SAF’S JULIANNE VERSNEL MAKES INTERNATIONAL CALL TO ACTION AT IWA IN NUREMBERG, GERMANY

TEXT OF HER REMARKS

I’m Julianne Versnel, Vice President of Worldwide Outreach on the Second Modification Basis. I’m additionally the Chair of the World Discussion board on Capturing Actions Picture Committee.

First, I wish to acknowledge the fiftieth Anniversary of IWA and acknowledge the important help that they’ve given WFSA over the previous 25-plust years. I’d additionally prefer to thank my colleagues at World Discussion board for Capturing Actions for the privilege to make this Name to Motion.

In 2016, I gave the Name to Motion for WFSA’s twentieth Anniversary — it was an mental train. This 12 months my aim is to energise and encourage you. This Name to Motion comes from my coronary heart.

If you happen to look across the room, you will notice that not a lot has modified. However everyone knows that previously eight years all the pieces has modified.

The stakes for all of us in holding, and extra importantly rising, the capturing sports activities have by no means been increased. There isn’t any approach we will underestimate what we have to do. We have to be on the offensive with an perspective of positivity and pleasant smiles on our faces.

Household is extra necessary than ever earlier than. It’s what sustains us professionally, personally and emotionally. Our household is the one which we’re born into, the household we select and the household that chooses us.

There are three issues that I wish to share with you that I’ve realized as a pal, mom, spouse {and professional}.

All of it comes out within the wash. There may be virtually nothing that has been performed that can’t be corrected.

A while there aren’t any “do-overs,” and we should make onerous choices and observe by means of when it may be simpler to easily step again.

When you’re assigned a vital process with an unmeetable deadline, what do you do? You ask for assist.

So, I’m asking for assist. WFSA is asking on your assist.

WFSA is a household. All of us on this room are all household. We’re household if we’re members of friends.

Please introduce your self to these round you.

We’re all right here with completely different enterprise playing cards, however we’re all right here as a part of the WFSA household. Change playing cards or contact info. I can be out there afterwards if you want to share a enterprise card with me.