Registered by the Ministry of Interior, Czech Repulic, on April 15th, 2008.
An association designated as
European Association of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology
– EURAPAG –
was founded in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 28th 2008.
EURAPAG is Member of FIGIJ, The International Federation of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, www.figij.org
During XV. World Congress of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology in São Paulo, Brazil, 8th of May 2007, a separate meeting of European participants had proposed to establish a European Association of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology – EURAPAG. The Association shall comprise engaged with paediatric and adolescent gynaecology European national societies, groups or individual gynaecologists, paediatricians or other professionals on paediatric and adolescent gynaecology.
The place of foundation and registration of EURAPAG, on historical reasons, was proposed to be settled in Prague, Czech Republic. The following preparatory group for foundation of EURAPAG was asked to prepare a proposition of EURAPAG STATUTES:
Prof. Jan HOREJSI, MD, DrSc, Prague, Czech Republic; FIGIJ Board Member
Dr. med. Marlene HEINZ, Berlin, Germany; FIGIJ Board Member
Panagiotis CHRISTOPOULOS, MD, Athens, Greece; Secretary General of ENTOG
Ass. Prof. Tamas CSERMELY, MD, PhD, IFEPAG, Pécs, Hungary
Gabriele TRIDENTI, MD, IFEPAG, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Zuzana NIZNANSKA, MD, PhD, Bratislava, Slovakia
Based upon that Statutes the European Association of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, the EURAPAG has been founded on 28th March 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic, unanimously by above named colleagues, and with the following authorities:
| Jan HOREJSI, Czech Republic | President of EURAPAG |
| Tamas CSERMELY, Hungary | Vice-President of EURAPAG |
| Zuzana NIZNANSKA, Slovakia | Treasurer of EURAPAG |
The EURAPAG Statutes were sent for registration to the Ministry of Interior, Czech Republic.
The official mailing address is:
EURAPAG
(c/o Prof. Dr. Jan Horejsi)
V Úvalu 84
CZ 150 06 Praha 5
CZECH REPUBLICThe President's e-mail address:
jan.horejsi@lfmotol.cuni.czThe official information platform is the
EURAPAG website www.eurapag.comThe official language of EURAPAG is
the English language.
The foundation meeting was kindly sponsored by Regional Council of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
In agreement with the FIGIJ Board, the first official Assembly and Delegates Assembly of EURAPAG shall take place during the XI. European Congress of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology in June 2008, in St Petersburg, Russia, www.11europag.org
Agenda of First Delegates Assembly
EURAPAG is a voluntary, non-Government, non-profit association of European national associations of PAG and in special cases of individual gynaecologists, paediatricians or doctors specialising in gynaecology or paediatrics from European countries, as well as supporting EURAPAG individuals or corporations, who all do accept EURAPAG Statutes and contribute to realize their objectives actively.
The Objectives of EURAPAG among others are characterized by
support for
research and education in PAG towards application of new knowledge
and improvement of health, life quality and future female fertility;
co-operation among European gynaecologists and paediatricians on PAG;
capability and skill of physicians practicing PAG particularly dealing
with the gynaecological approach at children specifically;
systematic expansion of university and post-graduate studies in PAG;
co-operation with other international organizations involved with PAG;
harmonization of clinical work to set right guidelines in diagnosis
and treatment in PAG in all-Europe;
absorption in the internationally important field of PAG aimed at
good procedures of prevention, diagnosis and treatment particularly.
A National Society, group or Section of PAG of a European country, or individual doctors of a European country where still no national group does exist, who interested in PAG would like to join EURAPAG, as full members they are invited to send a formless application for EURAPAG membership by post-mail to the EURAPAG address.
The regular organs of EURAPAG are
the EURAPAG Delegates Assembly as its supreme body, which
represents all Members by their Delegates;
the Executive Committee, which represents the EURAPAG
between the meetings of the Delegates Assembly.
The Executive Committee is composed of nine members:
the President, President Elect, Vice-President, Secretary General,
Treasurer and four other members.
Prague, April 4th , 2008
Dear Colleagues,
Based on the statement before we kindly ask for your support and co-operation in the development of EURAPAG, as we kindly invite you to join EURAPAG by your organisation or in case might be by you yourselves.
The Statutes you will find here: (pdf-file, 100 kB).
The registered version of EURAPAG Statutes must be approved or might be amended during the Delegates Assembly in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 12th of June 2008.
Would you please organize the discussion of this essentials. If you or your National Society of PAG (or colleagues, who interested in PAG) will have some requests, comments or propositions of changes, be so very kind and send it to EURAPAG.
1. If the National Society, group or Section of PAG of your country and/or individual doctors (of a country where no national group does exist) interested in PAG would like to join EURAPAG, they are invited to send a formless application for EURAPAG-membership (acc. Statutes, Article 5, § 5) by post-mail to the EURAPAG address.
2. For the Delegates Assembly authorized delegates shall be named by each particular National Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, or by groups of individual doctors, according to assigned key (as ruled by the Statutes)
| - Member Societies representing up to 50 full members | 2 Delegate |
| - Member Societies representing up to 100 full members | 3 Delegates |
| - Member Societies representing up to 500 full members | 4 Delegates |
| - Member Societies representing more than 500 full members | 5 Delegates |
| - A group of 5 individual members | 1 Delegate |
As delegates must be present at the Delegates Assembly and vote personally, be sure therefore, that assigned delegates from your country will attend the XI. European Congress of PAG in St. Petersburg. The list of delegates together with the number of members of your National Society, approved by the board in question, send according to Statutes Article 7, § 7, must be sent to EURAPAG address.
3. For election of the first Executive Committee of EURAPAG candidates are needed. Be so kind and send your country's proposal (1 person). Individual members from countries, in which no National Society exists, may be proposed for elections as well. Proposal send, please, to EURAPAG address.
4. The following XII. European Congress of PAG shall take place in the year 2011. If you are interested to organize this congress in your country, you are kindly asked to send your application (according to Statutes, Art. 10, § 2) to the President of EURAPAG until mid of May 2008.
5. We are opening the discussion on the amount of Membership-fee. This annual fee shall be:
Note please: All proposals, comments and/or applications according points 1 - 5 send, please, to EURAPAG Address till the 28th of May.
Applications according questions 1 and 4 must be sent on paper, using post-mail, others you can send by e-mail to any of the authorities of EURAPAG.
We hope, you will join EURAPAG and thank you very much for your co-operation and help.
We look forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg, and to welcoming you Member of the European Association of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology
Sincerely,
Prof. Jan Horejší, MD, DrSc,
President of EURAPAG
jan.horejsi@lfmotol.cuni.cz
Ass. Prof. Tamas Csermely, MD, PhD,
EURAPAG Vice President
csertam@freemail.hu
Zuzana Niznanska, MD, PhD
EURAPAG Treasurer
zuzani@zoznam.sk