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GENETIC ENGINEERING COMMITTEE: REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

The Sierra Club's Sustainable Planet Strategy Team (SPST) is seeking to fill 
three (3) vacancies on the Sierra Club's Genetic Engineering Committee 
(GEC). We are especially interested in candidates with a strong interest in 
genetic engineering issues.  In particular, applicants must clearly 
demonstrate their willingness to commit the time and energy necessary to 
help the Committee carry out its responsibilities.

Appointments to the Committee are made by SPST, based on applications and 
phone interviews with prospective candidates. Interviewers will represent 
the GEC and the SPST.  If you are interested in applying, please read and 
follow the instructions completely. We are only accepting self-nominations, 
so, please, pass this announcement on to others whom you believe may have an 
interest in serving on the Sierra Club GEC.

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:  December 15 th , 2005.  A copy of the 
completed application should be sent (email preferred) to these members of 
the Search

Committee:

Laurel Hopwood, Chair
Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Committee
2459 Queenston Rd
Cleveland, OH 44118
phone: 216-371-9779
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Jim Diamond, SPST member
Liaison to the GEC
1533 Edith St.
Berkeley, CA 94703
phone: 510-527-4130
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GENETIC ENGINEERING COMMITTEE
The Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Committee (SC GEC) is one of six 
national Sierra Club issue committees that report to and advise the 
Sustainable Planet Strategy Team (SPST). The other committees are:

Agriculture, Global Warming and Energy, Sustainable Consumption, Global 
Population and Environment, and Responsible Trade and Environment.

Strategy Teams appoint issue committees, supervise their budgets, and assist 
them in developing and carrying out their work plans.

The SC GEC is responsible for providing support and guidance to Club 
activists at all levels who are attempting to deal with genetic engineering 
issues, for helping to shape national Club policies and positions on genetic 
engineering issues (with particular reference to their environmental 
dimensions), for encouraging further Club involvement with these issues, and 
for communicating the Club's positions to the broad public, the media, 
elected officials and regulatory agencies.  This is a very active committee 
which keeps up an e-mail dialogue.  Scientific background or understanding 
of the issues, planning and organizing skills, and communications skills 
(writing, speaking) are important assets to doing our work.  Enthusiasm and 
commitment of time is also important. The GEC does not have paid staff.

CURRENT MEMBERS

Laurel Hopwood, R.N., Chair, Ohio

Neil Carman, Ph.D., Texas

Gillian Dale, Esq., Colorado

Jeffrey Smith, Iowa

Richard Shore, Ph.D., Kentucky

For more information on serving as part of the SC GEC or about current 
individual members, please feel free to visit the SC website or contact us.

We strongly advise that any applicant review
* the Genetic Engineering Committee's web pages at 
www.sierraclub.org/biotech
* the GE policy at www.sierraclub.org/policy/conservation/biotech.asp

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT
We encourage people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, and activists of all 
ages, to apply.
Ability and willingness to use electronic mail and to participate in 
conference calls are required. Also, ability to travel occasionally to 
meetings or conferences is helpful. (The travel and lodging expenses of 
these trips are paid by the Sierra Club.)

In evaluating applications, the SPST strives to achieve diversity in 
geography, ethnicity, and gender, to build closer connections with 
grassroots leadership (which means that current or recent-past Chapter or 
Group leadership is a plus), to expand the Club's influence (which means a 
demonstrated ability to communicate with and motivate people external to 
Sierra Club is a plus), and to increase our ability to communicate more 
effectively within the Club about the issues and the accomplishments of 
activists at all levels.

GENETIC ENGINEERING COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM
Name:

Membership # (required):

Contact information (address, phone(s), email, & best times to reach you):

Sierra Club activities and leadership positions held, with dates:

Environmental work (community, state, national, and/or international level):

Statement reflecting interest in and experience with genetic engineering:

References (3); your Chapter Chair or other Chapter leader must be included 
as one of the three

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