Report from the Honorary Treasurer

This is my last financial report, since I will leave the Executive Bureau in September after 6 years as honorary treasurer. During these years the economy has stabilized and must at present be considered very healthy. There has been an economic surplus each year and EFSUMB has now got adequate reserves.

This means that EFSUMB is able to take up activities with a foreseen economical deficit, provided the activity is found important.

We have had the newsletter generously sponsored over the years and since 2004 it has been integrated in Ultraschall in der Medizin/European Journal of Ultrasound, which has reduced the costs considerably. Every Euroson congress and school during the last 5 years has led to a financial surplus to EFSUMB. The fee has remained unchanged for the last six years at 8 € per member, which I think is still a very low membership fee, considering the advantages of being a member of EFSUMB.

The Budget for the year 2006 is seen in the table.

At the end of my second term as treasurer I wish to express my thanks to my colleagues and friends in the Executive Bureau and in the Board of Directors for an excellent cooperation over the years. Last but not least, I wish to express my thanks to General Secretary Gianna Stanford. Without her help my task would not have been possible.

I wish the future Executive Bureau all the best.