Presidents report

There are two subjects which I would like to focus on in my report.

1. The level of communication between conferences. I feel strongly that we need to reactivate the National branches and encourage better communication between branches at regional level. As Board members responsible for different regions globally, we need to discuss how best this could be carried out. We need to feed ideas and information through from those regions/branches to the Global Forum and strengthen the content on our website. As I said in my message to Global Forum: "Another school term has passed and we are now thinking of all the things we promised to do. Every year we leave the conference with good intentions. Lets make it our New Year resolution to carry out our promised actions. These resolutions should be at every level: from the students who promised to email other students; teachers who said they would email their ideas to other teachers; and Board and Council members who agreed to complete certain tasks to bring the organisation forward. " Perhaps, we can think about Regional websites with a specific focus e.g. Africa or Asia.

2. The Alumni Council: I am very encouraged by the progress being made on this front. The young people involved are those who will keep the organisation going into the future. We must continue to give them every support.

I resign my term of office at the end of the conference in Denmark after 6 years since I was nominated in Italy. I have enjoyed my experiences in Greece, Kenya, Poland, Oregon and Hong Kong. I thank you all for your support and look forward to continuing in some role into the future. I wish my successor well.
Finally, I must add my good wishes to Cris. It won't be the same without you present to add your considered comments.