The RSE was officially founded at our first and constitutive general assembly at the RiS conference in Copenhagen, January 2013. The picture shows the newly elected Executive Board. From left to right Ivanka Mavrodieva (Bulgaria), Marie Lund Klufeff (Vice-President, Denmark), Marie Załęska (Poland), Anne Ulrich (Germany), Lisa Villadsen (Journal Editor, Denmark), Jens Kjeldsen (President, Norway), Esben Nielsen (Webmaster, Denmark), Hilde Van Belle (Belgium) and Michael Burke (Netherlands). The members of the board not present were Kris Rutten (Treasurer, Belgium), Michael Hoppmann (USA/Germany) and Andrew Crines (UK).
The presence of Kendall Philips, president elect of the Rhetoric Society of America, in the audience was also a sign of the spirit of cooperation between the two societies.
If you wish to see more pictures from the General Assembly and the RiS conference sse here.
Minutes of RSE General Assembly – (Jan. 18, 2013)
Minutes: M. Burke (RSE Secretary)
1. Welcome
2. President’s report
3. Advisory board
4. Journal
5. Conference
6. Funding
7. Constitution
8. Questions
9. Accept constitution and elect executive board
10. AOB
11. Final remarks