Presidency report UEF Congress 29 th August 2013

Presidency report UEF Congress 29 th August 2013 SAARISELKÄ (SF) Hervé Némoz-Rajot Vice President UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 1

1 Framework for information 2 New members • Working plan for information • Professionalization of an UEF communication line • New communication tools • New members in UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 2

UEF meetings 2009 -2013 • 2 Congresses: Jeldnia (Poland) 2009 and Saariselkä (Finland) 2013 • 3 GCM: Annecy (France) 2010, Lemesos (Cyprus) 2011 and Halmstad (Sweden) 2012 • All the PM: 12 in 8 countries • 4 RTM in Brussels: usually, one per year

Our achievements • 8 Presidency letters • A good way to keep in touch! • A good feed back • The whole collection (15 letters) in our home page now UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 4

Our achievements • Official UEF gifts, useful and appreciated • New UEF letter for external contacts and new UEF Presidency Flash for our members UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 5

Our achievements • A collection of UEF brochures and flyers • A new UEF business card (2013) • Constant fresh news and information in our homepage UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 6

Our achievements • A UEF “style”: • A UEF letter type • A UEF Power. Point presentation frame • A UEF visit card for the Presidency members • A UEF green “line” UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 7

Last but not least in communication • A new style in our homepage in 2012: • « fresh » and modern • New sections in the menu • With a lot of documents available for downloading UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 8

UEF in Brussels • • • UEF is now visible again in the European capital In the Forestry house A UEF visibility in the Brussels streets, in front of the EU Parliament The UEF round table meetings are welcomed there A President achievement UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 9

New members • España: PROFOR España • Italia: CONAF Italia • Czech Republic: if. . . Czech Forestry Society • A lot of other contacts with: Greece, Turkey, etc. UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 10

The UEF history book • Participation in the project leaded by Anna Petrakieva • As co- author • You have your personal copy UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 11

Conclusion • An active work in the Presidency, with a new position as Vice President, elected in the Cyprus GCM 2011 • A modernization of our image, useful in our relationships • An intensification of the flow of information to our members • 3 new members in UEF • Participation in the UEF history book • Some new ideas for the future • Thank you for your attention and comments! • Kiitos huomiota ja kommentteja! UEF Presidency Congress/08 -13 12