BackThe annual meeting of the I.O.I. Board of Directors will be held in Livingstone, Zambia, from 30 October to 2 November 2011. The I.O.I. is looking forward to fruitfull discussions and decisions and would like to thank Ms Caroline Sokoni, Investigator General of Zambia, for hosting this event.
The members of the I.O.I. Board will take the opportunity of this meeting to look back at the progress made and the projects realized during the past membership year, such as the second edition of the successful "Sharpening your Teeth" training for staff members of ombudsman institutions which was held Vienna in June 2011. I.O.I. Beverley Wakem will report on the work of the By-laws, Membership & Governance Committee that she chairs. Another objective of the upcoming annual meeting of the I.O.I. Board of Directors is to identify and prioritize projects and activities in the new membership year 2011 / 2012.
In accordance to Article 21(2) of the I.O.I. By-laws, the I.O.I. Board will also hold officer elections for the function of the President, Vice-President and Treasurer during its Zambia meeting. Secretary General Peter Kostelka will preside over these elections. As a permanent member of the Executive Committee according to the by-laws he is not eligible to stand for election.
