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Board Report
The Board took the following action this week:
- Governance: Approved the selection by the Governance Task Force of a firm to guide a review of EICC governance. The selection will be communicated this week to all primary representatives.
- VAP: Approved recommendations from the VAP Task Force to improve the VAP process and reduce costs.
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EICC Winter Meeting: Register!
The EICC Winter Membership Meeting will be held in Seoul, South Korea on February 13-15, 2012. Registration is available here.
Please note these important points:
- Presentation Deadline: All presentations must be submitted to Grant Feichtinger by 5 PM EST on Monday, Feb. 7.
- Work Groups: Work groups that will meet on Feb. 13 must contact Grant to secure meeting space.
- Hotels: Book your hotel ASAP! A citywide conference in Seoul will reduce room availability. Samsung recommends two hotels that are 5 minutes away from the meeting location:
- Ritz-Carlton Seoul. Yeoksam Dong 602, Gangnam Gu, Seoul, Korea. Click here for the registration form.
- Novotel Gangnam: Novotel Ambassador Gangnam, Yeoksam Dong 603, Gangnam Gu, Seoul, Korea. Click here for the registration form.
Contact Ben Bruno with any questions.
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 Code Review: Vote by Dec. 22
The deadline for voting on the proposed changes to the EICC Code of Conduct has been extended. Ballots must be submitted by Full Member primary contacts by 5:00 pm PST on December 22, 2011. Contact Erin Hussey to obtain a link to the ballot.
Two forums were provided for EICC members and stakeholders to review the proposed changes. Stakeholders who requested time on the agenda presented their proposals during the stakeholder forum on November 17. EICC members who requested time presented their proposals during the member engagement forum on November 21. Recordings of both forums are available here.
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2012 Budget: Vote by December 28
The Finance Committee and Board of Directors have approved a draft budget for 2012. Full members will have the opportunity to vote on the budget according to the following process:
- December 12: Budget details sent to Full members. Voting process begins.
- December 14 at 3pm EST: Webinar to review budget. Click here to register for the webinar (the webinar will be recorded and distributed to Full members). Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email with the call-in information. Send questions to choffman@eicc.info.
- December 28: Voting ends at 5pm PST.
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Report on Worker-Management Communication Launch
The Learning & Capability Building work group launched the Worker-Management Communication training course in Shenzhen on Nov 28-30 and Dec 5-7. The course was developed with INFACT Global Partners and the Fair Labor Association. Thanks to Philips and Golden Elite Technologies for hosting the training sessions.
A total of 59 representatives from 27 companies attended the sessions. An additional 37 representatives participated in the training pilot in Malaysia in April 2011. The training received positive feedback from participants, who provided an average score of 4 out of a possible 5 rating for both sessions. The course was developed as a "train the trainer" model to help members and their suppliers implement effective worker-management communication systems. It also aims to raise the awareness for workers of their rights and responsibilities. The final materials will be available to EICC and GeSI members and their suppliers in January 2012. EICC and GeSI will sponsor three trainings in 2012 to be presented by INFACT. The workgroup is seeking input from EICC members about the training plan and training locations. Plans so far include two sessions in China (Shanghai and Shenzhen) and one in an English speaking country in Southeast Asia. Companies that have a country preference in the region or willing to host a session should contact Jannie Bailey and complete this brief survey. Members that want to offer the training in their companies or with suppliers can also contact ispaulding@infactory-solutions.com directly. Click here to see a list of the companies that attended the launch and feedback from participants.
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Asia Network Meeting Notes
The EICC Asia Network met in Hong Kong on Nov. 18 to plan activities for 2012. Discussion focused on increasing EICC membership in the Asia region, supporting work group activities in Asia, and identifying emerging regional issues that affect the supply chain. The notes can be reviewed here. Contact Brad Cameron with questions or comments.
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Website Update
The EICC website will be relaunched the week of Dec. 26 and may be unavailable for up to 48 hours while it is switched to a new host. Send questions and comments to Wendy Dittmer. |
EICC-ON
Action Items:
- EICC companies must assign a company administrator for EICC-ON. Register your company administrator here.
Training:
- Recordings of training sessions are available in SharePoint. The recordings and an FAQ document will be available soon in EICC-ON in the "Training" tab. An EICC-ON overview is already available in the training catolog.
- See the dedicated SharePoint Page for EICC-ON information for the "User Acceptance Testing Webinar" and 5 UATs.
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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
Membership Compliance: Anne Vogel-Marr
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