| Chair: | Louise Nadeau | |
| Members: | Nancy Edwards | Kevin Keough |
| Alan Bernstein | ||
| Staff: | Carol Anne Esnard | Director of Governance & Corporate Secretary |
| Christine Fitzgerald | Executive Vice-President | |
| Rosa Venuta | Team Lead, Governance Membership Program |
Due to scheduling conflicts, it was not possible to hold a face-to-face Nominating Committee meeting in the month of May 2005 to discuss items which would be referred to Governing Council in June 2005. Individual consultations were held with each member of the Nominating Committee and the cumulative consensus reached is recorded in the minutes below.
The minutes of the 28th meeting were deemed to be an accurate reflection of the discussions which took place on February 25, 2005 and were approved.
Nominating Committee members reviewed the summary of information on current and proposed membership for each of the 13 Institute Advisory Boards (IABs). This summary highlighted
Members of the Nominating Committee offered some suggestions for alternate members for some of the IABs. The committee's recommendations for the full slate of membership for IABs included proposed chairs, as well as the issue of IAB membership stabilizing at 16 members will be brought forward for Governing Council's consideration at its June 2005 meeting.
Note: The proposed membership for the IABs for the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, and the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research remains at 18 members. The proposed membership for the IABs for the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, and the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes remains at 17 members.
Members of the Nominating Committee agreed with proposed changes to the terms of reference for the Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit (SCPMEA) with respect to introducing staggered membership terms, and outlining membership privileges for the President of CIHR and relevant CIHR Vice Presidents and Scientific Directors as ex-officio members of SCPMEA. The Nominating Committee's recommendations will be brought forward for consideration by Governing Council at its June 2005 meeting.
Note: The Nominating Committee's recommendations with respect to revisions to the terms of reference for SCPMEA were not presented to Governing Council at its June 2005 meeting. Issues raised by the Office of the Auditor General with respect to how to address fraud and error requires further discussion by SCPMEA, of which the outcome could include modifications to the responsibilities section of SCPMEA's terms of reference.
JRecent announcements of new appointments to CIHR's Governing Council resulted in the following recommendations from the Nominating Committee being brought forward for Governing Council's consideration at its June 2005 meeting:
