AIRN Executive Board (of Directors)

AIRN Formative and Ongoing Committee Structure

Founding Members: The AIP Cooperative Agreement states the AIRN Managing Director (Coordinator) and “founding members” will define the charter, mission and by-laws of the organization (AIRN).When should the “founding members” be brought together for this purpose? Beyond defining the charter, mission and by-laws, what responsibility (if any) should the founding members have to establish initial AIRN policy, program?

Business Ethics Committee

GLC & BEC Composition

GLC & BEC : Should the GLC and Business Ethics Committees be considered committees of the Board or separate (composed of non-Board, non-AIRN members)? The AIP Cooperative Agreement mentions certain organizations and/or individuals which should serve as representatives: (GLC: Gender Specialist & representatives of women’s NGO’s in FTF zone; BEC as noted in the BEC slide). Should these committees be temporary for the duration of AIP or ongoing? Even if they are not can not be AIRN members , should they have an “ex-officio” (non-voting/observer) status on the Board?

What Standing Committees? Executive, Finance, Membership, etc.?