The next General Assembly of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) will be held on Sunday, June 29, 2014, at the conclusion of the 15th International BIEN Congress. All life-members of BIEN are invited to attend. For information on becoming a life member, go to:
https://www.basicincome.or/bien/membership.html.

Elections for the 2014-2016 Executive Committee and chair of the International Board of BIEN will be held at the General Assembly. All life-members of BIEN are eligible to run for office and to vote in the election. Information on the offices of the EC are available on the BIEN website, www.basicincome.org

Nominations and seconds of candidates can be made by BIEN life-members until the day before the GA meeting by email to biensecretary@gmail.com or in writing at the Congress. Persons making nominations should confirm the willingness of the candidate to serve. Nominations should specify 1. the position for which the nomination is being made, 2. the name of the candidate, 3. the person making the nomination, and 4. the person seconding the nomination.

I will circulate the agenda for the GA and any proposed amendments to the statutes (available at https://basicincome.org/bien/aboutbien.html) no later than May 29th, 2014. Please send any questions or comments to biensecretary@gmail.com.

If you are a life member of BIEN and did not receive this message by email, send your updated email address to biensecretary@gmail.com

On behalf of the Executive Committee,

Almaz Zelleke

Secretary-Treasurer, BIEN