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Call for Nominations
RCEN Atmosphere & Energy Caucus Steering Committee
The RCEN is currently conducting a Call for Nominations for membership on the Atmosphere & Energy Caucus Steering Committee. This is an excellent opportunity for you to be part of Caucus decision-making and the planning of activities!
This call is open to all RCEN members who belong to, or are willing to join, the Atmosphere & Energy Caucus. Steering Committee members will serve a two-year term from May 2010 to April 2012. Current Steering Committee members are eligible to re-apply. The nomination deadline is Tuesday April 27, 2010.
Interested members can apply by completing the online application form (please ensure that you have the latest version of Adobe Reader). Under “name of consultation”, please indicate Atmosphere & Energy Caucus Steering Committee.
Please also indicate in your application whether you are interested in Chairing or Co-Chairing the Caucus.
When all nominations have been received, the list of nominees will be circulated to all Caucus members for review and comment before the new Committee is acclaimed. We are aiming to have new members acclaimed by May 12, 2010.
Before applying to be on the Atmosphere & Energy Caucus Steering Committee, please read the RCEN National Caucus Steering Committees Policy and Rights and Responsibilities of Caucus Steering Committee Members, as outlined below.
Caucus activities are overseen by Steering Committees comprised of no more than 8 RCEN group members in any one caucus. Steering Committees’ representative base should include a minimum of four members of different regions in Canada. Elected via a Caucus e-mail voting system, Steering Committee members serve a two year work term that can be renewed indefinitely, if they are re-elected.
Steering Committee Responsibilities:
- Elect a Chair or two Co-Chairs
- Oversee the development and implementation of caucus projects and programs
- Select delegates for consultations
- Elect a caucus representative to serve on the National Council
- Identify, if not pursue, funding opportunities in conjunction with the caucus chair and coordinator
- Have access to internet and email. Those without home or work internet should be proactive in seeking public access to internet on a weekly basis (i.e. public library)
Steering Committees periodically hold teleconference meetings during the year, at a date and time that suits the majority of its members (e.g. most caucuses meet every other month for one hour).
Rights of Caucus Steering Committee Members:
- To have ready access to all corporate information, such as financial records and statements, minutes of decision-making meetings, organizational records, and policy manuals.
- To receive fair and reasonable notice of all steering committee and membership meetings, and to have equal opportunity to participate in such meetings.
Responsibilities of Caucus Steering Committee members:
- To participate in steering committee discussions regularly, and to participate in the decision-making of the caucus steering committee, in consultation with member groups.
- To be familiar with caucus contracts, policies, and current programs, and relevant policies and programs of the RCEN. In particular, to be familiar with the RCEN policies on conflict of interest, membership, taking positions and use of the RCEN name, delegate selection, and caucus operation.
- To assume particular responsibility for aspects of the caucus's program and projects, and to report on these to the steering committee between and at steering committee meetings, as appropriate.
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If you have any questions or would like to join the RCEN Atmosphere & Energy Caucus, please contact Philana Dollin, RCEN Atmosphere & Energy Caucus Coordinator, at 613-728-9810 ext. 223.
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