Minutes.pdf

The General Assembly of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR) was held at the University of Tartu on June 28, 2019. The meeting was presided over by President Einar Thomassen, with General Secretary Marco Pasi taking minutes. The assembly approved the agenda, and the President, General Secretary, and Treasurer presented their reports. The Audit Committee's report was also presented and approved. The results of the election of EASR officers for 2020-2022 were announced, with Kim Knott elected as President, Jenny Berglund as General Secretary, and other officers. The assembly also approved the affiliation of REMID as an affiliated organization, the budget for 2019-2020, and discussed future conferences, including the 2020 IAHR congress and the 2021 EASR conference in Pisa. Additionally, the assembly addressed the creation of a code of conduct and an incident of xenophobic and Islamophobic stereotypes reported during the conference. The meeting concluded with the creation of a working group on publications and the declaration of the meeting's closure.