The 2026 World ParaVolley General Assembly will be held virtually on 28 November 2026, at 12h00 noon CET.
We wish to reassure all members that even though we are moving forward with a virtual General Assembly, the voting will be conducted under the supervision of an independent group of scrutineers so that the integrity of the outcomes is maintained.
The General Assembly meeting documents and any other relevant information is regularly being provided to all registered official delegates electronically.
Report
The 2026 General Assembly Report, covering activities in 2024, 2025 and a portion of 2026, as well as plans for 2026 and beyond, will be available here soon!
Elections
As is the case with all World ParaVolley General Assemblies, elections are normally held. Nominations for the following positions were solicited from the Membership:
- Vice President (four-year term)
- Sport Director (four-year term)
- Marketing Director (four-year term)
The positions up for election are very important ones for the global World ParaVolley family. It is therefore extremely important that all nominees and ultimately the successful candidates are able to fulfill all requirements and criteria outlined in the relevant Position Description.
Despite an early call for nominations, in contrast to the 2024 General Assembly for which we had 12 eligible candidates for four positions, for the 2026 General Assembly we have received nominations for only two (2) eligible candidates for the three available positions. These are listed below. Given that neither candidate has an opponent, they will be acclaimed to the respective positions at the 2026 General Assembly. Note that these acclamations only become ‘official’ after the General Assembly.
Candidates
(click on Position Description to see the responsibilities of the role, and on the nomination links for the candidates’ biographies and nomination papers)
for Vice President – Position Description (pdf)
- Ms. Elvira Stinissen (NED)
for Sport Director – Position Description (pdf)
- Mr. Batyr Kadyrbaiuly (RSA)
for Marketing Director – Position Description (pdf)
- no nominations received by the nominations deadline
(NOTE: personal information has been redacted from all candidate nomination documents)
