Statute Reform Vote Results

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Between June and October 2008 members of the EAFP had the opportunity to vote upon a number of proposed reforms to the EAFP statutes on the EAFP message board.

The results of these polls are as follows

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Should a Student Members Officer post be created?

VOTES CAST - 14

'YES' VOTES - 2

'NO' VOTES - 12

MAJORITY RECOMMONDATION - A Student Members Officer post should not be created.

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Should the post of Publications Officer be replaced with that of Communications Officer?

VOTES CAST - 14

'YES' VOTES - 5

'NO' VOTES - 9

MAJORITY RECOMMONDATION - The post of Publications Officer should not be replaced with that of Communications Officer.

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Should the posts of Secretary and Treasurer be combined into a single post entitled "Secretary-Treasurer"

VOTES CAST - 14

'YES' VOTES - 3

'NO' VOTES - 11

MAJORITY RECOMMONDATION - The posts of Secretary and Treasurer should remain as seperate offices.

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Should the post of Vice-President be replaced with that of a President-Elect?

VOTES CAST - 13

'YES' VOTES - 3

'NO' VOTES - 10

MAJORITY RECOMMONDATION - The post of Vice President should remain.

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Should the tenure of a EAFP Council members term of office be reduced from 4 years to 2 years?

VOTES CAST - 14

'YES' VOTES - 2

'NO' VOTES - 12

MAJORITY RECOMMONDATION - That the length of a term of office for an EAFP Council member should continue to be 4 years.

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Should the EAFP statutes be changed to make references to our biennial international conferences?

VOTES CAST - 13

'YES' VOTES - 6

'NO' VOTES - 7

MAJORITY RECOMMONDATION - The EAFP statutes need not make references to our biennial international conferences.

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Should the stated objectives of the EAFP be changed from

"The objectives of the Association are to promote exchange of knowledge and coordination of research related to fish and shellfish pathology."

to

"The objectives of the Association are to promote rapid exchange of scientific knowledge, information and opinion in the field of fish and shellfish pathology, as well as aquaculture, to facilitate research networks related to fish and shellfish pathology, and to promote broader interest in fish and shellfish health and pathology."

 

VOTES CAST - 14

'YES' VOTES - 6

'NO' VOTES - 8

MAJORITY RECOMMONDATION - The stated objectives of the EAFP should remain as they are written currently in the statutes.

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Should the statutes formally state that Branch Officers are elected by the membership of the respective country through the EAFP General Secretary?

VOTES CAST - 14

'YES' VOTES - 8

'NO' VOTES - 6

MAJORITY RECOMMONDATION - The statutes should be amended to explicitly state that Branch Officers are elected by the membership of the respective country through the EAFP General Secretary.

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Should the EAFP statutes be changed to allow the Council to form committees comprising regular or student members as appropriate to assist in the management and development of the Association?

VOTES CAST - 13

'YES' VOTES - 8

'NO' VOTES - 5

MAJORITY RECOMMONDATION - The statutes should be amended to allow Council to form committees of members to assist in the management and development of the Association.

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Should the EAFP statutes be changed to allow sustaining members to send 5 representatives to EAFP Conferences at the individual full member rate?

VOTES CAST - 12

'YES' VOTES - 8

'NO' VOTES - 4

MAJORITY RECOMMONDATION - The statutes should be changed to allow sustaining members to send 5 representatives to EAFP Conferences at the individual full member rate.