The Executive Board of the League

Terms of reference

For all matters, the Board refers to the Internal Rules of the Belgian Aeromodeling League and its Statutes.

Chair

The Board of the Belgian Aeromodeling League is chaired by a person nominated annually among its members. Look at their portraits ...

Members

For the current year, the members of the Board are as follows:

• Four members nominated by the VML
• Willy De Maertelaere (Chairman of the Board)
• Vincent Van Opstal
• Dirk Van Lint
• Pascal Den Haese
• Four members nominated by the AAM
• Gérard Proot
• Paulette Halleux
• Jean-François Lothaire
• Jean-Pierre Vandamme
  

The board annually designates the persons in charge of the Chair of the Sports Commission, the treasury, the secretariat and the session reporter. All members ot the Board have one vote when decisions have to be taken. Decisions are taken on the basis of the absolute majority.

• Other members of the Board for 2006:
  • Chairman of the VML : Arthur Duchesne
  • Chairman of the AAM : Gérard Proot
  • Chairman of the Sports Commission : Robert Herzog
  • Treasurer : Jean-Luc Dufour

Address of the treasurer : Zwartkloosterstraat 49 2800 Mechelen

Duties

The duties of the Board are the general duties as defined by the Belgian law about non-profit associations. Among others, the Board has to :

• approve annually the programmes of sport sections, based on a report by the chairman of the Sports Commission
• approve the expenditures for the day-by-day management of the association, and among others
  • the payment of the fees to the associations of which the League is currently member
  • the fees to add Belgian contests to the International Contest Calendar ot the CIAM
  • the fees to register Belgian teams in Continental of World FAI Championships

Meetings

The Board meets whenever necessary, but in principle at least :

• at the end of the Annual General Meeting of the Associate Members, to designate the people in charge of the various key functions of Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Session Reporter, Chairman of the Sports Committee
• a few times during the year, as judged appropriate to efficiently manage the association
• towards the end of the year, to prepare the next Annual General Meeting