Nominations for Steering Committee Close
6:00 pm Tuesday, Dec. 2
Nominations for the Steering Committee are handed in to the Registration & Information Desk on the first full day of the Congress, Tuesday, December 2. Nominations close at 6:00 pm. A box will be provided in which to place nominations.
Candidates standing for election will have the opportunity to make a short presentation to the members at a session on the day voting opens, Wednesday, December 3, at 11:00 am.
At this time delegates will be provided with a list of candidates. In addition, a list of candidates will also be posted at the Registration & Information Desk.
Voting closes at noon on Thursday, December 4.
The primary role of the WCSFP Steering Committee is the co-ordination of programming and sessions at the annual Congress conference.
Steering Committee members are elected for two-year terms by delegates. There is no limit to the number of terms a Steering Committee member may serve. There are generally eight voting members of the Steering Committee, plus the board directors.
Steering Committee nominations are drawn from conference delegates and any delegate may nominate himself or herself. Preferences will be given to nominees that ensure a spread of producers and broadcasters from each of Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific region, as determined by the serving Steering Committee at the time.
There will be an election for four Steering Committee positions for 2009. Three representatives will be for two-year terms, specifically:
- a representative (broadcaster or independent producer) from Asia or New Zealand
- an independent producer representative from North America
- an independent producer representative from Europe
One representative for a one-year term, specifically:
- an independent producer, representing Australia (host country for 2009)