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The (year-delayed) GFMD General Assembly will take place on September 30th and October 1st 2021.
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The (year-delayed) GFMD General Assembly will take place on September 30th and October 1st 2021.
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This year is going to be very different from previous years as the pandemic has not only put severe limitations on travel but also made organising an event for GFMD members and the wider media development and journalism support community impossible.
Due to these restrictions, the Secretariat is organising an in-person meeting of just over 20 representatives of GFMD general members in Tirana, Albania. This will be combined with a hybrid online General Assembly for all members.
We extend special gratitude to our member, , for assisting us in organising the event.
The in-person gathering will include:
GFMD Steering Committee members, who will convene for a series of working and strategic planning meetings.
The GFMD Secretariat for support and strategic planning.
A limited number of GFMD regional members and candidates for the new Steering Committee.*
* Nominations for the new Steering Committee are now closed. A list of candidates is . Voting for the new Steering Committee will take place online from online.
Members who are not able to travel to Tirana will be able to join the General Assembly online on and .
As not all General Members will be able to attend the in-person meeting many of the processes and decisions that are normal taken at the event will and the in-person meeting.
For example:
With this in mind, the Agenda for the 2021 GFMD General Assembly has been split into three sections:
Every four years (five in this exceptional case) GFMD general members vote to elect a new Steering Committee at the General Assembly.
The Steering Committee then elects a Chairperson, Deputy-Chairperson and Treasurer from among its number.
For more about the Steering Committee and the election, see:
General Assembly FAQs
On 13 August, the Secretariat published the rationale behind a series of suggested changes to the GFMD Constitution.
As we continue with the preparations leading towards the event, we will keep you informed. Stay tuned for more updates!
The nomination process for candidates for the GFMD Steering Committee was launched on via an email to the GFMD members mailing list.
Voting for the new Steering Committee will take place online .
And the results will be announce at the General Assembly on .
All members were invited to submit their applications by .
The GFMD Secretariat has prepared a and will share the details of how each member organisation can vote on .
The new members of the Steering Committee will be announced during the General Assembly on .
VI. STEERING COMMITTEE in the
A - incorporating suggestions and feedback from members - was published and shared with members on 15th September.
Voting to approve the new Constitution will take place from .
The result will be announced at the General Assembly on .
The Secretariat has also developed a that will form the basis for discussion at the meeting on .