On Monday 24th of February 2025, the 2025 General Assembly took place. The issues discussed and voted on were:
Changes to the Board
The current members of the board are:
- Guillermo Reher (President)
- Michele Abballe (Treasurer)
- Esperanza Martín (Secretary)
In addition, there will be two new incorporations:
- Kyle Hearn (Website)
- Communication expert (to be determined)
Changes to the Advisory Board
The current Advisory Board is composed by:
- Bert Groenewoudt
- Franco Cambi
- Carole Crumley
- Paul Lane
- Wiebke Bebermeier
New members are:
- Sjoerd Kluiving
- Pilar Diarte
- Georgios Dimitriadis
- Veerle van Eetvelde
- Graham Fairclough
We appreciate the role of Gert Jan Burgers, who asked to step down from the AB.
Management issues
The members of IALA have been informed of two primordial management issues which will be tackled as soon as possible: access to the association’s bank account and improving communication. The Board is currently working on fixing these problems.
Fee system
The General Assembly approved a substantial change in the fee system, effective from 25/02/2025. The main difference is that membership will now last two years, and hence renewed biennially, and the cost will be:
- Regular (60€)
- Student/retiree (30€)
- Life (500€)-one time payment
- Corporate (1500€)
Membership benefits
Along with the currently listed benefits of membership, two more options are being explored, including registration benefits at conferences of other landscape networks, and the possiblity of organizing special issues in the journal Landscapes (Taylor & Francis).
In addition, it is currently being considered to organize other events for members in the years between LACs.
