Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025
📅 April 25–27, 2025
📍 Fo Guang Shan Temple, Sechshauser Straße 50, 1150 Vienna
🔹 For EBU members only
The AGM will officially begin on Friday, April 25th, at 6:00 PM, continuing until Sunday, April 27th, at 12:30 PM.
Click here to register for the AGM
Pre-AGM Meetings – Thursday, April 24
📍 Fo Guang Shan Temple
• 3:30 – 4:30 PM – Council Meeting
• 5:00 – 6:30 PM – National Unions Presidents Meeting (incl. EBU Council)
(Agenda to be sent by NBU coordinator Gabriela Frey)
Preceding Event: Buddhism 2075 – EBU 50th Anniversary Conference
(to register for this conference, please visit the conference site here)
📅 Friday, April 25
📍 Public Educational Centre, Praterstern 1, 1020 Vienna
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Before the AGM, we invite you to join our international conference,
“Buddhism 2075: Shaping the Identity of European Buddhism”,
celebrating 50 years of the EBU and exploring the evolving role of Buddhism in Europe.
(to register for this conference, please visit the conference site here)
EBU AGM 2025 – Detailed Agenda
Friday, April 25
📍 Public Educational Centre, Praterstern 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria
• 5:30 – 7:00 PM – Opening Session
• Welcome and introductions
• Small group discussions: How can we make the EBU more relevant?
• Exploring strategies and activities beyond 2025
Saturday, April 26
📍 Fo Guang Shan Temple
• 9:00 AM – Presentation of the Fo Guang Shan Temple
2nd Session: Discussions (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM)
• Finances
• EBU Activity Report
• Future format of AGMs
• Presentation of new membership applicants
☕ 10:30 AM – Break
3rd Session: Legal AGM (11:00 AM – 12:30 PM)
• Official opening of the AGM
• Delegates’ welcome & quorum confirmation
• Election of minute-keeping committee
• Approval of agenda & annual activity report
• Review of 2024 budget & auditor’s report
• Votes on:
• New members
• Membership terminations
• Future AGM cycle
• Auditor selection
• Date & location of the next AGM
• Closing of the legal AGM
🍽️ 12:30 – 2:30 PM – Lunch Break
4th Session: Reports from Working Groups (2:30 – 6:00 PM)
• Updates from EBU projects, teams & networks (5 min per group)
• EU Liaison Office (Brussels)
• COE & NBU Network
• EBU Communication Strategy, Website
• Podcasts/Videocasts/EBU Magazine
• SASCE 2.0
• EcoDharma
• Buddhist Chaplaincy
• Teach Peace
• Youth Network
• Academics & Raimbow Sangha
• Ethics Committee
• Other groups as needed
• 6:00 PM – Presentation of AGM minutes for agreement
• 7:00 PM – Dinner
Sunday, April 27
📍 Fo Guang Shan Temple
5th Session: Final Discussions (9:30 – 11:00 AM)
• Open topics and final exchanges
☕ 11:00 AM – Tea Break
6th Session: Closing (12:00 – 12:30 PM)
• Summary of discussions
• Outlook on EBU’s future beyond 2025
🍽️ 12:30 PM – Lunch & Official End of AGM
🌐 Venue Information:Fo Guang Shan Temple
📍 Sechshauser Straße 50, 1150 Vienna, Austria
Click here to register for the AGM
For any inquiries, contact us at: anniversary2025@europeanbuddhistunion.org