SILAGENERAL MEETINGNovember 10th 2015Hotel Union Business Ljubljana

AGENDA1. Introduction2. SILA Bazaar3. Membership4. IWC Zagreb visit report 5. Christmas Lunch6. Other news7. Activities and events

Special guest of the General Meeting We are proud to introduce famous painter, Sharmila Mohandas

BAZAAR 2015• We have 32 countries confirmed.

•Ms. Vlasta Nussdorfer - the Ombudsman, will open the Bazaar this year.

• Media campaign started on 1st of November.

•Volunteers still needed.

•Starting on Friday, you will only be able to enter Gospodarsko razstavišče with your SILA card or accreditation.

• If you sell wrapped home made bakeries at the bazaar you should prepare a label/list of ingredients so that we avoid problems with allergies.

We need a little bit of your help to make this years Bazaar a success!

•Please send us your list of donors.

•Please distribute Bazaar posters in your local schools, restaurants, cafés - please ask for permission from the owners first.

•Please bring one item for the Lucky draw, clothes for the Clothes corner and toys for the Kids corner.

Decision needed:

•Voting about the lunch at the Bazaar – SILA Board is against it.

•Donating left over items from the Bazaar to help refugees.

Membership•THANK YOU for renewing your membership with SILA!

•Membership fee – new members EUR 45,-/renewal membership EUR 40,-

•In case you do not cover the membership fee by the December General Meeting, we will be forced to cancel your membership from January 1st of 2016

• Directory – from now on, it will only be available on our website: http://www.sila.si/membership-directory/

IWC Zagreb visit•A group of SILA ladies:

- Mojca Lah - President of the SILA Management Board

- Imola Toth - Vice president of the SILA Management Board

- Vesna Smole Grobovšek-President of the SILA Supervisory Board and

- Ursula Szabo - SILA member

visited the international Women's Club IWC Zagreb and attended its General Meeting which was held on 16th of October in Sheraton Hotel in Zagreb.

•It was a good opportunity for exchange of ideas, experiences and goals of both women's associations.

Christmas Lunch•Save the date – 8th of December

•Lets eat, drink and be marry

•Austria Trend Hotel Ljubljana, Ground floor dining hall

•Lavish menu with drinks included

•Cultural program

•Cost: 10 euro

•Please RSVP at info@sila.si or the sign up sheet at this GM

Other news•ŠUS Eurofitnes Discount – keep fit ladies!

•Cultural November – see the most interesting exhibitions taking place in Ljubljana

•Photos for our website and Facebook page – please send them to info@sila.si

Non payable SILA ActivitiesBridge Club

Marilyne Frot

2nd, 9th, 16th,23rd and 30th November

Book Club Mojca Baraga 11th November

Basic Slovene lessons Tatjana Bensa Ošnjak 16th November

German Conversation Elke Strier 11th November

Advanced French Conversation Anne Gwenaelle Vrtunski 12th November

English Conversation Julia Martinet 17th November

Intermediate – Advanced Spanish Conversation

Erika Urueña 18th November

Natural Beauty And Health Club Sara Jager 24th November

Russian Club Conversation Marina Astapova 27th November

WELCOME COFFEE Ursula Szabo & Radmila Zurunič 20th November

Payable SILA activitiesAdult Choir at The

British International Music School

Marina Martensson Every Tuesday

Tennis Group Takako Kimura Thursdays suggeted

Wooden Spoon Erika Urueña & Cecilia Lisaardi 16th November

NEW Activities

LJUBLJANA'S BIENNIALE OF GRAPHIC ARTS

Vesna Smole Grobovsek 12th November

240th MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALL CELEBRATION

Sgt Joel M. Garrison 14th November

WATER EXHIBITION Ursula Szabo 18th November

OVER 50’S POTLUCK Marilyne Frot 13th November

Activities without coordinators

Bridge Lessons for Beginners

NEW Book Club

Business Club

Italian lessons

Special invitation •Creative SILA Advent wreath making workshop at Waldorf school in Ljubljana.

•Wednesday, November 25th from 6-8 p.m.

•Wreaths are then sold also at our traditional SILA Bazar on our Creative SILA stall, on November 28th.

•For more information, please contact creative.sila@gmail.com or Lali at 040505084.

•Events for mothers and kids are back.

•For children up to six years of age.

•Kick off event - making Advent wreaths and decorations.

•Thursday, December 3rd

•Fridolin – international kindergarten.

• For more information, please contact our member Katarina Cetinski at katarina.cetinski@fridolin.si

Next General Meeting:

THANK YOU December 8th - Christmas Lunch