Board Report

• New Board Member: Voted to accept HP as a new member of the Board of Directors. The position will be held for HP by Zoe McMahon.
• Membership Dues: Reviewed a report on collection of membership dues. All but 1 companies have paid their 2010 dues or indicated that payment will be submitted in advance of the membership suspension deadline, and AMS will follow up with the remaining 1 companies.
• Updates: Received updates on the Asia Program and planning for the April membership meeting.

Board of Director Changes

The EICC Board of Directors voted this week to accept an offer by HP to fill the open Board position. The Board previously approached a number of members about the position after an open membership request for volunteers yielded no candidates. As a result, HP agreed to serve on the Board and named Zoe McMahon as its representative. Zoe is Global Program Manager for Supply Chain Social and Environmental Responsibility at HP.

Zoe will serve as the Director for Learning & Capability Building (L&CB). This will include oversight for all L&CB activities, including development of the Location Recognition Program. Zoe will also act as the EICC liaison to the Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP), of which HP is a participant. Welcome aboard Zoe!

To accommodate this development, EICC Board member Steve Viera (Intel) has assumed the position of Director for Measurement, which includes oversight of the workgroups that manage the Risk Assessment tool, Self-Assessment Questionnaire, Validated Audit Process, Corrective Action Plan development, and E-TASC.

Thanks to HP and Intel for making these changes possible, and for helping EICC achieve its 2010 objectives.

March 11 Conference on Working Conditions

The 2010 Public-Private Collaboration Conference on Global Working Conditions will be held March 11 in Washington, DC. Mike Vaudreuil (HP) will participate on a panel at the conference and present information about EICC. View the conference agenda here. EICC members who want to attend the conference should fax the registration form available here to the number provided on the form. Be sure to send the form immediately to ensure you will meet the registration deadline.

EICC Membership Compliance Program: March 11 Focus Groups

EICC members are invited to provide feedback on the membership compliance program before it is finalized. Members can participate in one of three focus groups to offer input. The focus groups will be conducted by conference call on Thursday, March 11, and will allow members to:

• Learn about the objectives of program
• Provide input on the program
• Ask questions
• Suggest changes

Contact Holly Wills if you or someone from your company wishes to participate. Indicate which focus group you plan to join:

• Focus Group 1: March 11-7:00 AM PST/8:00am MST/9:00am CST/10:00am EST/4:00pm CET
• Focus Group 2: March 11-11:00 AM PST/Noon MST/1:00pm CST/2:00pmEST
• Focus Group 3: March 11-5:00 PM PST/6:00pm MST/7:00pm CST/8:00pm EST/8:00am Asia (Fri, March 12)

Asia Program: Committee Meetings on April 19 and 20

The Asia Program Steering and Implementation committees will meet April 19-20 in Shenzhen. Meeting agendas and the meeting location will be provided soon.

The Steering Committee will meet April 19 to report on membership recruitment efforts. The Steering Committee will participate in a joint meeting on April 20 with the Outreach, Capability Building, and Certification committees. Participants will complete operational plans for 2010, and will begin planning for the September EICC membership meeting, which will also be held in Shenzhen. Contact Brad Cameron for more information.

April 27-29 Membership Meeting: Early Registration

• April 27: Work Group Meetings and Membership Meeting
• April 28: Best Practices Sessions and Stakeholder Event
• April 29: Supplier Training

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