Dear Working Group Member,
The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Environment Working Group meeting. It will be held on Monday, 16th March, 4pm-6pm, at the European Chamber Shanghai.
At this meeting, Mr. Jörg Wuttke, President, European Chamber, will provide an update on the recently held European Tour, including the meeting with Mr. Karmenu Vella, Commissioner, Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. The purpose of the tour, organised annually with visits to Brussels and other European cities, is to share the Working Groups’ messages, as outlined in the Position Paper, with high-level government and business stakeholders.
2015 Chair and Vice-Chair elections will also be held. The Environment Chair and Vice-Chairs play a crucial role in driving Working Group activities and lobbying initiatives. The desired Chair and Vice-Chairs’ characteristics are a senior industry representative with relevant industry expertise, and the time and willingness to support the Working Group. The Environment Working Group can have, at most, one (1) Chair and two (2) Vice-Chairs. Please view the attached Working Group Chairs and Vice-Chairs’ Code of Conduct, and Roles and Responsibilities for more information.
Should you be interested in putting your name forward for election, please send your CV and a brief motivation letter in 1 document, stating whether you intend to run for Chair or Vice-Chair, to Ms. Bettina Buck at bbuck@europeanchamber.com.cn by Monday, 9th March COB.
We will also begin discussions on the Position Paper 2015-2016. The Position Paper is the European Chamber’s key lobbying document and is widely recognised by the Chinese and European governments, EU institutions, business associations and the media as the authoritative voice of EU business in China. It is used extensively for policy considerations, bilateral discussions, cooperation projects and background information. Working Group members are encouraged to review last year’s Environment Position Paper and come to the Working Group meeting with internally identified concerns and recommendations. Please find attached last year’s Environment Position Paper.
Agenda
- presentation, Mr. Jörg Wuttke, President, European Chamber
- 2015 Chair and Vice-Chair elections
- Position Paper 2015-2016 preliminary discussion
As always, we welcome your suggestions of topics and speakers for this and future Working Group meetings.
If you would like to attend the Working Group meeting, please REGISTER ONLINE or with Mr. Kevin Fang at kfang@europeanchamber.com.cn by Monday, 16th March, 9am.