Tri-nation Esperanto congress and summerschool, Bandung, Indonesia : 23 – 28 Mar 2016 “Selamat Datang untuk congress Darby trunk negara pertama. Welcome to the tri-nation Esperanto congress.” With these words, the three national associations welcomed 101 participants, among them 40 foreigners. When we (Australians, Indonesians and New Zealanders) decided to organise this tri-nation congress in January 2015 we hesitated and – of course – feared a flop. But ultimately we were able to harvest and enjoy the fruits of our […]
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Annual General Meeting (by Skype): 12 Dec 2015
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of AEA will be held on 12 December 2015 at 4:30 pm (Eastern summertime) by Skype. If you wish to take part in the meeting, please send your Skype name to the president, Sandor Horvath at sandorhorvath07 [at] gmail.com, by 11 December. We have arranged it this way because our AGMs normally occur during congresses, but the next one will be in March 2016, in Indonesia.
New forum for AEA
We are experimenting with a new system for online discussion, to replace the forum associated with the old website. Because that forum had very little activity at the end, we are starting with a very simple, free system (‘Muut’). If you are interested, sign up, have a look around and leave some comments, or even start some new topics. There are currently 3 ‘channels’: Ĝenerala (for general discussion), Asocia (for discussion about AEA) and Lingva (for discussion about Esperanto itself). […]
2015 congress: report and feedback
Australia-New Zealand Congress/Summer school – Melbourne (02 – 11 January 2015) Fifty people from seven countries participated in the joint Australian and New Zealand congress and summer school at International House, Melbourne University. Because we really want to improve our relations with our neighbouring countries, we invited Ilia Dewi from Indonesia and Teofilo de Jesus from East Timor. Both represented their countries well. “The congress was held in a pleasant atmosphere and our acute internal problems of the past few […]
Photos from the 2015 congress
Here is a set of 32 photos of the 2015 AEA/NZEA congress and summer school, by Joanne Johns and Peter Johns. A few others will appear in a future issue of Esperanto sub la Suda Kruco.
Obituary: Keppel Earl Enderby (1926–2015)
Our esteemed and beloved Kep, former president of the UEA and AEA, died on 8 January. Due to his activity in the Esperanto movement, people all around the world are mourning. Kep was born on 25 June 1926 in Dubbo NSW and attended the primary and high schools there. In 1944 the 18-year-old joined the Australian Air Force as trainee pilot (1944-45), and then also flew helicopters until his 60s. After World War II he studied law at the University […]
AEA Report December 2014
Download the official report of the AEA for December 2013 – December 2014, to be presented at the Annual General Meeting on 3 January 2015. In Esperanto and English.
Important details for congress registrants
Information regarding the 2015 Esperanto congress and summer school, Melbourne How to get to the congress venue International Esperantists or Esperanto speakers from other states, who intend to use public transport in Melbourne, and who will be travelling by “Skybus” from the airport or who will be travelling by train to “Southern Cross” station, must buy a “Myki” visitor card ($14 or $7 concession). This visitor card includes a map and instructions for the use of the card. These can […]
Volunteer librarian needed
The Library and Archive of the Australian Esperanto Association, held in Esperanto House (close to Redfern Railway Station, Sydney) is maintained by a retired librarian in Canberra who visits several times per year. A retired librarian, or someone with library experience, based in Sydney, is needed to give local assistance in maintaining order in the collection of approximately 4000 items. Contact Huigh Malcolm (huighm@gmail.com).
Second AMO seminar – Sidney, Canada
On 9 and 10 July 2014, thirty or so activists from Canada and the United States, plus visitors from China, Japan and Taiwan, and I from Australia, participated in a two-day seminar for activist development (“AMO-2”) in the coastal town of Sidney (British Columbia, Canada). The seminar addressed the theme “The strategy and practice of Esperanto promotion in North America”, under the guidance of Dr Mark Fettes, president of UEA. Within the program were several presentations and discussion sessions, and […]