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Minutes from 04.07.2025

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Board meeting XIX | 04.07.2025 09:00-Athens 2025 debrief

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Topics

Definitive registration numbers (details also via the sub-sheets at the top of the page)

Conference registrations: 148. Includes 5 format changes (in-person to virtual) and 3 cancellations (only 1 refunded: Noa Benaroya)
Virtual-format registrations: 19
Social event: 113 (Includes board's registrations)
Membership renewals: 79 (Includes board's registrations)
TS-school: 7 (+ 2 Noema delegates)
BT workshops (independent regisrtations): 5
Teachers event: ~80 in-person (60-65 confirmed), 280 virtual

Finances

(For details, check Athens 2025 sheet above: "Budget" sub-sheet, or "Meetings-Comparative" sub-sheet)

-Awaiting flight reimbursement info from Kevin (~USD 1,000)

Estimated account balance: €30K*

*Balance takes into account above-pending payments and Anna's 2024-2025 additional fees (90% of initial amount had to cover social security/pension cotisations)

Minutes from 28.04.2025

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Board meeting XVIII | 28.04.2025-Agenda of the day

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To do & discuss

Open tour poster rounds: Nanette to present new "concept". :) @Nanette, let's officially inform authors on the exact order/round/CB, etc!
Clinical cases: Tammy to finalise and apply any edits necessary with Anna. Updates to discuss?
ND session: Is Osman confirmed as panel participant? Are we indeed holding a poll? Prepare some back -up questions everyone for the Q&A!
Noema: payment pending, despite follow ups to Amine. Kirsten to "step in"? Is anything happening internally? There were 2 consecutive cancellations on behalf of their (registration waived) represntatives...
Evelina delegation: new record by accounting department!! How to pressure futher to obtain payment?!
Virtual format, session "chat" moderators: please take your definitive picks!
ESSTS 2026: 2 affordable estimates have been received, Anna will be visiting Ljubljana on 8-9 May. Things you'd like to enquire about?

Additional points (next/future meeting?)

- Number of BT trainers invited by ESSTS
- Address the TTAG Board's query ("advisor"/or similar, position)

Minutes from 17.03.2025

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To do & discuss

Poster tour: working on converting the "open" tour to a ...hybrid format, ensuring some allocated time for actual presentation. Hold 2 parallel sessions per coffee break, fewer posters per session to allow for caffeine re-fuelling as well!
Contact authors: Anna, Nanette and Christelle will split the format announcement emails.
Buy external webcam for ESSTS: OK
Abstract authors: Anna, Nanette and Christelle will split the number of emails to share
Agnieszka for ND session as panelist: OK to waive fees if requested
Joanna L & Simon MB: they have opted for presenting seprately OP & PP (printed)
Offer poster authors the possibility to include video & podcast this year? OK

Board meeting XVII | 17.03.2025-Agenda of the day

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To do & discuss

Abstracts: finalise selection and format assignments
Mary Robertson Travel Grants: select 4 winners
(Possible scenario for unsuccesful entrants? by Anna)
Clinical cases: finalise structure, presentation format per case.
Also, let's decide how to handle/proceed when requested videos are not made available ahead of the conference.
Open tour poster rounds: completely "free roaming", half-guided/guided tour? Realistic scenarios?
Do we offer podcast/video feature this year?
MRTG reimburseiment process: possibiity for a ...wee bit of extra flexibility this year? (Anna will elaborate)
Session chairs: even if temporary, we need to include session chairs to our CME application, urgent! Take your picks!
Virtual format, session "chat" moderators: Anna will elaborate. (it's an important role)
ESSTS 2026: There was a preliminary video call with Jana Kodric (clinical psychologist, switching to psychiatry and a very punctual ESSTS member) from Slovenia. @Nanette, elaborate?
Check Jana's suggestions on venues.
- We did send a follow up email to Iceland, no news yet

Confirming pending matter(s)

- Friday, 10:45am "From pathology to treatment" session: Emalex opted for a shorter –20'– intervention by Don Gilbert integrated into the main session, than a longer –but parallel to lunch break– one

Additional points (next/future meeting?)

- Number of BT trainers invited by ESSTS
- Address the TTAG Board's query ("advisor"/or similar, position)

Minutes from 03.02.2025

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Christelle's minutes:

Online TS-school

-Tammy will share the link in the UK TS group, to advertize the event
- We shall wear the same clothes during the recording and during the live discussion
- Welcome : live (let’s meet 15 min before), cases : live, discussion : live. Rest of presentations: pre-recorded (for technical reasons), on Zoom for example. Then we send to Anna
- Break out room : depending on the number of participants
- Moderator : Nanette
- Let’s think about questions to initiate the discussion.
- Let’s talk in the private chat (in ‘admin’) to decide which one goes on stage.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

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Board meeting XVI | 03.02.2025-Agenda of the day

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State of affairs-update

-Online TS-school cancelled, January clinical consultations cancelled.
-Neupulse confirmed Bronze sponsorship (awaiting reply, after ESSTS counter-suggesting the 2nd representative be registered as a regular attendee instead of "free pass" for a 3rd time.
-TTAG "miscommunication" resolved: 4-hour morning session, 9am-1pm in the auditorium.

Discuss

FTLBs on TV; discussion regarding response/common action with other groups & professionals
Emalex-George Karkanias email items; review their 4 items & decide how to proceed
Practical/technical input by Anna:
-Eating inside the conference hall (in contrast to the auditorium) is allowed, should you accept to hold the 1/2 hour presentation of their data (item 1) during one of the two lunch breaks. On Friday more specifically, we can even extend it by 15'. Emalex will have to cover the cost of the room rental.
-We might have up to 1-hour slot available (auditorium) on Wednesday afternoon, before the opening ceremony for item 2 and/or item 1.
NOTE: We offered this extra hour to TTAG (to consider) in addition to their 4-hour morning meeting, in the name of keeping things harmonious after the recent miscommunication on rooms & slots
Neurodiversity session: finalise format. Paul Stevenson is confirmed. TTAG suggested Agnieszka Malek. (Are we waiving fees?)
-Do we conduct 1 talk + then simple discussion, or are we doing a clear yes/no approach plus survey? Other format suggestions?
Athens TS-school 2025: If you are still OK with a talk on ADHD being included, how do we structure the programme? Preliminary presentation breakdown? See Varese edition
Travel allowance reimbursement & transferring registrations: Anna to share details on Christos Ganos and Tamara
ESSTS 2026: Regarding Iceland, follow up email sent & detailed brief, awaiting answer. Portugal, Slovenia, Austria to check. (Anna to pick up the pace!!)
Newsletter Feb: Membership renewal/€ support message + "open call" for 2026 (plus conference-related, webinars, podcasts)
CME credits application: Are we applying again? If yes, Nanette & Anna will dive in.
TTAG-ESSTS Zoom Jan: TTAG suggested that a TTAG representative be included in the ESSTS board, as an "advisor" for example and vice versa. Thoughts?

Minutes from 16.12.2024

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Christelle's minutes:

Online TS-school

-Tammy will share the link in the UK TS group, to advertize the event
- We shall wear the same clothes during the recording and during the live discussion
- Welcome : live (let’s meet 15 min before), cases : live, discussion : live. Rest of presentations: pre-recorded (for technical reasons), on Zoom for example. Then we send to Anna
- Break out room : depending on the number of participants
- Moderator : Nanette
- Let’s think about questions to initiate the discussion.
- Let’s talk in the private chat (in ‘admin’) to decide which one goes on stage.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

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Board meeting XV | 16.12.2024-Agenda of the day

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State of affairs-update

All announcements have been made online and via SM. Vew pages below:

Virtual format, BT clinical consultations, Online TS-school, Webinar Andrea, Webinar Alex Medina, Podcast Lindsay Berg, MR travel grants

- Shall we send our Christmas newsletter this week? Specific points to include? (other that all the above and a call for membership renewals of course!)

Sponsors

Click to view. Record-breaking –€66,5K–support!
(Varese: €29,5K, Brussels: €47K, Lausanne: €32,5K) preliminary sheet.

Mary Robertson travel grants

- Mary has confirmed her intention to support us again. Awaiting payment instructions.

Discuss

TTAG meeting

There has been a misunderstanding regarding the time options and "non-overlapping" slots suggested by Nanette (October Zoom call with TTAG and emails that followed).
We have planned logistically for a 2-hour TTAG session on Wed 21.05 at 11-13:00.
They wish to have their original 4-hour duration.

As it stands:
-BT beginners workshop 9-12. (conference hall)
-TTAG meeting, 11-13 (auditorium)
-BT advanced: 14-17. (conference hall)
-Perry's talk 14:30-15:15 (auditorium)
-Perry's EMIGMA meeting, 15:30-16:30 (auditorium)

Let's be proactive: there is no 2-hour slot left in the afternoon, how do we proceed practically??
Ideas & suggestions to be discussed!

TS-school: online 5 FEB

- Confirm definitive programme and topic per speaker.

- Fix deadline to send presentation-recordings to Anna.

Conference 2026: host city candidates

- Iceland (Reykjavik Convention Bureau) has been contacted, awaiting reply.

- Shall we submit an enquiry ..."just to test the €€ waters" for other small, reachable via direct flight, "TS-underrepresented" countries (ESSTS overtaking most of/the full organisational part), Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Estonia?

Sponsors

- Last-minute minor addendum: discuss Aurora's request to be named and listed as a sponsor @KIrsten will elaborate.

Minutes from 11.11.2024

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Christelle's minutes:

Online TS-school

-Tammy will share the link in the UK TS group, to advertize the event
- We shall wear the same clothes during the recording and during the live discussion
- Welcome : live (let’s meet 15 min before), cases : live, discussion : live. Rest of presentations: pre-recorded (for technical reasons), on Zoom for example. Then we send to Anna
- Break out room : depending on the number of participants
- Moderator : Nanette
- Let’s think about questions to initiate the discussion.
- Let’s talk in the private chat (in ‘admin’) to decide which one goes on stage.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

-View Minutes file.

Board meeting XIV | 11.11.2024-Agenda of the day

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Conference programme

Click to view current preliminary sheet. (Speakers' tab on Registration page has been updated after Quickie meeting)

ND Session: update on speakers/how to proceed?

- Exact session title? Adjustments?

ENIGMA talk & "internal" meeting details:

- Reach out to Perry to enquire about her talk's title and talk & internal meeting time slots. Consider i.e. 14:15 for her talk and 15:00 for the ENIGMA meeting? Suggestions?

ADHD session

- Are we officially dropping the "Pathophysiology" 20'-slot? It's been in...TBA limbo, but there's no real time available anymore, unless Q&A/dscussion time is chopped?

Mary Robertson travel grants

- For now we have announced 4 (vs 3 in Varese). Mary mentioned last summer that she intends to fund 5 TG to make up for the fact that she has not been renewing her membership. Shall we increase the TG number progressively, or go for 5 straight away?

To keep in mind that in addition to the €350 per winner (which is what she is covering) we are also waiving/reimbursing registration fees and thus covering the cost for coffee/lunch breaks.

- Application criteria: what about previous MRTG winners? When are they eligible to apply again? Or...never, as in "one off"?

BT workshops as independent events (local professionals)

- Registration rate per workshop? (€70 in Lausanne, Brussels and Varese for the 3-hour workshop –French/Italian–.)

- Registration rate per "package" of 2?

Virtual format

- When do we "officially" announce?

- Will the recordings be made available online after the conference to specific users, i.e. registered attendees?

Sponsors

- As it stands we only have 2 confirmed sponsors, Emalex (platinum) and Medice (bronze). Knock on doors again?!

-Suzanne Odum (Doug Wood's co-presenter in Varese) reached out and asked for sponsorship information.

TS-school: online 5 FEB & Athens 2025

- Perhaps put together preliminary programmes and then respective announcements online?

Webinars & Podcasts

- Natalia and Christelle will share updates. (Anna is FINALLY getting her hands on finishing a veeery tricky one, sorry!!! :D)

Conference 2026: host city? (...increasingly urgent!)

- Is the Bergen team still interested? Possible to put together a financially viable offer? (Nanette has an established communication channel with Heike Eichele)

- Consider other small, "TS-underrepresented" countries (ESSTS overtaking most of/the full organisational part), Austria, Portugal, Slovenia?

- If Iceland (Reykjavik Convention Bureau) were to offer support and reduced venue hire rates as suggested when they reached out to us 3+ years ago, would that be a destination to consider? (US distance-friendly)

They have a rather active patient association and there were 4 professionals from Iceland who attended the Brussels meeting.

- Suggestions for other viable (financially & connection-wise) options?

Minutes from 01.11.2024

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Christelle's minutes:

Online TS-school

-Tammy will share the link in the UK TS group, to advertize the event
- We shall wear the same clothes during the recording and during the live discussion
- Welcome : live (let’s meet 15 min before), cases : live, discussion : live. Rest of presentations: pre-recorded (for technical reasons), on Zoom for example. Then we send to Anna
- Break out room : depending on the number of participants
- Moderator : Nanette
- Let’s think about questions to initiate the discussion.
- Let’s talk in the private chat (in ‘admin’) to decide which one goes on stage.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

-View Minutes file.

Board meeting "quickie" XIII,5 | 01.11.2024-Agenda of the day

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Conference programme

Click to view programme sheet with v.1 & v.2

- Perry's talk request: yes/no

(input to share with the new –post Brussels– board members)

- If yes, select slot:

i. on Wednesday 21.05, p.m. hours (between 14-17:00), including the ENIGMA "internal" meeting
ii. on Friday 23.05, integrated in the TS-pathophysiology session (10-12:30)

- financial aspect:

(input to share on –post Brussels–reimbursement)

i. same package offered to Doug Woods (late addition to the Varese programme, after budget closed) = waive registration fees, 3 hotel nights, social event, no travel allowance
ii. other custom package

- ENIGMA "internal" meeting:

(input to share on Brussels ENIGMA meeting)

i. on Wednesday 21.05, p.m. hours (between 14-17:00) as we already have 2 available spaces
ii. either on Thu 22 or Fri 23 during lunch break, at the auditorium (no eating inside though)

- ND session

If v.2 is selected, there is time for a 1h-session and 2 speakers can be invited as initially planned.
Paul Stevenson has confirmed. Second speaker to consider?

- Posters

i. Thoughts on having one 45'-session for "onstage"-presentations? (Thu 22.05)
ii. Thoughts on having 2 extended (45' vs traditional 30') p.m. coffee breaks to accommodate "open poster tours"?

Minutes from 01.10.2024

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Christelle's minutes:

Online TS-school

-Tammy will share the link in the UK TS group, to advertize the event
- We shall wear the same clothes during the recording and during the live discussion
- Welcome : live (let’s meet 15 min before), cases : live, discussion : live. Rest of presentations: pre-recorded (for technical reasons), on Zoom for example. Then we send to Anna
- Break out room : depending on the number of participants
- Moderator : Nanette
- Let’s think about questions to initiate the discussion.
- Let’s talk in the private chat (in ‘admin’) to decide which one goes on stage.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

-View Minutes file.

Board meeting XIII 01.10.2024-Agenda of the day

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Conference programme

- Are we having an extra speaker for the ADHD session?
As it stands: 2 talks by Kerstin, 1 by Paul Gringras, 1 (shared?) by Jolande and Tara (studies & clinical experience).

- Neurodiversity session:
Pending Seonaid's definitive answer (Anna has doubts whether she will be confirm...) She suggested:
Amanda Kirby
Samuel Cortese (@Christelle had a "double booking" idea)
Tony Lloyd (ADHD Neurodiversity Foundation UK)
Nancy Doyle (Genius Within)

Parallel-session challenge

- How to proceed with first day's format, BT workshops and TTAG meeting?
Minimise overlap of sessions (Anna to share some feedback after last week's Zoom with Marla & Michele)

Sponsors

- Self explanatory!

- Unofficial update on Emalex & Synendos by Anna

Clinical consultations by BT team

- (Christelle to debrief further) How to proceed?

TS-school Athens

- Of interest to include another faculty member with no extra cost for ESSTS?? Sara Bahadori, she's a child & adolescent psychiatrist & ADHD specialist at the Pitié-Salpêtrière.
(Putting ADHD on the spotlight aaaall the way :D)

Minutes from 02.09.2024

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Christelle's minutes:

Online TS-school

-Tammy will share the link in the UK TS group, to advertize the event
- We shall wear the same clothes during the recording and during the live discussion
- Welcome : live (let’s meet 15 min before), cases : live, discussion : live. Rest of presentations: pre-recorded (for technical reasons), on Zoom for example. Then we send to Anna
- Break out room : depending on the number of participants
- Moderator : Nanette
- Let’s think about questions to initiate the discussion.
- Let’s talk in the private chat (in ‘admin’) to decide which one goes on stage.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

-View Minutes file.

Board meeting XII 02.09.2024-Agenda of the day

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Conference programme; the "hot" topic!

(View Christelle's doc above)

-Focus on selecting "pending" speakers/poster round format

Conference rates; same as last year?

Hybrid format

Anna will visit the venue in the next days to check available equipment/options and run a simulation.

-In the event that such a format is possible, let's start considering if all the sessions will be offered to online audience, and what rates will apply to virtual attendees.

Sponsors

-Same sponsorship levels?

-Does anyone have contacts in the ADHD industry?

Accommodation selection for board & speakers (can be discussed at the end)

-Lux & Easy Hotel

Single occupancy €165
Doubly occupancy €180
(includes breakfast)

-Earos Urban Living

Basic studios €72 (up to 2 guests)
Standard studios €80 (up to 3 guests)
Superior studios €90 (up to 3 guests)
Family apartments €102 (up to 4 guests)

(Breakfast can be arranged by Peggy Sue cafe; guests can either have it delivered to their studios in the morning. or walk 3 blocks and enjoy it onsite.)

Anna to share some explanatory points.

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"Off" conference

-Daphna's collaboration enquiry; Frontiers' issue on Tic Disorders (Nanette will elaborate)

-BT team's suggestion to offer clinical consultations to contribute to ESSTS finances (so very sweet...)
View Tara's email:

We spoke at ESSTS in June about setting up monthly consultations with a psychologist (all 6 of us copied in are keen/available) and a medical colleague to run monthly consultation sessions for clinical work and/or research work to international delegates.
We see this as a strategy to raise funds for ESSTS exclusively.
If the Board are still keen on taking this forward, then we might need to think about some practical elements:
-Which medical facilitators might join each of the sessions
-Duration and time of sessions (e.g. evenings)Write an advert for the website sharing the purpose of the sessions and indicating that facilitators cannot accept any responsibility for the discussions or information given.
-How payment could be made and costs per participant (by visa card via the website).
-Number of attendees (max of 12 in each session)?
-When to start (e.g. October / November 2024?)
I'm sure that there are lots of other questions that will come to mind that we can discuss and this might be best done with the facilitators together although practically it might be difficult to find a common time.

Online TS-school 2025

-Confirm dates. Revisit Doodle link?

Minutes from 22.07.2024

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Christelle's minutes:

Online TS-school

-Tammy will share the link in the UK TS group, to advertize the event
- We shall wear the same clothes during the recording and during the live discussion
- Welcome : live (let’s meet 15 min before), cases : live, discussion : live. Rest of presentations: pre-recorded (for technical reasons), on Zoom for example. Then we send to Anna
- Break out room : depending on the number of participants
- Moderator : Nanette
- Let’s think about questions to initiate the discussion.
- Let’s talk in the private chat (in ‘admin’) to decide which one goes on stage.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

Agenda

- Mary Robertson : will give the Award. Let’s wait to be sure she comes, at that time, let’s discuss gestures
- Opening ceremony : Villa Panza ? 13,000e + costs for furnitures, for n=130, not within a walking distance. Mini bus : will increase the costs. Or via taxi. Or consider Villa Panza as a walking tour ; we need to be sure we have the sponsor and registration money.
→ Even though there are downsides, it is still a unique venue and it would be worth it
-No other locations are at walking distance
- Cocktail : at the hotel. 2,500e less expensive than last year
- Behavioural therapy : 2h session for Valentina in Italian ; let’s wait for the English session to be organised to be sure how it will go
- Underrepresented zone session : Constantin will attend, so no pre-recorded talk for him. Could we ask the Greek team for a 5-10 min recorded session ? (Marla talked about it, she had a link with an association).
→ Let’s ask them after the TS-school.

-View Minutes file.

Board meeting XI 22.07.2024-Agenda of the day

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Calendar 2025

-Add ESSTS calendar to personal/work calendars

-Athens 2024 Tourette day event confirmed; Saturday, 23 November

Online TS-school 2025

-Confirm dates. Revisit Doodle link?

Conference programme

-View G-sheet above (& notes on potential speakers from 2024 discussions)

-Decide on abstract submission deadlines/early bird?

Teachers & educators (a la Varese) event

-Contemplate this possibility? Anna to elaborate

Social event 2025

-Check current SE options: Ploes and Ble Azure

-Anna to share some data; possibly pre-decide and proceed?

Accommodation

-Lux & Easy Hotel

-Earos Urban Living

Catering; lunch breaks

-Buffet vs lunch box? Anna to share details

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Qualification guidelines; TTAG enquiry

-See email by Michele Dunlap below

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