Association of Professional Organizations
HISTORY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE FLUCTUATION OF ITS MEMBERS
According to the available data, the two oldest organizations, founded after the Second World War were: Association of Engineers and Technicians, and the Association of Accountants.
The Association, as the alliance of several organizations was founded on 20th of March 1965.
In respect of the time of its foundation, just like the social-political conditions of that time, the establisher of the Association was the Social Federation of Working People of Subotica.
In that time, the Association consisted of the following eight member organizations :
- Association of Engineers and Technicians
- Association of Economists
- Association of Jurists
- Association of Pharmacists
- Association of Economic Jurists
- Association of Accountants and Financial Workers
- Association of Serb Physician
- Action Committee of Journalists
The organizations with largest number of members and with highest professional skills have acted through their branches.
- For instance, the AET had nine professional branches
- The Association of Fhysicians eight professional branches
- While the Association of Accountants and Financial Workers had their branches in each bigger companies and co-operatives.
In 1981 the Association has enlarged with five more new organizations, these are:
- Association of Labour Safety Workers
- Energetical Association of Vojvodina – branch office in Subotica
- Association of Psychologists
- Association of Architects
- Associations of Pedagogists
Between 1981 and 1994 the following organizations had been founded and admitted to the Association:
- Association of Town Planners
- Ecological Association "Richard Csornai"
- Association of Accountants and Auditors
- Association of Veterinaries and Veterinarian Technicians
- Municipal Association of Health Workers
- Association of Apiarists
- Association of Social Workers
In 1995 "Prof. Stjepan Han" Informatics Association has been founded and admitted to the Association.
Since 1995 till recently, the following organizations have joined the Association :
- "Horizonti" Ecological Civil Association
- "Trezven život" Civil Association for health, family and youth protection
- Teacher's Association of Subotica
- Association of Hungarian Engineers and Architects of Yugoslavia
- "Riparia" Association of Nature-lovers
- Peasant Association of Subotica Municipality
- "Palić Forum" Civil Association
- "Etnolife" Civil Association
- Association of Development of Subotica Municipality
- »Pannonia« Foto Club
At present the members of the Association are the following organizations:
- Association of Engineers and Technicians
- Association of Economists
- Association of Accountants and Auditors
- Energetical Association of Vojvodina – branch office in Subotica
- Ecological Association "Richard Csornai"
- Municipal Association of Health Workers
- "Prof. Stjepan Han" Informatics Association
- "Horizonti" Ecological Civil Association
- "Trezven život" Civil Association for health, family and youth protection
- Teacher's Association of Subotica
- Association of Hungarian Engineers and Architects of Yugoslavia
- "Riparia" Association of Nature-lovers
- Peasant Association of Subotica Municipality
- "Palić Forum" Civil Association
- "Etnolife" Civil Association
- Association of Development of Subotica Municipality
- Association for Positive Communication »Klub21«
- »Ostorka« Civil Association
- Regional Scientific Society
- »Cro Media« Civil Association
- »Protego« Association for Protection and Development of Environment and Architectural Inheritage
- Association of Innovators and Inventors
Those outstanding persons who have led the Association and preserved it till this they are the following:
1965 Seneš Đorđe graduated economist
Vidaković Ljudevit
1967 Tili Tibor graduated engineer
Dr Etela Rajčić
1973 Marjanov Ilija graduated veterinary
Dr Stipan Zomborčević
Tili Tibor graduated engineer
1976. Dr Andrija Peić
Papić Danilo
Tili Tibor graduated engineer
Sebestyén Vilmos
1981. Bacsi Sándor graduated engineer
Riđički Stevan graduated jurist
1983. Francišković Albert
Korponai Ibolya graduated psychologists
1985. Tili Tibor graduated engineer
Kovács Károly graduated jurist
1986. Dr Josip Stantić
Kovács Károly graduated jurist
1988. Kovács Károly graduated jurist
Željko Rakočević graduated engineer
1994. Dr Josip Stantić
Tóth Bagi András graduated engineer
1998. Jeges Ernő engineer
Tóth Bagi András graduated engineer
2004. Mgr. Hulló István
Vlahović Zvonimir graduated engineer
2008. Mgr. Hulló István
Beside the above-mentioned, there is a long list of names of those who have considerably given their contribution to the work of the Association and its member organizations.
It is impossible to list their name in such a short review, but their names can be found in the large archive material of the Association and their member organizations.
The role of the Association was always to unite the work of the organizations, and to co-ordinate the activities of different organizations in those sphere of life that have general importance for the City of Subotica and its citizens.
It is noteworthy, that the Association has co-ordinated the co-operation with similar organizations at home and at the neighbouring Hungary.
The activities of the member organizations of the Association were the most expressive at the 70s and 80s of the last century.
In those circumstances, the work of the member organizations of the Association was carried out by three employees.
Economic crisis, hyper inflation, the fall of SFRY, wars raging in the immediate surroundings have all resulted, that the activities of the organizations have decreased, some organizations have wounded up, some have existed only formaly, so the last decade of the 20th century has brought hard times.
Till recently, the Association could hardly ensure the necessary financial resources to hire one employee, who has carried out administrative and accounting tasks for the member organizations.
Only six years ago have conditions made to employ an organizational secretary for full time, beside the accountant.
Till the 90s of the last century, activities of the member organizations of the Association had been partly realized from the budget, and partly realized from the donations of economic organizations, like Sever, Zorka, Bratstvo, Suboticatrans, Agrokombinat, Pionir and many others.
Beside that, the necessary financial resources for the activities of the member organizations of the Association were ensured through voluntary donations (Association of Physicians and Health Workers) and publishing of periodicals ("Novi privrednik" and later "Udruženi rad" published by the Association of Economists).
One part of the resources were ensured by the membership-fees payed by members, until when the life standard of citizens have decresed to a level, that paying membership-fees became a big burden for the memebers.
During the economical difficulties at the 90s, the Association was looking for different ways to survive. In those efforts, the biggest help was provided by the Regional Chamber of Economy, and the possibility to rent part of the building, in order to ensure the minimum financial conditions for the realization of basic activities.
In that time, the Association has been supported by the Energetical Association, AET and Association of Accountants and Auditors which have obtained income from educational activities.
