XVIII MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS BOARD - La Laguna

MINUTE OF THE MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS BOARD OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS HELD THE 2ND OF MARCH 2012 AT 14:00 HOURS, IN THE CASINO OF LA LAGUNA (TENERIFE) WITH THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF THE DAY

1. Reading and passing, if it is appropriate, of the Minute of the meeting held the day 26th of June of 2011 at 20:00 hours in the University Villa of the University of Alicante

2. Reports about the Activities made since the last meeting held in Alicante

2.1.- Presidency

2.2.- Secretary

2.3.- Treasury

3. Initial contact and initiatives to present to the new charges of ME

    (General Secretary of Universities, or University Policies and General Direction of IMSERSO)

4. Actions for the European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity.

5. Proposal of the University of Valencia as venue for the following National Congress of AEPUM to hold in 2013.

6. Revision of tasks of the existent Committees

7.- Issues pending

8. Pleas and questions

LIST OF ATTENDANTS:

Mrs Concepción Bru heads the session, before starting the meeting she makes the following considerations:

 - To justify the change of place and hour for the celebration compared to the one that appeared in the call so that all the members of the Directors Board could attend to the second part of the Forum University and Society, that in turn had extended its duration to the afternoon of the day 2nd of March after the meeting of the Board had been called.

- To thank the presence of all the members of the Board to the meeting (just like the attendance list reflects).

- To greet and welcome Fidel Molina that joins the Directors Board in substitution of Neus Vila because of her appointment as Deputy Vice-chancellor of her University. He provides the Board with the required appointment of the Dean and written of the General Secretary of the University of Lleida.

                 The rest of the members of the Board welcomes him too and expressed their gratitude to the work done by the professor Vila.

- To justify the presence of the spokespersons of the universities of Granada, Castellón and Valencia, (it is on record in the attendance list) so that they can give various reports at the request of the Board.

After that, the meeting starts following the points of the Order of the day

1.- Reading and passing, if it is appropriate, of the Minute of the meeting held in Alicante the 26th of June of 2011.

     It is agreed to: pass it by unanimity

2.- Reports about the activities made since the last meeting held in Alicante

2.1.- Presidency.- It is attached in the Appendix of the Minute

2.2.- Secretary.- It is attached in the Appendix of the Minute

2.3.- Treasury.- It is attached in the Appendix of the Minute

It is proceed to inform to the members of the Board.

3. Initial contact and programme of initiatives to present to the new charges of ME

    (General Secretary of Universities, or University Policies and General Direction of IMSERSO)

It is agreed to: Look for the direct contacts in order to access to the national and autonomous Committees of Education.

4. Actions for the European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity.

It is agreed to: in order to find a balance between interests and cost economy, in addition to all the activities that will be made from every university in favour of the European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity, to match up the celebration of the annual Assembly of the AEPUM (as it is reflected in the statues) around the celebration of the World Day of the Older Adult in October of 2012 in Madrid, that will make easier the displacement and will allow to have a high number of partner universities. It is contemplated the possibility of requesting the participation of IMSERSO and/or of MEC, even so they can ask for the facilities to held the meeting.

The University of Castellón informs of the organization and invites to participate the days 18, 19, 20 of April in the III International Congress for Older Adults and New Technologies.

5. Proposal of the University of Valencia as venue for the next National Meeting of AEPUM to be hold in 2013.

Cristina Civera, spokesperson of the University of Valencia, informs: that she has the support of her university for organizing the next Meeting, just like she said in the AEPUM Assembly, held in June of 2011 - XII Meeting held in Alicante. She proposes as date of celebration the last week of June or the first one of July 2013, in the main hall and assembly hall of the University of Valencia. She has the possibility of offering accommodation in Residence Halls for making easier the presence of older students of the Programmes.

It is agreed to: Accepted the proposal. And proposals will be send to establish the general motto of the Meeting and various work areas. It is expected to make a revision of what it has already been made in the 20 years of the PUMS and to include the future perspective towards the kind of constructive education the PUMS should offer to the students as well as the possibility of offering itineraries or ways of getting to the official titles without any more access requirements that having taken a PUM.

6. Revision of tasks of the existent Committees

- A Coruña: Send of notice to the partners of AEPUM about European themes that may turn out interesting.

They made a personalised petition by email so that each university could actualise their data in relation to the research projects they have or had. When they finish their work they will send it back.

- Granada: informs of the work done with the University R. Llull for making of the Journal. It hands in some copies in paper form as it had already been established that the first number will be in paper form and the next ones will be only made in digital form. In order to have more flexibility it will be send this first number to all the partners in pdf  by email.

It is reminded that two regular numbers will be made every year and a monographic one in the month of April. For this number they ask for ideas about how to make the first monographic dedicated to the history of the programmes.

It is agreed to: distribute it from the institutional email of AEPUM:  boletin.aepum@ua.es

7.- Pending issues

There are no issues pending

8. Pleas and questions

* Concha Bru: Do you consider opportune to send to the partners an enquiry with a questionnaire/sheet so that they can answer which is the situation of their respective programmes, in relation to the prediction of cutbacks in universities and/or offices the PUPMs get their assistance from and according to the compliance of the deficit that the central government demands to the autonomies? In this way if it is proved that the economic problems affect in general to the majority of them, joint initiatives could be taken from AEPUM.

It is agreed to: Send to Concha, during the next month and a half, suggestions to make the consultant sheet that will be given to the universities, in which it is asked for the possible answers too, if the assistance shortcuts arrive.

* Fidel Molina: expressed his gratitude for joining as a member of the Board of AEPUM.

Not having any more issues to talk about, the siting is suspended being the 16:00 hours of the day of the date so that the members of the Board assisting can join to the University Forum and Society.                                                                                                                                                                                             

 Vº Bº Concha Bru Ronda                                                                 Signed Carmen Palmero

President AEPUM                                                                                          Secretary AEPUM