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AGENDA WORLD CHEFS EUROPEAN MEETING 17 APRIL 2015 SARAJEVO BiH

Present member countries: Czech Republic, Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, Latvia, Sweden, Denmark, Turkey, Greece, Montenegro, Italy, Croatia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia i Herzegovina, Germany, Austria, Romania, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and Lithuania.

Secretary for the meeting: M a rcu s H a llg re n , S w e d e n

08.25 Meeting starts

Welcoming by Domenico Maggi European Continental Director Europe South and Nermin Hodzic President UKuBiH, presentation of program. Chairman D.M information about the meeting procedure Co chair Presentation D.U & M.K

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2. Nermin Hodzic wishes everyone welcome 3. DM continues to thank the organizers, and salute the city of Sarajevo, important to be here in this area. 4. DM introduction and welcome to John Sloan, Vice president. 5. Approval od the agenda: yes 6. Proxy from Romania and Slovakia to Miroslav Kubec, Czeck Republic, Norway to Conny Andersson Sweden.

09.00 7. Approval of the minutes from the European meeting at the congress in Stavanger Norway /D.U: Approved

09.30 Reports from the CD`s North - Dragan Unic reports that we need to work together for better communication in our area

and will talk more about this in the afternoon regional meetings.

Central – Miroslav Kubec – See presentation

South – Domenico Maggi – Report from Domenico Written report will follow from CD’s in pdf

10.00 Presentation WACS Global Chefs Challenge North & Central /D.U-M.K Miroslav Kubec presents

the competition in Prague, Czech Republic in October Dennis Rafn, Denmark presents the competotion in Aalborg, Denmark in June. Dragan Unic presents the Nordic waiters competition in Aalborg at the same time as the GCC, HB and Pastry chef, referring to more info to the official homepage http://nkf-congress.com/index.html Domenico presents the GCC competition held now in Sarajevo.

10.20 Coffee break

10.40 Country reports with open floor questions / D.U

Dragan Unic important to send in the reports from the Country’s. We need to make this work. To next meeting please send in the reports, we need to educate each other to storytell about good things we do so we can develop our organizations and help each other.

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Proposal from M.K 5 min on this meeting for Country reports, are we okay to go from 3 to 5 minutes? Decision: yes

Presentation by country: Sweden Denmark Austria Germany Luxemburg Wales United Kingdom Scotland Switzerland: proposal to have four discussion points Italy: proposal to have YCC representatives at the meetings Malta Greece Azerbaijan Czech Republic Lithuania Monte Negro

11.20 Coffee Break

11.40 meeting continues Country presentation: Portugal Croatia Slovenia Bosnia 12.1 Presentation by Alma Herrinda UNICEF

O p e n f lo o r q u e stio n s: Starting with 11.15 John Sloan giving thanks to the organization, talking about the world chefs and the new organization.

1. Slovenia: Election in 2016 who is nominated, John answer: We will see who the candidates

will be 2. Slovenia: The cost for the endorsed competition is too high, why? - John S will come back

on this. 3. Slovenia: Rules change without any notice, how come and who decide? 4. John S will contact Culinary Committee 5. Slovenia: The new proposal of GCC competitions- Domenico answer that we are creating a

new standard with more competitors, a bigger event. John wants everyone to discuss this over lunch and feedback before closing the meeting.

6. Slovenia: Judge seminar cost, Conny Andersson answer that WACS have spent money and need to fill up the cost for that. Domenico answer that we are having costs. We improve this to

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secure judges and competitions. Dragan answer: It’s important to grow and teach to improve this. It cost money.

7. Slovenia: which national associations is professional or amateur-Domenico answer: it’s up to each country.

8. Slovenia, Bosnia: Competitions not by WACS: Dragan answer-it’s up to you to invite and recommend endorsed judges. Domenico takes the question to Culinary committee, can you write that you have a WACS judge when the competition is not an endorsed competition by WACS.

9. Wales/UK: who checks up if the judges are approved, that they are certified- Dragan answers: The organizer must check up if they are certified. Domenico it’s up to all countries to call in approved judges. John answers- it’s up to you to keep the dialog with Culinary Committee, important that the countries take their responsibility. Germany have two judges that not are members but approved to 2015, it’s up to Culinary Committee. They should not be judges any more, it’s important that the office takes care of this. John Sloan wants to check this up.

10. Portugal: Judges that not are chefs-Domenico answers that we looking in to this, to have separated parts to be a judge. It’s important that we take this progress.

11. Portugal: Does a chef get the certification when being to a judging seminar-Domenico answers that-the president are making the application form, so it’s up to the Country. Neil Thomson says it’s important with structure.

12. Croatia Master chef London- Dragan answers that they don’t have anything to do with WACS, What are the certification worth? which is which, Domenico answer that he has been in contact around this.

13.30 Lunch

14.15 By laws & standing rules work by vice president John Sloane

The new organizations see statement

14.30 Presentation of YCC Roadshow to the congress in 2016 by Marcus Hallgren Sweden.

15.30 Skype meeting with president Charles Carroll.

15.45 Candidate country for the next European Meeting and proposed dates /DU Azerbadjan presentataion Hungary and Serbia are showing interest to hold this event but are not present to make a presentation. Proposal from D.U All interested countries should turn in a written presentation before end of June (2 months). Decision: proposal from all three with costs for one day meeting: approved Dragan Unic coordinate, Electronic vote

N e x t E u ro p e m e e tin g : Proposal is to have a meeting in spring 2016. A fly in fly out meeting, maximum 1-2 nights.

Decision: approved meeting wil l be held in spring 2016

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16.15 Internal meetings in three (3) groups - South - Central - North

17.15 Other business and reserve time

Proposal from Brian Cotterill issue to make a list of judges, Culinary committee, must have the list of A or B judges, call of. D o m e n ico a n sw e r: associated organization knows the own country judges best and should decide. Jo h n S lo a n : CCC Culinary Committee and Country can also pick delist a judge, List of judges must be send to Culinary Committee chairman, Jo h n S lo a n : need to respect that if some judge not longer is qualified.t

17.45 Closure and thanks to hosting country

Brian Cotterill thanks the organizers.

Nermin from Bosnia give thanks to all. Talking about the chefs jacket why there is a dress code. Chef jacket at the excursion on Saturday. John Sloan thanks everyone, talking about elections next year, thanks Marcus Hallgren for the road trip presentation. Domenico Maggio thanks everyone and ends the meeting.