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WVA InformationWVA Newsletter No. 22 – August 2010
WVA Newsletter No. 21 – June 2010
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Presidents' Assembly in Paris
The opportunity was also used to pay tribute to the former staff of the Copenhagen WVA Secretariat, namely Birgitte Sorensen, Lars Holsaae and Annette Lychau Petersen. WVA, wanting to improve its profile and visibility, aims to hold its World Veterinary Congress more frequently. As such, it was planned for the next WVC's to be in 2011 (Cape Town, South Africa), 2013 (Prague, Czech Republic) and 2015 (Istanbul, Turkey). During the WVC, in addition to the Council and PA meeting, WVA will start organising in close collaboration with organisations such as OIE, FAO and WHO, a World Veterinary Summit. Prof JP Chary presented the Vet2011 project, aimed to mark the 250 world anniversary of veterinary education and veterinary medicine. The official opening will take place on 24 January in Versailles, France and the closing session will take place during the World Veterinary Summit at the WVC 2011 in Cape Town. All veterinary associations are invited to celebrate Vet2011!
20th Meeting of the WVA Council
"What is the economic value of the veterinary profession", "Where does WVA want to go?" and "What should be our priorities in the next years" are the principal questions discussed in order to prepare a 2010 - 2015 Strategy for the Presidents' Assembly (PA). Further discussion will take place in the PA the next days in order to get the strategy finalised for the WVA Cape Town PA. The Council also worked further on the policy papers on Responsible and prudent use of Antimicrobials and Veterinary Education. The main aim is to have the policies consistent and supportive of the general WVA strategy. WVA input and goals for the next World conference on veterinary education will take place from 12-16 May, 2011, in Lyon to the second world conference. Other issues discussed where the WVA financial situation, the World Veterinary Day award and membership proposals."
Presidents’ Assembly MeetingTo be held on Saturday 22 May 2010, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the OIE Headquarters, 12 rue de Prony, Paris, France Discussions on the WVA Policies and Positions will include cover the Responsible and prudent use of Antimicrobials and Veterinary Education. There will be a report about the renewing of the former policies/positions. The WVA Constitution and By-Laws will also be examined. Plans for the World Veterinary Congresses in 2011 and 2013 will be discussed. Communication reports will cover the Website and Newsletter and World Veterinary Day. The WVA History Project will also be reported. Coverage of the Presidents’ Assembly meeting will appear on the website and in the June editiion of the WVA Newsletter.
New WVA leaflet
Members are encouraged to download the pamplet and distribute it electronically and in printed format to their members and other interested readers.
President Tjeerd Jorna Visits the Chinese Veterinary Medical Association
On the morning of the 5th of May, Dr Jorna had a meeting with the President of CVMA Dr Jia Youling, Secretary General Dr.Zhang Zhongqiu, Vice Secretary General Wang Qingbo, Mrs. Huang Xiangyang, Deputy Secretary General, Chen Wei, Director Liaison Department and Wei Ying Coordinator Liaison Department. President Dr Jia Youling explained the Structure of the CVMA, the Bylaws and the Organizational Structure of CVMA and also the structure of the veterinary profession in China. The CVMA was founded on 28th October 2009. The Bylaws are comparable with Constitution and Bylaws of other Veterinary Associations in the World. The CVMA structure exists of the National Conference of Member representatives, the Council, the Executive Council, 9 branches that have to be installed definitively in October 2010 and the Secretariat. The veterinary profession in China is impressive for over 1 million veterinarians including the students. The profession is divided into 200,000 veterinary practitioners compensated by the government, 600,000 practitioners in the rural area compensated by government subsidies and the veterinarians in research, teaching, special committees and veterinary enterprises. The main production animals are the pigs and poultry, but dairy cattle and the companion animal sectors are growing quickly.
WVA President Jorna Visiting Chinese Veterinary Medical Association
Dr Jorna wants to learn about the veterinary profession in China. He is going to introduce the WVA to the CVMA and tell their members about the WVA strategy and policies. With WVA Congresses in 2011 and 2013, Dr Jorna wants to encourage Chinese veterinarians to participate in both congresses and also the forthcoming Presidents’ Assembly to be held in Paris on Friday the 21st of May 2010. Dr Jorna will be encouraging the CVMA to become active members of the WVA.
Extra-ordinary Presidents’ Assembly
On behalf of WVA president, Dr Tjeerd Jorna, it is my pleasure to invite you to an extra-ordinary meeting of the WVA Presidents’ Assembly. This meeting will be held in the head office of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), 12 rue de Prony in Paris, on Saturday 22 May 2010, i.e. the day before the opening of the OIE General Session. The meeting will start at 10:00 am and finish around 5:00 pm. In this meeting the Executive Committee would like to up date you on the current developments and activities in WVA. The EXCOM will also inform you about its ideas for the future, more in particular the WVA Strategy, the organisation of the World Veterinary Congress and the internal organisation. The main goal of the meeting is to have an open discussion about these plans. Your views and ideas will be highly appreciated. Formal proposals for voting and adoption are planned for the regular Presidents’ Assembly, which will be held in October 2011 in Cape Town(South Africa). In case you would be unable to attend the meeting, we recommend you to appoint a substitute. In such event we strongly advise you to choose a substitute who is well informed and able to act on your behalf. Attached below you will also find the Agenda for the meeting as well as a registration form and a substitute form. Looking forward to meeting you in Paris, Attachments:
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Dr Tjeerd Jorna is travelling to Beijing on his first visit to The Peoples Republic of China where he will meet Mr Jia Youling and the members of the Chinese Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA).