[nc-str] Final terms of reference

["Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@aim.be>]

TF members,
allow me to clarify.
1. The LA meeting was indeed a brainstorming to help start our ideas on the
terms of reference based on an earlier outline agreed by the task force. (I
am sorry that for those TF members whose constituencies nominated late they
will have not had the chance to participate earlier but please remember
there are external deadlines for our work.) The only outcome of the LA
meeting was the draft TOR sent to the task force and in the archives.

2. The purpose of circulating the draft TOR is precisely to get
comment/amendment and agreement.

3. Chair
Because this is a sensitive issue and one with a tight deadline, I proposed,
in my capacity as elected NC chair, to the NC to chair this group and the NC
agreed. In that capacity I will steer, draft discussion documents,
co-oordinate, composite ideas, propose compromises etc but I will not be
advocating the position of the BC. That is what Marilyn will do. If you
believe in the course of the work I express bias to a BC perspective against
the other constituencies let me know.


4. Raul,  I believe we all agree with you on the board seat issue. We are
arguing semantics. We are bound to consider the impact of proposals for
numbers of board seats with respect to the criteria we have developed.

What I think we did agree to is:
- not propose our own scenarios of seat numbers.
- not to consider that seat numbers should be a criteria itself. We are more
interested in the impact on the board as a function of various proposals.

Does this meet with everyone's approval?


Philip