IBE-Epilepsy Annual Reports

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Read the Annual Report

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  2016 was a busy and productive period for IBE as we consolidated ongoing activities and developed new initiatives in our efforts to improve the quality of life of all those affected by epilepsy. As an international organisation for national epilepsy associations, IBE exists to provide support for a strong global network of chapters, encouraging communication and collaboration between chapters and with all stakeholders in order to meet our mission and vision. Read IBE's 2016 Annual Report by clicking the link below. Download Annual Report 2016

2014 was the first full year of the current term of office and was a busy year of activity and achievement. One of the first activities of the year was European Epilepsy Day in February. This was also to be the last European Epilepsy Day as plans to supersede a European day for epilepsy with an interna- tional event were already underway. Similar to previous years, IBE associations across the region created a wide range of activities to create awareness about epilepsy and, at the same time, to raise funds for their work. At European level, once again we were hosted in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, meeting with Members of the European Parliament and with a poster exhibi- tion on the theme Epilepsy is more than Seizures. During the year, together with our partners, the International League Against Epilepsy, we also organised three regional con- gresses. The first of these was the 2nd African Epilepsy Regional Congress, which took place in Cape Town in late May. A high- light of the congress was the special IBE programme ‘Epilepsy & Society’, which had a high attendance of delegates including people with epilepsy, their families and care-givers. The 10th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy [...]

When I took over the mantle of President at the time of the General Assembly on 26th June 2013, it was clear that I had some very large boots to fill. My predecessor, and now Immediate Past President, Mike Glynn, served IBE with dedication and hard work for the four years of his tenure and is evident from the plans and initiatives introduced during his time as President. For the first six months of 2013, with Mike still at the helm, there was a high volume of work being undertaken to progress the work of the Bureau. European Epilepsy Day was celebrated very successfully in the European Parliament in Brussels; an excellent meeting took place in Dublin the elections for the positions on the seven IBE Regional Committees were carried through; the IBE-ILAE European Epilepsy Forum took place in Dublin in March; a new round of the Promising Strategies Programme was arranged; the IBE website was redesigned; the 50% anniversary of the first International Epilepsy News was celebrated; and there was significant effort in finalising IBE’s activities at the 30th International Epilepsy Congress and ensuring a smooth hand-over to the incoming committee. For all of this, I would like to say [...]