--- Heather Paizis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 15:54:05 -0700 > Reply-to: Sierra Club Announcements > <[log in to unmask]> > From: Heather Paizis > <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Call for Nominations - SPST > To: [log in to unmask] > > ***************************GlobalMessage************************************* > 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. > ***************************************************************************** > > >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. > > > > > >************************************************************* > > > >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. 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