International Forum of the AoMRC Constitution
1.
Aim
1.1
To coordinate the international activities of the Royal Colleges in
order to
improve
health through education and training.
2.
Objectives
2.1
To share, discuss and disseminate information amongst the Royal
Colleges’ in
collaboration with United Kingdom government agencies and
non-governmental
organisations.
2.2
To explore initiatives in co-operation with local Professional
organisations
outside the UK for capacity building through skills and
transfer.
2.3
To promote co-ordination of international development projects
amongst
Members of the Forum
3.
Membership
3.1
The Forum is a group comprising Members who are official
representatives of
their medical, nursing and midwifery Royal Colleges and Faculties.
Officials
from
relevant government agencies and non-government organisations
shall
attend as Affiliates by agreement of the Forum.
Ordinarily these will be the
international officers of the Colleges.
3.2
The definition of an Affiliate shall be a representative without
voting rights.
All
other rights are equal to that of a Member.
3.3
Each member organisation will send one voting representative.
3.4
There will be no limit on the number of representatives.
4.
Method of Working
4.1
Meetings will be held four-monthly normally in February, June and
October and
will comprise half day meetings generally starting at 2.00pm ending
by 5.00pm.
4.2
The Executive will meet three times a year prior to the forum.
4.3
Venues for meetings will rotate, hosted by invitation by
member
organisations. Venues will be provided free of charge but
refreshments will
be met by the forum.
4.4
Agendas for meetings will be proposed by the Chair and Vice Chair
and will be
prepared by the Secretariat, following consultation with
Members and Affiliates.
4.5
All representatives of medical, nursing and midwifery Royal
Colleges and
Faculties and Affiliates are able to place items on the agenda.
Suggestions for
speakers
shall be received by the Secretariat no later than 8 weeks prior to
the
meeting. Reports and other agenda items should ordinarily be
received no later
than 4 weeks prior to the meeting.
4.6
Summary reports with action points of each meeting will be
circulated to
Members and Affiliates after each meeting.
5.
Secretariat
The Secretariat of the Forum will be the International Department
of the Royal
College of General Practitioners, 14 Princes
Gate, Hyde Park,
London SW7 1PU.
6.
Chair and Vice Chair
The
Chair and Vice-Chair will normally serve for a minimum period of
three
years
and may be elected for a further three years. The Chair and
Vice-Chair
will
be elected at the first meeting of appropriate year, from the
representatives
of
the Members of the Forum. Nominations for Chair and
Vice-Chair should be
submitted
to the Secretariat of the Forum. All nominations should
be
proposed
and seconded by Members of the Forum. Those
making
nominations
will have obtained the prior agreement of the nominee to
stand
for election. The incoming Vice-Chair will normally be the
Chair-elect and the
outgoing Chair will remain on the Executive Committee for a
further year to
provide continuity.
7.
Executive Committee
An
Executive Committee will consist of the Chair, Vice Chair and three
elected
Members of the Forum. Members of the Executive must be
Members or
Fellows of the Colleges/faculties they represent. The three
elected Members
will serve for a period of three years in the first instance the
three electives must
be from different Colleges and serve a three year period.
They may be re-
elected for a second and final term of office. The Executive
will meet three
times a
year. All nominations should be proposed and seconded by
Members
of the Forum. Those making nominations will have obtained the
prior agreement
of the nominee to stand for election. An additional
member or affiliate member
may be co-opted on an ad hoc basis, at the discretion of the
Chair.
Executive members may nominate a deputy.
8.
Funding
8.1
All organisations will meet their own costs of representation.
8.2
All
members and affiliates shall pay an annual levy to
support
administration. The amount of the levy to be agreed by the
forum
9.
Annual Review/Dissemination
The progress of the Forum in meeting its aims and objectives will
be
reviewed annually
and a report on such progress circulated to all
Members
and Affiliates.