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Administrative Council - Vacancies 1st August 2008
 
 
There will be vacancies on the Administratitive Council this year as some members will be standing down by rotation.
It is very important that ISSA has a strong and vibrant Council which is representative of its members. In order to reduce the commitment and cost of being a member of the Council, the mid-yearr meeting haqs been dropped, but Council members will be asked to try and attend the majority of AGMs during their period of office. Most of the ISSA business is carried out by email and this is the area where Council members will be expected to make the greatest contribution, along with telephone meetings via Skype, which is a free service.
 
If you are interested in standing for election (even if you will not be able to attend this year's AGM), please email Ralph with your details.
  
 
ISSA Conference & AGM 1st August 2008
 
 
Martin Pryor, Markus Greissler and Ralph Tingle are meeting in Medemblik, Holland this weekend to discuss the arrangements for the Conference and AGM in Vienna on 7th October 2008.
Full details of the arrangements will be posted on the web site after the meeting
 
If you are coming to the AGM or would like any items to be raised, please email Ralph ISSA@SailingSchools.org
  
Membership Certificates & Certificates of Achievement 27th July 2008
 
 
If you have paid your subscriptions for 2007/08, you should have received your new certificates by email
The Membership Certificate shows that you are a fully paid up member of ISSA and will be re-issued each year
The Student Certificates have been re-designed to give greater prominence to your school and also allow you to award certificates up to Level 3
 
If you have not received your certificates, please email Ralph ISSA@SailingSchools.org
  
Membership Subscriptions

6th June 2008

 
 
Membership fees for 2007/8 are now due

Payment of invoices must be received no later than 30th June 2008

If payment is not received by this date, member details will be removed from the ISSA web site

If payment is not received by the Annual General Meeting, membership of ISSA will be withdrawn

Le paiement de ces cotisations doit être reçu au plus tard le 30 JUIN 2008

Si le paiement n'est pas reçu à cette date, les informations figurant sur le site de l'ISSA seront effacées

Si le paiement n'est pas reçu avant la date de l'Assemblée Générale, l'assiciation ne peut participer aux votes.

El pago de esta factura debemos recibirlo antes del 30 de Junio del 2008.

En caso de no haber recibido el pago en esa fecha, los datos de contacto de vuestra Entidad deberán ser retirados del sitio web de la ISSA.

En caso de no recibir este pago antes de la Reunión General Anual de la ISSA en Otoño 2008, deberá anularse la afiliación de su Entidad a la ISSA.

Il saldo di questa fattura, relativa alla Quota associativa ISSA, dovrà pervenire non oltre il 30 Giugno 2008. 

Se il saldo non perverrà entro tale giorno, i dati del membro saranno rimossi dal sito Web.

Se il saldo non perverrà entro la Annuale Asembea Generale (AG meeting) il membro sarà depennato.

 
 
ISSA Newsletter

6th June 2008

 
 
Click here for the May 2008 Newsletter
 
 
2008 Annual General Meeting 11th March 2008
 
 
The Annual General Meeting will be held on 7th October 2008 in Vienna, Austria
Our Vice President, Markus Griessler is organising the meeting and further information will be available at a later date. Hope to see you there!!
 
 
 
Barcelona Annual General Meeting & Council Agendas 30th October 2007
 
 
Click to download copy of the agendas for the Annual General Meeting and Administrative Council meeting.
The AC meeting will will be held immediately after the AGM and all ISSA members are welcome to attend
  
The Conference, AGM & AC meetings will all take place in one of the conference halls at the Barcelona Boat Show. Conference instructions and passes to gain free access to the Boat Show and ISSA event will be issued at the Welcome Dinner at the Restaurante Txalaparta on Friday evening at 20:00hrs - see you all there!!
 
 
Barcelona Conference Programme & Travel

28th October 2007

 
 
Hi Everyone
Click to download copy of the Conference Programme and Travel Directions
  
The conference fee for delegates will be 20 € which will include Friday evening meal, conference fee, coffee breaks, entry fee for the boat show, etc.
Friday evening will be a non formal dinner based on some of the typical Spanish "tapas" sort of meals. So you should expect tasting several different specialties, moving around (no tables or chairs) which will allow all of us to freely interact with one another. Of course, some Spanish wine and other drinks will be available as well.
Guests will be charged 20 € for the Friday evening meal
If we decide to have a Saturday dinner all together, we can discuss later but it will be an extra cost.  
  
I will be arriving in Barcelona on Wednesday evening 31st October and will be staying at the Hotel Catalonia-Castellnou.
  
I suggest that for those staying at the Hotel Castellnou, we meet on Friday in the hotel bar at 19:00hrs
 
EBay Certificate FRAUD!!!!!

12th October 2007

 
 
Someone has been trying to sell ISSA Level 1 certificates on EBay 
  
THIS IS A FRAUD AND IS NOT APPROVED BY ISSA!!
  
Any sensible person will realise that  buying a certificate without being examined is wrong.
Also, who would buy a piece of paper for €299 which simply declares that you have 400 hours sailing experience??
  
The EBay auction has now ended and thank you to all those people who emailed the ISSA office
 
Barcelona Conference & AGM November 2nd/4th

2nd October 2007

 
 
This years annual conference and AGM is being hosted by Federació Catalana de Vela in Barcelona.  FCV have been working very hard to organise the event on behalf of ISSA and it promises to be an excellent weekend, with the conference & AGM being held in the same venue as the Barcelona Internation Boat Show.
 
Email Ralph Tingle issa@sailingschools.org to register as a delegate and book a place at the conference dinner on Friday 2nd November
 
Members are requested to make their own arrangements for acommodation. More information about the programme  and suggested hotels are available here 
 
Translators Required

2nd October 2007

 
 
Sorry but the new site is only available in English. We need members to volunteer to translate the English web site into French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and any other main languages. If you have the time to translate the new web site and keep it up to date, please email Ralph issa@sailingschools.org  
 
Access to Members Room

2nd October 2007

 
 
The new web site means that existing members will need to re-register with their email address, your previous logon & password will not work. Access to the new Members Room is not automated as we need to check that your membership is up to date.
When you have registered, you will receive an email confirming that you have approval to access the Members Room
 
New ISSA Web Site Launched

2nd October 2007

 
 
Welcome to the new web site. Hope you like the new look and content. 
Please email issa@sailingschools.orgwith your comments