Servas International
30th Conference and General Assembly – SICOGA 2015
Totara Springs, Matamata, New Zealand, 10-16 October 2015
Conference theme: "Servas in transition"

About the General Assembly

2015 GA Motions

Decisions made at the General Assembly are called motions. According to the SI Statutes, all motions must be sent to the President six months before the start of the General Assembly. For the 2015 General Assembly, the final date for motions to be received is April 10, 2015.
After April 10, 2015, all motions will be organized into Subject Working Groups (SWGs) – in other words, they will be grouped together based on what they are about. There will be a volunteer coordinator for each of these SWGs, and any Servas member is welcome to join in discussions of these motions in the 6 months leading up to the General Assembly. The intention of this discussion is to make best use of the plenary sessions by clarify the motions, ensuring that they do not overlap or contradict each other, and generally preparing them as much as possible before voting.
At the Conference, there will be sessions set aside for face-to-face meetings of the SWGs, before the motions are taken to the plenary sessions.
Click on the following links to get more information:
Motions
  • Motions for GA
  • Motions with budget implications
    • Subject Working Groups
  • List of motions by SWG
  • Technology - Future SWG Interim Report Sept 10, 2015
  • Finance SWG Interim Report Sept 10, 2015
  • Peace SWG Interim Report Sept 10, 2015
  • Modernization of Procedures SWG Interim Report Sept 10, 2015
  • Host & Travelers SWG report
    • Motion Templates
  • ARG_URU-001 SI Candidates present themselves six weeks before the SI Elections
  • ARG_URU-002 Area Coordinator intervene in internal country conflicts
  • ARG_URU-003 Conflict Resolution Committee agile system
  • ARG_URU-004 Remove SI Officer if they do not comply with a Conflict Resolution Committee required action
  • ARG_URU-005 Exco communicate with National Secretaries about tasks and answer questions
  • ARG_URU-006 ServasOnline include standardized reports on Hosts and Travellers, visible when arranging a visit
  • ARG_URU-007 Redefine Guidelines and Mission of Area Coordinators
  • AUS-001 No time limit for elected SI officials
  • AUS-002 "non-Dolphin" groups to use Dolphin
  • BRA-001 Include Spanish as a working language of Servas International
  • BRA-002 Establish procedures to issue Letter of Introduction (LOIs) for foreign travelers
  • CAN-001 Single night Servas stay
  • CAN-002 Servas officers work cooperatively with Conflict Resolution Committee when a complaint is filed
  • CAN-003 Face-to-face mediation or translation for extreme conflicts
  • CAN-004 Code of Ethics and Behaviour
  • COS-001 Central America and Caribbean Area Coordinator requirements
  • COS-002 People travelling with Servas should remember the aims of Servas
  • EXC-001 Long term strategy for Servas International UN involvement
  • EXC-002 Linking Servas with other likeminded organizations
  • EXC-003 Servas as a family-friendly organization
  • EXC-004 Merged with EXC-003
  • EXC-005 Withdrawn
  • EXC-006 Registration of SI domicile
  • EXC-007 Getting the Servas archives in order
  • EXC-008 Approve record of elections and decisions at GA
  • EXC-009 Amend election rules - SI committees and officers
  • EXC-010 EXCO promoting a self-funding SI mid term meeting between SI conferences
  • EXC-011 Update the structure and function of SI committees and SI officer roles
  • EXC-012 Youth leadership Committee: number of members
  • EXC-013 Creating a strategy for regional development in Servas
  • EXC-014 Making connections: coordinating opportunities for in-depth and longer-stay experiences
  • EXC-015 Promoting special interest networks within Servas
  • EXC-016 Servas as an organisation committed to ethical and sustainable travel
  • EXC-017 Promoting cultural programmes within Servas including meetings with a theme
  • EXC-018 Setting up an independent international Servas Youth fund through a charitable trust
  • EXC-019 Withdrawn
  • EXC-020 Rewrite SI Host List Coordinator Job Description
  • EXC-021 Approve SI 2013 Financial accounts
  • Internal Audit pg 1
  • Internal Audit pg 2
  • Audit pg 1
  • Audit pg 2
  • Audit pg 3
  • Audit pg 4
  • Audit pg 5
  • Audit pg 6
  • Audit pg 7
  • Audit pg 8
  • Audit pg 9
  • Audit pg 10
  • Audit pg 11
  • Audit pg 12
  • EXC-022 Updates to Financial Operating Procedures
  • FOP Attachment
  • EXC-023 Recommendation to use new SI logo
  • EXC-024 The Statutes of Servas International adopted at the 2012 General Assembly and as amended at this General Assembly, October 2015, be adopted as the Statutes of Servas International replacing all previous versions
  • EXC-025 The recommendations of the Membership Committee regarding giving member status to some national groups and canceling the member status of some member groups, be accepted
  • EXC-026 The Minutes of SI GA 2012 be accepted
  • EXC-027 The reports of EXCO members and other SI officers be accepted
  • EXC-028 Approve the SI Budget for the next three years
  • 2015 Consultative Budget Meeting report to SICOGA 2015
  • 2015 Consultative Budget Meeting minutes
  • 2015 Consultative Budget Meeting minutes 2015 Consultative Budget Meeting analysis format
  • 2015 Consultative Budget Meeting Base scenario
  • 2015 Consultative Budget Meeting Expansion scenario
  • 2015 Consultative Budget Meeting Implosion scenario
  • 2015 Consultative Budget Meeting draft motions with financial implications
  • EXC-029 Authorise EXCO to pay for an external auditor for auditing of SI accounts
  • EXC-030 Decide which members of EXCO shall be empowered to sign on behalf of SI
  • EXC-031 The year in which the next GA will be held be decided
  • FRA-001 Reduce SI Stamp fee by 15% or more (CHF revaluation)
  • FRA-002 Pay stamps in Eurozone currency or US$
  • GER-001 Simplifying the SI fee system
  • ITA-001 List of countries offering hospitality, and youth requesting, Syle
  • ITA-002 Eliminate paper stamps and revise stamp fee
  • KOR-001 Servas International Peace Riding & other small activities
  • POL-001 No restriction on eligibility for SI positions
  • SWE-001 Actively work towards a rejuvenation of Servas
  • USA-001 Servas Handbook and SI documents referenced in the Handbook
  • USA-002 Accountability required for SI Funding to attend the GA
  • USA-003 Recognize, Encourage and Support SI Mentors
  • USA-004 SI Job Descriptions
  • USA-005 SI FOP updated after and before each GA