{"id":14663,"date":"2017-08-28T17:36:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T17:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/?p=14663"},"modified":"2019-05-08T17:47:15","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T17:47:15","slug":"directors-message-september-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/en\/directors-message-september-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Director&#8217;s Message: September 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-5a11aff427baf033c00a500667c9f136\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-5a11aff427baf033c00a500667c9f136 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-5a11aff427baf033c00a500667c9f136 .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-5a11aff427baf033c00a500667c9f136 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:11px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-5a11aff427baf033c00a500667c9f136 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><p>ELAN Executive Director Guy Rodgers, Board President Bettina Forget, and Program Manager Amy Macdonald presenting at our 13th AGM on August 29 at Le Ges\u00f9.<br \/>\nPhoto: Kinga Michalska.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-14814 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-14814 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Untitled-1030x510.png\" alt='ELAN Executive Director Guy Rodgers, Board President Bettina Forget, and Program Manager Amy Macdonald presenting at our 13th AGM on August 29 at Le Ges\u00f9. 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Photo: Kinga Michalska.\u00a0'  height=\"510\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Untitled-1030x510.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Untitled-600x297.png 600w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Untitled-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Untitled-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Untitled-705x349.png 705w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Untitled-450x223.png 450w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Untitled.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-71f2726fbc14d488eff2491c9aea7204\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-71f2726fbc14d488eff2491c9aea7204{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-71f2726fbc14d488eff2491c9aea7204 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-71f2726fbc14d488eff2491c9aea7204 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-71f2726fbc14d488eff2491c9aea7204 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Director\u2019s Message: September 2017<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>ELAN&#8217;s 13<sup>th<\/sup> Annual General Meeting took place on Tuesday (August 29<sup>th<\/sup>) at Le Ges\u00f9, 1200 rue de Bleury in Montreal. It was an important moment to share ELAN\u2019s accomplishments and plans with our members and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Three motions were passed: to update ELAN\u2019s mandate, to include part-time students and students in any discipline of study within student membership, and, in an ELAN first, to restructure our membership fees to a pay-what-you-can (PWYC) system. This is a major step towards making ELAN membership accessible to artists of all backgrounds and income levels. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/2017\/07\/28\/elans-13th-agm\/\">Click here<\/a> for some background documents on these motions, and stay tuned to ELANews and social media as we share updates from our journey towards PWYC.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-71b1a76d2f50e382f094e87c0ebcc81f\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-71b1a76d2f50e382f094e87c0ebcc81f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-71b1a76d2f50e382f094e87c0ebcc81f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first no_margin flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Board members elected for two-year terms are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Louise Campbell (Music)<\/li>\n<li>Kalina Skulska (Regions)<\/li>\n<li>Bettina Forget (Visual Arts)<\/li>\n<li>Paul Bracegirdle (Writing\/Publishing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  no_margin flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Lori Schubert (Writing\/Publishing: QWF)<\/li>\n<li>Keith Henderson (Writing\/Publishing: AELAQ)<\/li>\n<li>Farah Fancy (Corporate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-71b1a76d2f50e382f094e87c0ebcc81f\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-71b1a76d2f50e382f094e87c0ebcc81f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-71b1a76d2f50e382f094e87c0ebcc81f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first no_margin flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Continuing board members elected last year are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Valerie Buddle (Dance)<\/li>\n<li>Fortner Anderson (Film\/Video)<\/li>\n<li>Karen Cho (Film\/Video)<\/li>\n<li>Rob Lutes (Music)<\/li>\n<li>Dan Webster (Presenting Organisations)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  no_margin flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Kristelle Holliday (Regions)<\/li>\n<li>Warona Setshwaelo (Theatre)<\/li>\n<li>Deborah Forde (Theatre: QDF)<\/li>\n<li>Khosro Berahmandi (Visual Arts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/board\/\">Click here<\/a> to see bios of ELAN\u2019s board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>ELAN&#8217;s executive consists of President, Bettina Forget; Vice-President, Valerie Buddle; Treasurer, Kristelle Holliday; and Secretary, Karen Cho.<\/p>\n<p>The annual business meeting was followed by a lively Schmoozer and Minute Market. A photo gallery will be available soon. If you could not attend the AGM and wish to see the agenda, financial statements or activity report, they are available on our website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/2017\/07\/28\/elans-13th-agm\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The year ahead will be the busiest in ELAN\u2019s history thanks to projects funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, and Conseil des arts de Montr\u00e9al. In addition, new program funding from CALQ will enable us to hire new staff this fall (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/2017\/08\/14\/were-hiring\/\">click here<\/a> for the job postings). I look forward to working with this highly talented board of directors to develop new ways to serve ELAN\u2019s members.<\/p>\n<p>Guy Rodgers<\/p>\n<p>Executive Director<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4348,"featured_media":14810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252,256,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advocacy","category-directors-message","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Director&#039;s Message: September 2017 - ELAN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A not-for-profit organization that connects, supports, and creates opportunities for English-speaking artists and cultural workers of all disciplines from every region of Quebec.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/en\/directors-message-september-2017\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Director&#039;s Message: September 2017 - 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