World Lebanese Cultural Union
To: Members of the World Council
To the WLCU officers and Members (for information only)
Following the Invitation announced on August 30th to attend the next WLCU World Council in Victoria – Canada in 27 and 28 of October 2006 We would like to update you with some new information:
Details about the travel :
The city of Victoria, where our World Council will take place, is the capital of the procince situated in an island called Vancouver Island (5 times the size of Lebanon with a population of 500.000 ), there is an airport in victoria, but it is not an international one.
The main city in the province of British Columbia is VANCOUVER ,
the main airport is the Vancouver International Airport (YVR),
You should book your trip mainly to Vancouver and ask your travel agent to book from Vancouver to Victoria,
or
book your trip to Toronto, Calgary or Montreal then change to Victoria.
More details about the World Council Agenda :
In addition to the points already annouced in the previous email, we suggest you to send us any point you wish to add to the Time Table of the World Council.
New points :
– To put in agreement the World Constitution and bylaws with the Chapters and State Councils ones which could avoid a lot of problems in the future.
– To Review the rules of using the proxies (please prepare your suggestions)
– With an aim of taking part in the rebuilding of South Lebanon, The WLCU decided to launch a worldwide campain to contribute towards the one million dollars project aiming to buy new equipments for Ain Ebel hospital.
(‘see details in seperate article)
World President World Secretary General
Anise Garabet Georges Abi Raad
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For more information see below the World Council article in the Bylaws.
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Article 17: The World Council is comprised of:
– The World President, the Vice-Presidents, the World Treasurer and the Vocals.
– The Secretariat General, which includes the World Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary General the Regional Secretaries General, Assistant Secretary General for Administrative Affairs, the Assistant Secretary General for Financial Affairs and the Assistant Secretary General for Committees Affairs, without a right to vote
– Presidents of National and State Councils.
– Chairmen of the Committees of Geographical Regions
– The Chairman of the World Council for Youth.
– The Chairman of the Committee for Ladies of Lebanese Descent.
– The President of Council on Foreign Affairs
– The Chairman of the Committee of International Relations.
– The Chairman of the Communications Committee
– The Chairman of the Social Affairs Committee
– The Chairman of the Cultural and Heritage Affairs Committee
– The Chairman of The Business and Economics Committee
Article 18: Authority of the World Council
(A) The World Council shall have the power to:
(i) Supervise the implementation of the decisions of the World Conference by the executive organizations of WLCU.
(ii) Study, discuss and approve the annual budget of WLCU.
(iii) Make the necessary recommendations and decisions to be applied by the executive organizations of WLCU.
(B) Call World Conference meetings to be held in ordinary and extraordinary sessions (Article 15-a).
(C) The World Council will, under normal circumstances, meet once a year in Lebanon or elsewhere, as specified in the call to the meeting. The World President will call for the meeting by way of the World Secretariat General. An extraordinary assembly of the World Council will be held upon a request by the World President, or upon a recommendation made to the President by the Secretariat General or by any of the committees of the geographical regions.
The President will decide on the recommendation within one month from the date of having received it. Within one month from having accepted to call a meeting, the President shall call for the meeting of the World Council
(D) The World President shall chair the meeting and shall be assisted by the World Secretary General and by six auditors appointed by the President, each auditor representing one of the 6 geographical regions.
(E) A quorum is attained in the first session by the attendance of half of the invited members plus one; otherwise by attendees of the second session, irrespective of their number, which will be held, under normal circumstances, within two hours of the posted time of the first meeting.
(F) Decisions shall be taken by an affirmative vote by the absolute majority of the attending delegates and voting shall be made by hand raising, subject to the provisions of article16.
(G) Each eligible member to the World Council is permitted representation at any session of the World Council by a delegate of his/her choice, chosen from the members of the organization over which he/she presides. He/she shall empower the chosen delegate with a written authorization for the specific session. The authorization shall bear the stamp of the organization and the signature of its president.
