Annual General Meeting

On December 3, 2005, IYPF's Annual General Meeting was held in conjunction with the Engineer's Without Borders conference in Melbourne, Australia.

At the meeting, members were given the opportunity to vote for the next Board of Directors and were given an overview of the previous year's operations.

Some of the highlights of the previous year were:

·The success of the Youth & Sustainable Consumption project.

· Presenting the Young People & the Millennium Development Goals to the Commission for Sustainable Development meeting in New York on April 19, 2005.

· IYPS2004, which encouraged new membership and partnerships as well as inspiring young professionals to take further action locally and globally.

· Establishing the Strategy Working Group to develop Strategic Plan for 2006-2011 and creating a Communications Policy for the IYPF Board and IYPF Financial Management Policy.

· Strengthening the IYPF networks and membership throughout the year,and keeping IYPF supporters informed of project progress and member achievements through the monthly newsletter.

· Representation at conferences and events throughout the world, and interest in IYPF projects and activities generated through this representation.

To read the minutes of the meeting and view the PowerPoint presentation, go to http://www.iypf.org/membership.htm#AGM.