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EICC Weekly Bulletin
 December 9, 2010

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Upcoming Events 
  • January 18-20: Winter 2011 Membership Meeting in San Diego, CA
  • July 25-28: Summer 2011 Membership Meeting in Shenzhen

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Please submit information you want to share with EICC members to Brad Cameron by 2 PM EDT on Tuesdays.

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In This Issue
DCBoard Report

 

  • Bylaw Change--Adopted a change to the Bylaws to establish one-year terms for Board officers, and defined duties for the Chair, Vice Chair, and Treasurer.
  • Budget--Discussed Work Group requests and received an update on the 2011 budget process.
HSPilotMembership Compliance Program Deadline: December 31

Data collection for the EICC Membership Compliance Program began in October. Members are required to provide "first-pass" information on activities in their companies and major suppliers by December 31. The data will provide baselines for the program in 2011. Check the following links for more information:

Completed forms should be sent to Anne Vogel-Marr at compliance@eicc.info.

 

Information regarding Q1 2011 requirements and deadlines will be distributed to members in January.

LCBHealth and Safety Training Pilot Host Needed

 

The L&CB Work Group recently held a successful pilot of the Health and Safety Training Course.  Thank you to Pegatron for hosting the pilot at their Shanghai facility.

 

The work group requires a host in Latin America to pilot the course in February.  Contact Grant Feichtinger if your company has facilities in the region and would be able to host a pilot.

dataE-TASC Facility Information

An FAQ that addresses common questions about the new Enablon system has been sent to primary contacts at member companies and is also available here.  All companies are encouraged to review the SAQ before subscriptions to E-TASC expire.  In particular, companies are encouraged to read the section about migrating data from E-TASC.  Contact Grant Feichtinger with any questions.
MeetingSave the Date: EICC Membership Meeting

 

The EICC Winter Membership Meeting will be hosted by Sony at their San Diego campus on January 18-20, 2011. The meeting will include a strategic planning session, overview of EICC activities, an update on extractives issues, and assessment tool demonstrations.

  • January 18: Work Group Meetings
  • January 19: Membership Meeting: Session I
  • January 20: Membership Meeting: Session II
Sony Address
    16530 Via Esprillo
    San Diego, CA 92127
Best Practices--Contact Grant Feichtinger if your company wants to present a "Best Practice" case study.
Registration--Register here.
Work Groups--Work Group leaders should contact Grant Feichtinger to schedule meetings.
Hotel Recommendations--Sony has recommended four hotels within a ten minute drive of the San Diego campus:
    Radisson Suites
    11520 West Bernardo Court
    San Diego
    Website
    Courtyard by Marriot
    11611 Bernardo Plaza Court
    San Diego
    Website
    Hilton Garden Inn
    17240 Bernardo Center Drive
    San Diego
    Website
    Doubletree Golf Resort
    14455 Penasquitos Drive
    San Diego
    Website 

A list with detailed information for these hotels can be found here. Be sure to reference Sony to get their company rate.

Need Help?

Contact AMS at 202-962-0167

Programs: Brad Cameron
Operations: John Flatley
Membership Services: Carrie Hoffman
WG Coordinator: Grant Feichtinger
Membership Assistant: Ben Bruno
External Communications: Wendy Dittmer (P. 512-934-8922)