International Association
for Open Knowledge
on Invasive Alien Species
INVASIVESNET 2021 General Meeting
Agenda of INVASIVESNET 2021 General meeting

14:00 -15:00, March 29, 2021, Helsinki, Finland


Agenda Item 1. Opening of the Meeting

Agenda Item 2. Election of General Meeting Chairman, Secretary and two examiners of the minutes and scrutineers

Agenda Item 3. Legality and quorum of the Meeting

Agenda Item 4. Approval of the Agenda

Agenda Item 5. Presentation of annual report, financial statement and auditor’s report


Annex 1. INVASIVESNET 2020 Activities Report (download INVASIVESNET_2020_Activities_Report.pdf)

Annex 2. INVASIVESNET Media and Communications Working Group 2020 Report (download INVASIVESNET_MCWG_Report_2020.pdf)

Annex 3. INVASIVESNET 2020 Financial Statement (download INVASIVESNET_2020_Financial_Statement.pdf)

Annex 4. INVASIVESNET 2020 Auditor’s Report (download INVASIVESNET_2020_Audition_Statement.pdf)


Agenda Item 6. Confirmation of financial statement and discharging from liability for the accounts for executive members and other persons responsible

Agenda Item 7. Confirmation of Action Plan, budget and amount of membership fees


Annex 5. INVASIVESNET 2021 Action Plan (download INVASIVESNET_2021_Action_Plan.pdf)

Annex 6. INVASIVESNET 2021 Financial Action Plan (download INVASIVESNET_2021_Financial_Action_Plan.pdf)


Agenda Item 8. Election of Executive Chairperson, and ordinary and deputy members of the Executive Committee


Candidates for positions of Executive offices for 2021-2022, recommended by the International Council:

Ordinary members

Frances E. Lucy (current President of Association and Chairperson of the Executive Committee) INVASIVESNET member profile: https://www.invasivesnet.org/profile/?uid=121

David Bruce Conn (current Vice-President and vice-Chairperson of the Executive Committee) INVASIVESNET member profile: https://www.invasivesnet.org/profile/?uid=122

Mark John Costello (current Vice-President) INVASIVESNET member profile: https://www.invasivesnet.org/profile/?uid=117

Vadim E. Panov (Executive Director and Head of INVASIVESNET Office) INVASIVESNET member profile: https://www.invasivesnet.org/profile/?uid=85

Laura Verbrugge (Media and Communication Officer, leader of INVASIVESNET Media and Communication Working Group) INVASIVESNET member profile: https://www.invasivesnet.org/profile/?uid=179

Sonia Vanderhoeven (Belgian Biodiversity Platform) INVASIVESNET member profile: https://www.invasivesnet.org/profile/?uid=131

Deputy members

Laura Garzoli (Early Career Representative) INVASIVESNET member profile: https://www.invasivesnet.org/profile/?uid=246

Stelios Katsanevakis (Editor-in-Chief of INVASIVESNET journal BioInvasions Records) INVASIVESNET member profile: https://www.invasivesnet.org/profile/?uid=120

Desika Moodley (Early Career Representative) INVASIVESNET member profile: https://www.invasivesnet.org/profile/?uid=515

Elena Tricarico (Deputy Editor-in-Chief of INVASIVESNET journal Aquatic Invasions) INVASIVESNET member profile: https://www.invasivesnet.org/profile/?uid=119


Agenda Item 9. Election of auditor(s) and vice-auditor(s)

We propose the election of Mr Elias Altarriba as Auditor and Ms Satu Huurtomaa as Vice-Auditor.


Agenda Item 10. Other issues

Incentivising members to join and champion INVASIVESNET

Agenda Item 11. Closure of General Meeting


Meeting Agenda - Version for download (pdf)

Meeting Minutes - Version for download (pdf)


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