Governance

The Small Islands Organisation (SMILO) was officially established on December 7, 2016. It is an association under the French law (1901 law) and works at the international level. 

It is composed of a representative body (the General Assembly), a decision-making body (the Board of Directors) whose members are elected by the General Assembly, a management body (the Bureau) and finally an operational body (the Secretariat). 

General Assembly

The General Assembly includes all members of the association.

It meets at least once every year when convened by the Board.

Decisions are made with 50% plus one of the votes cast.

The founding members of the association are:

  • BERNARD Fabrice
  • ESTEVE Roger
  • PETIT Sylvain
  • PRODROMIDES Maxime

The President, assisted by the members of the Board of Directors, chairs the Assembly and presents the association’s state of affairs and activity report.

The Treasurer presents its management report and submits the annual accounts (balance sheets, income statements and annexes) for approval by the Assembly. The Secretary prepares the minutes and signs them.

Board of Directors

    • BE Tatienne
    • BERNARD Fabrice
    • COSTA-MARINI Bruno
    • DE ABREU Antonio
    • ESTEVE Roger
    • GLISPA (Kate BROWN)
    • HOWALD Gregg
    • Initiative PIM (BEN HAJ Sami)
    • INTO (LEONARD Catherine)
    • JOUGA Annie
    • PRODROMIDES Maxime
    • ROBERT Kahaia
    • TARDIEU Fredéric

Bureau

  • The Bureau is responsible for the association’s day-to-day management and preparation of the Board of Directors meetings.
  • It is formed by:
    • PRODROMIDES Maxime, President
    • ESTEVE Roger, Treasurer
    • DE ABREU Antonio, Secretary

Secretariat

  • SMILO Secretariat implements the Board of Directors’ decisions and follows the strategies adopted by the General Assembly.
  •  It is composed of:
    • PETIT Sylvain – Executive Secretary
    • LE HUEDE Domitille – Project manager
    • FERRETTI Marta – Project manager
    • BODIGUEL Quentin – Project manager
    • GROUARD Cyrielle – Project manager