2024 – May 21st
Minutes: Board Meeting Nordic Fertility Society
| Date: | May 21st 2024 |
| Location: | Digital |
| Invited: | Stina Järvholm (President), Astrid Helene Sydtveit (N), Steinunn Thorsteinsdottir (IC), Sirpa Mäkinen (FI), Niels Fuglede (S), Hans Ivar Hanevik (N), Kirsten Louise Tryde Macklon (DK), Antti Perheentupa (FI) Janni Vikkelsø Jeppesen (DFS), Hanna Savolainen-Peltonen (SFY), Åsmund Mjøen-Vigeland (NOFAB), Mats Brännström (SSRM) |
| Not Present: | Hanna Savolainen-Peltonen (SFY), Åsmund Mjøen-Vigeland (NOFAB), Mats Brännström (SSRM), Astrid Helene Sydtveit (N), Janni Vikkelsø Jeppesen (DFS) |
- Secretary of today’s meeting is Stina
- Last minutes. Nothing to add to previous protocol.
- Next NFS meeting in Oslo (Hans Ivar)
Until today there are 249 registered for the congress. About 150 are participants and the rest consist of sponsor, speakers, board etc. We discuss how everybody could promote the congress. The
national societies need to use their homepages, digital platforms etc to spread the message about
the congress. Considering the challenging times financial we are happy that so many already have
had the possibility to registered.
Concerning the sponsorship are all the slots taken except for two and hopefully that additional sponsors will join on these as well.
We require to calculate for a minus result this congress but hopefully smaller than expected due to the positive response already and the difference in currency between NOK and DK.
We looked over the program and we are satisfied with the content. A speaker GA had to step back from the session “personal experiences” due to personal reasons and we agree to ask if Professor Kenny Rodrugiez- Wallberg could fill in. If K R-W are unable to do so we agreed that members from the board; Niels Fuglede and Stina Järvholm will moderate this session.
One speaker, KL, have reached out to the board due to changes in her situation at work. KL will no longer be able to speak on behalf of her employer. The board confirmed the decision that the invitation to KL is personal and stands regardless of workplace.
The local committee will ask for chairs and the board will assist in this matter if needed.
Stina will prepare the report for 2022-24 and Astrid the financial report. Sina will also do the agenda for the GA that everyone ought to distribute to the national society members. - Next congress
The Icelandic group are happy to host the meeting in 2026 and Snorri Einarsson will be the president for this meeting. The board agrees on this plan. - Next board meeting
We will have a board dinner on evening Wednesday the 14th of August and a board meeting on Thursday the 15th morning. Stina will reach out to the NILS board to see if they can join this board meeting for discuss how we can collaborate in the future.