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Forest Certification Committee recruitment announcement:

The Sierra Club Forest Certification Committee (FCC) is looking for up to 
four new members. The committee works to advance the Club's participation in 
the issue of green certification of forest management and forest products.
This committee is involved in:
1. Recommending Club policy and positions regarding domestic and global 
forest certification issues
2. Monitoring developments in the forest certification field
3. Providing information and advice to Sierran activists and staff involved 
in certification
4. Managing the club's membership in the Forest Stewardship Council

The committee includes "at large" volunteers as well as representatives from 
other SC entities involved in related forest issues. This announcement is a 
call for applicants for the ?at large? volunteer positions. The Forest 
Certification Committee operates under the umbrella of the Wild Planet 
Strategy Team.

The committee has monthly conference calls. Members should be ready to make 
time between calls for committee work, including occasional additional side 
calls.
Current ?at large? volunteer committee members are: Peter Elias (chair, 
California), Aaron Viles (Louisiana), John Harbison (Vermont), Josh 
Dickinson (Florida), Kate Heaton (California), and Lindsay Cole (Canada)

To apply, please provide the information requested in the application form 
below. Application deadline is November 9th. Send by e-mail to BOTH the 
following addresses:
Peter Elias (FCC chair):

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For more info, you may also call 530-477-7795

If you have an interest in Forest Certification issues but do not at this 
time wish to apply for this committee, please contact us anyway and ask 
about our SC forum listserve for certification issues. Or you can go 
directly to:
http://www.sierraclub.org/memberlists?listname=CONS-WPST-FOREST-CERT-FORUM
to sign up for the forum.

APPLICATION FORM

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.

4) Why do you want to serve on the Forest Certification Committee? (100 
words max please)

5) Names, phone, e-mail addresses of two references, including best times to 
reach them.

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