ASPBAE has just emerged from its Fifth General Assembly signaling another important phase of organizational renewal and consolidation. The Assembly was a culmination of a 2-year process of collective, broad-based reflection and consensus-building on the dynamic work of ASPBAE and the vast potential of its future work in promoting the right to education, and the power of transformative adult learning in achieving sustainable development poverty eradication and an end to violence and conflict.
The General Assembly elected the following persons on the Executive Council:
President: Jose Roberto Guevara, Australia
Immediate Past President: Sandy Morrison
Sub Region 1: Saloni Singh, Nepal and Dominic D‟ Souza, India
Sub Region 2: Yu Jun, China and Takafumi Miyake, Japan
Sub Region 3: Dina Lumbantobing, Indonesia and Aung Myo Min, Burma
Sub Region 4: Mua Vermeulen, Samoa and Timote Violeti, New Zealand
The first meeting of the Executive Council was held from 17-20th February in Manila.
The General Assembly approved the creation of the post of Immediate Past President. The Immediate Past President will play an ongoing role in guiding and supporting the ASPBAE EC in the transition phase and along areas where the IPP‟s assistance is sought.
The GA also agreed to adopt the ASPBAE name change proposal. The EC directed the Secretary-General to file the amendment to articles of incorporation with the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to change ASPBAE name and update ASPBAE registration with names of new ASPBAE Executive Council members.
With the name change, the ASPBAE logo will be amended. Letters of intimation will also be sent to all representational forums that ASPBAE is part of.
The EC also agreed to liaise more closely with the work of education campaign coalition members providing oversight/guidance role to education campaign coalitions through the RWS and CSEF programmes.
ASPBAE Australia, has been registered with the specific purpose of facilitating access to Australian ODA for the South Pacific.
The ASPBAE Secretariat will continue to function from Mumbai, India. The EFA Advocacy and Campaigns office is based in Manila, Philippines and a team will continue to work from Canberra, Australia.