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AILAE’S HISTORY and STRUCTURE
AILAE is a non-profit organization in the process of being
registered in Italy. It may become a foundation or an onlus
(Italian different profiles of NGO).
Board of Directors
Dott. Renata Summo-O'Connell who has lived in Australia for
nearly twenty years has founded AILAE upon her return to Europe
for work and study.
As a natural progression of her reflection on the complexities
of the new Europe as well as the relationship between European
countries, has emerged the desire and commitment to facilitate
especially on artistic, linguistic and cultural levels solid
exchanges between European countries as well as between the
European and Oceania regions.(contact R.Summo-O'Connell rsummooc@ailae.org)
to explore not only the strong links that they share but above
all to generate new ones.
Dott. Roberta Trape' has been one of the first people approached
by Renata to discuss AILAE who has supported its philosophy
and program with passion and profound knowledge of its context,
having worked in Melbourne, Australia at university level
for a number of years.
Roberta is now based in Italy and completing a PhD at the
University of Firenze, Italy.
Roberta shares together with Renata, Fel Bisiani and Damian
O’Connell much of the responsibilities for AILAE work
forming its Board of Directors.
Fel Bisiani has generously supported the first Imagined Australia
event and immediately understood AILAE's potential to fulfill
a much needed role to facilitate an Australian European partnership
at a variety of levels. Fel has been involved in language
teaching at various levels in Australia and the Middle East,
has directed numerous projects in language learning and language
research; managed the Language centers at the Melbourne CAE
and now is responsible for the development of the new OET
Centre in Melbourne Australia (http://www.occupationalenglishtest.org)
Damian O'Connell has supported AILAE from its very start and
contributed in a substantial and viable way to its establishment
and activities.
Damian is Australian and has lived in Australia, US, Middle
East and Europe now for may years.
He is a producer in the film and TV industries, directs DKRY
Productions a business that produces international film productions
as well as sport broadcasts (www.dkry.com).
Damian takes care especially of the artistic projects that
AILAE promotes from the film point of view and develops the
images database.
AILAE has an Advisory Council and a group of Honorary Members.
Advisory Council
 The
role of the advisory council is important and of a certain
responsibility.
The A.C. has to examine all projects of AILAE and express
a critical judgment besides suggestions and guidance in merit
of such projects.
The A.C. has to be informed of all definite projects' proposals
and significant activities, besides having right to vote for
any major changes to the organization structure. The A.C.
has to be informed in writing of such initiatives and programs
and has to respond in writing.
In the event of funding granted by any agency or organizations,
the A.C. has to be consulted and although the final decision,
by the AILAE' statutes, is left to the Founder and Chair,
together with the founding members, by the same statute, the
A.C.'s opinion has to be seriously valued and taken into
consideration.
(Advisory
Council Members)
Honorary Members
Honorary Members are people who have distinguished themselves
in either a direct support of AILAE in many different ways,
or have endorsed or promoted projects that share affinity
with the AILAE's goals.
H.M. are also people who deserve to be mentioned for their
generosity and ability to provide a real input into AILAE's
direction. Honorary Members are consulted regularly by the
Board and informed of AILAE's activities with no expectation
as far as their participation, however with a keen interest
in their input.
(Honorary Members)
AILAE
The
Imagined Australia Project
The
Mates Collection
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