Já podemos ler na webpage da Comissão de Filatelia Temática da FIP (http://www.fipthematicphilately.org/), atualizada no mês de novembro em curso, uma mensagem assinada por Peter Suhadolc, o seu novo presidente (fato já noticiado aqui no Blog). Vejamos seu teor:
“Dear Thematic Philately friends!
Some of you already know that I have been elected, during the last FIP Congress in Taipei, as the new Chairperson of the FIP Thematic Philately Commission (TC).
I have decided to take up this challenge in order to revitalise the activities of the TC.
In Taipei, the following members of the Bureau were also elected: The Thematic Commission Secretary; Tono Dwi Putranto from Indonesia, the FIAF member Orlando Eloy Corres from Argentina, the FIAP member Chang-Han Kim from the Republic of Korea. Charles Bromser was appointed there as our webmaster.
I am still awaiting for some confirmations, in order to appoint a member from FEPA and two more members, one from the Americas and one from Europe.
I am thankful for the excellent work done for the TC by my predecessors: Giancarlo Morolli, Damian Läge, Jonas Hällström and Koenraad Bracke. I have learned a lot from them and I am sure they will help me during my term. I would also like to thank several friends who have helped me in the past and taught me a lot during my career as thematic philately judge: Jørgen Jørgensen, José-Ramón Moreno, Bernard Jimenez and Chan Huei Lock. Last but not least, I am thankful for the trust I got from the whole FIP Board.
The plans for the next four years are: to populate the newly renovated TC website with contributions and fresh information about thematic philately initiatives worldwide, to organise judging workshops at next FIP Exhibitions, to have a FIP Thematic seminar at as many FIP and Continental Exhibitions as possible, to restart the publication of the TC Newsletter, TC News, and to rewrite and possibly adapt the Regulations and Guidelines for Thematic Philately.
In order to achieve all this, I will need the active help not only of all TC Bureau members, but also of all TC country delegates, thematic philately exhibitors and collectors. I am counting on you, in order to make our Thematic Commission vigorous again!
Peter Suhadolc
Thematic Philately Commission Chairperson”
