European Union Chamber of Commerce
Metals and Mining WG Meeting
Date: 15:00, 13th September, 2013
Venue: European Chamber Shanghai Offices, with telephone conference possibility
Address: EUCCC Shanghai Office, Unit 2204 - Shui-On Plaza, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road, Shanghai (near Madang Road) ;
上海市淮海中路333号瑞安广场2204室 (近马当路)
Please kindly register at
http://www.europeanchamber.com.cn/en/upcoming-events/5983 or
via mm@europeanchamber.com.cn by COB 6th Sept 2013
Dear Metals and Mining WG Members,
The European Chamber invites you to join the next working group meeting, on Friday the 13th of September, from 15:00-17:00 at the European Chamber Shanghai Office.
Due to the few participation of last meeting on the 19th of June, the election of the Chair and Vice-Chair was not taken place.
From the last meeting, we have Mr. Thomas Kruemmer, Executive Director of klöckner & co (Changshu) as the candidate for the Chair and Mr. Torbjorn Sternsjo, the CEO of Sapa Chalco Aluminium Products (Chongqing), China as the candidate for the Vice-Chair.
Also due to the recent appointment of Mr. Sternsjo to be the new Chongqing Representative of the European Chamber Southwest Chapter, Mr. Sternsjo would like to withdraw his candidature for running the vice-Chair position.
Therefore, at this meeting, we will first elect the Chair and Vice-Chair of the WG.
Should you be interested in running the Chair and Vice Chair election, we kindly advise you to firstly read the attached document which outlines the roles and responsibilities of a Working Group Chairperson. Based on past experiences, for Metals & Mining WG, the dedicated time of a Chairperson is about 20 % of his/her time and of a Vice chairperson is about 10% of his/her time. See details in the Roles and Responsibilities attached.
To apply for the Chair and Vice-Chair position, each prospective candidate should submit a short bio and a motivation letter by COB 6th Sept to Ms. Xin-Ying REN at xyren@euroepanchamber.com.cn. Please kindly note that the application after the deadlines will not be considered.
Elections for the Chair and Vice-Chair will be conducted by secret ballot at the meeting. Candidates will make a brief speech. Each company is only allowed one vote, including the vote of the election candidate. Voting for the election must be conducted in person at the Working Group meeting. As Metals and Mining Working Group is a "Closed Working Group" Only, representatives from Consultancies, Legal firms and Companies from other industry sectors are not entitled to vote for the candidates.
All elected Chairpersons must sign the attached Code of Conduct following election.
After the election, we will study and discuss the Metals & Mining WG Questionnaire we launched recently to collect member issues and concerns, in order to better serve members. Then we will identify a few issues for 2014 Position Paper.
Agenda of the meeting:
1. 15:00 – 15:10 Opening remark and Tour de table
2. 15:10 – 15:30 Election of Chair and Vice-Chair of Metals & Mining WG
3. 15:30 – 16:00 Study and discussion of the Metals & Mining WG Questionnaire (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VLFM7J9) results
4. 16:00 – 16:30 Discussion on common interests and identify 2-3 lobby issues for the 2014 Position Paper
5. 16:30 – 16:50, Discussion on lobby plans, stakeholder mapping etc.
6. 16:50 – 17:00, AOB
Attachments:
- Roles and Responsibilities of Working Group Chairs and Vice Chairs
- European Chamber Code of Conduct
- Chair candidacy statement and Bio Mr. Thomas Kruemmer
For further information about the PCR Working Group, or the European Chamber in general, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Xin-Ying REN at xyren@europeanchamber.com.cn
Downloads
Some documents are only available to download by members of the following Working Groups / Fora in Shanghai.
If you are a member please login to our website first to download the documents.
CV Thomas Kruemmer
Group / Forum Members only
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European Chamber Code of Conduct
Group / Forum Members only
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Roles and Responsibilities of WG Chairs and Vice Chairs - Guiding Document
Group / Forum Members only
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Statement for election for the Chair position of EUCCC MM WG_Thomas-Kreummer
Group / Forum Members only
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