[Belgianbif] Interested in a position in GBIF governance? Call for nominations for GBIF officials at GB29

[Belgian GBIF Contact Group]

Dear colleagues,

The 29th GBIF Governing Board meeting (GB29) will take place in Brussels on
3 - 5 October. As in the previous two years, the elections for positions on
the GBIF committees will take place electronically prior to the start of
the GB29 meeting, with elections starting from 19 September 2022. The
election results will be announced at the beginning of the GB29 meeting on
3 October 2022.

There will be elections for a number of positions on the GBIF committees.
The Governing Board Chair elected this year, along with new chairs of the
Science and Budget committees, will be critical to GBIF’s success as we
implement the strategies outlined in our 2023-2027 Strategic Framework.

*Positions*:

   - Governing Board Chair
   - Governing Board 2nd Vice-chair
   - Budget Committee Chair
   - Budget Committee 1st Vice-chair
   - Science Committee Chair
   - Science Committee 2nd Vice-chair
   - Science Committee 3rd Vice-chair



*Requirements for nominees:*
*Expertise*
To ensure that the work for GBIF is recognized and given the sufficient
time allocation and funding, all positions should be filled with candidates
with a high level of expertise in subject
areas relevant to GBIF and be able to provide advice to the Board, the
Executive Committee and the Secretariat.


*Time commitment*Heads of Delegation should ensure that the nominees are
well informed about the post they are nominated for and that they are
prepared to set aside the required time to serve, if
elected. The nominees should secure support from their Head of the
Institution/Department/Agency. It is essential that elected members of
committees are able
to attend the annual Governing Board meeting and the mid-term meetings
normally held in late April in Copenhagen. They are also expected to be
available for bi-monthly telephone
conferences.


*Member of Participant*Candidates should be part of a delegation. If not
already on the list for GB29, the Head of Delegation should confirm in the
nomination that the candidate will be part of the delegation.

*Funding*
The nominating Participant or the nominee is responsible for funding the
nominee’s attendance at the face-to-face GB meetings as well as the
committee meetings held back-to-
back with the GB meeting. These costs will not be covered by the
Secretariat. Participation at other meetings such as the mid-term meetings
is usually met by the Secretariat.

Rules of procedure for the GBIF Governing Board
<https://www.gbif.org/document/80667/rules-of-procedure-of-the-gbif-governing-board>
Closing date for nominations is 8 August 2022.

Please contact André Heughebaert <a.heughebaert at biodiversity.be>, Head of
Delegation GBIF Belgium for more info or if you are interested in being
nominated.


Kind regards,
Dimitri
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Belgian BiodiversityPlatform <http://www.biodiversity.be>

Dimitri Brosens https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-9116

Biodiversity Research Liaison Officer

GBIF Node Manager
Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Havenlaan 88 bus 73
1070 Brussels

ORCID: 0000-0002-0846-9116

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