 2018

Club Agora BEZIERS 58 RDC le 21 Avril 2018

Club Agora ST DIZIER 56

Club Agora PERIGUEUX 59

Club Agora ST DENIS 60 Number of active members 30 June 2017: 496 Date of AGM 2018: 9th June 2018 Town of AGM 2018: Bagnoles de l‘Orme National website or blog: www.club-agora-france.fr

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

GERMANY • Country code 49 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Claudia Wollkopf

Jenaer Weg 46-D-30179 Hannover Phone: +49 05 11 394 32 84 Mobile: +49 179 494 07 45

[email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT: Linda Rodriguez-Sierra

Starnberger Weg 2a-D-82110 Germering Phone : +49 89 84 05 01 05 Mobile : +49 17 46 16 14 10 vp@ tangent-club.de

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Sabine Zange

Rosenhagen 5-D-23858 Wesenberg Phone: +49 45 33 43 27 Mobile: +49 17 24 38 43 27

[email protected] SECRETARY: Silke Schael

Kleine Düwelstr. 13-D-30171 Hannover +49 51 17 14 339 +49 15 77 95 15 323 [email protected]

TREASURER: Sabine von Vultejus

Olgastrasse 16-D-74354 Besigheim Phone: +49 71 43 968 88 40 Mobile: +49 173 679 62 17 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY GERMANY

Name: Agora Club Tangent Member of Agora Club International since 2009 Founded: 1995 Charter date 1st club : 28 May 1996 Godmother country: Belgium Year of inauguration of the national board: 1996 Members on National Board: 5 Number of clubs: 29 Clubs In formation 2017-2018: 7

TC 16 Südtondern i. Gr. TC 28 Oldenburg i.Gr. TC 32 Itzehoe i. Gr TC 48 Peine i. Gr. TC 101 Bremen u. Umzu i. Gr. TC152 Wesermündung i.Gr. TC 161 Mittlerer Neckar i. Gr.

Number of active members 30 June 2017: 410 Date of AGM 2018: 27- 29th April 2018 Town of AGM 2018: Lüneburg National website or blog: www.tangent-club.de

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

ICELAND • Country code 354 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Gudrun Gunnarsdottir

Lerkiás 5, 210 Gardabaer, Phone: + 354 565 67 79 Mobile: + 354 698 37 98 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Herdis Anna Fridfinnsdottir

Thrastarhofda 24, 270 Mosfellsbaer, Iceland

Phone: + 354 462 68 71 Mobile: + 354 862 68 71 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Dagny Kaldal Leifsdottir Blikaás 30, 221 Hafnarfjordur, Phone : + 354 564 44 85 Mobile: + 354 692 11 58 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Ása Jóhannsdóttir

Brekkubae 23, 110 Reykjavik

Mobile + 354 661 9016

[email protected]

TREASURER: Ingibjorg Sigurjonsdottir

Laxamýri, 641 Husavik, Iceland

Mobile :+ 354 8643778

[email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY ICELAND

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 2012

Charter date: 11 May 2013

Godmother country: Belgium


Number of clubs: 5

Names of clubs in formation 2017-2018: None


Date of AGM 2018: 27th May 2018

Town of AGM 2018: Reykjavik

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

ISRAEL • Country code 972 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Marie Jeanne Margalit

Arlozrov 82 st Tel-Aviv, Israel

Phone: +972 5442 51488 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Talia Gilad

25 Tabenkin st' givataim, Israel Phone: +972 545333521 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Riki Yaakobi 49 Nhal Kana st' Hod Hasharon, Israel Phone : +972 5477 22605 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Ofra David

Breket st' Rishon lezion Israel Phone: +972 9622458 Mobile : +972 509622458 [email protected]

TREASURER: Ayelete Cohen

49/21 Haazmaut st' Petah Tiqwa, Israel

Phone: +972 779332882

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NATIONAL HISTORY ISRAEL

Name: Agora Club

Charter date 1st club: 10th March 2017

Godmother country: Italy



Number of clubs: 2

Name of club in formation in 2017-2018: 3

AC 3 Rishon Le Zion, AC 4 Haifa, AC 5 Herzliya


Date of AGM 2018: 30th June 2018

Town of AGM 2018: Tel Aviv

National website or blog: [email protected]

www.agoraclubisrael.ci.il

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

ITALY • Country code 39 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Maria Letizia Iulli

Via Malatesta 4 - 41043 Casinalbo Di Formigine (MO) Mobile: +39 339 8972902 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Maria Luisa BARUFFATO

via R. De Grada 8 - 20125 MILANO Phone +39 02 69000551 Mobile +39 335 5994878 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Federica Ferrari

Via Costrignano 36-41124 Modena Phone: +39 059 270 268 Mobile: +39 3485 171 671 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Cristina CALGARO

Contrà Mure Porta Castello 15 - 36100 VICENZA Phone : +39 0444 326034 Mobile : +39 392 7281848 [email protected] [email protected]

TREASURER: Marina Caselli

Via San Vittore 25 – 20123 Milano Phone: +39 024813821 Mobile: +39 3356819926 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY ITALY

Name: Agora Club

Charter date 1st club: 2 May 1998




Number of clubs: 9

Name of club in formation in 2017-2018: 1

AC8 Ascoli Piceno


Date of AGM 2018: 12 or 13th May 2018

Town of AGM 2018:

National website or blog: www.agoraclubitalia.it

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

MALTA • Country code 356 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Edith Hili

La Toc, Triq iz-Zerniq High Ridge, Madliena, Swieqi, SWQ1201 Mobile: +356 9942 8838 [email protected] or [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Marie Chetcuti

14, St Angelo Street Zejtun ZTN 1369 Mobile: +356 9944 8494 [email protected]

IMM. PAST PRESIDENT: Simone Pace Busuttil

7, Sqaq l-Warda, Gharghur

Mobile: +356 9942 3321 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Sandra Chetcuti 14, St Angelo Street Zejtun ZTN 1369 Mobile: +356 7969 4184 [email protected]

TREASURER: Gabby Dingli

Papaya – Triq –Mghazel – Swiegi SWQ 3143 Mobile: +356 9986 3651 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY MALTA

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 2014

Charter date: 15 June 2014

Godmother country: Italy


Members on Board: 5

Number of clubs: 2

Names of clubs in formation in 2017-2018: 2

St Julians

Tax-biex


Date of AGM 2018:

Town of AGM 2018: Valletta

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

MOROCCO • Country code 212 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Narjisse Kaicer

Résidence Marjana, immeuble 14 appartement 7 Boulevard Panoramique Californie, CASABLANCA. Phone: +212 667 07 86 33 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Dounia TAOUJNI

Immeuble 104 appartement 4, Avenue Mansour Eddahbi 40000 Marrakesh

Phone: +212 661 31 95 02

[email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Fatima-Zahra Maher 266 Lotissement Al Laimoun Lissasfa, CASABLANCA Phone : +212 661 226185 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Souad Benjelloun

Route d’Azemmour, residence Anfa Bay 2, CASABLANCA Phone : +212 661 164329 [email protected]

TREASURER: Latifa Houda

112 rue Jilali Loufir, Maarif, CASABLANCA Phone : +212 666 62 03 50 [email protected]

AGORA SHOP KEEPER: Lamia Hassani

Villa 86, Lot Bouchra- Sidi Maarouf , CASABLANCA Phone : +221 661 10 16 89 [email protected]

AGORA WEB: Sabine SEPULCHRE

17, rue Ibrahim ouhmane Hay Youssef Bentachfine, Marrakesh

Phone : +212 696 16 68 70

[email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY MOROCCO

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 2011

Charter date: Casablanca - 26 November 2011


Members on Board: 7

Number of clubs: 4


Names of clubs in formation in 2017-2018: AC 5 Grand Casablanca

Date of AGM 2018: May 2018

Town of AGM 2018: Marrakesh

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

ROMANIA • Country code 40 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Simona Elena Centiu

Brasov, Mattis Teutsch Street, 2 Mobile: +40744538147 [email protected] [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Gabriela ABAGIU

Brasov, Victoriei Avenue, 7, Block 37, Stair C, Ap. 83 Mobile: +40722218848 [email protected] [email protected]

IMM. PAST PRESIDENT: Adriana Emilia Breazu

CRAIOVA, Str. 1 - Bucharest Phone: +40 728 99 54 60 [email protected]

SECRETARY: RODICA MIHAILA Brasov, Garii Avenue, 38, Block 227, Stair A, Ap.11 Mobile: +40727881068 [email protected]

TREASURER: Daniela Cirstea

Craiova Mobile: +40744616951 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY ROMANIA

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 1997

Charter date 1st club: 28 February 1998




Number of clubs: 3


Date of AGM 2018: 1-3 June 2018

Town of AGM 2018: Herculane

National website or blog:

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

SOUTH AFRICA • Country code 27 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Lollo Mofolo Birds View Complex, Hyde Close Hyde Park 2196 Mobile: +27 82 766 7778 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Laura van Zyl

40 Waterbessie Street, Louis Trichardt South Africa 0920 Tel: +27 (0)15 516 1483 Mobile: 083 404 6751 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Beverly Patterson

23 The River Road, C/O Belgrave St. Bryanston 2021 Mobile: +27 83212 6047 [email protected]

TREASURER: Linda Smith

49 Adams Avenue, Extension 2 Klipspruit West Mob: +27 83 779 2513 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Bongekile Mkhithi

915B Malevu Street Mofolo Village, Soweto Mob: +27 72 378 6373 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY SOUTH AFRICA

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 2008

Charter date: 7 February 2009




Number of clubs: 3


Date of AGM 2018: 19 May 2018

Town of AGM 2018: Louis Trichardt

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

THE NETHERLANDS • Country code 31 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Marlies Withagen

Langakkers 15 -9469 RA Schipborg Phone : +31 50 8510981 Mobile: +31 6 23735098 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Els Kin

Reigerlaan 10 - 5613 CD Eindhoven Phone +31 40 2115337 Mobile + 31 6 54235662 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Els Clevis

Kerkstraat 4 -5871 AR Broekhuizenvorst Phone : +31 77 4631362 Mobile: +31 6 54632867 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Corry Zimmer

Vonderrijt 36 - 5673 BZ Nuenen Phone +31 40 2831287 Mobile +31 6 51949123 [email protected]

TREASURER: Sieka Oldenziel

Achterdiep NZ 14 9611 BS Sappermeer Phone: +31 598393696 Mobile: +31 638366560 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY THE NETHERLANDS

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 1993

Charter date 1st club: 16 April 1994


Year of inauguration of the national board: 30 May 1997


Number of clubs: 6


Names of clubs in formation in 2017-2018: 2 AC9 Twente Charter 4th November 2017

AC10 Kempen Charter 7th April 2018 Date of AGM 2018: 9 June 2018

Town of AGM 2018: Noordwijk

National website or blog: www.agoraclubnederland.nl

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

UNITED KINGDOM • Country code 44 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Tracey Metcalf

14 The Broadway, Southend-on-Sea Essex SS1 3HJ Phone: +44 1702 585215 Mobile: +44 7956 785288 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Lesley Parks

49 Hamstel Road, Southend-on-Sea SS2 4NF Mobile : +44 7730 791671 [email protected]

IMM PAST PRESIDENT: Sandra Smith

5 Cheldon Barton, Southend-on-Sea Essex SS1 3TX Phone: +44 1702 580512 Mobile: +44 7791 779624 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Nicky Husselbee

Windy Ridge Rebels lane, Great Wakering, Essex SS3 0QE Phone: +44 1702 548706 Mobile: +44 7960 498 387 [email protected] [email protected]

TREASURER: Debra Sayer 161 Shaftesbury Avenue, Southend-on-Sea Essex SS1 3AL Phone : + 44 1702 584355 Mobile : +447835 864077 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY UNITED KINGDOM

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 2012


Godmother country: South Africa

Members on Board: 5

Number of clubs: 2


Names of the new clubs chartered in the year 2017-2018: AC3 Leigh on Sea


Town of AGM 2018: Southend-on-Sea


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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

USA • Country code 001 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Monica Leitner

1744 Huntington Blvd. Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 Phone: +1 313 282 7811 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Corina Hatzis

647 Ottawa, Troy, MI 48085 Phone : +1 248 217-1465 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Marianne Piotrowski 7205 98th Ave. SW Lakewood, WA 98498 Phone: +1 253 584 8294 Mobile: +1 971 444 5084 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Kelly Geisler 608 59th Ave. Ct. NE Tacoma, WA 98422 Mobile: +1 253 970 3628 [email protected]

TREASURER: Vandana Deodhar

38015 37th Pl S. Auburn - WA 98001 Phone: +1 253 874 5144 Mobile: +1 253 653 7345 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY USA

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 2010





Number of clubs: 2

Names of the new clubs chartered in the year 2017-2018: AC3 New York City, AC4 Rocklin



Town of AGM 2018: Detroit

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FULL MEMBER COUNTRY

ZAMBIA • Country code 260 NATIONAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Naomi SAKANJOLE

P.O. BOX 32103, LUSAKA Phone: +966 766 081 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: FLORENCE M. KAUNDA

P.O. BOX 32103 LUSAKA Phone : [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Mulenga CHATTA P.O. BOX 32103, LUSAKA Phone: +953 427 918 [email protected]

SECRETARY: GRACE PUPE P.O. BOX 34054, LUSAKA Phone: + 977 894 170 [email protected]

TREASURER: Priscilla CHOONGA, P.O. BOX 32103, LUSAKA Phone: +977 782 035 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY ZAMBIA

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 2009




Members on Board: 5

Number of clubs: 2

Number of active members 30th June 2017: 22

Name of club in formation:


Town of AGM 2018: SAMFYA

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ASSOCIATE MEMBER COUNTRY

AUSTRIA• Country code 43 AC1 SPITTAL BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Christine Wernitznig

Gartenstraße 12 – 9800 Spittal/Drau Phone: +43 676 336 429 603 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Gabi Golger-Oberwinkler

Gartenstraße 2 – 9800 Spittal/Drau Phone: +43 650 403 35 40 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Anni Thurner

Am Anger 5 – 9800 Spittal/Drau Phone: +43 699 1202 85 60 [email protected]

TREASURER: Christiane Forstner-Beck

Ponauerstraße 4 – 9800 Spittal/Drau Phone: +43 676 640 63 26 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY AUSTRIA

Name: Agora Club

Founded:


Godmother country: AC Italy

Year of inauguration of the national board:

Members on Board: 4

Number of clubs: 1

Number of active members 30th June 2017: 17

Date of AGM 2018:

Town of AGM 2018:

National Website or blog : www.agora-club-austria1.at

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ASSOCIATED MEMBER COUNTRY

BOTSWANA• Country code 267 AC1 BAOBAB BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Khurshida Banu Khan P.O Box 121 - Gaborone Mobile: +267 7145 2163 [email protected] [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Sofia Figueroa Sales

P.O. Box 404931 - Gaborone Mobile: +267 75215009 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Kgomotso Tshekiso

P.O. Box 602177 - Gaborone Mobile: +276 7168 2257 [email protected]

SECRETARY &: Public Relations: Fuzlin Egner

P.O.Box 2217 - Gaborone Mobile: +267 71303270 [email protected]

TREASURER: Charlene Van Riet-Lowe

- Gaborone Mobile: +267

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NATIONAL HISTORY AC BOTSWANA

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 2015



Members on Board Club 1: 5

Number of clubs: 1


Date of AGM 2018: 12 May 2018

Town of AGM 2018: Gaborone

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MADAGASCAR • Country code 261 AC1 SARIAKA BOARD: 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Domohina RAKOTONIAINA Lot III L 48 Alasora

Phone: +261 32 07 000 19 [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT: Landinirina RAKOTOMALALA (Landy)

IVANDRY Phone: +261 33 11 631 51 [email protected]

IMM. PAST PRESIDENT : Ann RAKOTONDRASANJY (Nanie)

Lot IAV 104 Iavoloha, Antananarivo Phone: +261 324 023 718 Mobile : +261 347 49 83 85 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Marianne PAVOT

Lotissement ANOSY, Alasora Phone : +261324098619 [email protected]

TREASURER: Hanitra RAZAFINDRAKOTO

Lot III D 12 bis D Ankadilalana Phone : +261340371563 [email protected]

CONTACT: Marie Louise PAYET

Anjomakely IVATO Phone : +261 34 46 426 26 [email protected]

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NATIONAL HISTORY MADAGASCAR

Name: Agora Club

Founded: 2014


Godmother country: AC France & AC Norway


Members on Board: 6

Number of clubs: 1


Date of AGM 2018: 13th May 2018

Town of AGM 2018: Toamasina

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NORWAY • Country code 47 AC 1 SANDNES BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Anne Klingsheim

Heigreveien 370 N-4312 SANDNES - NORWAY Mobile: +47 932 00 755 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Anne Brit Mæland,

Svilandveien 216,4337 Sandnes Mobile : +47 971 20 119 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Astrid Skilbrei

Othilie Tonningsvei 2 N-4011 STAVANGER - NORWAY Mobile: +47 40 45 80 33 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Elen Thon Østbø

Gydasvei 29 N- 4311 Hommersåk Mobile: +47 920 35 407 [email protected]

TREASURER: Miriam Mæland,

Prestveien 81,4312 Sandnes. Mobile : +47 938 50 559 [email protected]

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AC 2 EGERSUND BOARD 2017-2018 PRESIDENT: Eutemia Katsarou

Kabelhusveien 19 -N-4372 EGERSUND Mobile: +47 97 03 71 54 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Elisabeth Tollefsen Traynor

Furuveien 9 -N- 4371 EGERSUND Mobile: +47 92 22 48 95 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Anja Hovland

Birkebeinerveien 4 -N- 4371 EGERSUND Mobile: +47 93 06 56 47 [email protected]

TREASURER: Gunn Hetland Skjæveland

Gamlet Eigerøyveien 82 -N- 4371 EGERSUND Mobile : +47 92 41 06 44 [email protected]

NATIONAL HISTORY NORWAY

Name: Agora Club Founded: 2012 Charter date: 25 May 2013 Godmother countries: Iceland and Belgium Number of clubs: 2 Number of clubs in formation 2017-2018 : 2 Number of active members 30 June 2017: 30 Date of AGM 2018: 14th June 2018 Town of AGM 2018: Sandnes National website or blog: www.agoraclubnorway.no 41



http://www.agoraclubnorway.no/

ASSOCIATE MEMBER COUNTRY

SWITZERLAND • Country code 41 AC1 LEMAN BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Frédérique Grosvernier Les Combremonts 8, VH-1510 Moudon Phone : +41 77 407 19 13 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Francine TRUC Chemin des Uttins 6, 1185 Mont sur Rolle Phone: +41 78 676 18 18 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Sonia ESTOPPEY

Rte de Féchy 27, 1170 Aubonne Mobile: + 41 76 370 36 40 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Catherine LAMBERCY

Somais 11, 1009 Pully Mobile: + +41 76 372 74 76 [email protected]

TREASURER: Christine DALMAZ

Rte de l'Hôpital 28 1185 Mont-sur-Rolle Mobile: +41 79 796 70 84 [email protected]

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AC2 LAUSANNE BOARD 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Isabelle Le Franc Chemin de Bochat 28, 1094 Paudex Phone : +41 79 6856771 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Lucienne Boujon

Chemin de Villard 1D, 1092 Belmont Phone : +41 78 6825881 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Nicole Rüeger

Chemin de la Grangette 8, 1094 Paudex Phone : +41 79 2324055 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Marianne Grieshaber

Route de Converney 73, 1095 Lutry Phone : +41 79 4780405 [email protected]

TREASURER: Guljaran Kling

Chemin du Fau-Blanc 22, 1009 Pully Phone : +41 78 6441254 [email protected]

NATIONAL HISTORY SWITZERLAND

Name: Agora Club Founded: 2004 Charter date 1st club: 10 September 2005 Godmother country: Belgium Number of clubs: 2 Number of active members 30 June 2017: 33 Date of AGM 2018: 27th may 2018 City of AGM 2018: Lausanne National website or blog: www.agoraclubswitzerland.ch 44



COUNTRY IN FORMATION

ZIMBABWE i.f.• Country code AC1 HARARE BOARD i.f. 2017-2018

PRESIDENT: Chido Musasiwa-Gutu +273 772 506 506 or +263 731 506506 [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT: Farai Chakanetsa [email protected] SECRETARY: Shingi Nyoka [email protected] TREASURER: Pearl Muller [email protected]

Charter date:

Location:

Names of the new clubs chartered in the year 2017-2018:

Number of active members 30 June 2017:

Date of AGM 2018:

Town of AGM 2018:


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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS GROUP 2016-2017

AUSTRIA: STEINACKER, Elisabeth [email protected]

BELGIUM: OUWERX ,Solange [email protected] VAN den HENDE-DEDEURWAERDER , Frieda [email protected]

CYPRUS: CHARALAMBIDOU, Elena [email protected]

DENMARK: NISSEN, Elly [email protected]

GERMANY: WAGNER, Ingrid [email protected]

UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND: AIRD, Marjory [email protected]

BADENOCH, Morag [email protected] BOERSMA, Nikki [email protected]

DALEY, Morag [email protected]

GRAINGER, Moira-Ann [email protected] HARTOCH, Katherine [email protected] JERE, Emmy [email protected]

LOVETT, Doreen [email protected]

TAYLOR, Gill [email protected]

O’NEILL, Janice [email protected]

INDIA: SURENDAR, Ashwini [email protected]

NORWAY: SAEBO, Nina [email protected]

POLAND: KOWALSKA, Jolanta [email protected]

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INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTS

ACI ISP : "Eyes for the World" During the ACI Conference in 2015 in Brasov/Romania the delegates (the assembly) decided for an own Agora Club International Service Project (ACI ISP) which is EYES FOR THE WORLD. „Everybody, all over the world, has the right to good eyesight“ It is a live changing project which helps children in less privileged areas to better eye-sight, with self-adjustable spectacles. This project has proven to make a big difference in children’s lives in South Africa in a flagship combined project between AC Lokeren (Belgium) and AC Amarula (South Africa). For more information, including a downloadable presentation and necessary application and testing forms, visit our website: www.agoraclubinternational.com or contact the two ISP convenors of this project : -Veerle De Jonge : [email protected] -Sandy Van Niekerk : [email protected] From 2016 on this project continued in the other African member countries like Morocco, Botswana, Zambia and Madagascar.

ACI ISP : KNITTING PROJECT Handcrafted clothing, bonnets and blankets for underpriviledged children, provided by Agora Ladies worldwide.

ACI BANK ACCOUNT

Donations can be transferred to the ACI Account: Please specify club or country name + “contribution

EFTW” Account number: BNP PARISBAS FORTIS BELGIUM FORTIS BANK NV LOKEREN AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL

IBAN BE: 25 001-6811249-82 BIC/SWIFT: GEBABEBB 47




LADIES’CIRCLE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT In addition, Agora Club International continues to support the Service Projects of Ladies‘ Circle International in the „Side by Side“ spirit. Thus, together with LCI, we have been engaging in the Service „Happy Heart“ for the period of 2017-2019.

LCI ISP 2017-2019: HAPPY HEART

For the period 2017 - 2019, Ladies Circle International will support the ‘Happy Hearts’ project in Botswana. The project seeks to raise funds to build an interim home. The home will accommodate children undergoing treatment at Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone and their caregivers. The home intends to cater for those patients that live far from the treatment centre. Ladies Circle Botswana has partnered with the Cancer Association of Botswana; an organization dedicated to supporting and caring for the sufferers and

survivors of cancer and recognizes the lack of such a facility for children in the country.

The mission of Happy Hearts is to provide temporary accommodation for childhood cancer patients and their care givers from remote areas who have to undergo cancer treatment in Gaborone.

After its completion, the plan is that home will further provide a range of services to address patients' physical, psychological, social and educational needs.

Objectives:

To offer a dignified home away from home accommodation for patients during their treatment period and avoid exposure to further side effects and risks.

To provide an alternative place that will help ease the financial and emotional problems and relieve the stress of logistics, allowing caregivers to focus on giving moral support to

their children To provide an environment that will support and mitigate against psychosocial burdens

for the patient and caregivers and equip them with better copying skills.

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FORMER INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTS 2015-2017: • Ensures that 3 girls at LittleBigHelp Girls’ Home receive a full day of meals (4 meals per day - breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner) / Pays for 10 large lunch meals at LittleBigHelp’s Girls’ Home • Covers the expenses for 2 girls from the Girls’ Home to go on a monthly outing and have fun at the cinema, zoo, museum, circus etc. • Covers the monthly expenses of school equipment (books, pencils, workbooks) for all the girls in LittleBigHelp Girls’ Home • Ensures that all girls from LittleBigHelp Girls’ Home are taken safely to and from school by bus for an entire month • Ensures that 2 girls from Girls’ Home get their weekly check-up by the doctor (weekly check-ups are necessary because of the background the girls come from - many have skin diseases, are underweight or have other health issues when they join Girls’ Home) 2013 – 2015 “Children of the dump” was founded in 2004 to change the lives of hundreds of children, living on the dumps of Stung Meanchy, Cambodia. With the help of funding, the NGO will help the local “Center for Children’s Happiness” to provide these children with a home and decent meals, and offer them the chance to go to school and study. A new wing is planned in the CCH, aimed to provide supervised independent living, preparing the children to make their way back into society. 2011 - 2013 The ACI members voted to continue to support the ISP’s of LCI. The service project of 2011-2013 is “Viva con Agua”, an organization which aim it is to ensure a better access to clean water, particularly for people in very arid areas around the world. Water is one essential source of our life and the access to clean water is crucial for the survival of every human being. 2009 - 2011 Agora Club International contributed for the first time to the 2 yearly international service projects of our sister club Ladies’Circle International. A very valuable project to “End Child prostitution, Child Pornography and Child Trafficking of Children for sexual Purposes”. The money for the financial support of Agora Club International Service Projects is derived from the proceeds of the tombola during the ACI Conferences, the sale of the International President’s pin, and from projects which are organized specifically for the ISP, by our full and associate member countries, countries in formation and local member clubs. 49

COMMON INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTS In the past ACI decided to support projects within the Round Table Family. 2016 – 2017 After the earthquake in Italy at Aquarta, Agora Club International decided to help the people who are needed through Italia Round Table Family. 2014 - 2016 Through the Round Table Family we have joined the “All4Nepal” campaign with a first time global commitment with the 6 organizations making a difference in the epicentric area in Nepal. You can still visit the website ALL4Nepal and make donations: www.all4nepal.org 2009 - 2010 Agora Club International contributed to the international service project of “4 Clubs 1Vision” (RTI, LCI, ACI and 41 Intl) in the earthquake struck town of’ Onna in Italy, where our 4 Clubs “4Clubs-1Mission” built a new Center for young people, after the terrible earthquake in the region of Abruzzo. 50

Five Clubs in the Round Table Family Round Table International: We believe in bringing about change and excellence in ourselves and our

community. Our motto is Adopt, Adapt, Improve and we bring young men between 18-40 years of age together, to challenge, inspire and learn from each other. We share ideas openly with trust, and empower each individual to make a positive impact at home, work and in his community. We call it Tabling and we do this locally where we meet regularly. We plan and organize meetings and events for ourselves and others that focus on personal development, fun & fellowship and community service. Together we form an

international network of bright young men. We are Round Table. One World, One Table.

Ladies Circle International: Ladies’ Circle is open to all women between the ages of 18 and 45. The

motto of LCI is Friendship & Service’. Friendship may be experienced, locally, nationally and internationally. It is a remarkable experience sharing a bond with ladies from different parts of the globe, different cultures, different upbringing

Service Every Circler endeavours to make a difference to those less fortunate

than them by supporting community projects and raising funds for the needy,

locally and nationally. Globally Circlers also support an International Service

Project which runs for two years.

AGORA Club International is a club for women from the age of 42 years (Non Ex-Circlers), 45 years (Ex-Circlers), and older with different professions, hobbies and

interests. The Motto is “Donner et Tolérer” which means “Service and Tolerance” in English. We are a platform where all Ex-Circlers (being members of AGORA and TANGENT) and other Non Ex-Circler friends

from diverse horizons can meet.

41 Club is the more commonly used and shorter name for The Association of Ex-Round Tablers‘

Clubs a social networking organisation for men aged over 40 who are also former members of Round Table. Thus, 41 Club forms part of the Round Table Family of clubs, together with Round Table, Ladies Circle, Agora and Tangent. 41 Club is an organisation which further develops the friendship and comradeship which the members enjoyed when they were members of Round Table.

Tangent Club International is a club only for ex-circlers after 45 years old. Their Motto is “Let

Friendship continue”

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LADIES’ CIRCLE INTERNATIONAL BOARD

www. l a d i e s c i r c l e. o r g

PRESIDENT: Anne Ahlefeld Mobile: [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT: Kenza SBIHI Mobile: [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Gry Haugen Mobile: +45 26 82 10 27

[email protected] SECRETARY: Sandra Muhrawa

Mobile: [email protected]

TREASURER: Prachi Agarwal Mobile: [email protected] WEBLADY: Criss Lengyel Mobile:

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ROUND TABLE INTERNATIONAL BOARD

www. r t i n t e r n a t i o n a l . o r g

PRESIDENT: Yann Tavernier

[email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT: Majid Tunda [email protected] RTI SECRETARY: Toni Keränen [email protected]

RTI TREASURER: Ruud Hagen [email protected] Northern Europe and America‘s Region Chairman: Benoit Reinards [email protected] Central and Eastern Europe Region Chairman: Christian Schock [email protected] Southern Europe and Mediterranean Region Chairman: Chihab Bakhadda [email protected] Asia and Pacific Region Chairman: Manpreet Singh Raja [email protected] Africa, Middle East and Indian Ocean Region Chairman: Herbert Chomba Mwansa [email protected] 53

41 CLUB INTERNATIONAL BOARD

www. 4 1 i n t e r n a t i o n a l. n e t

PRESIDENT: Bruce McKay

P.O. Box 28350, Danhof 9310, South Africa Phone: +27 14 557 8006

Mobile: +27 82 557 6533 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT: Dr. Ulrich Suppan Einsiedlergasse 49, 9300 – Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria Phone: + 43 4212 2561 Mobile: +43 664 3417339 [email protected]

IMM. PAST-PRESIDENT: Engelbert Friedsam

Bahnhofstr. 21, 63477 Maintal-Dörnigheim, Germany Phone: +49 6181 494816 Mobile: +49 151 40252002 [email protected]

SECRETARY: Mika Uusi-Petilä Kununkaankatu 46 A 16, 33200 Tampere, Finland Phone: +358 400 505 386 [email protected] TREASURER: Alexander J. Abela Ta‘ Kola, 55 Triq tan-Nofs, Siggiewi, SGW1206, Malta Phone: + 356 7947 6052 Mobile: + 356 7946 7680

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ACI INFORMATION ACI BOARD MEETINGS BM 1 Malta, Salina 15-16/10/2017 BM 2 Malta, Gozo 06-11/01/2018 BM3 Pörtchach, Austria 23-27/04/2018 BM4 Belgium, Tongeren 01-04/10/2018 BANK INFORMATION Capitation Fees should be paid to BNP Paribas Fortis Fortis Bank nv Lokeren – Belgium Account number: AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL IBAN: BE25 0016 8112 4982 BIC/SWIFT : GEBABEBB Fees are due before the 1st of December. Capitation Fees = € 12 ARCHIVES INFORMATION Archives – Veerle de Jonge Eyermanstraat 23 - 9170 Lokeren - Belgium [email protected] Treasurer Archives - Nicole Rueger Rue de la Grangette 8 - 1094 Paudex - Switzerland [email protected]

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PAST OFFICERS OF THE AGORA INTERNATIONAL BOARD

PRESIDENT

Annie Ferdinand (honorary member) France 1996 - 1997 Anne-Marie Wouters Belgium 1997 - 1998 Anne Valton France 1998 - 1999 Francien van Gastel Netherlands 1999 - 2000 Marie-Therèse Montens Belgium 2000 - 2001 Annie Fenzy France 2001 - 2002 Corry Zimmer Netherlands 2002 - 2003 Brigitte de Harlez Belgium 2003 - 2004 Geneviève Longère France 2004 - 2005 Agnès Veille-Finet France 2005 - 2006 Nanny Coenegracht (resigned) Netherlands 2006 - Dominique du Peloux France 2007 - 2008 Sonia Estoppey (resigned) Switzerland 2008 - Daniëlle Gardin (honorary member) Belgium 2009 - 2010 Nikkie Grewar South Africa 2010 - 2011 Elisabeth Hiller Germany 2011 - 2012 Veerle De Jonge (honorary member) Belgium 2012 - 2013 Sandy van Niekerk South Africa 2013 - 2014 Kelly Geisler USA 2014 - 2015 Ly Thi Thanh Thao Italy 2015 - 2016 Ursula Lejeune Germany 2016 - 2017 VICE -PRESIDENT

Anne-Marie Wouters Belgium 1996 - 1997 Anne Valton France 1997 - 1998 Francien van Gastel Netherlands 1998 - 1999 Marie-Therèse Montens Belgium 1999 - 2000 Annie Fenzy France 2000 - 2001 Corry Zimmer Netherlands 2001 - 2002 Brigitte de Harlez Belgium 2002 - 2003 Geneviève Longère France 2003 - 2004 Agnès Veille-Finet France 2004 - 2005 Nanny Coenegracht Netherlands 2005 - 2006 Dominique du Peloux France 2006 - 2007 Sonia Estoppey Switzerland 2007 - 2008 Danïelle Gardin Belgium 2008 – 2009 Nikkie Grewar South Africa 2009 – 2010

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PAST OFFICERS OF THE AGORA INTERNATIONAL BOARD Elisabeth Hiller Germany 2010 - 2011 Veerle De Jonge Belgium 2011 – 2012 Sandy van Niekerk South-Africa 2012 - 2013 Kelly Geisler USA 2013 – 2014 Ly Thi Thanh Thao Italy 2014 – 2015 Ursula Lejeune Germany 2015 - 2016 Isabelle Seguinot France 2016 - 2017 SECRETARY Christiane Briant France 1996 - 1997 Marie-Therèse Montens Belgium 1997 - 1999 Rita Verlinden Belgium 1999 - 2001 Micheline Cosson France 2001 - 2002 Ans Poort Netherlands 2002 - 2003 Agnès Veille-Finet France 2003 - 2004 Aline Seegmann France 2004 - 2005 Dominique du Peloux France 2005 - 2006 Henriette Schakel Netherlands 2006 - 2007 Catherine Lambercy Switzerland 2007 - 2008 Catherine Lambercy (resigned) Switzerland 2008 - Veerle De Jonge Belgium 2008 - 2011 Karen von Koschitzky Germany 2011 - 2013 Karin Chaffart Belgium 2013 – 2015 Brigitte Colberg Germany 2015 - 2017 TREASURER Nanny Coenegracht Netherlands 1996 - 1997 Magda van Kinderen Netherlands 1997 - 1999 Nadia Legrand France 1999 - 2001 Carla Jordan Netherlands 2001 - 2002 Christine Mouillot France 2002 - 2003 Martine Van Avermaet Belgium 2003 - 2006 Sonia Estoppey Switzerland 2006 - 2007 Danïelle Gardin Belgium 2007 - 2008 Rita Van Belleghem Belgium 2008 – 2009 Nicole Rueger Switzerland 2009 - 2012 Nikkie Grewar South Africa 2012 - 2014 Martine Monzo France 2014 – 2016 Yvonne Houben Belgium 2016-2018

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HONORARY MEMBERS Annie Ferdinand, France Daniëlle Gardin, Belgium Veerle De Jonge, Belgium

AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL’S LOGOS & MOTTOS Isabelle Séguinot – France 2017 – 2018

“Let’s Open your Eyes, Let’s Open your Heart & Let’s Do More!” The proceeds of the sales of the ACI President’s pin will go

to our Emergency Fund. The pin can be ordered from the ACI President 2017-2018 or

any other international Board member for a price of 5 Euro

Ursula Lejeune - Germany 2016 - 2017 “Stronger United”

Ly Thi Thanh Thao - Italy 2015 - 2016 “Hand Head Heart”

Kelly Geisler - USA 2014 - 2015 “Be The Light “

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AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL’S LOGOS & MOTTOS

Sandy van Niekerk - South-Africa 2013 - 2014 “Paint Your Soul “

Veerle De Jonge - Belgium 2012 - 2013 “Stronger through Diversity “

Elisabeth Hiller - Germany 2011 - 2012

“Building Bridges “ Nikkie Grewar - South Africa 2010 - 2011 “A Circle of Friends Forever”

Daniëlle Gardin - Belgium 2009 - 2010 “Together we are One”

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CALENDAR AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL 2017 - 2018

WHEN WHAT WHERE

14TH OCTOBER 2017 21th ACI CONFERENCE SALINA, MALTA

15TH OCTOBER 2017 HANDOVER BOARD MEETING SAN GWAN, MALTA

15-16TH OCTOBER 17 BOARD MEETING 1 St JULIAN’S, MALTA

27-29TH OCTOBER 17 HYM 41 INT + TCI RIMINI, MALTA

4th NOVEMBER 2017 NATIONAL COMITEE AC France + 30th ANNIVERSARY AC1 LILLE CHARTER AC

LILLE, FRANCE TWENTE, THE NETHERLAND

11TH NOVEMBER 2017 CHARTER AC ASCOLI PICENO, ITALY

14TH NOVEMBER 2017 ACI DAY EVERY WHERE!

25TH NOVEMBER 2017 CHARTER AC St QUENTIN, FRANCE

6-11TH JANUARY 18 BOARD MEETING 2 GOZO, MALTA

26-28TH JANUARY 18 MTM LCI LUXEMBOURG

2-4TH FEBRUARY 2018 MTM LCI GABORONE, BOTSWANA

11TH FEBRUARY 2018 LCI DAY

12TH FEBRUARY 2018 TCI DAY

16TH FEBRUARY 2018 CHARTER AC HAIFA & TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

22-25TH FEBRUARY 2018 HYM RTI GENT, BELGIUM

3TH MARCH 2018 CHARTER ACT LÜNEBURG, GERMANY

8TH MARCH 2018 50th ANNIVERSARY LC HONG KONG

14TH MARCH 2018 RTI DAY

17TH MARCH 2018 CHARTER AC CHARTER AC

BLOIS, FRANCE CASABLANCA, MOROCCO

27TH MARCH 2018 AGM AC 2 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

31ST MARCH 2018 CHARTER AC MEAUX, FRANCE

7TH APRIL 2018 CHARTER AC KEMPEN, THE NETHERLAND

11-15TH APRIL 2018 LADIES CARAVAN MOROCCO

19-22TH APRIL 2018 PAST LCI OFFICERS MEETING BRUGES, BELGIUM

21ST APRIL 2018 CHARTER AC BEZIERS, FRANCE

23-27TH APRIL 2018 BOARD MEETING 3 SPITTAL, AUSTRIA

27-29TH APRIL 2018 HYM 41 Int + HYM TCI AGM ATC GERMANY

PÖRTSCHACH, AUSTRIA LÜNEBURG, GERMANY

10-13TH MAY 2018 10 YEARS AC BRASOV AGM AC MADAGASCAR +LC+ RT +ETFW

ROMANIA MAHAMBO, MADAGASCAR

11TH MAY 2018 5 YEAR CHARTER ICELAND

12TH MAY 2018 AGM AC ICELAND AGM AC LEMAN AGM AC BOTSWANA

REYKJAVIK LEMAN, SWITZERLAND GABORONE, BOTSWANA

12TH-13TH MAY 2018 AGM AC ITALY AGM AC MOROCCO

MARRAKECH

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CALENDAR AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL 2017 - 2018

WHEN WHAT WHERE

19TH MAY 2018 AGM AC SOUTH AFRICA LOUIS TRICHARD, SOUTH AFRICA

??? AGM AC MALTA AGM AC1 AUSTRIA

VALETTA SPITTAL

2ND JUNE 2018 AGM AC ROMANIA CHARTER ACT

HERCULANE, ROMANIA OLDENBURG, GERMANY

8TH JUNE 2018 AGM AC UK SOUTHEND ON SEA, UK

9TH JUNE 2018 AGM AC FRANCE AGM AC THE NETHERLAND

BAGNOLS DE L’ORME, FRANCE NOORDWIJK

14TH JUNE 2018 AGM AC NORWAY SANDNES, NORWAY

16TH JUNE 2018 AGM AC USA AGM AC ZAMBIA

DETROIT, USA SAMFYA, ZAMBIA

23TH JUNE 2018 AGM AC BELGIUM BEERVELDE, BELGIUM

27TH UNE 2018 AGM AC AUSTRIA SPITTAL, AUSTRIA

30TH JUNE 2018 AGM AC ISRAEL TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

30TH AUGUST-2ND SEPTEMBER 2018

LCI CONFERENCE RTI CONFERENCE

HAUGESUND, NORWAY MOMBASA, KENYA

30TH SEPTEMBER-3RD OCTOBER 2018

BOARD MEETING 4 TONGEREN, BELGIUM

5-7th OCTOBER 2018 ACI CONFERENCE GENT, BELGIUM

12-18TH OCTOBER 2018 HYM 41 + TCI MARRAKECH, MOROCCO

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ACI CONFERENCES

YEAR TOWN MOTTO PRESIDENT 1996 Strasbourg – France Inauguration 1997 Aarschot – Belgium Annie-Ferdinand 1998 Nancy – France Anne-Marie Wouters 1999 Groningen - The Netherlands Anne Valton 2000 Vaalbeek – Belgium Francien van Gastel 2001 Valenciennes – France Marie-Thérèse Montens 2002 Eindhoven - The Netherlands Annie Fenzy 2003 Namur – Belgium Corry Zimmer 2004 Lyon – France Brigitte de Harlez 2005 Paris – France Geneviève Longère 2006 Groningen - The Netherlands Agnès Veille-Finet 2007 Angers – France 2008 Aubonne – Switzerland Dominique du Peloux 2009 Bruges - Belgium 2010 Tallinn – Estonia Daniëlle Gardin 2011 Cesenatico – Italy Nikkie Grewar 2012 Lübeck – Germany Elisabeth Hiller 2013 Hyères – France “ENJOY!” Veerle de Jonge 2014 Johannesburg - South-Africa “It is time for Africa” Sandy van Niekerk 2015 Brasov - Romania “Fun and Mystery” Kelly Geißler 2016 Milan - Italy "Let‘s live creatively, fully, passionately" Ly Thi Than Thao 2017 Valletta- Malta “United in Harmony” Ursula Lejeune 2018 Gent - Belgium “Vree Wijs” Isabelle Séguinot

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AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL RULES 1. CONSTITUTION 1.1 The name of the Association shall be: “AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL” (here after

referred to as the Association or ACI). 1.2 The motto of the Association shall be “DONNER ET TOLERER, which means “Service

and Tolerance” in English”. This motto shall always be expressed in French, regardless of a Member Association’s language.

1.3 The members of the Association shall be the National Associations of the Founder Members: Agora France, Agora Belgium and Agora the Netherlands and all other Member Countries affiliated to the Association and adhering to its rules.

1.4 Agora Club International is a platform where all Past Circlers (being Agora and Tangent members) interested ladies sharing the same ideals can meet.

1.5 The matters of the Association shall be administered by the International Board and the International Councillors (here after referred to as the “Council”).

1.6 A decision to wind up or suspend the matters of the Association can only be made at an Annual General Meeting (hereafter referred to as AGM) at which not less than two-thirds of the total votes of those present and entitled to vote are cast in favour.

1.7 The official working language in ACI is English. 1.8 The Agora Year shall start on 1st September and end on the 31st of August with all

financial items due 4 weeks prior to year-end. 1.9 The Association is open to women as from the age 42. Nevertheless, for Past Circlers

ACI is open as from the age of 45, this to be in accordance with LCI. 1.10 Candidacy for membership of Agora Club is upon invitation: each potential new

member must be invited by a ‘Godmother’. This Godmother has the task to propose the candidate to her local Club and is responsible to guide and inform the new candidate.

1.11 Agora Club International is a service organization which aims to initiate, develop and improve working relationships with Ladies’ Circle International, Round Table International, 41 Club International, Tangent Club International and other organizations for networking and, on a voluntary basis, joint service objectives. There is however no obligation for clubs and their members to financially support service project, if they are not in the position to do so, or do not wish to do so.

1.12 The (National) AGM’s of the Member Countries should be organised between the 30th of April and the 30th of June.

2. AIMS & OBJECTIVES The purpose of the Association shall be:

• To link together all National Associations of Agora international. • To promote, co-ordinate and develop the friendship which unites them around the motto “Donner et Tolérer, which means Service and Tolerance in English”. • To be non-political and non-sectarian.

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AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL RULES 3.1.1 The membership of the Association consists of all Member Associations duly

approved in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. 3.1.2 A club shall be recognised to be an Agora Club if:

• It has the motto “Donner et Tolérer”, which means Service and Tolerance in English. If desired, each National Association of Agora may also have its own motto, being in full conformity with the objects of Agora International. • it adopts the “Ginkgo Biloba” as logo. • it is non-political and non-sectarian.

3.2 Associate Membership 3.2.1 As soon as a new group of women decides to join AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL

they should contact the International Board. Other member countries could act as Godmother club, but the International board must give their approval.

3.2.2 The new club must accept the rules of AGORA Club International. Six months before the charter date the names of the members (at least 5) must be sent to the International Board. As from the second Agora club in a country, the minimum numbers will be according to the country’s rules, but should never be less than 5 members.

3.2.3 An example of the banner and the logo must be sent to the International Board for approval; the use of the Ginkgo Biloba leaf is compulsory.

3.2.4 The Aims and Objectives of that country shall be sent to the ACI Board (addressed to the ACI Secretary) for approval the 30th of June by prior to the ACI AGM at which it will be considered. The application shall be included on the ACI AGM Agenda circulated to all Member Countries.

3.2.5 The ACI Board shall have approved the Association’s Constitution and Rules. 3.2.6 The first Club in any country will automatically receive Associate Membership of

ACI, upon the charter of the first Club. 3.2.7 All additional Clubs chartered in an Associate Member country shall automatically

be included in that Associate Membership. 3.2.8 Associate Member Countries shall receive all correspondence from ACI. 3.2.9 Associate Member Countries send representatives to the ACI AGM. Such

representatives have only 1 vote but cannot propose amendments to the ACI Rules. 3.2.10 A member of an Associate Member Country may not stand for office on the ACI

board or apply to host an ACI conference. 3.3 Full Membership 3.3.1 When an Associate Member country fulfils each of the following conditions, that

country may apply for Full Membership of ACI: a. There shall be a minimum of two Clubs in the country. b. There shall be an elected National Board, which can be created if there is a

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Rules. d. The International Board shall have a list of the applicant’s National Board

members and their addresses. 3.3.2 The official application for Full Membership has to be sent to the ACI Secretary by

the 30th of June prior to the ACI AGM at which it will be considered, and shall be included on the ACI AGM Agenda and voted for by the ACI Councilors.

3.3.3 From the moment Full Membership is granted, a new Full Member country shall have 2 votes and the right to propose new or amend existing rules and/ or propose candidates for ACI Office.

3.3.4 If the number of Clubs in a Full Member country remains only 2 for three consecutive years, its Full membership will be reconsidered.

3.3.5 For full membership to be considered at the ACI AGM, the country applying must have representation by at least one member at the ACI AGM at which it will be considered.

3.4 Individual members 3.4.1 If a lady (past or non-past Circle member) wants to join ACI, and Agora Club has no

clubs in her country or near her hometown, she can join ACI as an “individual member” once approved by the country’s National Board if it exists or the closest local Club Board(s).

3.4.2 To become an Individual Member, she must accept the Aims and Objectives of Agora Club International and pay the international annual capitation fee as stated in the rule 7.11. An “individual membership form” will be sent to her, to be filled in and returned to the ACI secretary and ACI treasurer.

3.4.3 Each Individual Member will be informed of charters and National AGM’s and will get an invitation to the International AGM. She will receive a (electronic) copy of the ACI Directory and all ACI Newsletters and AGM minutes.

3.4.4 She will be able to consult official ACI documents online by getting the password for the Agora Club International website.

3.4.5 The Individual Members affiliated to ACI will have no voting rights and will not be able to put forward any amendments or proposals to the rules.

3.5 Termination of Membership 3.5.1 If a Full Member Country or Associate Member country does not pay its Capitation

Fee by the end of June prior to the ACI AGM, then their membership maybe be terminated.

3.5.2 If it has altered or modified its rules, in such a way that they become incompatible with the rules of Agora Club International.

3.5.3 Upon termination of the membership, this member country is not allowed to use the name, emblem or logo of the Association in any way whatsoever. All national regalia plus the charter certificate and any jewel worn by the national executive have to be returned for safe keeping to ACI.

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reasons stated in rules 3.5.1 and/or 3.5.2 then the outgoing Board of that former country can no longer hold a function in the National Board of any Agora Country.

3.5.5 If ladies in a former Agora Member Country wish to join Agora Club International, they should contact the International board, and follow the normal procedures to start up Agora in a new country (cfr. Rule 3.2.1 Associate membership)

3.5.6 Upon termination of the membership, this member country should pay funds which are still due to the Association

3.5.7 Should the affairs of the National Association be wound up, any realized assets (after payment of all debts and liabilities) shall be divided among the Member Clubs on a per capita basis-Membership. Figures in that case shall be taken from each club’s most recent payment of National Capitation Fees.

3.5.8 In case of termination of a National Club the national rules should be referred to. 3.6 Leave of absence

A member who (for acceptable reasons) cannot join in the monthly meetings of her club, is allowed to request a leave of absence for a maximum of ONE year. This leave of absence should be addressed to the board of her club. Her duties to pay her own local club fee and her national fee will be at the discretion of the board of her own club and the National Board. This does not exempt the National Board from paying her international fee.

4. AGORA INTERNATIONAL BOARD All applications for a post on the ACI Board need written approval of their country. 4.1 International President 4.1.1 The President shall serve in office for one year. 4.1.2 The President, or another Officer officially appointed by her, shall charter the first

Club in a new country. 4.1.3 The President shall automatically become Immediate Past President. 4.2 International Vice President 4.2.1 The Vice President shall be elected for one year by the Councillors by secret ballot

at the Annual General Meeting. At the ACI AGM the ACI Council shall elect a Vice President. Candidates should, before the beginning of the Vice Presidential term of office, have served for a total of two years in any of the following offices: Area Chairman, National Officer in their own National Association, ACI Treasurer or ACI Secretary. All candidates must be active members of their own Full Member Association at the time they become International Vice President.

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AGORA CLUB INTERNATIONAL RULES 4.2.4 The Vice President shall automatically become International President. 4.2.5 If the Vice President is unable to take office as President, a President shall be

elected together with a Vice President, in accordance with the ACI Rules. 4.3 International Immediate PastPresident 4.3.1 The Immediate Past President (hereafter refferd to as IPP) shall assist the Vice

President in her function as Extension Officer 4.3.2 She shall advise the ACI Board 4.3.3 In the extreme case of the President being unable to fulfil her duties at any time,

the IPP shall act on her behalf. 4.3.4 She is liason officer for the individual members. 4.4 International Treasurer 4.4.1 The Treasurer shall be elected by the Councillors by secret ballot at the ACI Annual

General meeting. 4.4.2 The Treasurer shall serve in office for a minimum of one year and a maximum of

two years. As a candidate she shall indicate for which term she intends to serve. 4.5 International Secretary 4.5.1 The Secretary shall be elected by the Councillors by secret ballot at the ACI Annual

General Meeting. 4.5.2 The Secretary shall serve in office for a minimum of one year and a maximum of

two years. As a candidate she shall indicate for which term she intends to serve. 4.6 Nominations members ACI Board 4.6.1 No Full Member country may nominate a candidate for the ACI Board without the

consent of the candidate. Nominations shall be circulated within and approved by the National AGM of the candidate’s country.

4.6.2 Nominations for the offices of Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be received by the ACI Secretary by June 30th, and shall be sent by her to all Member Countries no later than the 31st of July.

4.6.3 No Full Member country shall nominate the same candidate for two international posts at the same ACI AGM.

4.6.4 When there are no candidates for office, nominations from the floor can only be accepted with the consent of the candidate and the support of her own National Board.

4.6.5 Applications for a post in the ACI Board are open to all candidates being active members in their national association. The candidates have to fulfill the conditions fixed in point “4. Agora International Board” of the Agora Club International rules. The permission for candidature does not depend on former membership in the national organisation of Ladies’Circle.

4.7 Duties of the ACI Board 4.7.1 The ACI Board is allowed to collect the digital data of all Agora members to create a

digital database for the use of the ACI-Board only. a. The ACI Board is allowed to publish the digital data of the national Boards of the

Agora Countries in the ACI-App which will be provided to every Agora member. b. Any Agora country can have all their members published in the app without any

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4.7.2 The ACI Board has the power to grant and revoke all Certificates of Affiliation

The ACI Board shall be responsible for the promotion and development of ACI, and for the coordination and administration of the Association. The ACI Board shall act on behalf of the ACI Council.

4.7.3 The ACI Board • shall propose amendments to the rules • will accept proposals and nominations from the Full Member Associations for the following year. • shall, through the International Secretary, send notice of the AGM together with the Agenda to all Members Countries, by the 31st of July prior to the ACI AGM.

4.7.4 If a member of the International Board is at any time unable to fulfill her duties of office, a new member will be appointed at the discretion of the current ACI Board.

4.7.5 Any ACI Officer who resigns during her years of office on the ACI Board, cannot be eligible to be re-elected on the ACI Board (unless she has a valid reason to resign, such as severe illness), nor can she be part of the ACI council. Therefore she can no longer be elected as a National Vice –President, National President and as consequence become Immediate Past President of her Agora Country.

5 AGORA INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL – nomination, power and duties 5.1 The Council consists of the International Board and two Councillors of each Member

Association (Full AND Associate member countries). 5.2 The ACI Councillors of the member countries are, at time of the Conference, the

National Immediate Past President and the National President. 5.3 The ACI President shall preside all meetings of the Council. If she is unable to do so,

the ACI IPP or another ACI board member decided by the ACI board, shall act in her place.

5.4 The ACI President shall be responsible for managing the Association, its properties and finances.

5.5 If an ACI Councillor is elected as an ACI Officer of the Association, the country she represents shall appoint a new ACI Councillor in her place.

5.6 COUNCILLORS MEETING (new from October 2010) A Councillors Meeting is held on Friday before the International Annual General Meeting. An agenda will be sent to the Councillors (delegates of the member countries) before the 31st of July, prior to the ACI AGM. The Councillors meeting is presided by the International President. The International Secretary will take the minutes. The meeting is attended by two Councillors per member country (the National President and the National Immediate Past President at the time of the conference), and the nominees for the next ACI Board. If a Councillor is unable to attend this

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6 RULES GOVERNING THE AGM OF AGORA INTERNATIONAL 6.1 There shall be an ACI AGM of the Association every year. 6.2.1 During each International AGM, the councillors will vote for the country where

the International AGM will take place, 2 years following the ACI AGM where the candidacy is submitted. A member country wishing to host the ACI conference, should send an application to the ACI Board no later than the 30th of June, prior to the ACI AGM at which the application will be considered. This file should include prices of venues, hotel and catering.

6.2.2 The country hosting the following ACI Conference has to have representation at the ACI AGM.

6.3 The AGM shall be held in the beginning of October, each year. 6.4 If the ACI board does not receive any objection or modification concerning the

Minutes of the previous AGM by the 30th June, the minutes are automatically adopted. Contrarily we will discuss the objections and modifications during the Councillors Meeting, and then vote during the AGM meeting.

6.5 Notice of the AGM containing details of all proposals and nominations shall be sent by the International Secretary to all members of the Council by the 15th of July prior to the ACI AGM.

6.5.1 If the councilors decide, that a proposal needs further discussion at their national AGM, this proposal can be “tabled” (put on hold) at the ACI AGM. This proposal then can be voted for at the next ACI AGM.

6.6 Each Member Association should be represented at the AGM by two Councillors: the National President and the immediate Past-President,

6.7 If a Councillor is unable to attend the meeting of the Council, an accredited deputy may attend in her place.

6.8 The ACI President shall preside OVER the AGM. If she is unable to do so, the ACI IP-President or another ACI board member appointed by the ACI board shall act in her place.

6.9 The Agenda of the ACI AGM shall include the following items: a. Notice convening the Meeting. b. Communications, greetings and apologies. c. Confirmation and adoption of the Minutes from the previous ACI AGM, if necessary. See point 6.4 d. Annual Reports of the ACI Officers.

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6.9 Voting System, Alteration to Rules and Standing Orders 6.9.1 Each Full Member Country has two votes and each Associate Member Country has

one vote. 6.9.2 The ACI officers do not have the right to vote, with the exception of the ACI

President who shall have a casting vote, which reflects the opinion of the whole ACI Board. This vote will be used in case of an equal division of votes.

6.9.3 Voting shall normally be by show of hands (cards). In the election of ACI Officers (50%+1) and ACI Conference venue (50%+1), or when specially requested, voting shall be by secret ballot.

6.9.5 No new rules or amendments to the Agora International Rules may be made except by the decision of the ACI Council at the AGM at which at least 75% of the members of the ACI Council present, vote in favour.

6.9.6 Abstentions do not count, they are neither votes in favour nor against the motion. All calculations are made on votes cast and not persons present.

6.9.7 Proposals and proposals for alterations carried at ACI AGM shall take effect immediately after the closure of the ACI AGM.

6.9.8 A decision to wind up or suspend the matters of the Association can only be made at an Annual General Meeting at which not less than two-thirds of the total votes of those present and entitled to vote are cast in favour. (cfr 1.6)

7 RULES GOVERNING FINANCES 7.1 The funds of the Association shall be derived from Affiliation - and Capitation fees. 7.2 The official currency of ACI is Euro (€) 7.3 An Audit of Books and Accounts of the Association shall be prepared before the ACI

AGM by a qualified accountant. The ACI Treasurer shall submit the statement of accounts with her report to the ACI Council at each ACI AGM.

7.4 Should the affairs of the ACI Association be wound up, any realised assets (after payment of all debts and liabilities) shall be divided among the Member Countries on

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a per capita basis. Membership figures in that case shall be taken from each country’s most recent payment of Capitation Fees.

Affiliation fees 7.5 On accepting membership of Agora International, each country shall pay an Affiliation

Fee of 25€. Capitation fees 7.6 Each member Association shall pay annually a per capita membership fee, for all the

members of their Association. 7.7 Full Member Countries and Associate Member Countries shall submit to the ACI

Treasurer-immediately after their AGM- a statement of membership for the incoming year by the 30th of June. The Capitation Fee due that October shall be determined, based on this figure.

7.8 The capitation fee due per member of each National Association shall be approved annually by the Council at the ACI AGM.

7.9 The capitation fees are due before the 1st of December. 7.10 The Capitation fee is 12 € per member per year. 7.11 The penalty for late payment of the Capitation Fee (after 31st of December) will be 5

percent of the total capitation fee ACI Board 7.12 The ACI Treasurer shall submit an Annual Budget of income and expenditure for the

following year, for the approval of the ACI Council at the ACI AGM. 7.13 For day to day operations of the bank account all bank withdrawals will be

authorised by the ACI treasurer in accordance with the ACI President. 7.14 The ACI Officers shall receive a contribution to the expenses incurred by their

respective offices. The sums involved shall be reviewed annually by the ACI Board. 7.15 If any member of the International Board resigns from the ACI Board during her year

of office, she is obliged, at the discretion of the ACI Board, to reimburse the International Association of Agora Club, all monies utilized for fulfilling her duties during her term of office.

7.16 The ACI Board has the authority to move the ACI bank accounts, should they consider it advisable.

ACI Annual General Meeting/ACIConference 7.17 An ACI Fund is set up to provide loans to host countries for the ACI conference. From

this fund, the ACI board shall loan the host country sufficient money to pay the initial expenses of the ACI AGM. These loans are free of interest and paid by the ACI Board if the host country asks for it. These loans are repayable at the latest in December following the ACI conference.

7.18 A surplus resulting from an ACI AGM shall be apportioned as follow: - 60% to be decided jointly by the National Board of the host country and the host club.

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7.19 The National Association of the host country shall have the ultimate responsibility for the ACI Conference and its finances.

8 STANDING ORDERS FOR THE ACI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND COUNCILLOR MEETING 8.1 Record shall be kept of the attendance of the ACI Officers and voting ACI Councillors. 8.2 The quorum of the meeting of the ACI Council shall be 2/3 of the members entitled to

vote. 8.3 The Board shall appoint two Tellers, who shall be responsible for reporting to the

Chairman of the meeting the result of all voting. Voting on all proposals shall be by show of hands except when a written ballot is specifically requested, this in case of election of ACI OFFICERS and ACI Conference. The appointed Tellers will ensure that all Ballot Papers, when used, remain confidential to the meeting at all times. If there are more than two Candidates, the Single Transferable Voting system will be used.

8.4 The ACI Officers and 2 ACI Councillors from each Member Country shall conduct the business of the ACI AGM. Each Full Member Country has 2 votes and each Associate Member Country has 1 vote. If a Member Country can only send one ACI Councillor, she can use the votes that the country is entitled to have.

8.5 Any member attending the ACI AGM may speak on any resolution, but only the ACI Councillors may vote.

8.6 In event of any equal division of votes, the ACI President shall have a casting vote. 8.7 Procedure to be followed when dealing with resolutions:

a. Any resolution may be discussed by the Meeting before it is voted on. b. At this stage, any ACI Councillor, subjected to the approval of the Chairman may propose an amendment. c. When an amendment has been proposed, it must be voted on and must be settled before any other amendment can be considered. A straight majority is needed to accept an amendment. d. If the voting is against the amendment, then it is lost, and the Chairman will then ask for any other amendments. If there are no more amendments, the original proposal will then be voted upon in accordance with the rules governing the AGM, Council and Board meetings. e. If the voting is for the amendment, it is therefore carried and becomes the amended motion (=a new proposal), to which any further amendments can be proposed and dealt with as in (b) and (c) above. The final amended motion that becomes the

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8.8 The Chairman’s ruling on any point of order shall be final. 8.9 These Standing Orders can only be suspended or altered by a 75% majority of the

voting ACI Councillors present at the ACI AGM. RECOMMENDATIONS: 8.10 ACI Councillors who attend the AGM as voting delegates should, wherever possible,

be the National President and the National Immediate Past President ofeach Member Country at the time of the ACI AGM.

8.11 If an Agora Member moves from one country to another, it is recommended that she has the right to transfer to an Agora Club in that country.

8.12 It is recommended that, should a Full Member Country wish to raise an amendment to any ACI AGM Proposal that they provide the ACI Councillors and the ACI Board with the amendment in writing at the beginning of the ACI AGM.

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ACI FORMS, GUIDELINES, INFO DOCUMENTS

Documents to consult and download on the Agora Club International website: www.agoraclubinternational.com

FORMS: 1. Application form ACI conference 2. Capitation fee form 3. Directory information form 4. Individual Membership form 5. Nomination form ACI officer 6. Application form Full Membership 7. Application form Associate Membership 8. Certificate for honoured ACI membership 9. Application for ACI travel fund grant 10. Application for ACI Service Project GUIDELINES: 1. How to begin Agora Club in a new country 2. For the charter of the N°1 club in a new Agora country 3. How to charter the N°2 Agora club + eventually form the national board 4. How to start further Agora clubs 5. For Agora Club godmother countries 6. For the ACI Board Members 7. For the tellers at the ACI AGM 8. For Individual Membership 9.a. How to host an ACI Conference: Introduction guide 9.b. ACI Conference: Full checklist 10. Timeline charter protocol of the N°1 club in a new Agora country 11. Protocol for installation of the national board 12. How to receive an ACI officer in your country 13. How to grant honourary membership 14. For the organisation of the conference room on the ACI AGM 15. For the protocol at the presidential drink and gala dinner during the ACI conference 16. For the ACI webmaster 17. Worksheet for the ACI secretary 18. For ACI Representatives 19. For ACI ISP Conveners 74


ACI FORMS, GUIDELINES, INFO DOCUMENTS INFO DOCUMENTS: 1. Reminder for your national board meeting 2. Reminder for the national association’s AGM’s 3. Reminder of documents, reports and information which you have to send to the ACI Secretary by the 10th of June 4. List of documents to be sent to the ACI Secretary by the 30 th of June 5. List of documents concerning the ACI AGM which will be sent to you by the 30th of July by the ACI Secretary 6.a. List of what the Councillors have to bring to the ACI AGM 6.b. List of what the Councillors have to bring to the ACI CM 7. Year planner for the ACI year 8. List of what an ACI representative has to take to a Charter of a N°1 Club or the installation of a National Board 9. List of what the ACI Board members have to bring to the ACI conference 10. ACI leaflet

ACI DAY

14TH OF NOVEMBER

As from the Agora year 2012-2013 we celebrate ACI DAY on the 14th of November (=the day the very first Agora Club was chartered, in France on the 14th of November 1987)

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NOTICES

22nd ACI CONFERENCE

GENT, BELGIUM, 4 - 7TH OCTOBER 2018

www.aci2018.com