
The recipients of the Hellenic Philotelic Society Medal
Louis Fanchini and Michèle Chauvet RDP are this year's recipients of the Hellenic Philotelic Society Medal, in appreciation to their long-standing and continuous research work on the subject of the Large Hermes.

NEW DEADLINE FOR PRESENTING NOMINATIONS – FEPA AWARDS 2016
Some FEPA members have asked to postpone the deadline in consideration that their first Board meeting of 2017 is scheduled late January or early February. In appreciation of such interest for the FEPA Awards program, the deadline has been postponed to 20th February 2017.

Newsletter from the FIP Postal Stationery Commission
The Postal Stationery Commission, Chaired by Lars Engelbrecht has issued a Newsletter covering interesting information of the second part of the year 2016. The FEPA Representative in the Commission is Michael Smith, UK, while Igor Pirc, Slovenia, has been appointed to the Board by the Chairman.

Magyar Posta cooperates with Deutsche Post’s Dhl Parcel Europe Network
Magyar Posta and Pošta Slovenije joined DHL Parcel Europe’s network, expanding the DHL network for cross-border e-commerce by two additional countries. Customers already can send MPL Europe Standard parcels to Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia.

Pedro Vaz Pereira awarded by the President of the Republic of Portugal at the Portuguese Academy of the History
On occasion of the Closing of the Academic Year of the Portuguese Academy of History, the President of the Republic of Portugal, Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa presented with the Honorary Mention to Mr. Pedro Vaz Pereira.

Elections for the Board of the Union of Swiss Philatelic Societies
At the Assembly of the FSPhS, as expected the members of the Board has been re-elected with Hans Schwarz as Président. Two new members has been added to the Board, Rolf Leuthard and Forian Domenjoz.

FEPA 2016 AWARDS: DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS APPROACHING!
Deadline: 22 January 2016. Communications: From the FEPA member National Federations, Associations or Unions to Giancarlo Morolli, via e-mail only. Short and effective information, as long documents must necessarily be shortened.

Awards at the DFF, Danmarks Filatelist Forbund
At the Assembly of Representatives Jørgen Jørgensen and Søren Chr. Jensen received the DFF gold pin and thus they became honorary members of DFF. Bo Høifeldt from PostNord was given a silver needle.

FIP and FEPA Approved Seminars at FINLANDIA 2017
FINLANDIA 2017 is enhanced by wide program of Seminars, Meetings and Lectures. Eight International Philatelic Seminars will be arranged during the Exhibition in the premises of the official Exhibition Hotel Scandic Tampere City (Hämeenkatu 1, Tampere). Five of them are FIP Approved Seminars, three of them with a status of Qualifying Seminar. Three Seminars have a FEPA Status. Please note that the timetable is preliminary and the times and rooms can still change.
