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THE STRUCTURE OF
THE CONFERENCE
In order to perform its work, a
Plenipotentiary Conference establishes committees; the structure of
the conference is decided by the conference itself at its first
plenary meeting. The proposed structure for the Minneapolis
Plenipotentiary Conference is:
Chairperson of the Conference:
Ambassador Thomas Siebert (US)
Vice-chairpersons of the Conference:
H.E. Mr Mahamoudou.
Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Mr Andres Culagovski (Chile)
Ms Irene Albers (The Netherlands)
Mr Alexander Krupnov (Russia)
Mr Sami El-Basheer, (Saudi Arabia)
Mr Mahidol Chantrangkurn (Thailand)
Committee 1 - Steering
Committee
Terms of reference:
To coordinate all matters connected
with the smooth execution of work and to plan the order and number
of meetings, avoiding overlapping wherever possible in view of the
limited number of members of some delegations.
Committee 2 - Credentials
Committee
Chairperson: Ms Kathleen Heceta (Philippines)
Vice-Chairperson: Mr Yury Akimov (Belarus)
Terms of reference:
To verify the credentials of
delegations.
Committee 3 - Budget
Control Committee
Chairperson: Mr Andrei
Untila (Moldova)
Vice-Chairperson: Mr Ralph Everett (U.S.)
Terms of reference:
To determine the organization and the
facilities available to the delegates, to examine and approve the
accounts for expenditure incurred throughout the duration of the
Conference and to report to the Plenary Meeting on the estimated
total expenditure of the Conference and on the estimated costs
entailed by the execution of the decisions of the Conference.
Committee
4 - Editorial Committee
Chairperson: Mr Lucien Bourgeat (France)
Vice-Chairpersons: Mr Malcolm Johnson (U.K.) and Mr
Vincente Rubio Carreton (Spain)
Terms of reference:
To perfect the form of the texts to
be included in the Final Acts of the Conference, without altering
the sense.
Committee
5 - Strategic Policy and Plans
Chairperson: Mauricio Bossa (Argentina)
Vice-Chairpersons: Ms Mette Konner (Denmark) and Ms
Valerie D’Costa (Singapore)
Terms of reference:
To consider the draft strategic plan
included in the report presented by the Chairperson of the Council,
other reports and proposals related to the Union's strategic
policies and plans and, taking into account relevant parts of the
report by the Council Chairperson on the activities of the Union, to
adopt all appropriate decisions with respect to the activities of
the General Secretariat and the three Sectors and to transmit to
Committee 6 matters requiring amendments to the Constitution and
Convention.
Committee
6 - Constitution and Convention
Chairperson: Mr Abderrazak Berrada (Morocco)
Vice-Chairpersons: Ms Salma Jalife (Mexico) and Mr Hugh
Railton (New Zealand)
Terms of reference:
To examine proposals for amending
the Constitution, Convention, Optional Protocol and, taking into
account relevant reports and the recommendations of Committees 5 and
7, to recommend all appropriate actions to Plenary.
Committee 7 - Management
of the Union
Chairperson: Mr Ulrich Mohr (Germany)
Vice-Chairpersons: Mr Adolar Mapunda (Tanzania) and Mr
Bruce Gracie (Canada)
Terms of reference:
To examine relevant reports and
proposals on the general management of the Union, in particular
those relating to financial and human resources; to prepare draft
financial policies and a draft financial plan for 2000-2003 and to
recommend to the Plenary all appropriate decisions related to the
management of the Union’s activities; and to transmit to Committee
6 matters requiring amendments to the Constitution and Convention. |
