Minutes
Members' meeting of
"International Snoezelen Association ISNA - Snoezelen professional e.V."

Venue: Karlstadt Date: 18.10.2013 Start: 18.00

The members were cordially invited in accordance with the association's statues. Appointed chair of the meeting was Prof. Dr. Krista Mertens and Mr. Axel Wiese was appointed minute taker. 17 members attended and with that quorum was established.

Report Chairpersons
Heike Levin:
Membership list have been updated. Last year a Christmas letter was sent out to members, reminding them of membership fees. Currently we have 62 members, 15 of which have joined in 2013. The organisation of a network in Berlin continues to be developed.
Manuela Trescher:
In recent years a number of courses had to be cancelled due to low numbers of participants. In 2014 there will be two basic modules I and II, three practical modules and one 1-day-course. Depending on registrations further courses can be offered.
General:
Reference was made to the Symposium in Seoul next year. Contact to the Slavic countries has been lost since the congress in the Czech Republic. Today representatives from Poland were present and were offered support from the association.
Report Treasurer
The association has two accounts, a current account and a fixed-deposit-account. The association's main source of income is from membership fees, course fees and donations. Payment practices of members have been addressed. In future members will be send one reminder. If payment is delayed further, members will lose their online access.
A large expense in 2012 was the congress in Maria Bildhausen, costing 13,000 €. Further costs went into the further development of the homepage and its English version. Here costs amounted to approximately 6,000€. At the end of 2012 the association had a credit balance of approximately 5,000€.
Discharge of the members of the board was proposed and they were discharged for the last financial year with 11 votes in favour and 1 abstention.
Membership
It was requested that membership fees should be raised. After a short discussion the request was rejected on the grounds that general payment practices have to improve first. The request can be reviewed at the 2014 members' meeting.
Education
Due to the cancellation of many courses last year, upcoming modules, especially the practical modules will be broadly formulated on the homepage. Topical focus will then be negotiated with participants.
The question of work placements was raised. The board does have a list of possible work placements which can be given out on request.
Membership cards
A request was made for institutions and associations to instate membership cards. The board will consider the idea.
Advertising
There will be an increased mention of the additional qualification, e.g. through homepage links, catalogue inserts or articles in professional magazines.
The next symposium and membership meeting will take place in Berlin from the 7th to the 8th of November 2014. The topic has not been decided yet.
The meeting closed at 19.55

____________________         ______________________
Prof. Dr. Krista Mertens          Axel Wiese
(chair of the meeting)            (minute taker)

 

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