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ROUND TABLE Romania
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1990

  • In February 1990, Gheorghe FLOROI had, by chance, the opportunity to receive, from the painter Dan Carbunescu's family, the Regulation of the RT in France. "Ghitza" FLOROI looked for the future members, who gathered in March 1990 in order to establish their own Regulation. After the formative meeting, he sent a letter to the Round Table in Versailles to announce the event. A RT nr.6 Versailles delegation made up of Claude GRUENENBERGER and Werner BLESSING came to Brasov on the 6th - 7th May to visit the developing RT. This opportunity was used to talk about the principles of the Round Table and the chartering ceremony in the new club. "Ghitza" FLOROI was invited to the AGM of the French Round Table and to a statutory meeting of the club in Versailles.
  • In 1-2 June, Gheorghe Floroi, Romica Badea, Ioan Damoc participated at the AGM France (Cannes).
  • These visits and meetings of the developing Round Table prepared the chartering ceremony of the RT 1 Brasov by RT 6 Versailles-France. On the 13th of October 1990, 65 delegates from France, Denmark and Israel gathered in Poiana Brasov (Teleferic Hotel) to assist at the chartering ceremony.
  • After the chartering, the first international contact of a Romanian tabler (besides Ghita Floroi) was made by Dorel Cerbu who participated as IRO at the European and Mediterranean Meeting (the future EMATM) in Athens (Greece) thus meeting tablers from Europe, the Near East and Africa.

    1991

  • The tablers from the French club RT 127 Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France acted as godfathers at the chartering of RT 2 Drobeta Turnu Severin (the 9th of March) organized in the presence of a large number of local and foreign participants.
  • In May, Gheorge Floroi participated at the AGM France (La Rochelle) and AGM RTBI (Isle of Man). The tablers Ioan Tataru, Corneliu Serban, Zoltan Tompa, Adrian Rosca, Traian Despa took part at the meetings of the Area 34 RTBI club, visiting, among others, the Marchesi House-Birmingham.
  • In September, Corneliu Serban and Laurentiu Voiculescu took part at the WOCO Conference in Klagenfurt (Austria). The Round Table International (RTI) was refounded (after 30 years) at this meeting.
  • We participated, for the first time, at the Euro Meeting (Lausanne, Switzerland).

    1992

  • The chartering of the RT 3 Timisoara, on the 22nd of February, by the RT 2 Drobeta Turnu Severin, paved the way for the founding of the Romanian Round Table Association, an association registered by George Paraipan in Sacele.
  • In the same year, RT 5 Sacele and RT 6 Brasov were chartered and Dumitru Boicu contacted the 7th Area -Terre de Chouans, France.
  • In June, Benone Croitoru participated at the AGM France (Lille).

    1993

  • The RT 4 Suceava was chartered (by RT 1 Brasov and RT 139 Marcq en Baroeul-France) and we took part at the Euro RT 5 (Nicosia, Cyprus).
  • During the same year, the RT 2 Drobeta Turnu Severin club fraternized with the RT 222 Tarbes (France).
  • George Petrescu participated at the National Committee RT France (Lille) in September and at statutory meetings in the 4th Region North.
  • The first 2 Honorary Members of the RT Romania (Gheorghe Floroi and Francis Depauw - France) were elected at the AGM Romania (Paraul Rece).

    1994

  • Marius Luchian participated at the EMATM Tel Aviv (Israel) and at the French National Committee of the Round Table - Reims.
  • Other 2 clubs were founded: RT 7 Oradea (by RT6 Brasov and RT 310 Aire sur la Lys - France) and RT 10 Bucharest (by RT1 Brasov and RT637 Pembroke-RTBI).
  • Mihai Gyapjas took part at the Euro 10 Brighton (England) and at the International Committee RTBI (Birmingham).
  • Our delegates (Ioan Tataru, Virgil Valcu, Eduard Varzaru, George Petrescu, Paul Balan, Dorel Covasa) assisted at the chartering of the RT 1 Kiev (Ukraine) together with 123 foreign guests.
  • Ioan Tataru and Virgil Valcu also participated at the AGM Switzerland (Nyon).

    1995

  • The clubs RT 8 Craiova (by RT 61 Oudenaarde-Belgium and RT 2 Dr.Tr.Severin-Romania) and RT 9 Campulung Muscel were chartered.
  • Then Dan Souca participated at the AGM France (Deauville) and Dumitru Boicu and Constantin Cismaru at the AGM Switzerland (Interlaken).
  • A strong delegation made of Dan Bîclesanu, Dan Popa, Ruslan Oprescu, Victor Pana, Augustin Corneanu, Mircea Oprescu, Danut Aribasoiu, Gheorghe Nuta, Gabriel Oprescu, Mugurel Majina took part at the AGM Holand.
  • Moreover, Dan Souca and Mihai Gyapjas were present at the IRO's Meeting (Nicosia, Cypre) (first candidature of RT Romania - IRO's Meeting 1997).
  • A humanitary project consisted in transporting supplied from the clubs RT 326 and LC Ashbourne to the Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital.
  • At an international level as well, the tablers met at the Euro 11 (Brugge, Belgium) and Mihai Gyapjas participated at the National Committee RT Belgium (Brussels).
  • Dezideriu Bodis and George Petrescu were present at the AGM Germany (Munich), George Petrescu participating at the AGM Hungary (Budapest) as well.

    1996

  • The tablers Viorel Seredenciuc and George Petrescu assisted at the AGM Austria - Vienna.
  • At the IRO's Meeting in Budapest (Hungary), Mihai Gyapjas and Remus Dancea forwarded Romania's candidature for the IRO's Meeting 1998.
  • Ruslan Oprescu and George Petrescu were present at the AGM RT Finland (Juvaskula).
  • Dan Souca participated at the SEM Arlon (Belgium).
  • The MR 4 Suceava and the RT 43 Teramo (Italy) fraternized.
  • Mihai Gyapjas took part at the AGM Belgium (Leoven) and Adrian Verde met the tablers of RT 9 Utrecht and RT 83 Eindhoven in Holland.
  • Our tablers were also present at the Euro RT 8 (Graz, Austria) and the Euro RT 10 (Lappeeranta, Finland) and the club RT 11 Brasov was chartered.

    1997

  • The year begins with an important event: the affiliation to the SEM during the meeting held in Sienna (Italy) on the 20th -23rd of February.
  • After the chartering of an important club RT 12 Galati, the long row of participations at international events continues at the IRO's Meeting Gdansk (Poland) where Dumitru Boicu and Remus Dancea forwarded Romania's candidature for the IRO's Meeting 1999 (we lost however to our colleagues in the USA).
  • Mihai Gyapjas was present at the AGM RTBI (Scarborough).
  • Dan Souca participated at the AGM France (Belfort), Adrian Verde at the AGM Germany (Bielefeld), Dumitru Boicu at the AGM Switzerland (Neuchatel) thus meeting tablers of the RT 6 (Neuchatel), RT 21 (Sion), RT 2 (Geneva), RT 36 (Locarno), RT 14 (Chur).
  • Another twinning between the RT 6 Brasov and the RT 6 Limassol, Cypre took place. The Euro RT 10 was held in Bucharest.
  • The project "The children of Brasov", organised in association with the "tablettes" in Laval (France), continued at the Orphanage in Homorod. Then, RT Romania and The Ladies Circle 3 Brasov developed a project in Belgium with the children of a musical school.

    1998

  • A year filled with meetings: Dumitru Boicu, Remus Dancea, Nicolae Borcea participated at the SEM held in Lausanne (Switzerland) in February, while in April, Mihai Gyapjas was present at the Euro RT 10 at Mass Tour and at the AGM ARTSA (Durban, South Africa).
  • In May, Nicolae Borcea was present at the AGM RTBI - Birmingham and in June Mihai Gyapjas participated at the AGM Germany, Schwerin, as well as at the EMATM, La Rochelle (France) together with Dumitru Boicu and Remus Dancea. It was there that Mihai Gyapjas's candidature for Secretary EMA was forwarded.
  • Adrian Verde went to Mass Tour - Germany and the tablers from the RT 1 and RT 11 were present at the Euro Ski Meeting (Kitzbuhel, Austria).
  • Mihai Gyapjas also assisted at the AGM (Kuften, Austria). The French Caravans from the RT 222 Tabes came to Romania, thus meeting tablers from RT 2, RT 3, RT 7, RT 8, RT10.
  • The first chartering of a foreign club (RT 7 Debrecen) was made by the RT 7 Oradea. And, of course, Romanian tablers participated at the Euro RT 8 (Frankfurt, Germany), the Euro 10 (Aberdeen, Scotland), the Euro RT 6 (Landskrona, Sweden) during an EuroBike Tour through several countries.

    1999

  • In February, Nicolae Borcea and Remus Dancea were at the SEM - Laval (France).
  • In spring we participated at the AGM Switzerland, at the AGM Austria - Seckau/Graz (Mihai Gyapjas), at the AGM Germany - Weiden (Nicolae Borcea), at the AGM Rennes - France (Adrian Verde, Dan Tirlescu, Toma Lazar).
  • The 1st Region Brasov and the 18th Region Corse - Cote d'Azur (France) made the first twinning at a regional level.
  • A great number of meetings between tablers fallowed: at the Euro RT 1 (Brussels, Belgium), the Euro RT 6 (Riihimaki, Finland), Euro RT 8 (Craiova, Romania), the Euro RT 11 (Brasov, Romania), the Euro RT 12 (Leibnitz, Austria).

    2000
    A new generation of tablers overtook the strains of command of the Romanian RT Association.

  • Therefore Ovidiu Dumitriu and Leon Popovici were present at the EMATM (Paphos, Cypre) and Dorel Covasa at the IRO's Meeting (Malta).
  • A twinning between RT 4 Suceava and RT 174 Hossegor-Cap Breton (France) fallowed.
  • Radu Bucur's visit to the RT 6 Washington and the RT 5 Chicago (USA) paved the way for new contacts over the Atlantic.
  • We participated in large numbers at the Euro RT 6 (Brasov, Romania), Euro RT 8 (Liverpool, England), Euro RT 11 (Stourbridge-Brierley Hill, RTBI), Euro RT 12 (Brussels, Belgium) and the chartering of the RT 8 Gyor (Hungary).
  • After 3 years from the fast foundation of a Romanian RT club, 2 new clubs were chartered this year (RT 14 Cluj-Napoca and RT 15 Slatina).
  • In autumn, the second RT Romania Area was founded (2nd Area-Oltenia). The RT 6 Brasov together with the 2nd Area (Italy) continued the programme of supporting the Codlea Orphanage.

    2001

  • Dan Filipescu and Dorel Covasa's presence at the SEM (Luxemburg) as well as the Dan Filipescu presence at the EMATM (Heming, Danmark) in June played an important part in promoting the RT Romania in the international elite.
  • A series of participations at the Euro RT 1 (Lausanne, Switzerland), Euro RT 4 (Luxemburg), Euro RT 6 (Pamu, Estonia), Euro RT 8 (Nicosia, Cypre), Euro RT 11 (Lorient, France), Euro RT 12 (Lucerne, Switzerland), Euro RT 15 (Wuppertal, Germany) fallowed.
  • After 10 years Dorel Covasa represented us at the AGM RTI and WOCO Conference (Eugene, Oregon, USA).
  • Special contacts were established by Radu Bucur's visit at the RT 64 (Woking, England) and by the presence of tablers at the RT 9 club in Mass Tour Germany (Toma Lazar, Adrian Verde, Dan Matei, Adrian Tirlescu).

    2002

  • By the end of spring, a large delegation participated at the AGM France - Laval (Ruslan Oprescu, Dorin Sandu, Adrian Nitulescu, Cristian Sandulescu, Victor Vasile, Leo Brandusoiu, Ilie Silviu, Paul Darac, Octavian Bunica, Victor Coneschi, Sorin Ilea, Constantin Facalet Ghinea, Marius Fluturas).
  • Two days before, the 2nd Area Oltenia fraternized with the 2nd Area Bretagne (France).
  • Gheorghe Farkas was present at the AGM Hungary - Balaton.
  • We also participated at the meetings of Euro RT 1 (Reikjavik, Island), Euro RT 6 (Limassol, Cyprus), Euro RT 8 (Port-Elizabeth, South Africa), Euro RT 11 (Vevey, Switzerland), Euro RT 12 (Rimini, Italy).
  • In June, at the EMATM (Verona, Italy) Cristian Sandulescu continued to promote the Romanian RT in the international elite.
  • In November, participation at the IRO's Meeting (Limassol, Cyprus) - Dan Nicolau.
  • At AGM RT Romania (Dr.Tr.Severin) was elected the third Honorary Member of RT Romania, Lucien Castell-France.

    2003

  • During spring Daniel Irina represented RT Romania at two AGMs of our neighbours (AGM Bulgaria - Plovdiv and AGM Hungary-Balaton Lake).
  • Cristian Sandulescu met RTBI tablers in Bucharest.and, in June, was present at the great AGM Belgium-Gent. Horia Ologu-Guja participated at EMATM (Lausanne-Switzerland).
  • The Euro RT 12 was held in Galati-Romania.
  • In July, a project consisted in transporting school materials supplied from the club RT 549 Banbridge (Ireland) to modernize few General Schools from Romania (Craiova, Brasov, Slatina, Dr.Tr.Severin) was administrated by RT Romania
  • In November, the participation of RT Romania at international events continued, Dorin Ilian Sandu was our representant to IRO’s Meeting – Gibraltar.

    2004