EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS – SALAMANCA

29/09/2016

MINUTES OF THE XVI EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS, HELD IN SALAMANCA THE 29TH SEPTEMBER 2016 AT 19:30H IN SECOND SUMMON, IN THE BALLROOM OF THE SCHOOL ARZOBISPO FONSECA, LOCATED AT FONSECA ST N4 IN SALAMANCA.

Representatives attending

  1. University of A Coruña
  2. University of Alicante
  3. University of Almería
  4. Autonomous University of Barcelona
  5. University of Burgos
  6. University of Cantabria
  7. Carlos III University of Madrid
  8. University of Castilla La Mancha
  9. Catholic University of Ávila
  10.  University of Deusto
  11. University of Extremadura
  12. University of Huelva
  13. Illes Balears´ University
  14. University Jaume I of Castellón
  15. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University
  16. University of Málaga
  17. University of Murcia
  18. University Nau Gran of Valencia
  19. University Pablo Olavide of Seville
  20. Polytechnic University of Valencia
  21. Pontific University of Salamanca
  22. University of Salamanca
  23. University of Santiago de Compostela
  24. University of Valladolid
  25. University of Vigo

Members that excused their absence

University Rovira and Virgili of Tarragona

University of Seville

University of Granada

 

Assisting as guests

  1. University of Burgos, Gemma Miguel Miguel
  2. Autonomous University of Barcelona, Sergi Arenas Guarch
  3. University Senior of A Coruña, Francisco Ascón Belver
  4. University of Deusto, Yolanda Lázaro
  5. University of Girona, Carles Serra Salomé
  6. University of Oviedo, Luigi Toffolatti Ballarin
  7. University Pablo de Olavide of Seville, Teresa Rebolledo Gámez
  8. Pontific University of Salamanca, Mª Teresa Ramos Bernal

The President begins the meeting welcoming the assistants, especially those who have incorporated recently and thanks the organizers of the University of Salamanca the work done in the organization of the VIII Working Seminar.

Following that, the Presidentproceeds to develop the only point of the day.

AGENDA

Renovation of the vacancy committees according to the established on the articles 19 and 20 of the statutes.

Article 19. The directive board will be constituted by the President and 8 vocals. The vocals, in separate vote from the President, will be elected by the General Assembly. The Governing Board will count with a Secretary and a Treasurer who will be proposed by the President and named by him, between the elected vocals, once heard the Governing Board.

Article 20. The charges of the members of the Governing Board will be unpaid and their terms will have a duration of 4 years, renewing by half every two years, and may be reeligible two consecutive terms maximum (never more than two years). The first renovation of half of the elected members will be carried out two years since the constitution of the Association.

According to the established requisite on the Article 5.2 of the AEPUM´s regulation, and relative to the endorsement of the universities that must present the candidates to committees of Governing Board, it was proceed to make a recount of the universities that until half an hour before the celebration of the Meeting have presented to the secretary the endorsement of the rectory of their universities to take part on the Governing Board of AEPUM.

The mentionend universities and by order of presentation of the endorsement date, were:

  1. U. Santiago – Antonio Rodríguez Martínez
  2. U. Málaga – Isabel Jiménez Lucena
  3. Carlos III of Madrid - Mª Luis Neira Jiménez
  4. U. Nau Gran of Valencia – Amparo Pérez Carbonell
  5. U. Illes Balears – Joana María Seguí
  6. U. Salamanca – José Manuel Muñoz Rodríguez

The procedure of election was initiated, allowing the candidates to talk on the first place with the purpose to explain the motives and objectives that had led them to postulate to take part on the Governing Board and cover the four vacant committees.

Following the partners with the right to vote were presented, the model of ballot made at such effect and accorded in the previous Meeting with the Governing Board and agreeing all the assistants it was delivered and they proceeded to go naming the representatives with the right to vote, on the part of the Secretary of AEPUM, so they could deposit the one in the ballot box, constituted for President, Secretary and Treasurer from the AEPUM.

After the counting the following results were obtained:

U. Salamanca – 20 votes

U. Carlos III of Madrid – 19 votes

U. Nau Gran of Valencia – 18 votes

U. Illes Balears – 16 votes

U. Málaga – 16 votes

U. Santiago – 11 votes

Given the tie to 16 votes, produced between the universities of U. Illes Balears – 16 votes and of U. Málaga, and given that the vacant committees were only four it was proceeded to the tiebreaker between them, obtaining the following results:

U. Málaga – 15 votes

U. Illes Balears – 10 votes

After the result of the final counting the most voted universities were:

1ª U. Salamanca

2ª U. Carlos III of Madrid

3ª U. Nau Gran of Valencia

4ª U. Málaga

5ª U. Illes Balears

6ª U. Santiago

It is proclaimed as such U. Salamanca, U. Carlos III of Madrid, U. Nau Gran of Valencia and U. Málaga as new vocals of the Governing Board and in substitution of the originated vacancies by the universities whose representatives ceased at his moment: U from Lleida, Nau Gran of Valencia, Jaume I of Castellón, and Rovira and Virgili.

According to the point 5.4. of the regulation of AEPUM which indicates precisely that:

Article 5.4. In the case that a vacant of vocal was produced out of the election period, it will be proceeded to name as such to occupy the vacancy until his renovation on the period for the elected on that term for the next most voted on the list of candidates, if any. In other case, the Governing Board will work with the elected vocals until the next renovation.

The Assembly is informed that the following universities and representatives voted in 5th place (U. Illes Balears) and 6th place (U. Santiago) stay in shift of incorporation to the Governing Board, always at the expense that out of the election period new vacancies are produced and this way promote the normal functioning of the Governing Board.

Thanking the labour of the outgoing members and welcoming the incoming, having no more matters to deal with the meeting is adjourned at 21,15h, of which as secretary I attest with the approval of the President.