General Assembly 2022 – Amsterdam

IFLRY General Assembly, Amsterdam, November 24th-27th, 2022

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IFLRY will hold its 51st General Assembly in Amsterdam from the 24th until the 27th of November 2022. The General Assembly will gather member organizations from all over the world. The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body of IFLRY and will among other things deal with:

• Resolutions
• Membership Applications
• Finances
• Election of the bureau
• Freedom Award

The event will be co-hosted by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and Democrats 66 (D66).

Registration for the General Assembly can be found here.

Make sure to register by the 15th of September! Contact your international officer to learn about the possibilities you have for attending the event on behalf of your member organization. We will accept applications on a rolling basis every week, so the sooner you register, the sooner you can go ahead and book tickets.

Each MO is guaranteed as many spots as they have votes in the General Assembly. Should an MO wish to send more delegates, please let us know via statutoryevent@iflry.org as soon as possible, so that we are aware and can jointly find a solution. In this case, we will confirm the delegates by the regular deadline. Please do not book any travel until your participation has been confirmed.

Participation fee and accommodation

The participation fee is 200 Euros. This will cover accommodation for the nights of 24th-27th of November (Three nights), and meals according to the schedule which will be published at a later stage.

If you live in Amsterdam or for other reasons do not need accommodation, the participation fee is 100 Euros.

OBS: You have to secure your accommodation and food if you are planning to stay extra days in Amsterdam.

There will also be an option to participate in the GA online.

Visas

Unfortunately, IFLRY is not able to cover any visa costs. Remember to check if you need a visa to enter the Netherlands. You can find visa information here. Please contact the IFLRY Office (statutoryevent@iflry.org) if you need a support letter.

Travel reimbursement

There will be no travel reimbursement available for the IFLRY General Assembly. However, the IFLRY Office is able to provide you with a cover/support letter, should you wish to privately fund-raise your travel.

Bureau and Auditor elections

The 51st GA will also include the elections for a new Bureau and two new Auditors! In the Bureau, the following positions are up for election:

• President (two year term)
• Secretary General (two year term)
• Treasurer (two year term)
• Four (4) Vice Presidents (one year term)

In order to be a candidate you have to submit a written nomination from a full member organization to office@iflry.org. You may also submit a letter of motivation and a CV. If you have questions about the positions, please get in touch with the current Bureau or auditors.

Deadline for Bureau nominations is on the 24th of October

The returning officers shall announce the deadline for nominations for auditors during the GA.

IFLRY Freedom Award

IFLRY’s 11th Freedom Award will be given out at the 51st General Assembly in Amsterdam. The award honors individuals or organizations that have shown an outstanding commitment to liberal values in the past year. Nomination letters should be submitted by Member Organisations only and sent to our Vice-President Yevheniia (yevheniia.fedotova@iflry.org) before October 1st 23:59 CET.

Membership applications

If your organization is not yet a member organization of IFLRY, but you want to attend, please send an e-mail to the IFLRY secretariat (statutoryevent@iflry.org) with a description of your organization before filling out this form. You can find the membership criteria here.

Solidarity Fund and reduced membership fee applications

To apply for solidarity fund please click here

To apply for a reduced membership fee please click here

Deadlines & timeline overview

Timeline (all dates are 11:59 PM CET Berlin time unless indicated otherwise). See also: Statutes & Rules of Procedure

15th of September

• Deadline for Registration

1st of October

• Deadline participation fee payment
• Deadline for IFLRY Freedom Award Nominations

24th of October

• Deadline for nominations for positions of the Bureau
• Deadline for amendments to the Statutes & Rules of Procedure
• Deadline for Manifesto Amendments
• Deadline for Motions to Suspend and Disaffiliate Member Organizations
• Draft Program
• Draft Agenda
• Budget Proposal 2023

10th of November

• Deadline for Membership Applications
• Deadline for resolutions (on OpenSlides)
• Deadline for Reduced Membership Fees Applications (circulated via E-Mail)
• Deadline for Solidarity Fund Applications (circulated via E-Mail)
• Deadline for Motions to suspend or expel (circulated via E-Mail)
• Auditors Report (circulated via E-Mail)
• Bureau and office reports
• Annual Report
• Financial Report (circulated via E-mail)
• GA financial documentation (also disseminated via email)
• Political Proposals

15th of November

• Resolutions published (on OpenSlides)
• Manifesto amendments published (on OpenSlides)
• Membership applications published

23rd of November

• Deadline for Amendments to the Resolutions (24 hours before the start of the GA) (through OpenSlides)
• Deadline for Urgency Resolutions (before the GA begins)

All proposals by Member Organizations should be sent to the IFLRY office by e-mail: statutoryevent@iflry.org, except for the resolutions which you can upload directly via OpenSlides.