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IFRRO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2009

Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo
Thursday 22 October, 2009

08:30 – 09:00

 

REGISTRATION

09:00 - 09:45

 

1. OPENING ITEMS
1.1 Welcome and opening by IFRRO President Ms. Magdalena Vinent
1.2 Welcome and opening by Norwegian Minister of Culture

09:45 – 09.55

 

2. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
2.1 Approval of the Agenda
2.2 Verification of quorum of votes
2.3 Approval of Minutes of AGM 2008, Montego Bay
2.4 Membership issues. Announcement of new RROs

09:55 – 10:15

 

3. BOARD REPORT BY PRESIDENT

10:15 – 10:45

 

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 – 11:30

 

4. STRATEGIC ISSUES
4.1 RROs and Access to content by Visually Impaired
4.2 RRO Business cases for the digital arena
4.3 Repertoire Exchange Mandate (REM) implementation
4.4 Notice program under the Authors Guild / AAP settlement with Google
4.5 Other strategic issues

11:30 – 11:45

 

5. FINANCIAL MATTERS
5.1 Approval of Audited Accounts 2008-09
5.2 Approval of Budget 2009-2010

11:45 – 12:00

 

6. IFRRO DEVELOPMENT FUND
6.1 Report by Treasurer
6.2 Budget Development Fund 2009-10

12:00 – 12:45

 

7. STATUS REPORTS

12:45

 

CLOSE OF AGM

13:00 – 14:30

 

LUNCH BREAK

14:30 – 15:30

 

IFRRO – 25 YEARS OF ENABLING ACCESS

15:30

 

ANNIVERSARY COCKTAIL

     
 

Download the agenda as a pdf file

     

News

Monday Kopinor hosted an international seminar titled Human Rights, Authors’ Rights and Publishers’ Rights. The seminar was chaired by Prof. Helge Rønning, who is also chair of the Kopinor Board.

The detailed program for the Regional seminar and Digital Issues Forum on Wednesday is now published. The title of the conference is: Providing Access to Content in a Changing Environment.

For delegates who are staying Friday in Oslo, we have a special offer. Kopinor has reserved tickets to the dance performance When Clarity Visits in the Opera house. This World premiere is a part of the Oslo International Dance Festival.

On Monday, 19 October, Kopinor will host an international seminar in Oslo. The seminar will be held at The House of Literature, Oslo's vibrant and exciting meeting place for culture and debate.

- IFRRO celebrates its 25 years anniversary this year. The event will also mark the AGM 2009 among other things with a special session dedicated to IFRRO, its history and future perspectives of enabling access.

With these words, the President of IFRRO, Magdalena Vinent, and Olav Stokkmo, Chief Executive, invites the IFRRO community to the AGM in Oslo.

- It is with great pleasure I wish you welcome to IFRRO’s Annual General Meeting in October. These are the words of Yngve Slettholm, the Executive Director of Kopinor, as the official AGM website is launched.

President of IFRRO, Magdalena Vinent, and Olav Stokkmo, Chief Executive, have issued a preliminary announcement inviting the IFRRO community to the 38th General Meeting of IFRRO.