IAI Director Recruitment

This briefing outlines three potential scheduling options for the Conference of the Parties (CoP) meetings to facilitate the recruitment and election of a new Director for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).

• The first option involves holding a "Special Meeting" in 2004, which requires a request from one or more Parties and a two-thirds favorable vote. Under Rule 11, the Party making the offer serves as the site, and Rule 12 mandates that the meeting only discuss items listed on its specific agenda. Because Rule 7 requires one regular meeting per year, a separate CoP meeting would still be necessary in 2005.
• The second option proposes a CoP meeting in January or February 2005, with a hypothetical election date of February 16, 2005. This timeline would involve a Search Committee selecting a position description and vacancy announcement between July 1 and September 1, 2004, with applications due by November 17, 2004. However, this option would necessitate a second CoP meeting later in 2005 because the CRN II awards cannot be approved until after the Call for Proposals in January 2005.
• The third option suggests holding the CoP in late April or early May 2005, with a hypothetical election date of May 5, 2005. This schedule follows a similar Search Committee process as Option 2, with the vacancy announcement posted on September 1, 2004, and the formal call for the election meeting occurring on February 4, 2005, to satisfy the 90-day notice requirement of Rule 70.
• The document addresses the appointment of an Interim Director, noting that the IAI Director Search Committee or a new committee would identify candidates. According to Rule 70, if a Director's position becomes vacant before their term ends, the Executive Council designates an individual to fill the role on an interim basis for a maximum of six months.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2004). IAI Director Recruitment. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/IAI_DirectorRecruitmentdraft.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. IAI Director Recruitment. 2004. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/IAI_DirectorRecruitmentdraft.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2004iai, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{IAI Director Recruitment}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2004}, month = jun, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/IAI_DirectorRecruitmentdraft.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }