Hailstones and tech news keep FIEA focused

摘要

A total of 17 individuals including officers and observers attended the FIEA board meeting in Barcelona on 13-14 February 2020. Finance The treasurer reported on FIEA finances which seem to be reasonably robust, despite some significant one-off expenses last year. Unlike the IAEA, some regions are slow to pay their subscription - organisations were reminded of their obligation to abide by fee payment agreements. eLearning platform The FIEA's eLearning platform is still under development. Belgian delegate, M Rezsohazy, reported that Belgium's Institute for Automotive Experts (IAE.who incidentally, are not an FIEA member) are considering its use. Website As reported last issue, the new website is due to launch in June 2020. Countries have been asked to submit general information from each of their regions. Once up and running, member associations will be able to update their own details, although the FIEA will have overall control. One point of contention is about listing individual engineers' details, and discussions are ongoing. Because of GPDR rules,the IAEA has informed the FIEA that it will not release personal details, without the individual's permission.