FIDI NEWS FIDI BOARD CANDIDATE NOMINATION PROCESS OPENS After its recent meeting, the FIDI Board has asked the Board Nomination Committee (BNC) to call for nominations for election of new Boardmembers at the General Assembly in Osaka in 2020. With Board members Rob Chipman and Freddy Paxton reaching the end of their eightyear terms in Japan, there will be two vacant positions to fill at the General Assembly on 29April. These roles have a mandate of two years, renewable a maximum of three times. In accordance with the current FIDI Board Nomination Procedure, the Board Nomination Committee chaired by Eric Lim hereby requests recommendations for the open Boardpositions. Nominations and recommendations may be submitted by: l FIDI Affiliates l FIDI Associations l The FIDI Board Candidates must be owners, officers or employees of FIDI Affiliates. Ever since its inception, FIDI has drawn strength from this voluntary support from its Affiliates and participation in this democratic nomination and election process is invaluable. Please note that recommendations and nominations have a strict deadline of 11pm CET on 30 September 2019. Please send your recommendations or nominations via email to: BNC@fidi.org, for the attention of Eric Lim, BNC Chair. Allnominations are treated as confidential. RED CROSS TEACHES FIRSTAID BASICS TO FIDI OFFICE I f you tried to reach the FIDI Office on 11 June, you might have been surprised by the lack of response. There was a good reason, however: we were lying on the floor learning the basic steps of first aid. According to the European Resuscitation Council, sudden cardiac arrest is the third most common cause of death in industrialised nations. There are more than350,000 cases every year in Europe. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), or cardiac massage, can double oreven triple a persons chance of survival if administered immediately after cardiac arrest. To ensure that FIDI staff know what to do in case of an emergency, we invited the Red Cross Belgium to the office for a day of first-aid training and it was more fun than we expected! For more information on first-aid training, contact your local Red Cross or Red Crescent National Society. Sudden cardiac arrest is the third most common cause of death in industrialised nations, with 350,000 cases every year in Europe alone WW W. F I D I. O R G FF292 AugSep19 pp18-19 Board. First Aid.indd 19 The Belgian Red Cross delivered first aid training to staff at the FIDI Ofice Giving CPR early to a cardiac arrest victim can greatly increase their chances of survival 19 15/07/2019 14:43