The ICA-AP Regional Board Meeting was held online on 19th May 2020 from 11:00 to 13:30 (IST). The physical board meeting to be held in the Philippines in May, was moved online due to the continuing COVID-19 crisis.
The meeting was chaired by Mr. Li Chunsheng, Chairperson of the Regional Board who extended a warm welcome to the members. Nine board members from India, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Singapore presented updates on their organisations’ response to COVID-19. The agenda for the meeting included discussions on: the membership situation (at present ICA-AP has 109 members from 32 countries), and the status of 2020 subscription fees. The board approved the financial report for the period January to December 2019, and the revised ICA-AP Budget for 2020. The Board decided to postpone the 14th ICA-AP Regional Assembly to 28th February 2021 in Seoul (Republic of Korea), and hold it in conjunction with the ICA World Cooperative Congress (March 1-3). It also approved the procedures for the board elections to be held during the Regional Assembly.
The next board meeting will be held in November or December 2020. The physical or online nature of the meeting will depend on the COVD-19 situation. The Regional Director was authorised to fix the date in consultation with the ICA-AP President.
