Structure and meetings
Structure
Our board of directors consists of the 6 members:
Chair: Monica Culen, Rote Nasen, Austria
Vice Chair: Kenneth Ohrberg, Hospital Klovne, Denmark
Treasurer: Coen Abbenhuis, CliniClowns, Netherlands
Secretary: Caroline Simonds, Le Rire Medecin, France
Plus two appointed board members:
Yury Olshansky, Soccorso Clown, Italy
Susana Ribeiro, Nariz Vermelho, Portugal
Secretariat: Ursula Fährer
The Federation consists of Founding Members, Ordinary and Associate Members
and the Honorary Member Michael Christensen.
Meetings
Our board convenes at least twice a year.
A general assembly meeting taking place annually.
EFHCO also has three working groups, exchanging knowledge on specific themes related to healthcare clowning and the federation.
- Artistic Working Group
- Management Working Group
- Research & Development
These groups work with a fixed agenda during the General Assembly. Furthermore they exchange views and ideas on work through the EFHCO extranet. This extranet is accessible to members and provides ways to communicate, a library on research and a calendar with (European) activities.
More options to meet at EFHCO
Once a year fundraisers of the member oganizations and of non-member organizations are invited to join a two day exchange on fundraising and communication topics. External speakers are invited to inspire the fundraisers in their work.
Costs for participating in this meeting is €150,- members and €300,- non-members.