The ILS Elective General Assembly was supposed to take place on 22 and 23 September 2020 in the city of Riccione in the North of Italy. Due to the outbreak of the corona virus, the ILS Elective General Assembly was changed to an electronic meeting that will take place on 21 March 2021. At this General Assembly, elections will take place for functions in the ILS for the 2021 to 2024 period. The meeting will be preceded by an ILS Board Meeting on 20 March 2021, also electronically.

Persons interested to nominate for functions in the ILS were invited to do so until 21 January 2021.

Agenda

The Meeting Agenda is as follows:

1. Welcome
2. Honouring the departed
3. Roll call and quorum
4. Meeting procedures
5. Approval of the Agenda
6. Approval of the Minutes of the 2016 Elective General Assembly
7. Report by the Membership Commission and Acceptance of new Full Members
8. Activity report of the ILS President
9. Activity report of the ILS Secretary General and the ILS Headquarters
10. Activity reports of the Regional Branches
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia-Pacific
    • Europe
11. Activity reports of the Commissions and Committees
    • Drowning Prevention Commission
    • Rescue Commission
    • Sport Commission
    • Business Commission
12. Finances
    • Financial report and balance sheets of the former years (2016-2020)
    • Report of the ILS auditors (2016-2020)
    • Draft budgets for the coming years (2021-2024)
13. Activity reports of the Chancellery – Order of Lifesaving
14. Progress reports of the Lifesaving World Championships in 2022, 2024 and 2026
15. Progress report of the World Conference on Drowning Prevention in 2023 and 2025
16. Strategic Framework 2021-2024
17. Membership Fees for 2021-2024
18. Organisational structure 2021-2024
19. Approval of the Constitution
20. Approval of the Bye-Laws
21. Elections: Appointment of an interim chair, Appointment of scrutineers, discharge the current Board of Directors, election of the ILS President and election of the ILS Secretary General
22. Ratification of the new Board of Directors
23. Ratification of the ILS Legal and Financial Advisor
24. Election of two financial examiners (internal auditors)
25. Ratification of the Chair, Secretary and voting members of the ILS Commissions
26. Calendar of activities and useful information
27. Miscellaneous
28. Closure