2nd General Assembly of the Life Cycle Initiative membership

27 September 2018

The Life Cycle Initiative will hold its second online General Assembly, which is open for participation to all members of the Initiative. Participants will hear the annual progress update on the Initiative’s activities, elect the new members of the Steering Committee, and discuss the engagement and closer collaboration of members with the Initiative.

For all members, please block your agenda for the General Assembly on September 27, 2018 from 11:30-15:00 (GMT+2). The connection/dial-in details, agenda and pre-reads will be delivered to your inbox in mid-September.

Steering Committee Election process and deadlines

Initiative members will elect 3 new members of the Steering Committee. As stipulated in the governance of the Initiative (Annexes 3.2 and 3.3 of the strategy document), one seat of each constituency in the Steering Committee (government, business, science & civil society) rotates every year. In order to respect the geographical representation rule, members from the following regions may opt for election to the Steering Committee:

• Government: Africa; Europe; North America; West Asia.

• Business: Africa; Latin America and Caribbean; North America; West Asia.

• Science & Civil Society: only INDIVIDUAL members from Africa; Asia/Pacific; Latin America and Caribbean; West Asia (Note: there are no open positions for institutional members of this constituency until next year).

The application period for election candidacies is now closed. Members will receive information on the candidates before the General Assembly.

Remember: membership registration is open throughout the year. You or your institution can join by downloading, completing and returning a signed membership application formto membership@lifecycleinitiative.org.