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Call for Nominations
RCEN Forest Caucus Steering Committee e
The RCEN is currently conducting a Call for Nominations for membership on the Forest 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 Forest Caucus. Steering Committee members will serve a two-year term from November 2007 to October 2009. Current Steering Committee members are eligible to re-apply. The nomination deadline is Friday, October 19, 2007.
Interested members can apply by completing the online application form. Under “name of consultation”, please indicate Forest 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 before the RCEN AGA taking place in Ottawa from November 2-4. The Forest Caucus will be holding a Caucus meeting during the AGA and Steering Committee nominees should plan to attend in person or by teleconference.
Before applying to be on the Forest Caucus Steering Committee, please read the RCEN National Caucus Steering Committees Policy and Rights and Responsibilities of Caucus Steering Committee Members, as outlined below.
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.
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 Health Caucus, please contact Sarah Heiberg, RCEN Health Caucus Coordinator, at 613-728-9810 ext. 224.
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