World Lebanese Cultural Union
Subject: World Council Meeting in Mexico from November 15th to November 18th, 07
— Program Modified —
Due to the important events taking place in our beloved motherland, and the various challenges and obligations facing us, it is our duty and our privilege to call for the first World Council meeting after the 15th world congress.
Your participation is extremely significant to discuss together how to face these important issues, as well as to follow up Sao Paulo resolutions, and the WLCU Delegation visit to Lebanon this summer.
The meeting shall take place in the city of Mexico on November 16th and 17th 07.
No more Celebration in Veracruz because the inauguration of the Emigrant Monument was delayed by the Governor as it could not be achieved on time.
The National Council in Mexico in general, and Mr Alejandro Kuri particularly want to take care of all the attendants : transfer from the airport to the hotel, reservation in the hotel, … thus he asked that attendents inform us about their participation and their arrival flight details.
PLEASE SEND YOUR ANSWER TO THE SECRETARIAT GENERAL BEFORE OCTOBER 30TH.
Agenda :
– Panorama of the WLCU delegation visit to Lebanon during summer 07.
– Agreement with the Lebanese Ministry of education about the arabic language teaching project.
– The Emigrant card decided by the Lebanese Government.
– Follow up of the WLCU request concerning the right to vote of the Lebanese abroad.
Please bring your suggestions about all the following points :
– Rewrite the Mission statements of all the Committees and functions inside the WLCU and add them to the Bylaws, and inform all the Current and future officers and members about them.
– Add new Committees to World Council to cover all the domains and to become more active.
– Improve the financing of the WLCU (the amount of the cotisations is not enough to cover the current project).
– Creation of a Discount Card in the name of the WLCU, to use all around the world (Hotels, Lebanese Restaurants, Lebanese food shops, …) : try to bring partners and suppliers.
– Discussion of the propositions made by the Bylaws amendments Committee decided in Sao Paulo.
– Improve the communication process.
– Put an agenda of the visits of the World President to all the Regions, including the Middle east countries.
– Try to make a partnership with Gebran Khalil Gebran committee in celebration Gebran’s year in 2008 (1883- 2008), it is a good way to show our cultural face to all the Diaspora specially to the descent.
– Follow up of the creation of Regional committees for the Ladies and prepare their World Meeting in Brazil.
– Campaign to sensitize the Lebanese abroad to be registered in the Lebanese Civil statue Records.
– Statistics about the Lebanese and Lebanese descendants who are members of the Parliaments or the Governments of the hosting countries.
– Follow up of the NGO file : Unesco, UN, ….
– Follow up of the Campaign of equipment of Ain Ebel Hospital.
– To adopt the EMIGRANTE STATUE of Mexico (Veracruz) as the prototype of the Lebanese emigrant and to ask every region to erect one in the capital and later in other cities.
– Follow up the respect of the application of the bylaws by all the National and regional councils concerning the mandates, elections, …
– Annual cotisations of 2007.
Program:
Thursday 15 : Arrival to Mexico City Itnl airport and transfer to the Hotel.
(Hotel details will be delivered soon).
Friday 16: Breakfast at hotel
Transportation to Club Libanes (Glaciar, the new one)
World meeting (Morning session, 4 hrs)
Lunch at club
World meeting (after noon session, 3 hrs)
Dinner at Villa Maria
Saturday 17 : Breakfast at hotel
Day 2 of the World Council.
Saturday 18 : Breakfast at hotel
Mass in the honor of the WLCU.
Lunch at Centro Libanes (hermes, the old one)
Meetings if necessary
Leaving in the evening
We thank The National Council of Mexico who will host the World Council, in collaboration with the Regional Council of Latin America.
All the Regional Councils Presidents and the Regional Councils secretaries general are invited to be sure that all the concerned officers got this Memorandum
World President World Secretary General
Elie Hakme 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 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.
