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SUMMARY:avuba General Meeting 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the General Meeting and apéro and registe
 r via google forms until 15 November 2025!\\r\\nDear avuba members\,W
 e invite you to the avuba General Meeting 2025 and to drinks a
 nd snacks after the meeting!\\r\\nDate: Monday\, 24 November 2025Time
 : 6 pm until approximately 8 pm (We will start at 6pm sharp\,
  please arrive a bit earlier.) Place: Kollegienhaus at Petersplatz 1\,
  room 117 [https://www.raumfinder.ch/raum/horsaal-117-kollegienhaus-univer
 sitat-basel/] (a hybrid\, passive participation without voting rights via
  Zoom is also possible)\\r\\nAgenda\\r\\nWelcomeElection of minute taker
 Election of vote countersApproval of the agenda of the General Meeti
 ng of 24 November 2025Approval of the Minutes of the General Meeting
  held on 2 December 2024 [https://avuba.unibas.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/a
 vuba/Beschluesse_und_Protokolle_EN/EN_20241219_Minutes_of_the_General_Meet
 ing_of_2.12.2024.pdf]Approval of a) the avuba annual report 2024 [https:/
 /avuba.unibas.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/avuba/Jahresberichte_EN/EN_20250304
 _avuba_annual_report_2024.pdf] and b) the corresponding avuba internal au
 ditors' report [https://avuba.unibas.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/avuba/Jahres
 berichte_EN/audit_reports/EN_20250506_avuba_internal_report_of_the_auditor
 s_to_the_annual_report_2024.pdf]Activity report 2025Discharge resolutions 
 2025 of a) the executive board\, b) the co-presidium\, c) the general mana
 gement and d) the auditorsOutlook 2026Approval of a) the financial for
 ecast for 2025 (consultative) and b) the budget for 2026Elections 
 for the year 2026: a) the co-presidium\, b) additional executive b
 oard members and c) the auditorsMiscellaneous\\r\\nPlease register by 
 15 November 2025 via google forms [https://forms.gle/DJduxdJ6Mzkg1suE
 A]. You can join in person or online.\\r\\nIf you attend in person\, plea
 se bring a valid identity card for identification.Only avuba members who a
 re physically present at the General Meeting are entitled to vote. Members
  participating passively via Zoom will not be able to vote or ask question
 s. To ensure that only eligible members can vote\, avuba will check identi
 ties upon entry. Please arrive around 10 minutes before 6:00 pm\, as the v
 erification process may take some time. A list of all members eligible to 
 vote will be available at the venue.\\r\\nIf you attend via ZoomIn this ca
 se\, you will receive the link a few days before the meeting. Please note 
 that your participation will be passive\, meaning you will not be able to 
 vote or ask questions.\\r\\nApplication and electionAs mentioned in the ag
 enda\, you you can get actively involved in avuba [https://avuba.unibas.ch
 /en/] and stand for election at the General Meeting:\\r\\navuba co-preside
 nts 2026The avuba co-presidents will be elected for a one-year term by the
  participating avuba members at the General Meeting. avuba co-presidents a
 re working with a 20% workload and are remunerated in accordance with the 
 University of Basel doc 2 tariff. The salary can be paid out as a fee. The
  co-presidium is part of the avuba executive board and ideally consists of
  one doctoral researcher and one postdoc from different faculties. Good Ge
 rman language skills are highly recommended\, since most university docume
 nts are written in German and most meetings take place in German. For more
  information regarding the task as avuba co-president\, you can read the j
 ob description (English link\, German link). All candidates will get a cha
 nce to present themselves at the general assembly before the vote. The two
  people with the majority of votes will be elected as co-presidents for 20
 26. The current avuba co-president Tomás Sousa\, doctoral researcher at F
 aculty of Natural Sciences\, will stand for another year.\\r\\nAdditional 
 avuba board member 2026Anyone who would like to get actively involved with
  avuba can run for election as an additional member of the avuba board on 
 24 November 2025. According to the avuba bylaws [https://avuba.unibas.ch/f
 ileadmin/user_upload/avuba/Statuten_und_Leistungsvereinbarung_EN/EN_202212
 15_avuba_bylaws_-_approved_by_the_General_Meeting_of_30.11.2022.pdf] (para
 graph 8 and 9)\, this is a voluntary position and is unpaid like everybody
  else at the avuba executive board with the exception of the co-presidents
 .\\r\\nFor further questions\, you can contact the current avuba co-presid
 ents [https://avuba.unibas.ch/en/about-us/organization/co-presidents-2/]\,
  your Faculty representative [https://avuba.unibas.ch/en/about-us/organiza
 tion/board-2/] or the avuba administrative managers [https://avuba.unibas.
 ch/en/about-us/organization/co-presidents-2-1/]. \\r\\nIf you would like 
 to stand for election\, please write a short motivation e-mail to Patricia
  at avuba@unibas.ch by 15 November 2025.\\r\\nBest regards from your 
 current avuba co-presidents\,\\r\\nTomás and Antonia
X-ALT-DESC:<p><strong>Join&nbsp\;us&nbsp\;for&nbsp\;the&nbsp\;General&nbsp\
 ;Meeting&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;apéro&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;register&nbsp\;via&nbsp\;<
 /strong><a href="https://forms.gle/DJduxdJ6Mzkg1suEA"><strong>google&nbsp\
 ;forms</strong></a><strong>&nbsp\;until&nbsp\;15 November 2025!</strong></
 p>\n<p>Dear avuba members\,<br />We&nbsp\;invite&nbsp\;you&nbsp\;to&nbsp\;
 the&nbsp\;avuba&nbsp\;General&nbsp\;Meeting&nbsp\;2025&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;to&
 nbsp\;drinks&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;snacks&nbsp\;after&nbsp\;the meeting!</p>\n<p
 ><strong>Date</strong>:&nbsp\;Monday\,&nbsp\;24 November 2025<br /><strong
 >Time</strong>:&nbsp\;6&nbsp\;pm&nbsp\;until&nbsp\;approximately&nbsp\;8&n
 bsp\;pm&nbsp\;(We&nbsp\;will&nbsp\;start&nbsp\;at&nbsp\;6pm&nbsp\;sharp\,&
 nbsp\;please&nbsp\;arrive&nbsp\;a bit earlier.)&nbsp\;<br /><strong>Place<
 /strong>: Kollegienhaus at Petersplatz 1\, <a href="https://www.raumfinder
 .ch/raum/horsaal-117-kollegienhaus-universitat-basel/">room 117</a>&nbsp\;
 (a hybrid\, passive participation without voting rights via Zoom is also p
 ossible)</p>\n<p><strong>Agenda</strong></p>\n<ol><li>Welcome</li><li>Elec
 tion&nbsp\;of&nbsp\;minute taker</li><li>Election&nbsp\;of&nbsp\;vote&nbsp
 \;counters</li><li>Approval&nbsp\;of the&nbsp\;agenda of the&nbsp\;General
  Meeting of&nbsp\;24 November 2025</li><li>Approval&nbsp\;of the&nbsp\;<a 
 href="https://avuba.unibas.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/avuba/Beschluesse_und_
 Protokolle_EN/EN_20241219_Minutes_of_the_General_Meeting_of_2.12.2024.pdf"
 >Minutes&nbsp\;of the&nbsp\;General&nbsp\;Meeting held on&nbsp\;2 December
  2024</a></li><li>Approval of a) the&nbsp\;<a href="https://avuba.unibas.c
 h/fileadmin/user_upload/avuba/Jahresberichte_EN/EN_20250304_avuba_annual_r
 eport_2024.pdf">avuba annual report 2024</a> and b) the corresponding avub
 a internal&nbsp\;<a href="https://avuba.unibas.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/av
 uba/Jahresberichte_EN/audit_reports/EN_20250506_avuba_internal_report_of_t
 he_auditors_to_the_annual_report_2024.pdf">auditors' report</a></li><li>Ac
 tivity report 2025</li><li>Discharge resolutions 2025 of a) the executive 
 board\, b) the co-presidium\, c) the general management and d) the auditor
 s</li><li>Outlook 2026</li><li>Approval of&nbsp\;a)&nbsp\;the&nbsp\;financ
 ial&nbsp\;forecast&nbsp\;for&nbsp\;2025&nbsp\;(consultative)&nbsp\;and&nbs
 p\;b)&nbsp\;the&nbsp\;budget&nbsp\;for 2026</li><li>Elections for the year
 &nbsp\;2026:&nbsp\;a)&nbsp\;the&nbsp\;co-presidium\,&nbsp\;b)&nbsp\;additi
 onal&nbsp\;executive&nbsp\;board&nbsp\;members and c) the auditors</li><li
 >Miscellaneous</li></ol>\n<p>Please&nbsp\;register&nbsp\;by&nbsp\;15&nbsp\
 ;November&nbsp\;2025&nbsp\;via&nbsp\;<a href="https://forms.gle/DJduxdJ6Mz
 kg1suEA">google&nbsp\;forms</a>.&nbsp\;You can join in person or online.</
 p>\n<p><strong>If you attend in person\, please bring a valid identity car
 d for identification.</strong><br />Only avuba members who are physically 
 present at the General Meeting are entitled to vote. Members participating
  passively via Zoom will not be able to vote or ask questions. To ensure t
 hat only eligible members can vote\, avuba will check identities upon entr
 y. Please arrive around 10 minutes before 6:00 pm\, as the verification pr
 ocess may take some time. A list of all members eligible to vote will be a
 vailable at the venue.</p>\n<p><strong>If you attend via Zoom</strong><br 
 />In this case\, you will receive the link a few days before the meeting. 
 Please note that your participation will be passive\, meaning you will not
  be able to vote or ask questions.</p>\n<p><strong>Application and electio
 n</strong><br />As mentioned in the agenda\, you you can get actively invo
 lved in <a href="https://avuba.unibas.ch/en/">avuba</a> and stand for elec
 tion at the General Meeting:</p>\n<p><strong>avuba co-presidents 2026</str
 ong><br />The avuba co-presidents will be elected for a one-year term by t
 he participating avuba members at the General Meeting. avuba co-presidents
  are working with a 20% workload and are remunerated in accordance with th
 e University of Basel doc 2 tariff. The salary can be paid out as a fee. T
 he co-presidium is part of the avuba executive board and ideally consists 
 of one doctoral researcher and one postdoc from different faculties. Good 
 German language skills are highly recommended\, since most university docu
 ments are written in German and most meetings take place in German. For mo
 re information regarding the task as avuba co-president\, you can read the
  job description (English link\, German link). All candidates will get a c
 hance to present themselves at the general assembly before the vote. The t
 wo people with the majority of votes will be elected as co-presidents for 
 2026. The current avuba co-president Tomás Sousa\, doctoral researcher at
  Faculty of Natural Sciences\, will stand for another year.</p>\n<p><stron
 g>Additional avuba board member 2026</strong><br />Anyone who would like t
 o get actively involved with avuba can run for election as an additional m
 ember of the avuba board on 24 November 2025. According to the <a href="ht
 tps://avuba.unibas.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/avuba/Statuten_und_Leistungsve
 reinbarung_EN/EN_20221215_avuba_bylaws_-_approved_by_the_General_Meeting_o
 f_30.11.2022.pdf">avuba bylaws</a> (paragraph 8 and 9)\, this is a volunta
 ry position and is unpaid like everybody else at the avuba executive board
  with the exception of the co-presidents.</p>\n<p>For further questions\, 
 you can contact the current <a href="https://avuba.unibas.ch/en/about-us/o
 rganization/co-presidents-2/">avuba co-presidents</a>\, your <a href="http
 s://avuba.unibas.ch/en/about-us/organization/board-2/">Faculty representat
 ive</a> or the avuba <a href="https://avuba.unibas.ch/en/about-us/organiza
 tion/co-presidents-2-1/">administrative managers</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><stro
 ng>If you would like to stand for election\, please write a short motivati
 on e-mail to </strong><a href="mailto:avuba@unibas.ch"><strong>Patricia</s
 trong></a><strong> at&nbsp\;</strong><a href="mailto:avuba@unibas.ch"><str
 ong>avuba@unibas.ch</strong></a><strong> by 15 November 2025.</strong></p>
 \n<p>Best&nbsp\;regards&nbsp\;from&nbsp\;your&nbsp\;current&nbsp\;avuba&nb
 sp\;co-presidents\,</p>\n<p>Tomás and Antonia</p>
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