United European Pokémon Communities

UEPC
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Language	English
Status	Active
Run	2009 - Present
Date opened	December 24, 2009
Creator	Troels Just
Current owner	{{{owner}}}
Forum	UEPC
Mascot	Pikachu
Website	[1]

United European Pokémon Communities

The United European Pokémon Communities (UEPC for short) is a coalition of thirteen independent Pokémon communities from across Europe in an attempt to help unify the European fans, who normally would be separated by language barriers.

Each language spoken by the member websites have their own forums (e.g. French) which are governed by the National Moderators. However, the main language of the International Boards is English.

History

The UEPC was opened on Christmas Eve 2009 by the current President of UEPC, Troels Just (aka Tsuroerusu). President Tsuroerusu wasted no time in contacting various fansites, offering them affiliation and the opportunity to represent their respective countries in the running of the Union.

On 28th December 2009, the Administrator of the Union, Kamui, officially resigned, leaving President Tsuroerusu, as the Care-Taker Administrator and the Chair of the Council of Moderators.

On 20th January 2010, UEPC held its first Wi-Fi Tournament, which concluded seven days later on the 27th.

On May 4th, polls opened for UEPC's first Council of Representatives election, with the members BlazeShadow, GeorgeSlayer, Wonder, Lorem Ipsum and Tamsis winning. All except Wonder were promoted to join the Council of Representatives.

Organization

The decision-making structure of the UEPC is separated into the following entities:

President of the Union

The President of the Union exercises all technical and budgetary functions of the Union, and also conducts the Union's external representation. The President of the Union also appoints the Administrator, and the national and international moderators.

The current President of the UEPC is Tsuroerusu.

Administrator of the Union

The Administrator of the Union exercises executive functions and is in charge of the day-to-day management of the UEPC. The Administrator of the Union directs the international moderators and presides over the Council of Moderators.

The current Administrator of UEPC is Cool Ivysaur.

Council of Moderators

The Council of Moderators, jointly with the Council of Representatives, exercises rulemaking and policymaking functions, it consists of the national and international moderators, the former representing their respective national communities. Each moderator may introduce a proposal to be debated by the rest of the Council of Moderators, each moderator has one vote. Most decisions made by the Council of Moderators must then be approved by the Council of Representatives.

Council of Representatives

The Council of Representatives, jointly with the Council of Moderators, exercises rulemaking and policymaking functions, it consists of representatives of the regular members, elected for a three month term. In addition to the rulemaking and policymaking functions shared with the Council of Moderators, the Council of Representatives also approve appointments made by the Administrator of the Union, and can dismiss a moderator if he or she is found to have committed serious misconducts.

External Links

http://www.uepc.eu - Website http://constitution.uepc.eu/ - UEPC's Constitution.

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