Friday, 01 April 2005
Call for Nominations for Three New Members to International FSC Board of Directors
The Forest Stewardship Council—International Center (FSC-IC) has announced the call for nomination of candidates for election to the international FSC Board of Directors.
FSC-IC is calling for nominations to fill the following seats on the Board:
• Northern Environmental
• Southern Environmental
• Northern Social
Candidates are requested to forward their nominations to FSC-IC by May 31st. Any individual FSC member or designated representative of a member organization of the FSC may be nominated (candidates may be self nominated). All nominations shall include the:
• Name of the candidate
• Organization represented by the candidate (if applicable)
• Name and signature of the FSC Member nominating the candidate
• Name and signature of the two FSC Members seconding the nomination
Potential candidates may contact FSC-IC, or current members of the FSC Board of Directors. Candidates will be requested to prepare a brief statement about themselves, their work, and their intentions in standing for election to the FSC Board. These statements will be circulated to FSC Members together with the ballot papers. Candidates will be required to complete a full ‘declaration of interests’, in line with the current FSC by-law and policy on ‘Conflict of Interest’.
A complete list of current FSC members can be found at
http://memberportal.fsc.org/.