Steering Committee
The Steering Committee consists of between five and seven members. Steering Committee members are elected for two-year terms by a two-thirds majority of the votes of members present at the EPLO General Assembly and proxy votes. Steering Committee members are proposed by their organisation or another member, are generally the EPLO representatives of that organisation, and have the seniority to engage their organisation. They are elected in a personal capacity and on the understanding that they work in the interest of EPLO, independent of their professional commitments elsewhere. Steering Committee members contribute their professional experience on a voluntary basis and seek to represent the best interest of EPLO as a whole and of all its members. The Steering Committee meets as necessary but at least four times a year.
EPLO Steering Committee (November 2011 - May 2012)
Chair
Sophie Haspeslagh
Policy Analyst, Conciliation Resources
Treasurer
Professor Aurélien Colson
Director, ESSEC IRÉNÉ
Members
Chiara Biscaldi
Senior Analyst - EU Advocacy and Research, International Crisis Group
Herta Eckert
Senior Representative - Brussels Office, International Alert
Simon Gray
Team Leader - Advocacy and International Institutions, Saferworld
Head - Black Sea and Central Asia, Crisis Management Initiative
Bente Knagenhjelm
Coordinator, Nansen Dialogue Network