General Assembly

CONSTITUTION OF ASIAN BLIND UNION

Existing Clause
Proposed amendment

Article-1

ABU Annual Activity Report for 2007

1. General information

Name of grant recipient or project : Asian Blind Union

Project number : 2081

Period covered : January-December 2007

Goals and priority areas : Provide support to national affiliates for their capacity-building in the three sub regions—Central Asia, Middle East, South Asia, so that there could be a qualitative improvement in the lives of their blind and partially sighted members.

2. Country information.

Programme for ABU Women Forum, Regional
Conference and General Assembly

5th to 7th April, 2008
Venue: Hotel Samrat, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

(9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

5th April 2008
Day-1
Event-1

Time Event Remarks
9.00 a.m.

Inaugural Address by Ms. Maryanne Diamond, First Vice President of WBU.

9.30 a.m.

9.45 a.m. Address by Dr. Penny Hartin, CEO WBU.

Report of the Chair of ABU Women’s Committee.

Agenda for General Assembly

1. Presentation and approval of the minutes of GA held in Syria in 2004 and matters arising therefrom.
2. Consideration of amendments to ABU Constitution.
3. Presentation of report of activities for the period from November 2004 to March 2008.
4. Reports of standing committees of ABU.
5. Financial report for last four years.
6. Election of new EXCO and Board of Officers.
7. Presentation and adoption of resolutions.
8. Any other matter with the permission of the Chair.