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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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VIEW FROM THE RPS BENELUX CHAPTER ORGANISER A BIG ISSUE We are sad to announce that this is the final issue of our eJournal in this format.This is the Twenty-Fifth Edition since 2015 – a huge milestone! The first issue had 14 pages growing to this one with 150 pages! Our membership has also grown from 35 in 2015 to around the 50 today. The objective of the eJournal has been a success! Editor Armando Jongejan FRPS has been involved since the beginning, with Dawn Black ARPS as proof-reader and we would like to give them both a very big THANK YOU for all the work which has been put into the making of a very successful eJournal. They say you should stop good things at a high point and this is certainly the case here. We don’t know how to maintain the high level of excellence so we will pause with this last issue. Please enjoy the interview by André Bergmans at the end of this issue (pages 144-150). In our AGM next year, we want to hear from our members on what they want. If a volunteer would like to step up and make a new eJournal, or what could be an alternative, all ideas are welcome! So please think about it and if you can do something for our Benelux Chapter. Further news: André Bergmans, Secretary and Didier Verriest ARPS, Joint Organiser BE, are both stepping down at the end of the year. We are grateful for all the time, energy and work they have put into being part of our team. Thank you!
Cover photo © Hendrik J. Hunter Bob’s fight
Editor & Designer eJournal Armando Jongejan Proof reading Dawn Black Webmaster André Meyer-Vitali Liability Disclaimer The author of an article is responsible and liable for all content, text and images provided by them. Neither the RPS Benelux Chapter nor the editor is responsible or liable for any content therein Photo Requirements 3000 pix long side and quality 8 no watermark or text in the photo and no borders around the photo
We continue with Jeroen Dorrestein LRPS as Treasurer, André Meyer-Vitali ARPS as our webmaster and yours truly, Carol Olerud FRPS as Organiser. If you are interested in joining in with our team, please email us. It would be fantastic if a person from Belgium, (or any other country), joins us. Every three weeks we still hold our Study Groups, we switch between Zoom sessions and physical meet ups at Het Palet in Rotterdam. The next one is a Zoom session on 7 th December where we invite everyone to attend! A physical meeting follows on 11th January 2022. More info under Events on the website at Benelux Chapter. During the Contemporary Genre Print Assessments on 27 th October, I am proud to say I achieved my Fellowship Distinction, it was a long journey but worth it. Especially, the Benelux Study Group helped me and so did the unofficial Fellowship Peer Support Group Zoom sessions. Richard Brayshaw FRPS gave me invaluable 1:1 advice as well. So, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone. Pages 124-131 have my Statement of Intent, presentation layout and a few photos. To see the full panel, go to my website.
Please enjoy this last very BIG ISSUE and thanks to all who have contributed over the last six years! Carol Olerud FRPS
