Highlights of the 117th FIP Board Meeting in Jerusalem, June 1, 2018

The FIP Board of directors f.l.: Dr Prakob Chirakiti, Mr Bernard Beston, Mr Aldo Samame y Samame, Mr Tay Peng Hian, Mr Bernard Jimenez, Mr Reinaldo Macedo, Mr Yigal Nathaniel

1. Apprentices ISRAEL 2018

All the board members unanimously approved the following jury apprentices for WSC Israel 2018:

Ed Kroft	Canada	Postal History (America and National classes))
Steven Chivers	New Zealand	Postal History
Koray Ozalp	Turkey	Postal History
Lubor Kunc	Czech Republic	Postal History
Approved jurors for cross-accreditation:
Ross Towle	USA	Postal History
Yigal Nathaniel	Israel	Literature

2. Applications by Member Federations for FIP Sponsorship of Regional Exhibitions in 2018 – 2019
The FIP Board members approved a trial FIP Sponsorship program from 2018 – 2019 for application by FIP member federations organising regional exhibitions and seeking financial support.

Details of the sponsorship could be found here.

3. Next Board Meeting
The FIP Board had been invited to the PRAGA 2018 General World Stamp Exhibition, to be held in Prague from August 15 – 18, 2018 and the next board meeting shall be held in Prague on August 20, 2018.