Europäische Stanzform Union e.V.
I n v i t a t i o n
to the General Meeting of the
European Diemaker Association e.V. (ESU)
Dear members,
we hereby cordially invite you to the General Meeting of the
European Diemaker Association e.V. (ESU), Neusser Str. 26, 40667 Meerbusch, Germany.
The meeting will take place on
September 20, 2024, at 9:30 AM CET Online via Zoom
The meeting will be held in English.
By September 18, 2024, we will provide you with the handouts via email and for download on our homepage.
By September 18, 2024, you will receive another email with your personal dial-in details for the virtual general meeting. If you do not receive this email by September 19, 2024, please request your access details from: d.reucher@esuinfo.org.
If, after opening the general meeting on September 20, 2024, at 9:30 AM, we find that less than 50% of the voting members are participating, the assembly will be deemed inquorate. The meeting will then take place, in accordance with the bylaws, 30 minutes later with the same agenda. The general meeting will then be quorate regardless of the number of members logged in.
For further information, please refer to the agenda, which is an integral part of this invitation.
Meerbusch, May 17, 2024
Martin Rönngard Frédéric Ohmes von Mertens Fabien Seguinet Marcel Tigchelaar Jennifer Dussault
1. Chairman 2. Chairman 3. Chairman Treasurer Secretary
Agenda for the General Meeting of ESU on September 20, 2024
1) Opening and Welcome
2) Determination of Quorum and Number of Voting Members
3) Approval of the Agenda and Any Amendments to the Agenda
4) Election of an Election Committee
5) Approval of the Minutes of the Last General Meeting in Amsterdam (published in the ESU Magazine, Issue 03-2023, and on the ESU website, see also the attachment at the end of the handout).
6) Report of the Board of Directors
7) Reports from the Regions
• Germany
• Switzerland
The reports will be presented in a brief summary this year due to the unusual medium of a virtual conference. If the
national associations have prepared a report, you will find it in your handout.
8) Financial Report 2023, Development of the Budget Plan 2024, Presentation of the Budget Plan 2025
9) Report of the Auditors
10.1) Discussion of the Reports and Approval of the Financial Report 2023 and the Budget Plan 2025
10.2) Discharge of the Board of Directors
11) New Elections, Re-election is Possible
• Secretary
12) Resolution on the Amount of Membership Fees for 2025
13) Information on the Technology Forum 2025
14) Proposal/Determination of the Venue and Date for the Next ESU General Meeting 2025
15) Miscellaneous
Notes:
Motions to the General Meeting and proposals for additional agenda items must be submitted to the board in writing and with justification at least 15 days before the date of the General Meeting in accordance with the bylaws §9.4.
If you have proposals for the elections of the positions to be elected, these must also be submitted at least 15 days before the date so that we can incorporate them into the preliminary votes/elections.
Meerbusch, May 17, 2024
Martin Rönngard Frédéric Ohmes von Mertens Fabien Seguinet Marcel Tigchelaar Jennifer Dussault
1. Chairman 2. Chairman 3. Chairman Treasurer Secretary