Speech Bert Pronk

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GA Meeting Budapest – 2014 Introduction Bert Pronk

Yesterday’s Vehicles on Tomorrow’s roads

Candidate: Director Culture Cie. www.fiva.org

• Involved in HV since 1995 – Since 1999 – Local Club Level • Events Commission • Chairman

– President of the FEHAC from 2004 till 2013 Milestones: • 2004 - 2006: Transferred the FEHAC from an internally focussed organisation to a wider audience and public. • 2006 – 2008: Recognised as reliable discussion partner for the Dutch government. • Gradual widened our scope to a more international cooperation with HV organisations

Yesterday’s Vehicles on Tomorrow’s roads

Candidate: Director Culture Cie. www.fiva.org

• Current role at FEHAC: Public affairs – Direct involvement with politicians – International cooperating with neighbouring countries – Intensive interface with UNESCO to: • Protect the HV movement in an ever-changing political environment • Not only the vehicles, but also the landmark buildings such as garages and other related buildings, tracks, monuments. • Target: To get recognition for mass-mobility in The Netherlands since 1900

Yesterday’s Vehicles on Tomorrow’s roads

Candidate: Director Culture Cie. www.fiva.org

All off this resulted into a recent change in Dutch legislation: • Since 2014 the Dutch Mobile Heritage is an integral part of our new Heritage Laws This means no law can be made without taking our Mobile Heritage into account!

Yesterday’s Vehicles on Tomorrow’s roads

Candidate: Director Culture Cie. www.fiva.org

• My aims for FIVA as Director of the Culture Commission: – Have a ‘Layman's Version’ of the ground-breaking, but somewhat academic, Charter of Turin ready by the AGM 2015 – Broaden the awareness that HV’s is more than vehicles but encompasses a wide spectrum of material and immaterial cultural aspects – Re-initiate and intensify the relationship with UNESCO in order to get the HV culture recognised. • Provide the guidelines and support to enable local organisations to interact with UNESCO on those items that matter to them.

Yesterday’s Vehicles on Tomorrow’s roads