Forming a branch of World Veterinary Poultry Association
WVPA currently has 51 national branches as detailed in the list of the Corresponding Officers.
New national branches are normally formed in either two ways:
- An existing or newly formed national body representing veterinary poultry interests may ask the Bureau of WVPA to be recognised as a WVPA branch, with its members joining WVPA.
- A group of individual WVPA members in a country may join together to form a national branch. Such a branch needs to be approved by the Bureau of WVPA.
Only one national branch will be recognised for any one country, although regional sub branches of a national branch could be formed.
Any country with ten or more WVPA members is entitled to one representative on the Bureau, elected by the national members. This Bureau member also acts as the Corresponding Officer for that country. Countries without a Bureau member may appoint a Corresponding Officer, or be represented by a Corresponding Officer appointed by the WVPA Secretary. The duties of the Corresponding Officer are to maintain a contact with the WVPA parent body, to keep national members informed of all the WVPA matters which concern them.
Any person interested in forming a national branch of WVPA should write with details of the proposal to the WVPA Secretary, , who will provide further help and information. Details of the functioning of WVPA are laid down in its Constitution and Rules.
The new candidate branch may apply for a travel grant to attend their first WVPA meeting through the WVPA Secretary.