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As the nominated IFHE Council Representative for *|MEMBER-ASSOCIATION|*, Notice is hereby confirmed of the 2025 Council Meeting of the International Federation of Healthcare Engineering.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday May 21st, 2025 from 11am CET (GMT +1) at the Mercure Antwerp City South Hotel located at Desguinlei 94, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium. 

Council Members are advised that discounted registration is available for the IFHE-EU and ZORG.Tech Congress, who are generously hosting the IFHE gathering.  The letter outlining details of the discount code and process for registration is available here and is also in the Council Meeting Document Pack.

All Members are reminded of their obligation to complete an Annual Member Report and to submit to the Secretariat by email at info@ifhe.info The blank 2025 Member Report template is included in the Document Pack.  Attached to the template is the National Member Data Sheet, that helps IFHE to maintain accurate Member contact records.  Please complete this with the Annual Member Report.

Included in the Council Meeting Document Pack are the following:

• Draft Agenda for the 2025 Council Meeting - this agenda is subject to change;
• Minutes of the 2024 Council Meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa;
• A suite of Draft Standing Orders developed by the SO Working Party - these may be further updated prior to meeting in May 2025; 

For Council delegates unable to travel to Antwerp, the meeting will be available via Zoom - please use these details to join the meeting:
 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87449101892

A meeting will be also held in Antwerp on Monday, May 19th to continue the development of the Standing Orders, and any Council Member is invited to attend this meeting.  Please advise your intention to be involved by emailing the General Secretaries at info@ifhe.info

Members wishing to add items to the Agenda for the 2025 Council Meeting are invited to send details to the Secretariat by email at info@ifhe.info

Volunteers from Member associations are invited to join the various working parties as listed on the agenda - please contact info@ifhe.info to express your willingness to participate.

All member associations are encouraged to send delegates to the Council Meeting and to attend the IFHE-EU Congress being hosted by ZORG.Tech in Antwerp, Belgium - see details below.

On behalf of the IFHE Executive Committee,

Kevin Poggenpoel, Gunnar Baekken and Darryl Pitcher
IFHE President and IFHE Joint General Secretaries.