Dear members of Labyrint,
On the 1st of June, the General Assembly (G.A.) took place. The G.A. started with the nomination and voting of the Advisory Board and a presentation of the second Addendum of e.t. Board 78, followed by the presentation of Candidate Board 80. Additionally, the House Rules of Labyrint were adjusted and presented and based on that, a motion had been submitted. The G.A. ended with the presentation of a Rebudget and the Adjusted documents regarding Social Safety. In this email you will find the English summary, where the important decisions and updates are described.
Announcements & updates
At the beginning of the General Assembly (G.A), there was room for announcements and updates from the G.A Chairman, the Board, and the committees. The Board announced that there was a small mistake in the title of the Adjusted Half Yearly Financial Report Board 79 in the convocate, and that there was a bingo again. Additionally, they reported that they have just released there new Merch item and they brought the next G.A. on August 31st under the attention. The Advisory Board reported that there is an evaluation form on the Labyrint app that people can fill in. The Treasury Committee had no announcements. The G.A. reported that the G.A. taskforce ‘By the book’ will have a spot or two available. Additionally, the Revised Treasury Committee Regulations and Changes have been well adjusted.
Finally, all the committees gave updates regarding their activities or products. They are all finishing their committee year. The Yearbook Committee is still busy with designing the yearbook, from which the reveal will take place in September. The Short Studytrip Committee reported their reunion at the Monthly Drinks on June 2nd. The deSofa Committee of last year has released the third edition which you can pick up! The First Years Weekend Committee is busy with the organisation of the weekend that will take place from September 18th until the 20th. The Party Committee has their ‘Tropic Like It’s Hot’ party on June 10th and the Formation Committee announced that the evaluation will follow in the next G.A.. The Network Committee was busy organising the Symposium and the Lecture has been moved to September as a board activity. The Social Activities Committee had their last social activity, which was Beach Volleyball. The reunion of the Long Studytrip will take place on September 24th and the Wellbeing Committee announced that a total of €10.000 was raised at the Labyrun.
Nomination and voting Advisory Board 2026-2027
The following members have been presented and formally chosen for the Advisory Board of 2026-2027: Sanna Plomp, Axel van der Goot, Luc van Stijn, Sofiane de Groot, Fleur van Paassen, Lex Stap, Jana Beyers, Eline Hoogwerf, Marika van den Broek, Floor Soons, Lisa van Walderveen and Isa van der Plas.
Presentation Addendum II Board 78 2024-2025
e.t. Board 78 presented Addendum II to report that they have released the third edition of deSofa magazine.
Presentation Candidate Board 80
Candidate Board 80 presented themself and pointed out their three key priorities: external image, internal culture and future. The following members were nominated and installed as f.t. Board 79 during this General Assembly:
Julia Gruijters - Chairman
Feline Enderman - Secretary
Bart van Strijen - Treasurer
Pepijn Krijger - Commissioner Career & External Relations
Tim Vos - Commissioner Communication & Education
Madelief ter Meer - Commissioner Internal Relations
Nomination Member of Merit
Sophie ‘t Hart was appointed as members of merit due to their hard work and devotion to the association.
Presentation Revised House Rules 2025-2026
A member of the taskforce ‘By the book’ presented the Revised House Rules that relate to some changes of the Social Safety protocols, to a taskforce in the Treasury Committee and to some other rules. If you have any questions, you can contact the task force via volgenshetboekje@labyrintleiden.nl.
Motion Treasury Committee Taskforce 'Kast'
The Treasury Committee presented a motion to fix the difference in the financial realisation and to reduce the amount of leftover merchandise items in the future. The motion was approved by the G.A.
Presentation Rebudget Board 79 2025-2026 and Specification
The Treasurer of Board 79 presented the Rebudget and explained that it was necessary to adjust the expectations regarding the merchandise and to make some other small adjustments, like increasing the budget for EL CID to get more Labyrint gadgets. If you have any questions, you can contact the Treasurer via penningmeester@labyrintleiden.nl.
Presentation Adjusted Half Yearly Financial Report Board 79 2025-2026
The Half Yearly Financial Report of Board 79 was adjusted since a document was mistakenly considered an invoice by the Treasurer, which caused a change in the financial balance of the association. If you have any questions, you can contact the Treasurer via penningmeester@labyrintleiden.nl.
Presentation Revised Social Safety Advisory Board 2025-2026
The Advisory Board presented the Revised Social Safety protocols. There were some small changes here and there and the sanctions protocol changed as a result of the changed House Rules. It has been approved by the G.A..
Curious about the next G.A.?
Do you want to be present at the next General Assembly? Come to the G.A. of August 31st! During this G.A., the End Report of Board 79 will be discussed. There will also be cake and bingo again!
NOTE: This is a Dutch event. However, it is possible to authorise someone online to vote on your behalf during General Assemblies. You can do this via the Labyrint website. Online authorisation can be done until two hours before the General Assembly starts. You can also send an e-mail to request that an item on the agenda will be discussed in English five days before the G.A. at the latest. If you have any questions or want to know more, ask a board member or send an e-mail to board@labyrintleiden.nl.
Will we see you there?