MINUTESOFTHEORDINARYGENERALASSEMBLY
HELDONOCTOBER26th2016INLONDON(UK)
INATTENDANCE:
COUNTRYAEHTCODE INSTITUTION LOCATION
DIR.FORENA
ME
DIR.
SURNAME SUBSTITUTE
Austria A01TOURISMUSSCHULENSALZKAMMERGUT/BADISCHL BADISCHL Klaus ENENGL
Austria A03 ZILLERTALERTOURISMUSSCHULEN ZELLAMZILLERBernhard WILDAUERNadinePAREGGER
Austria A04 TOURISMUSSCHULENBADLEONFELDENBADLEONFELDEN Herbert PANHOLZER
Austria A07 TOURISMUSSCHULENSEMMERING SEMMERING Jürgen KÜRNER
Austria A11
HLTW13-HÖHEREBUNDES-LEHRANSTALTFÜRTOURISMUSUNDWIRTSCHAFTSBERUFE WIEN Anita PETSCHNING
Austria A16KÄRNTNERTOURISMUSSCHULENWARMBADVILLACH
WARMBADVILLACH Gerfried PIRKER
Austria A18TOURISMUSSCHULENVILLABLANKAINNSBRUCK Innsbruck Peter Kreinig
ArmeniaARM01
YEREVANSTATEARMENIAN-GREEKCOLLEGEOFTOURISM,SERVICEFOODINDUSTRY YEREVAN Artur VARDANYAN
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Belgium B21 HOTEL-&TOERISMESCHOOLKTA WEMMEL Herman SIEBENSSanneHUYGENS
Belgium B22 HOTELSCHOOLHASSELTKTA3 HASSELT Liesbet BEYENValentinMENTIOR
Croatia CR04 HOTELIJERSKO-TURISTIČKAŠKOLAOPATIJA OPATIJA Ksenija BELJAN
Croatia CR08SREDNJASKOLAMARKANTUNADEDOMINISARAB RAB Anka BISIC
Croatia CR10SKOLAZATURIZAM,UGOSTITELJSTVOITRGOVINUPULA PULA Orhideja PETKOVIC
Croatia CR11HOTELIJERSKOTURISTICKASKOLAUZAGREBU ZAGREB Marija
RASAN-KRIZANAC
Croatia CR12TOURISMANDCATERINGSCHOOLDUBROVNIK DUBROVNIK Antun PERUSINA
Croatia CR16 TURISTICKO-UGOSTITELJSKASKOLA SIBENIK Senka DODIG
Estonia EE01KURESSAAREAMETIKOOL/REGIONALTRAININGCENTRE KURESSAARE Neeme RAND
Estonia EE02TALLINNTEENINDUSKOOL-TALLINNSCHOOLOFSERVICE TALLINN Meeli KALDMA
France F20LYCEEDESMETIERSDEL’HÔTELLERIEETDELARESTAURATIONSAINTE-ANNE SAINT-NAZAIREJoseph LEGAL
AnnieCOLLINET
FranceHON-14
MEMBREHONORAIREDEL'AEHT/AEHTHONORARYMEMBER BONNEVILLE Annie COLLINET
Italy I06 IPSEOA"ANGELOCELLETTI" FORMIA(LT) Monica Piantadosi
Italy I07 I.P.S.E.O.A.‘TONINOGUERRA' CERVIA(RA)CarlaMaria GATTI
Italy I12 IPSEOA"GIROLAMOVARNELLI" CINGOLI(MC)MariaRosella BITTI
Italy I23 IIS"ORIOVERGANI" FERRARA(FE) Roberta MONTI
Italy I38
ISTITUTOPROFESSIONALEPERL'ENOGASTRONOMIAEL'OSPITALITÀALBERGHIERA"ELENACORNARO"
JESOLOLIDO(VE) Ilario IERACE
Italy I48 IIS"BARTOLOMEOSCAPPI"CASTEL SANPIETROTERME Paola MAMBELLI
Italy I107 I.P.S.S.E.O.A."G.MAGNAGHI"SALSOMAGGIORETERME(PR) Luciana RABAIOTTI
Italy I135 IS"GIOVANNIFALCONE"GALLARATE(VA) Marina BIANCHI
SilvanoGOMA-RASCHI
Italy I169ISTITUTOPROFESSIONALEDISTATOGIUSEPPEMEDICI LEGNAGO(VR) Stefano MINOZZI
Latvia LV01RIGATECHNICALSCHOOLOFTOURISMANDCREATIVEINDUSTRY RIGA Silva OZOLINA
Lithuania LT01VILNIUSTOURISMANDCOMMERCESCHOOL VILNIUS Birute STASIUNIENE
Lithuania LT03KAUNOMAISTOPRAMONESIRPREKYBOSMOKYOMOCENTRAS KAUNAS
AlvydasPranas GREVAS
Luxem-bourg
AEHT-03 AEHTHEADOFFICE-GENERALSECRETRAY DIEKIRCH Nadine SCHINTGEN
Luxem-bourg L01 LYCEETECHNIQUEHOTELIER"ALEXISHECK"DIEKIRCH Mia AOUADI
Luxem-bourg L02 BBILuxembourg WILTZ
Louis ROBERT
Portugal P05ESCOLADEHOTELARIAETURISMODECOIMBRA COIMBRA AnaPaula PAIS
Portugal P08ESCOLAPROFISSIONALDAPRAIADAVITORIA
PRAIA DAVITORIA Borges DOMINGOS
Portugal P09 TOURISMODEPORTUGAL,I.P. LISBOA AlexandraPEREIRAMiguelMARTINS
Poland PL01
ZESPOLSZKOLHOTELARSKO-TURYSTYCZNO-GASTRONOMICZNYCHNR1WWARSZAWIE VARSOVIE Boguslawa PIENKOWSKA
SloveniaSLO01
VOCATIONALCOLLEGEFORCATERINGANDTOURISMBLED BLED Janez DAMJAN
DarjaRADIC
SloveniaSLO02
VOCATIONALCOLLEGEFORCATERINGANDTOURISMMARIBOR MARIBOR Helena CVIKL
Spain E04JESUÏTESSARRIÀ-ESCOLASUPERIORD'HOSTALERIAITURISMESANTIGNASI BARCELONA Núria MONTMANY
Sweden S16LEKSANDSKOMMUN-LEKSANDSGYMNASIUM LEKSAND Liselotte ALANKO
Turkey TR46FACULTYOFTOURISM–EASTERNMEDITERRANEANUNIVERSITY FAMAGUSTA Hasan KILIÇ
UkraineUKR05
LVIVPROFESSIONALCOLLEGEOFHOSPITALITY,TOURISMANDRESTAURANTSERVICES LVIV Hanna BALUSHCHAK
OhlaSUKHARYNA
UK GB18 DOCKLANDSACADEMYLONDON LONDON Aysegul YESILDAGLAR
GUESTS/SPEAKERS:
Luxem-bourg -
MINISTRYOFEDUCATION,CHILDRENANDYOUTH,LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG Michel LANNERS
Portugal P14ESCOLAPROFISSIONALDEHOTELARIADEFATIMA FATIMA Renato GUIOMAR
Turkey TR46FACULTYOFTOURISM–EASTERNMEDITERRANEANUNIVERSITY FAMAGUSTA Ali OZTUREN
EXCUSED:IRL09:BredaHICKEY,Cork(inacompetitionjury).
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1. WelcomeaddressfromthePresident(AnaPaulaPAIS)After a message of welcome, the AEHT President, Ana Paula PAIS, thanks the management of theDocklandsAcademyLondon (DAL) for takingon theorganisationof the29thAEHTAnnualConferenceandcompetitions.
2. AbsencesandadoptionoftheagendaIntheabsenceofobjections,theagendaforthemeetingisunanimouslyadopted.
AnaPaulaPAISapologises for theabsenceofHermanSIEBENSandofRemcoKOERTS, firstonebeingcurrentlyonasickleaveandsecondonetakingcareofthesmoothrunningofthecompetitions.
3. Minutesofthepreviousmeeting(Cervia,October8th2015)In the absence of any comments, theminutes of the previousmeeting held on October 8th 2015 inCervia(Italy)areacceptedasatruerecordofthatmeeting.
4. ReportfromthePresident(AnaPaulaPAIS)AnaPaulaPAIStheninformstheassemblyofsomeessentialactivitiesscheduledfor2017:
• SupportoftheLuxembourggovernment
AnaPaulaPAISexplainsthat, thoughscheduledontheagenda, theconveningofanextraordinaryGeneral Assembly for the amendments of the status is no longer needed, as the government ofLuxembourgmaintains,evenincreasesitssupportfortheAEHT.
• HigherEducationactivitiesAnaPaulaPAISunderlinestheimportanceofextendingouractivitiesregardingHigherEducationtoattractnewschools in that field.Thenext seminarof theHEGwill takeplace inPortugalandsheurges the audience to encourage member schools in Higher Education in their country toparticipate.
• ElectionsforNationalRepresentativesandPresidiummembersMid-February, theAEHTHeadOfficewill sendout informationontheelectionprocedureandwillinviteDirectorsofHoteland/orTourismschoolsorofrelateddepartmentstostandasacandidatefortheNationalRepresentativeselectionbymeansofanelectronicform.
Onceallthecandidaciesarecollected,theHeadOfficewillsubmitthelistofcandidatesbycountryaswellastheelectronicballotpapertodirectorsofnationalmemberschools.
During the summer period, the newly elected National Representatives will be informed of theofficers’ posts to be filled in the Presidium and theymay send in their candidacy till the end ofSeptember.
Inordertoorganizeeffectiveandfairelections,itisessentialthatallschoolschecktheirdataintheAEHTdatabase(https://www.aeht.eu/db)beforetheprocessislaunched.Itisabsolutelynecessarythateachdirector’spersonalemailaddressappears inthedatabase,ashe/she is theonlyeligibleelectorfortheschoolhe/sherepresents.
• NewfinancialpartnersfortheAEHT
Two new Privileged Professional Partners have recently joined the AEHT; the first one, GruppoSpaggiariParma, isan Italianproviderof servicesandmultimedia toolsdedicated to theworldofeducation, and the second one, Butler SearchGroup, is an American organizer of internships for
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European Hospitality Management students at premium-level resorts, hotels and private clubsalongtheeastcoastoftheUS.All efforts by National Representatives to get financial support from new private professionalpartners,regionalauthoritiesorgovernmentswillbehighlyappreciated.
5. ReportfromtheVice-PresidentresponsibleforfixedeventsandforthecompetitionsattheAnnualConference(KlausENENGL)
• 2016AnnualConferencecompetitionsKlausENENGLthanksthemanagementoftheDocklandsAcademyLondon(DAL)fortheorganizationofthisyear’sAnnualConferenceandcompetitions.Thesystemsetupbyformerpresidentandvice-president Louis Robert still works out fairly well and the AEHT continues to work closely with itspanelofHeadJudges.However,ascurrentlysomecountriesareoverrepresented(2PT,2BE,2AT),thePresidiumwishestoendupwithapanelmadeupofmaximumoneHeadJudgepercountry.Rollup if you wish to be part of this Competition Committee! Candidates for future changes are stillneeded.
WorkingwithapanelofHeadJudgesallowstheAEHTtokeepthestandardsveryhighandtoavoidanyinformationleakingbeforethebeginningofthecompetitions.RemcoKOERTSishighlyinvolvedinthepreparationofthecompetitionsandhasalreadystartedaworkshoptoensureabetterflowofinformationfornextyear’scontest.
6. Reportonmembershipapplications,resignationsandexclusions(KlausENENGL)
KlausENENGLpresentsfourdifferentliststotheaudience,thefirstoftheselistsregardstheschoolsthatriskexclusionfornon-payment,thesecondconcernstheschoolsthathavenotyetpaidfor2016,thethirdlistmentionsthosethatresignedandthelastoneliststhenewsubscribers.
• Followingschoolsororganisationshavenotyetpaidtheirregistrationfeesfor2016
AEHTCode Town
A09 Krems
CR13 NoviZagreb
CY03 Ministry–Lefkosia
CZ04 Podebrady
E19 Valladolid
E22 Marbella
F06 Orchies
F16 LaRochelle
F19 Paris
FIN10 Lahti
I03 Alassio
I108-Prof LACASADELLADIVISA
I133 Altamura
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I141 Lucera
I152 CanosaDiPuglia
I158 CastelVolturno
I162 Bari
I163 ReggioEmilia
I172-PROF EUROPE3000
I40 SanGiovanniRotondo
I52 Bardolino
I58 Caltanissetta
I60 Monza
IRL10 Limerick
LT02 Siauliai
LT04 Alytus
M02 St.Julian’s–Malta
MK06 Krusevo
NL09 Amsterdam
NL17 BergenOpZoom
NL34 Veghel
P10 Lisboa
P13 Porto
P16 VilaVerde
PL02 Poznan
RUS11 Artem
S30 Lindesberg
S62 Skövde
S63 Sollentuna
SLO10 Maribor
SRB07 VrnjackaBanja
TR17 Ankara
TR41 Kas–Antalya
TR99-IND Mr.Arici
UKR06 Odessa
ThetotalamountduebytheseschoolstotheAEHTequals15.070EUR.TheAEHTdependshighlyonthemembershipfeestofinanceitsmanagementanditsactivities.KlausENENGLasksallschoolsto
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payatthereceptionofthefirst invoice,asremindersneedunnecessarywasteoftimeandmoney.Moreover,asalotofinvoicesarereturnedtothesenderduetosomechangesinaddressee’sdetails,Klaus ENENGL had to send them again by electronicmail. Unfortunately, a lot of emails bouncedback,asemailaddresseshadchangedtoo.IfAEHTcannolongerreachtheaddressees,invoicesmayneverbesettledandexclusionsareunavoidable.Asthelistofunpaidinvoicesgetslongerandlongeryearafteryear,thisisanextremelyregrettablesituation.
Moreover,everyyear,somepayeesareunabletobeidentifiedandKlausENENGLurgesallschoolstomakehisworkeasierbymentioning in theirpaymentorder thenumberof the invoiceor/and theAEHTreferencecode.
• Exclusions(ifannualfeesstayunpaidtill1stDecember2016)
Thesedays, Klaus ENENGLwill sendout a third invoice to the schools on the list below, that riskexclusion in theeventofnon-paymentof theiroutstandingmembership feesbyDecember2016.Aftertheexpiryoftheperiodofpayment,theassemblyagreesunanimouslytoexcludetheschoolsstillonthelistbelow.
AEHTCode Town
A17 Oberwart
CR02 Daruvar
CR19 Virovitica
CY01 Nicosia
F69 Toulon
H11 Budapest
I01 Roma
I106 Roma
I119 Colorno
I136 Falcade
I153 Dolo
I155 L’Aquila
I34 Bari
I42 Fiuggi
I57 Mondovi
I87 Messina
I96 Roma
IRL12 Dublin
MK04 Ohrid
RUS12 Simferopol
S35 Uppsala
S59 Borlänge
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S61 Helsingborg
TR02 Tekirdag
TR04 Besevlere-Ankara
TR36 Zeytinburnu–Istanbul
TR44 Bilkent
TR45 Sisli-Istanbul
• Resignations
FollowingschoolshaveresignedfromtheAEHT.
AEHTCode TownI157 CASARANO
NL17 BERGENOPZOOM
I129 PAVIA
F94 PARIS
CZ08 POLICKA
F42 THONON-LES-BAINS
I15 RECOAROTERME
I27 MILANO
• Newmembers
AEHTCode Town
I174 MONFALCONE
UKR06 ODESSA
D10 WIESAU
NL33 LEEUWARDEN
S63 SOLLENTUNA
E24 PONTEVEDRA
S62 SKÖVDE
F103 CONTREXÈVILLE
F104 CFATRAJECTOIRE
NL34 VEGHEL
NL35 NIJMEGEN
LT05 KLAIPEDA
F995-PROF EUROLAM
PL23 BIELSKO-BIALA
B32 KORTRIJK
B33 BRUSSELS
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I175-PROF GRUPPOSPAGGIARIPARMA
USA03-PROF BSGINTERNS
7. ReportfromtheTreasurer(KlausENENGL)
• Balancesheetandprofitandlossaccountfor2015TheAEHTTreasurerKlausENENGLpresents theAEHTbalancesheets for2015.Asummaryof theprofitandlossaccountsisprojectedontothescreenofthemeetingroomandKlausENENGLgivessomebriefcommentaryonthevariousheadingsofthisdocument.
8. 2015reportfromtheAuditorsandappointmentofAuditorsfor2016AEHT’sbooksarekeptby‘AMS-AlphaManagementServices’,anaccountingcompanyinLuxembourg.Theexternalauditors,DanielleSNAUWAERTandJürgenCLAUSEN,metonJune9th,2016withGeneralSecretaryNadineSCHINTGENandtheaccountantStéphanieMARION-CORTEStocheckAEHT’saccountsforthe2015financialyear.
The auditors reported that Nadine SCHINTGEN and Stéphanie MARION-CORTES had been able toprovideallrequestedclarifications,enablingtheauditorstoconfirmthattheaccountbookswerewellkept.
In the light of these considerations, the Assembly unanimously approves the 2015 accounts. Themandateofthetwoauditorsisrenewedfor2016.
9. DischargeformembersofthePresidiumThedischargeformembersof thePresidiumforthefinancialyear2015 isagreedbyunanimousvote.ThePresidentthanksthemeetingfortheconfidenceplacedinherteam.
10. ReportfromtheVice-Presidentresponsibleforoccasionaleventsaswellasforteachers’placements(BogusławaPIENKOWSKA)
• ProfessionalplacementsforteachersBoguslawaPIENKOWSKAinformstheaudiencethatAEHTwillgoonwiththePestanaHotels&Resortsgroupwith itscooperation in theareaof teachers’observationperiods,whichstartedtwo years ago.Onemonth ago, she first came into contactwith the LouvreHotelGroup andnegotiated the same conditions for participants as for the former ACCOR placements (freeaccommodation and meals if taken with the staff). She is preparing an agreement with thePestanagroup,thatshouldcomeintoforcenextyear.
• 2016eventscalendarBoguslawa PIENKOWSKA points out that the number of participants increased compared toprevious years. During the academic year 2014/2015, 856 persons attended 10 AEHT events,whereas 889 persons participated in 9 events organized betweenOctober 2015 and October2016.
• Presentationbyorganizingschoolsoftheireventsproposalsfor2017
BoguslawaPIENKOWSKAinvitesallorganizerstotakethefloortopresenttheireventsorganizedfor2017.
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EVENT
MARCH
March28th–30th 12thBartenderG&TCup2017,Bled(SI)
APRIL
April6th–9th 19th edition of the Bartolomeo Scappi International Competition (bar,sommelier,pastry,cookingcompetitions),CastelSanPietroTerme(IT)
April19th–21st Flavor&Cinema-Algarve’17,Faro(PT)
MAY
May
(datetobedefined)
Seminarforteachersanddirectors(forEQFlevel5andup)focusingon‘Sea,sun&culture’organizedbythehotelschoolsfromDouro-LamegoandEstoril,Lisbon(PT)
May2nd-6th YouthParliamenton“Slowtourismandmasstourism:Canthetwomeet?”,EasternMediterraneanUniversity-FacultyofTourism,Famagusta,NorthCyprus(TR)
May4th–6th Culinaryartsandbarcompetition"Adishwithwhitegold(sweetsaltofCervia)”,Cervia(IT)
JUNE
June22nd-July1st
10FESTAZORES2017–10days,10chefs,PontaDelgada,IslandSãoMiguel(PT)
OCTOBER
October Seminar for The WSET® (Wine and Spirit Education Trust) Level 1 and 2AwardsinWinesandSpirits,Maribor(SI)
October25th-27thorNovember8th-10th(tobeconfirmed)
EUROCUP2017–25theditionoftheJuniorbartenderscompetition(specialjubileeedition),organizedincollaborationwithCognacAcademy,Prešov(SK)
OctoberorDecember
AEHTYouthTourism&GastronomyWorkshop,EasternMediterraneanUniversity-FacultyofTourism,Famagusta,NorthCyprus(TR)
NOVEMBER
November13th-18th
30thAEHTAnnualConferenceorganizedbythenetworkofFlemishmemberschoolsinOstend(BE)
DECEMBER
December2nd-8th 26thChristmasinEurope,Fatima(PT)
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MosteventshavealreadyhadpreviouseditionsandarewellknownbyAEHTmemberschools.Wewillthereforelimitourreportonsomeoftheneweventsororganizers.MoreinformationonalltheeventswillbepostedinduetimeontheAEHTInternetsitewww.aeht.eu.
Theinformationontheculinaryartsandbarcompetition"Adishwithwhitegold(sweetsaltofCervia)”may already be downloaded on the school’s web pagehttp://www.alberghierocervia.gov.it/categorie01.asp?id_categoria=2.
TheEasternMediterraneanUniversity -EMUfromNorthCyprus isorganizing, for the first time,eventsforAEHTmembers.
• 1)5theditionoftheAEHTYouthParliamentThe5theditionofAEHTYouthparliamentwillbeorganizedbytheEasternMediterraneanUniversityandheldfromMay2ndtoMay6th,2017inthecongresscenterRaufRaisDenktasinFamagusta.Thethemeof thisyear’s sessionwilldealwith the topic“Slowtourismandmass tourism:Can the twomeet?”.TheminimumagelimitforjoiningtheYouthParliamentis18years.
The costs for transfers from/to the airport, accommodation andmeals are born by the organizer.Studentswillonlyneedtobuytheirplanetickets.Theeventwillbeorganizedforminimum10andmaximum20participants.
2)AEHTYouthTourism&GastronomyWorkshop
During this workshop, students will be divided into groups and each groupwill have to discuss aspecifictopic,makeresearchandfindandpresentsolutionstotheassembly.
3)AEHTmemberschoolsmayalsojoininthe7thAdvancesinHospitalityandTourismMarketingandManagement (AHTMM) conference organized on July 10th-15th, 2017 by EMU together withWashingtonStateUniversity(seehttp://www.ahtmm.com).
Regardingtheco-financingoftheChristmasinEuropeevent,GeneralSecretaryNadineSCHINTGENwillsubmitanewErasmusPlusmobilityprojectforApril26th,2017.Anewcall forcandidateswill thusbelaunched among AEHT member schools in February 2017. Priority will be given to newcomers andafterwardsafairallocationamongstmembercountrieswillbeoperated.Basedonformerprojects,theAEHTmayexpectgrantsfor60youngstersintotalandaround2teacherspercountry.
• NextvenuesoftheAEHTAnnualConference2017:Ostend(Oostende)Belgium(November13th-18th,2017)
2018:Leeuwarden,TheNetherlands
2019:Split,Croatia
2020:Lithuania
2021:Austria
2022:Barcelona,Spain
2023:Diekirch,Luxembourg
• NextvenuesoftheChristmasinEuropeevent2016:SanBenedettodelTronto,Italy
2017:Fatima,Portugal
2018:Riga,Latvia
2019:Colares-Sintra,Portugal
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11. ReportfromtheVice-PresidentresponsiblefortheAEHTwebsiteandfortheregistrationplatformfortheAnnualConference(NeemeRAND)
Vice-President Neeme RAND presented the IT services used by AEHT, the statistics and otherinformationonthevisitsofAEHTwebsiteandFacebookpageusingaPowerPointpresentation.
• ITservicesusedbyAEHT:
1. AEHT management database is a database designed especially for AEHT to manageonline membership data (AEHT code, status, post address, e-mails, url, names ofdirector and contact person, aso.). It was created in 2014 andmembersmay updatethemselves their data. The data of any teacher that would like to receive AEHT’sinformationmailingsmaybeadded.
2. ThenextorganizersofAnnualConferenceswillusetheplatformforregistrations,asthedatabase provides personalized registration forms. User support for setting up theregistrationformwillbeprovidedbyNeemeRAND’steam.
3. NextelectionsofNationalRepresentatives inspring2017willalsoberunviatheAEHTplatform.
• NewAEHTwebsitesinceMarch2016Anewwebsitewasneededfortworeasons;theoldplatformwasno longersupportedbythewebserver service provider and the new platform will be more secure and compatible withmobile devices (phones and tablets). The template of the new website was chosen incooperationwiththePresidium.Anewsitewillprovidetheopportunitytocreatesub-sitesforeventssuchasAnnualConferences.
The totalnumberofvisits to theAEHTwebsite for theacademicyear2015/16 is47472.Thevisitshaveconsiderably increasedcomparedto2014/15(32513visits).However,astherehasbeenapeakinJuly,thismightbetheworkof‘robots’.
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Visitspercountry:
Numberofvisitsbycountry(top10)
NB.:ItseemsthatthefrequentvisitsduringSummerholidaysbyRussiaareduetorobots.
• Wherevisitorscamefrom
Thischartshowsthattherearealotofvisitsfromothersides(referral),whichisverypositive.
• AEHTFacebookaccountThe total number of "likes (I like)” of AEHT’s Facebook account has increased from 1894 inOctober2015to2255likestoday.
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Communication via Facebook has risen a lot within one year, but it is still essential that allmemberschoolsvisittheAEHTFacebookpageandincreasethenumberof"likes"byfollowingthe link: https://www.facebook.com/aeht.eu. A high number of "likes"will draw attention ofnon-affiliatedschoolsandpotentialprofessionalpartnerstoAEHTanditsactivities.
Breakdownofvisitorsbyageandsex
As over 20% of AEHT Facebook page followers are youngsters between 18 and 24 years old,AEHTconsiderscommunicatingwithstudentsviaFacebook.
• AEHTDatabaseAEHT member schools are requested to update their information in the AEHT database(https://www.aeht.eu/db/login.php).Iftheire-mailaddressisout-dated,theAEHTHeadOfficewillfailtojointhemforcommunicatingimportantinformation.
• Todolistfor2017Ø TomakeAEHTwebsitemoresecure,AEHTITmanagersplantoencryptwholewebsite
with SSL certificate. Currently they use encryption only on the AEHT managementdatabase.
Ø They will undertake the AEHT Management database customization and newdevelopmentaccordingtotheneedsoftheoutputs.
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• MovingtoOffice365Cloudin2018ForthefollowingreasonsAEHTshoulduseOffice365servicesinthenearfuture:
u TophighSafetyandSecuritylevel
u Email,collaborationandOnlineMeetingSolutions(Enhancedvideoconferencingsolution)
u NoRequirementforAdvancedITKnowledge
u EasytoLearn,straightforwardtoUse
u Easycommunicationandcollaborationinsideandoutsidetheorganization
Inthefuture,themanagementdatabaseandtheregistrationformforAnnualConferencewillbeinOffice365environment.
KlausENENGLwelcomesthisnewtoolthatmakessharingofmaterialandcommunicationwithothers(viaBusinessskype)mucheasier.HesuggestsorganizingaworkshopformembersontheuseofOffice365.Microsoftprovidesafirsttrainingperiodfreeofcharge.However,tobefullyoperational it is essential to keep updating the system all the time, as it will otherwise getobsoleteveryquickly.MuratOzbekrecommendsAEHTtoprovidealsoonlinelearning.
12. AnnualConference2017inOstend(BE)The30thAEHTAnnualConference-ajubileeedition-willtakeplacefromNovember13thto18th,2017ontheBelgiancoastinOstend(BE).SanneHUYGENS,directorofGO!TACampusWemmel,oneoftheleading schools of the network of AEHT schools in Flanders in charge of the organization of the nextAnnual Conference and competitions, presents the main highlights of the city of Ostend and itssurroundings,theCasinoKursaal-thevenueofthereception,thecompetitionsandthemeetings,theaccommodation facilitiesmainly for students at Hotel Vayamundo, a 5min ridewith the coast tramfromtheCasinoandthoseforteachersanddirectorsatHotelAndromeda,moreluxurious,nexttotheCasino,beforedescribingindetailthedraftprogrammeoftheconferenceandthemeansoftransporttoreachOstend.
Competitionswillbeorganizedforfollowingsubjects:
• Barista• Cocktail• Culinaryart• Decathlon• FrontOffice• HospitalityManagement• Pastry• Restaurantservice• Touristdestination• Wineservice
Duringtheconferencedays,breakfastswillbeservedattherespectivehotels,lunchesatCasinoKursaalanddinnersatHotelVayamundo.Excursionswillbeorganizedtothe‘citiesofarts’,i.e.Ghent,Brussels,Antwerp, Mechelen and Bruges. A one-day tour will be organized on November 17th to theWW1 -Flandersfields.
FollowingconferenceregistrationfeesarecurrentlyappliedforastayatHotelVayamundo:
• Students:640EUR,• Adultsaccommodatedindoublerooms:750EUR• Adultsaccommodatedinsinglerooms:835EUR
RateswillbeslightlyhigherforastayatHotelAndromeda.
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AntunPerusina,directoroftheHotelschoolinDubrovnik,regretsthatthepriceskeeponrising.Hewarnsthat more and more Croatian schools will withdraw from the AEHT as they can no longer pay theirregistrationfeesfortheAnnualConferences,oneofthemostpopularactivitiesformembers.Currentlythepricesforstudentswentupby30%comparedtotheconferencesbefore2016,ase.g.theoneheorganizedin Dubrovnik in 2009. It is important to give everybody the opportunity to participate and to build uprelationswithintheAEHT.
ThePresidiummembersagreewiththisobjectionandrequesttheorganizerstolookforadditionalfinancialsupporttolowertheregistrationfeesfor2017.ThepurposeoftheAnnualConferencesisnottoenjoythehotel,buttogivestudentstheopportunitytocompetetogether.SanneHUYGENSpromisestomakeeveryefforttolowerthepackageprices.
Aysegul YESILDAGLAR points out that there are possibilities to get Erasmus Plus grants to participate inAnnualConferences.TheGeneralAssemblywillbefollowedbyaworkshoponthattopic.
13. AnyotherbusinessLouis ROBERT, former President and Vice-President of AEHT, points out that the General Assembly’sagendaforeseesadiscussionontheconvocationofanextraordinaryGeneralAssemblytoanalyzeandvotesomechangesintheAEHTStatutes,onwhichtheassemblyhasnotbeeninvitedsofartoapproveon.Moreover,therehasbeennoinformationonthistopicinthereportofthePresident.LouisROBERTpresumesthatitwasrelatedtofinancialmatters,thoughtheAEHThasstillagoodfinancialsituation.Heunderlines that it is not an extraordinary General Assembly that is needed by AEHT, but thedevelopmentof strategies to collect thenecessary financialmeans, and in that regard, to stop losingmembers.ThisphenomenonisgrowingwiththeincreaseinAnnualConferenceregistrationfees.Furthermore,wemust ensure a stablemanagement aswell as the control of financial expenses. Theday-to-daymanagementoftheAEHTwasfirstensurebySybilleSchoch,ateacheratthe IllkirchHotelSchool,afterwardsbyChristineHurinvilleateacheroftheHotelSchoolinLaRochelle,beforeJohnRees-Smith,HeadofLanguageCentreoftheMiddlesexUniversityLondon,tookoverin2000andworkedatHotelschoolinDiekirch.Hepassedthetorchin2004toNadineSchintgen.TheLuxembourggovernmentsupported themove of the HeadOffice from France to Luxembourg in 2000with a grant of initially30000 EUR/year, which was, years later, due to some budgetary restrictions reduced to 20.800EUR/year.
According to the agreement with Luxembourg ministry of education, the AEHT managing boardemployed a secretarywith thatmoney tomake everythingmore professional. Unfortunately, not allknowtheamountofworkAEHTGeneralNadineSchintgenisaccomplishingeveryday.Longreportsaska lot of time to write, and so on. Some difficulties with the former director of the Hotel school inDiekirch,where theAEHTHeadOffice is registered, had also to be faced,which did notmake thingseasier. However, the situation has highly improved with current acting director,Mia Aouadi, who isextremelymotivatedinbuildingandenhancingastrongrelationshipwithAEHT.
AEHT benefits also from a strong support from Luxembourg government.Michel Lanner, first seniorgovernment advisor for Luxembourg’s education minister, managed to raise the subvention for theAEHTto26.800EURfor2017andto30000EURfor2018.HehasmoreideasonhowtofurtherincreasethesupportfromLuxembourgforAEHT.
Everybody knowsNadine Schintgen, but not everybody is awareof howour associationwas growing(morelanguages/countries)andhowtheactivitieswereexpandingandthuswasherwork.
AnaPaulaPAISappreciatesthehistoricalevidencefromLouisROBERTandexplainsthatgoingthroughhard times from time to time is normal. She explains “it seemed that we needed to discuss somechanges,butthisisnolongerthecaseasthesituationhaschanged.However,westillseeksupportinallcountriesofEurope.Feelfreetohelpus.”.
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NadineSchintgenaddsthattheAEHThasalsoreceivedagrantof3000EURbyLuxembourgMinistryofTourism for the Christmas event in 2015 in Diekirch and that shemet with former President of theEuropean Commission (1995-1999) and previously PrimeMinister of Luxembourg Jacques Santer, toexplorenewpathsforgettingadditionalsupportinLuxembourgi.e.bytheHouseofEurope.
Helena Cvikl would like to have more details about the reason of putting the setting up of anextraordinary General Assembly on the agenda. Ana Paula PAIS explains that this point should havebeendiscussedbeforewithin the ExecutiveBoard, but that there is noneed for this anymore as thesituationhaschanged.
14. DateofthenextOrdinaryGeneralAssemblyThenextOrdinaryGeneralAssemblywilltakeplaceonNovember16th2017inOstend(BE).
Diekirch,January26th,2017
AnaPaulaPAIS
AEHTPresident
NadineSCHINTGEN
AEHTGeneralSecretary
Englishtranslation:GraçaNeto,CoimbraHotelandTourismschool-P05