*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification* Dear Subscribers, GFAR is seeking a new Chairperson as per the message below from Xiangjun Yao, Chair, GFAR Chairperson Search Committee *Amir Kassam * * * *Moderator* * * Plant Production and Protection Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome Italy e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca ------------------------------ From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Sent: 03/01/2013 14:34:16 GMT Standard Time Subj: [EGFAR newsletter] Chairperson – the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) [image: EGFAR announcement] Chairperson – the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) *Message on behalf of Ms Xiangjun Yao, Chair of the GFAR Chairperson Search Committee* Dear Colleagues, In its meetings in Accra and Punta Del Este in 2012, the GFAR Steering Committee appointed a Search Committee, drawn from across the constituencies involved in GFAR, to seek a new Chairperson for GFAR, who will commence their role in April 2013. The Steering Committee has determined that the role of GFAR Chairperson will be publicized widely and transparently to ensure the best possible candidate is identified from around the world. The Search Committee has been asked to seek suitable candidates to apply, or be nominated, for the position through an open process, select and interview if required from a developed long list of the top 10 candidates and draw up a short list of 3 leading candidates with an assessment of their merits and capabilities, for selection by the GFAR Steering Committee. The advertisement and details of the role are attached here<http://www.egfar.org/sites/default/files/files/GFAR%2520Chair%2520search%2520committee%2520%2520%250Amessage.pdf>and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, or their nomination. Please do distribute this message and advertisement through your own networks to reach as wide a range of potential candidates as possible. With thanks in advance and best wishes for 2013. Xiangjun Yao Chair, GFAR Chairperson Search Committee Nominations or Applications with Curriculum Vitae should be submitted by 16 February 2013, to the Search Committee Chair, Ms Xiangjun Yao FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy or sent by e-mail to: ([log in to unmask]). We welcome recommendation letters to be attached for reference. Attachmentsgfar_chair_search_committee_message.pdf<http://www.egfar.org/sites/default/files/gfar_chair_search_committee_message.pdf> ------------------------------ To *subscribe* to the CA-CoP-L list, send an e-mail to [log in to unmask] leaving the subject line blank and placing only the one-line message: ‘*SUBSCRIBE CA-CoP-L Name Surname*’ in the message part without any further text such as an address, etc. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF);