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 Board Report
The Board took the following actions this week:
- Budget: Finalized the 2010 budget to cover Q1-2 funding priorities. The budget and funding items were presented to the membership, and are available in the membership meeting minutes provided here.
- EICC Code Use Policy: Adopted a new policy for use by non-members of the EICC Code of Conduct. Non-members may not claim "conformance" to the Code without use of the EICC Validated Audit Process.
- Dates for 2010 Membership Meetings: Confirmed dates for membership meetings on April 26-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico, and September 13-16 in Shenzhen, China.
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Contributions Needed: Extractives "Call to Action"
The Extractives Work Group issued a "call to action" at the Jan. 27 membership meeting. The action requests that all members help fund a "Conflict-Free Sourcing" pilot program that will be run by ITRI (the Tin industry association). The pilot is a mineral tracking program in the DRC to identify mines of origin for minerals in the electronics industry supply chain. ITRI has secured significant funding from the World Bank to help establish the program, pending a successful industry-sponsored pilot.
Each member is asked to contribute at least $10,000 for the pilot (companies may make larger donations if desired). Funding commitments are due by Feb. 15. Payments are due by March 1. More information is provided here. Questions should be directed to Bob Leet. |
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Reminder: Dues Deadline was Yesterday!
Member dues were due by yesterday. Please contact Carrie Hoffman if your dues will be delayed for any reason. |
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Next Membership Meetings: Save the Dates
EICC will host the next membership meetings as follows:
- April 26-30: Guadalajara, Mexico
- September 13-16: Shenzhen, China
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Membership Meeting: Report to Members
Notes from the Jan. 27 EICC Membership Meeting are available here. A summary of the meeting is provided below:
- Thank You: The meeting was sponsored by Apple, Cisco, and HP. In addition, Flextronics sponsored the membership dinner. Thank you!
- Attendance: The meeting was attended by 59 members who represented 27 companies (64% of the membership). Non-member companies Medtronic Cardiovascular and Qualcomm also attended to learn more about EICC.
- Reports to Members: Board members and work group leaders provided updates on a number of the association's priority initiatives. Presentations on the Budget, Asia Program, Annual Report, Location Recognition Program, and Membership Recruitment and Compliance programs can be viewed here.
- Work Group Updates: Additional presentations from work groups on Environment, Extractives, L&CB, Stakeholder Relations, and VAP can be viewed here.
- Member Discussion Forums: Three one-hour discussions were held to obtain member input on the following issues (notes from the discussions are provided here):
- "Growing EICC in 2010: Membership Participation in Recruitment, Retention, and Compliance"-download the member form for this session here. Members are asked to submit a completed form to Carrie Hoffman at AMS.
- "Expanding Adoption of the Code of Conduct: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities"
- "Engaging Suppliers on a Larger Scale: Selling the VAP to Upper Management and Developing the Recognition Program"
- Open Issues: Issues relating to EICC audits and E-TASC were also discussed. A summary of the discussions and a vote is provided in the meeting notes.
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Meeting Survey
Membership meetings are developed around the needs and interests of EICC members. Please take a few minutes to help us evaluate the Jan. 27 membership meeting and the Jan. 28 educational seminars. The survey allows members to comment on the meeting location, scheduling, discussion issues, facilitation, and logistics, and can be obtained here. |
