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Charolais Charbray International AGM
The Charolais Charbray International Annual General Meeting was held in conjunction with the Charolais World Congress in the United Kingdom in July. Eleven countries were represented. President, Chris Curry chaired the meeting.
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The Financial Report showed a small profit of 517.98€. The cash reserve contains 82,904.84€.
Membership has grown in the past year and the organization welcomed Lithuania. There are currently 19 active members from 17 countries.
The website has been updated to include a history section which includes coverage of past world events. Countries were encouraged to keep their national events and national champion photos updated.
The Genomic Subcommittee meets quarterly, but a motion was passed to update the name to Breed Development, which reflects its activity more accurately. The subcommittee is currently working on genetic conditions being monitored by countries. Information is being gathered only as reference material which will be available to officials in each country. Colin Rex, Australia, was named chairperson of this committee again.
The Virtual Show was deemed a success as it created interest from countries that were previously not members. It also received media coverage from general agricultural outlets, not just breed publications, which raised the profile for the breed. It was decided to have another Virtual Show in 2023 as there is increased participation expected. Candace By thanked Cesar Cantu, Mexico; Colin Rex, Australia; Craig Scott, Canada; Helge By, Canada, Hugo Retalleau, France and David Hobbs, United States, for their work on the committee.
David Hobbs, United States, said there are 13 people from 6 countries participating in the Youth Program they are hosting this year. They have a packed agenda of agricultural tours and tourist stops following the Charolais Focus leadership conference. Charolais Focus is a new event specifically aimed to develop the more senior members of the AICA youth for future roles in the breed.
The 2023 Technical Conference will be held in the Czech Republic in the last week of April for 7 days and 6 nights. It will start with a tour of Prague and will include their national show in Brno, a wine cellar and brewery visit and of course the AGM and Technical meetings. The focus of the Technical portion will be determined at the next Breed Development quarterly meeting. There may be options for post event tours.
Other upcoming events include: 2023 CCI Youth Program - Ireland, 2024 World Congress - Canada, 2025 Technical Conference - France, 2026 World Congress - Australia.
Officers for the upcoming year were elected as follows: President - Kamil Malat, Czech Republic; 1st Vice-President - Helge By, Canada; 2nd Vice-President - Dominique Lolergue, France; Secretary - Candace By, Canada; Treasurer - Cecile Laine, France.
The meeting was adjourned.
Charolais Charbray International AGM Delegates (front l-r) Cecile Laine, France, Treasurer; Helge By, Canada, 1st Vice-President; Kamil Malat, Czech Republic, President; Dominique Lolergue, France, 2nd Vice-President; Candace By, Canada, Secretary (back l-r) Marton Bujdoso, Hungary; Ben Harman, United Kingdom; Clint Rusk, United States; Chris Curry, United Kingdom; Reynaldo Farias, Mexico; Anna Ingvar-Nilsson, Sweden; Rolf Svensson, Sweden; Maria Liisa Lour, Estonia; Colin Rex, Australia; Reet Pikkmets, Estonia; Craig Scott, Canada; David Erskine, Ireland; David Hobbs, United States; Aiden Mac Hale, Ireland
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