IFLRY General Assembly, Athens, November 25th-28th , 2021
++++ GA and Conference Programme is now available ++++
IFLRY will hold its 49th General Assembly in Athens from the 25th of November until the 28th of November 2021. The General Assembly will gather member organisations from all over the world. The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body of IFLRY and will among other things deal with:
- Resolutions
- Membership Applications
- Finances
- Elections of Vice-Presidents
- Freedom Award
The event will be co-hosted by Young Liberals of Greece and supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. Together with YLG, we will also organize a one-day conference (tba)
Registration for the General Assembly + Conference can be found here.
Make sure to register by the 17th of October! Contact your international officer to learn about the possibilities you have for attending the event on behalf of your member organisation. We will accept applications on a rolling basis every week, so the sooner you register, the sooner you can go ahead and book tickets.
Each MO is guaranteed as many spots as they have votes in the General Assembly. Should an MO wish to send more delegates, please let us know via statutoryevent@iflry.org as soon as possible, so that we are aware and can jointly find a solution. In this case, we will confirm the delegates by the deadline of October 17th. Please do not book any travel until your participation has been confirmed.
Participation fee and accommodation
The participation fee is 150 Euros. This will cover accommodation for the nights of 25th – 28th of November (Three nights), and meals according to the schedule which will be published at a later stage.
If you live in Athens or for other reasons do not need accommodation, the participation fee is 80 euros. *
OBS: You have to secure your accommodation and food if you are planning to stay extra days in Athens.
* These rates are still subject to changes until the 17th of October 2021
We will also open the option of participating online in this GA
Visas
Unfortunately, IFLRY is not able to cover any visa costs. Remember to check if you need a visa to enter Greece. You can find visa information here. Please contact the IFLRY Office (statutoryevent@iflry.org) in case you need a support letter.
Travel reimbursement
There will be no travel reimbursement available for the IFLRY General Assembly and Conference. However, the IFLRY Office is able to provide you with a cover/support letter, should you wish to privately fund-raise your travel.
Vice-presidents elections
The 49th GA will also include the elections for Vice-Presidents (one-year term).
In order to be a candidate, you have to submit a written nomination from a full member organization to office@iflry.org. You may also submit a letter of motivation and a CV. If you have questions about the positions, please get in touch with the current Bureau or auditors.
The deadline for Vice-president Nominations is on the 28th of October.
IFLRY Freedom Award
IFLRY’s 10th Freedom Award will be given out at the 49th General Assembly in Athens. The award honors individuals or organizations that have shown an outstanding commitment to liberal values in the past year. Nomination letters should be submitted by Member Organisations only and sent to our Vice-President Yevheniia (yevheniia.fedotova@iflry.org) before October 1st 23:59 CET.
Membership applications
If your organisation is not yet a member organisation of IFLRY, but you want to attend, please send an e-mail to the IFLRY secretariat (statutoryevent@iflry.org) with a description of your organisation before filling out this form. The deadline for submitting your complete application is November 11th. You can find the membership criteria here.
Solidarity Fund and reduced membership fee applications
To apply for solidarity fund please click here
To apply for a reduced membership fee please click here
Deadlines & timeline overview
Timeline (all dates are 11:59 PM CET Berlin time unless indicated otherwise). See also: Statutes & Rules of Procedure
Deadlines
1st of October
- Deadline for IFLRY Freedom Award Nominations
17th of October
- Deadline for Registration
28th of October
- Draft Program
- Draft Agenda
- Draft Budget 2022
- Deadlines for amendments to the Statutes & Rules of Procedure
- Deadline for Manifesto Amendments
- Deadline for Motions to Suspend and Disaffiliate Member Organisations
- Deadline for nominations to the positions of Vice-presidents.
11th of November
- Membership Applications
- Deadline for Resolutions
- Bureau and office Reports
- Interim Annual Report
- Auditors Report (circulate via E-Mail)
- Financial Report (circulate via E-Mail)
- Motions to suspend (circulate via E-Mail)
- Motions to expel (circulate via E-Mail)
- Deadline for Reduced Membership Fees Applications (circulate via E-Mail)
- Deadline for Solidarity Fund Applications (circulate via E-Mail)
18th of November
- Resolutions published
- Manifesto amendments published
- Membership applications published
24th of November
- Deadline for Amendments to the Resolutions (24 hours before the start of the GA) (please find the template here)
- Deadline for Urgency Resolutions (before the GA begins)
All proposals by Member Organisations should be sent to the IFLRY office by e-mail: statutoryevent@iflry.org