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Servas Malawi Newsletter [Right hand side, under Servas Countries] Servas US Tri-national Conference Servas South Central West Asia Conference Servas Africa Area 2014 Meeting New International Servas Summer Meeting in Berlin Servas Spain International Summer Camp Servas Austria Alpe-Adria Meeting Servas Brazil traveller in Japan Servas Pakistan Annual Meeting
Servas Pakistan Annual Meeting Servas Pakistan Annual Meeting for the year of 2012 was called by the National Secretary of Pakistan Mr. Muhammad Shoaib Khan. The event was held at "Adbi Baithak" Alhamra Arts Center Hall # 3, Mall Road, Lahore. The meeting initiated with the recitation of Holy Quran. The main agenda of the meeting included the Future Prospect of Servas Pakistan and its role in the International Servas Community. And another main reason for the meeting was to be able to follow-up on the decisions taken by Servas Pakistan Youth in their previous meeting. The meeting preceded with the attendance of the following Servas Members: Muhammad Naseem, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Shahzad Akhtar, Dr. Riaz Ahmad, Nauman Naseem, Saqib Shahzad, Viachaslav Pustovoyt (Observer from Russia), Khalid Baig, Khalid Shehzad, Muhammad Babar Bhatti, Dr. Muhammad Usman Ilyas, Bilal Akram, Dr. Arslan Riaz, Mrs Dr. Riaz, Mian Muhammad Afzal, Imran Hanif Chaudhry, Abdul Razzaq Mughal, Dr. Khalid, Hafiz Muhammad Tanweer, Abdul Razzaq Pasha, Muhammad Afzal Dogar, Hafiz Ahmad Shahid, Malik Fahad Rafique, Waheed Ashraf, Muhammad Aslam Ranjha, Imran-ul-Huda, Shoukat Ali, Mrs. Shoukat Ali, Nadeem Masih, Haji Muhammad Shafique, & Majid Khan
Meeting Minutes - Recitation of Holy Quran.
- Introduction of the attendees.
- Discussion on the future prospects and planning.
- Briefing about Servas Pakistan’s global roles and interaction with Servas world community.
- Review and follow-up on the decisions taken by Servas Pakistan Youth in their previous meeting.
- Updates about the dues and other Servas Pakistan decision.
- Questions/Answers/Suggestions Session.
- Closing words by Muhammad Shoaib Khan (NS Servas Pakistan).
- Christmas and New Year Celebration with Refreshment.
Suggestions - Hafiz Muhammad Tanvir suggested Local Tour arrangements across Pakistan.
- Mr. Mian Muhammad Afzal suggested that the youth should work under a vision and all members should monitor and guide the youth members of Servas Pakistan.
- Mr. Khalid Shehzad commented to include the agenda items in the intimations/invitations for all upcoming meetings.
- It was suggested to organize activities for fund raising and donation auctions for Servas Pakistan.
- Female attendance in the attendance should be prioritized and encouraged; Mr. Muhammad Naseem suggested.
- The next SCWA meeting was suggested to be held in Lahore, Pakistan.
Announcements - New Host List will be published and distributed in January, 2013.
- “Meeting Agenda” announced to be included in the intimation of every future meeting.
- The next cabinet elections are going to be held in October, 2013.
- The SP community e-mail address will be used from onwards, for formal communication. All members were requested to confirm their e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
- All members should automatically pay their dues before the 20th of December, each year.
- All Annual Meetings are to be held on the last Sunday of December, from onwards.
Top Servas Brazil traveller in Japan Trip to Japan when I attending the International Peace Research Association Global Conference held at the University of Mie, Japan. During the trip, I got in contact with lovely Servas Japan members and also a member from Servas India in Tokyo and Kyoto. Three of them, I met in Poland during the GA 2012. They are Kunio Tanaka in Tokyo, Tomoko Hirai and Shigeko Takada in Kyoto. Besides attending the IPRA conference, I also visting the University of Tokyo and the International Peace Museum in the Ritsumeikan. Founded in 1964, IPRA developed from a conference organized by the "Quaker International Conferences and Seminars" in Clarens, Switzerland, 16-20 August 1963.
The participants decided to hold international Conferences on Research on International Peace and Security (COROIPAS), which would be organized by a Continuing Committee similar to the Pugwash Conferences.
Under the leadership of John Burton, the Continuing Committee met in London, 1-3 December 1964. At that time, they took steps to broaden the original concept of holding research conferences. The decision was made to form a professional association with the principal aim of increasing the quantity of research focused on world peace and ensuring its scientific quality.
An Executive Committee including Bert V A. Roling, Secretary General (The Netherlands), John Burton (United Kingdom), Ljubivoje Acimovic (Yugoslavia), Jerzy Sawicki (Poland), and Johan Galtung (Norway) was appointed.
This group was also designated as Nominating Committee for a 15-person Advisory Council to be elected at the first general conference of IPRA, to represent various regions, disciplines, and research interests in developing the work of the Association.
Since then, IPRA has held 24 biennial general conferences, the venues of which have been chosen with a view to reflecting the association's global scope. Membership in IPRA benefits scholars, practitioners and students of peace research, conflict transformation and peace building. If you are not a member of our organization, we urge you to join and enjoy the benefits from the range of activities and services. For more information please visit :
http://ipra-peace.com/ Alvany Santiago is a Servas host in Brazil, belongs to Job Descriptions and Statutes Committe and also is an IPRA council. Top
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