The Board in Oslo

The first meeting of the board, post annual conference, has, in the past, been the time when the next year’s plans are reviewed, responsibilities are discussed and the budget and business plans are initiated.
We changed the 2022 and 2023 Conference program so we could hold the AGM earlier in the week - this year we did the AGM at the start of the week. This enabled the new board to meet with its new membership during the conference - allowing us to start much of the preparation work earlier.

Previously, the board has been extremely operational - as, until 4 years ago, the board was responsible for much of the day to day running of the organisation. We are moving to a point where the board becomes a strategic and oversight board and the day to day operations are the responsibility of the CEO/Executive Director.

The responsibilities of the board have been changed to reflect this:

Position Primary Alternate / Support
Chair Tracy Bills Serge Droz
Chief Financial Officer Michael Hausding Olivier Caleff
Secretariat Nora Duhig
Training Yukako Uchida Chris Gibson
Events costs Mona Østvang Chris Gibson
Hall of Fame Désirée Sacher-Boldewin Tracy Bills / Olin Darley
Standards Olin Darley Désirée Sacher-Boldewin
Governance/ Bylaws Carlos Alvarez Serge Droz
Special Interest Groups Désirée Sacher-Boldewin Audrey Mnisi
Policy Serge Droz Chris Gibson
Communications / PR Olivier Caleff Chris Gibson
Membership Olivier Caleff / Audrey Mnisi Nora Duhig
Diversity & Inclusion Olin Darley / Yukako Uchida / Mona Østvang / Audrey Mnisi
Sanctions Chris Gibson Serge Droz
CEO / Executive Director Chris Gibson
Infrastructure Dave Schwartzburg
Community & Capacity Building Klée Aiken Serge Droz

Published on FIRST POST: Oct-Dec 2023