Poland Section Annual Meeting

Posted October 15, 2019 Dr. Zbigniew Klimek

On September 18^th 2019 the annual meeting of PFA Poland Section took place in Mercure Hotel in Poznan. It was a reporting and an electoral meeting.

During the meeting, Professor Elżbieta Mierzwińska-Nastalska made a commemorative speech about Professor Eugeniusz Spiechowicz who died last year. Professor Spiechowicz was the Chair of Poland Section in the years 2003 – 2011 and he was the member of the Board of our Section since its beginnings in 1991 until his death. Professor Spiechowicz was the one who served the longest for the Section.

The meeting was also an occasion for presenting the new fellows with the PFA membership diplomas. The new fellows were:

Professor Beata Dejak

Professor Tomasz Gedrange

Dr Teresa Sierpińska

Dr Justyna Opydo-Szymaczek

Dr Marta Klimkowska-Misiak

Dr Krzysztof Gronkiewicz

Professor Zbigniew Jańczuk PFA Poland Section Award was presented to dr Paweł Białożyk.

This year, we have not accepted any new fellows in PFA Poland Section.

Professor Elżbieta Mierzwińska-Nastalska, who finished her term of office as Section Chair, presented the report on the activity of the Section in the years 2015-2019. The report was agreed on by all the participants of the meeting.

New board for the 2019-2023 term of office was elected. Here are its new members:

Chair: Professor Marek Ziętek

Vice-Chair: dr Wojciech Bednarz

Secretary: dr Zbigniew Klimek

Treasurer: dr Zdzisław Maleńczyk

Members:  Professor Maria Borysewicz-Lewicka

                  Dr Anna Lella

                  Professor Elżbieta Mierzwińska-Nastalska

At the end of the meeting, Professor Marek Ziętek, the new Chair of our Section, made a short speech.

After the meeting, all the Section members were invited to dinner which was sponsored by AMADAR company.

Secretary of PFA Poland Section

Dr. Zbigniew Klimek