Sonja Eggerickx and Larry Jones Elected to IHEU's Executive Committee<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Sonja Eggerickx became involved in the Flemish part of the Belgian humanist movement through her work as a teacher of "non-confessional ethics", and is currently a school inspector responsible for the ethics course in Belgian schools in two provinces. She is a National Board Member of the Flemish Humanistisch Verbond, and chief editor of MORES, a humanist magazine for teachers. She is also one of two Vice-Presidents of Unie Vrijzinnige Vereningingen, and Treasurer of CCL-CVR, the organization uniting the Dutch- and French-speaking Belgian humanists. Sonja became interested in international humanism by participating in several IHEU conferences. Belgium has strong traditions in humanism. The rights of humanists are protected alongside those practising religions, and there is a long tradition in the teaching of humanist ethics and in humanist ceremonies. Sonja brings the valuable experience of Belgian humanism, and more generally the perspectives of an educator, to the Executive Committee.

Larry Jones

Larry Jones is the founder and President of the Institute for Humanist Studies (IHS), an international educational organisation based in Albany, N.Y., that promotes humanism, provides educational courses online, and supports humanist projects across the world. The IHS is a Specialist Member Organisation of the IHEU. Larry was Executive Director of the Capital District Humanist Society in Albany, serves on the board of the Center for Inquiry, and is treasurer of CSICOP. A full interview with Larry appeared in the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Issue of IHN, Volume 9, July 2002.