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> Date:         Tue, 26 Jun 2001 15:54:05 -0700
> Reply-to:     Sierra Club Announcements
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> From:         Heather Paizis
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> Subject:      Call for Nominations - SPST
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> THIS MESSAGE IS AN INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE BEING SENT
> TO ALL SIERRA CLUB STAFF,
> THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES,
> CHAPTER CHAIRS, CHAPTER
> CONSERVATION CHAIRS, GROUP CHAIRS, AND CCL
> DELEGATES. ***PLEASE DO NOT REPLY *** TO
> SENDER OR FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO LISTS WHO HAVE
> ALREADY RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE.
>
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>
> >VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT AND REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS
> >TO THE SUSTAINABLE PLANET STRATEGY TEAM
> >
> >The Sustainable Planet Strategy Team (SPST) has at
> least two vacancies to
> >be filled immediately. These appointments will be
> made by the Conservation
> >Governance Committee (CGC). Please review the
> material below regarding the
> >duties and operations of the SPST.  If, after
> having read this material,
> >you would like to nominate yourself for membership
> on the SPST, please
> send
> >the completed application below to Connie Wilbert
> by email
> >([log in to unmask]) or by mail at 705 S. 22nd
> St., Laramie, WY 82070.
> >
> >If you want to nominate someone else, please (a)
> forward this message to
> >that person with your suggestion that they apply
> and (b) send Connie their
> >name, email address, and a brief description.
> Please feel free to post
> this
> >call for nominations to Club discussion lists,
> being careful not to
> >duplicate postings.
> >
> >If you have questions about the work of the SPST,
> you may contact Judy
> >Kunofsky by email ([log in to unmask]) or by phone
> at  510/848-2732, Mon -
> >Fri, 9 - 5.
> >
> >The deadline for receipt of completed nomination
> forms is August 31, 2001.
> >
> >
> >
> >OVERVIEW OF THE WORK OF THE SPST
> >
> >The Sustainable Planet Strategy Team has
> responsibility for Club work on
> >human population growth, local carrying capacity,
> sprawl, transportation,
> >energy conservation, pricing, production, end use
> and policy, global
> >warming, sustainable agriculture, responsible
> trade, human rights and the
> >environment, the range of other international
> issues, consumption, and
> >biotechnology. Work on sprawl and transportation is
> currently being
> handled
>
> >by the Challenge to Sprawl Campaign Committee (one
> of the Club's four
> >priority campaigns), which reports directly to the
> CGC.
> >
> >Current members of the SPST are Dick Fiddler (WA),
> Hank Graddy (KY),
> >Richard Isaac (NJ), and Faith Teitelbaum (VA). Many
> of you have heard
> >the sad news that SPST member John Wade died
> recently. Outgoing SPST chair
> >Judy Kunofsky has been appointed to the CGC.
> >
> >
> >MEMBERSHIP ON THE SPST
> >
> >Members of the SPST are appointed by the
> Conservation Governance Committee
> >for two year terms. A term limit system is being
> phased in. In general,
> >after a second two year term, members must go off
> the committee for at
> >least one year.
> >
> >
> >QUALIFICATIONS FOR STRATEGY TEAM MEMBERS
> >
> >The following qualifications for all Strategy Team
> members were adopted by
> >the Conservation Governance Committee:
> >
> >Strategy Teams shall have from five to nine
> members. The volunteer leaders
> >on each strategy team should have broad knowledge
> and familiarity with
> >many, if not all, of the issues for which that
> strategy team is
> >responsible, have campaign experience, have good
> political judgment and
> >some demonstrated management and people skills.
> Members of strategy teams
> >are not to advocate for one "pet" issue, nor
> represent one narrow issue
> >focus, but be able to evaluate and establish
> priorities among all the
> >competing demands in that core issue area fairly.
> >
> >
> >CHARGE TO (all) STRATEGY TEAMS
> >
> >1. Coordinate core conservation work, determining
> the best ways to address
> >both priority and non-priority issues that are the
> responsibility of the
> >team;
> >
> >2. Set issue work priorities and, if necessary,
> shift resources among the
> >issues to reflect changing needs;
> >
> >3. Create (and sunset) and fund committees,
> projects, working groups, and
> >task forces to achieve the Club's conservation
> goals;
> >
> >4. Suggest members for campaign committees for the
> CGC's consideration;
> >
> >5. Educate, organize and support activist members
> and ensure that the
> focus
> >of the team's subentities is on delivering program
> support to activists
> >throughout the Club;
> >
> >6. Review work of entities under the team and
> recommend budgets to the
> >Conservation Governance Committee.
> >
> >
> >INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPST
> >
> >The SPST currently oversees the work of four issue
> committees:
> Agriculture,
> >Genetic Engineering, International, Sustainable
> Consumption; and three
> >program committees: Global Population & Environment
> Program Committee,
> >Global Warming/Energy Program Committee,
> Responsible Trade/Human Rights &
> >the Environment Program Committee (this one
> committee oversees both
> >programs). An Energy Technical Advisory Committee
> reports to the Global
> >Warming Pgm. Comm.
> >
> >Members of the SPST are expected to take on the
> following
> responsibilities:
> >
> >* Participate in a conference call of about 1 1/2
> hours roughly once a
> >month.
> >
> >* Attend occasional weekend SPST meetings (meetings
> have been roughly
> every
> >two years).
> >
> >* Take on some administrative responsibilities for
> the SPST: taking
> >minutes, setting up conference calls, sending out
> notices, monitoring
> >budgets, etc.
> >
>
> >* Be liaison to one or more of the committees
> reporting to the SPST
> >
> >* Take on special projects, such as:
> >
> >(a) Soliciting nominations, evaluating candidates,
> and recommending a
> slate
> >of members for one of our committees.
> >
> >(b) Chairing a task force to prepare a discussion
> paper on a new issue
> >
> >(c) Resolving conflicts within or among committees.
> >
> >
> >CURRENT SPST NEEDS
> >
> >The SPST welcomes diversity of all kinds. The SPST
> could benefit from
> >committee members:
> >
> >-- From parts of the country not currently
> represented.
> >
> >-- Interested in being liaison to particular one(s)
> of our committees or
> >the Challenge to Sprawl Campaign Committee
> >
> >-- Potentially interested in chairing the SPST.
> >
> >The SPST is not attempting to fill "slots" matching
> the above items,
> rather
> >encouraging diversity of interests, experience, and
> background.
> >
> >
>
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> >
> >SPST NOMINATION FORM
> >
> >PLEASE DELETE ALL TEXT ABOVE THE *******. Send
> completed form to
> >[log in to unmask]  or mail to her at 705 S.
> 22nd St., Laramie, WY
> >82070.
> >
> >THE SUBJECT OF YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD BE
> >       "SPST NOM.: (your last name here)"
> >Completed responses are due August 31, 2001.
> >
> >
> >
> >1) Name, address, phone(s), e-mail address, and
> best times to reach you:
> >
> >
> >2) Club experience, including length of membership,
> volunteer positions
> >held, campaigns worked on
> >
> >
> >3) Other relevant experience and qualifications you
> would bring to the
> SPST
> >
> >
> >4) Why do you want to serve on the SPST?
> >
> >
> >5) SPST conference calls have generally begun
> between 3pm and 4pm pacific
> >time. Does your schedule permit this?
> >
> >
> >6) Names, phone, e-mail addresses of two
> references, including
> >best times to reach them. Also give name and
> contact information for your
> >chapter chair if that person is not one of your
> references.
> >
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