The 2017-2018 ICT Working Group Chair elections will be held during the next working group meeting in Beijing and Shanghai on Thursday 30 March, 2017, from 11h to 13h.
The Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group, which includes a leadership role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities and steering Working Group meetings. The desired characteristics of a Chair and Vice Chairs are a senior industry representative with relevant industry expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Working Group. Previous participation in the Working Group is essential.
The maximum duration of Chair or Vice Chair of a Group is three consecutive years. Candidates are only eligible for Chair or Vice Chair positions if he/she is physically based in China. Only Corporate members are eligible for Chair and Vice Chair positions.
The ICT Working Group is going to elect one Chair and three Vice Chairs, i.e.:
1) One Working Group Chair based in Beijing to serve as the national Chair;
2) One Vice Chair based in Beijing or Shanghai to serve as Vice Chair and Local Chair (a Local Chair can only be based in the city where there is no National Chair);
3) Two Vice Chairs based in Beijing and Shanghai respectively.
In accordance with European Chamber internal guidelines, the Secretariat will send an email to the Working Group at least 7 days prior to the elections with the bios and motivation letters of all candidates attached. Voting for the election must be conducted in person at the Working Group meeting (one vote per company) after each candidate has been given an opportunity to give a short speech on why they would like to run for election. The duration of the term for both Chairs and Vice Chairs is one year. All elected Chairs must sign the attached Code of Conduct following elections.
Election rules:
The National Chair election (1) will take place first, thereafter the Vice Chair/Local Chair election (2), and finally the Vice Chair election (3). In case there are two or more candidates for the national Chair position, then the unsuccessful candidate(s) can run for Vice Chair/Local Chair or for Vice Chair. In case there are two or more candidates for the Vice Chair/Local Chair position, then the unsuccessful candidate(s) can run for Vice Chair.
Tentative agenda:
11:00 – 11:10 Opening remarks
11:10 – 11:40 Elections
11:40 – 12:30 Discussion on Position Paper 2017/2018 (appointment of the lead pens and drafting of the key recommendations)
12:30 – 13:00 Discussion on upcoming Working Group activities
We encourage as many of our members as possible to attend to have their say in the leadership and representation of the Working Group in the year ahead.
As usual, we welcome your suggestions for possible agenda topics and speakers for this and future meetings.
If you would like to attend the meeting in Beijing, please register online or with (Ms) Xiaowen Ma at xwma@europeanchamber.com.cn