Letter from the President

Spring is in the air, the Warsaw conference is calling. Meanwhile, the EuRA board has had the pleasure of reviewing the accomplishments of an excellent 2016. It’s hard to describe the actual momentum of the European Relocation Association; we are spreading our wings, fast and in various directions. The membership is flirting with the 500 number, the conference in Malta was a success from all points of view, the networking events at the CERC in Canada, at the WERC in the US and Asia had great scores of appreciation from its attendants.

In March EuRA hosts a first ever dinner in Penang at the IMC conference, whereas the next EMEA event is being signed, sealed, ready to be delivered in Dubai in November this year. Thanks to the big hearts of the members, we have reached a total donation to charity this year of € 27.500, fabulous, thank you. As of the 1st of July 2017, your representatives for the Benelux and the Central region will be replaced by Isabelle Prémont and Pierre Jéronimo. My congratulations to you both for joining the EuRA board; my expectations are very high.

The new president of EuRA, who will host the 20th anniversary of the EuRA conference in 2018 in (oops…) is Andrew Scott. He will have the support of the vice president, Stuart McAlister, and of all 7 other board members and of the EuRA office. With the help of the entire membership, i.e. you all, Andrew and Stuart have the intention to increase the importance of the association by giving it the extra dimension of a relocation knowledge centre.

I’m sure they’ll tell you all about it, very soon. Looking forward to seeing you all in Warsaw, the EuRA conference with the largest offer of breakout sessions ever, one as interesting as the other.

Anita