The Chairman and Vice-Chair persons of a Group are to be elected by the members of the group in the first quarter of each calendar year. On April the 12th, The European Chamber of Commerce will hold the new election for the Working Group Chair in Guangzhou.
The Chair and Vice Chairs plays a key role in driving the development of the Group. With support from Chamber secretariat staff, e.g. the BM, they promote the Group’s activities and communicate targeted messages on behalf of industry to senior policy makers in China and Europe. Using the Position Paper as one basis, they also serve as spokesperson to raise the Group’s visibility in the media when appropriate.
Every Group should have at least one Chair and a maximum of one Co-Chair. Employees of Corporate Members are eligible for Chair and Vice-Chair positions. An Associate Member (non-EU Company) is eligible to hold one of the two Group Vice Chair Positions. An Associate Member can also exceptionally hold a Chair position if approved by Exco. A member is not eligible for more than one Chair or Vice-Chair Group position. There is no restriction on the number of representatives of a company that can be Chairs or Vice Chairs of different Groups.
Candidates should make a brief speech on election day as to why they should be elected, even if there is no opposition to their candidacy. Please kindly check below for specific procedures of the election.
Agenda:
2: 30 – 2: 35 – Chair election opening by Mrs. Francine Hadjisotiriou, General Manager of the European Chamber, PRD Chapter
2: 35 – 2: 40 – Environment WG Chair presentation
2: 40 – 2: 45 – Human Resources WG Chair presentation
2: 45 – 2: 50 – Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) WG Chair presentation
2: 50 – 2: 55 – Legal & Taxation WG Chair presentation
2: 55 – 3: 00 – Logistic WG Chair presentation
3: 00 – 3: 05 – Standards and Conformity Assessment (SCA) WG Chair presentation
3: 05 – 3: 15 – Manufacturing Forum Chairs presentation
3: 15 – 3: 20 – Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) Forum Chairs presentation
3: 20 – 3: 25 – Sourcing Forum Chairs presentation
3: 25 -- 3: 30 – closing remarks by Mrs. Francine Hadjisotiriou, General Manager of the European Chamber, PRD Chapter
Registration: To confirm your participation, please contact :
Ms. Feiya Wang sz.intern@europeanchamber.com.cn , by 11th of April.