Cardiff, 14 October 2023
At our Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Cardiff, UK from 13-15 October 2023, members voted to elect a new President and board members, select the host of the next AGM, implement changes to bylaws, and approve annual reports.
The results of voting are as follows:
Board election – President
Lenny Emson, Kyiv Pride (UA) – 59% – elected
Christopher Joell-Deshields, Pride in London (UK) – 20%
Suzanne van der Laar, Pride Amsterdam (NL) – 19%
Leave vacant – 1%
Abstentions – 0%
Board election – Secretary
Lars Arnesen, Oslo Pride (NO) – 80% – elected
Leave vacant – 14%
Abstentions – 6%
Board election – Conference Coordinator
Goran Miletic, Belgrade Pride (RS) – 51% – elected
Karoline Schreiber, Bergen Pride (NO) – 23%
Eddie McGuinness, The Outing Festival (IE) – 16%
Robert Mee, Lancaster Pride (UK) – 5%
Leave vacant – 5%
Abstentions – 0%
Board election – EuroPride Coordinator
Patrick Orth, Hamburg Pride (DE) – 85% – elected
Michael Owen, Allied Rainbow Communities (MT) – 14%
Leave vacant – 0%
Abstentions – 1%
Annual Report 2023
Approved 97%
Not approved 1%
Abstention 1%
Financial Report for year ending 31 12 2022
Approved 100%
Not approved 0%
Abstention 0%
Auditor’s Report for year ending 31 12 2022
Approved 100%
Not approved 0%
Abstention 0%
Host of the AGM in 2024
Variações, PT – 54% – winning bid
Copenhagen Pride, DK – 46%
Abstention – 0%
Bylaws amendment 1 (contract between EPOA and AGM host)
Approved 97%
Not approved 1%
Abstention 1%
Bylaws amendment 2 (letters of intent accepted between January and March in year of bid)
Approved 91%
Not approved 6%
Abstention 3%
Lenny Emson’s election as President causes him to resign from the role of Human Rights Coordinator. The new Board will appoint someone to this role in the coming months and they will stand for election at the AGM in 2024. He will make his first speech as President during a Plenary session on Sunday.