Committees & Networks
Committees & Networks
Agenda and Presentations
The 569th Meeting of the Standing Committee will be held on Thursday 15 April 2021 at 10:00 am (GMT-4) via videoconference.
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Agenda as of 14 April 2021
1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Matters Arising from the last SC Meetings (Attachment)
3. Update on the 79th Plenary Meeting in Spain in 2022 (Attachment)
4. Countries in Arrears in the Payment of Assessments
a. Schedule of Uncollected Assessments (Attachment-Updated 13 April 2021)
5. 2021-22 Budget
a. Approval of the ICAC Budget for 2021-22 (Attachment)
b. Approval of the Assessment fees for 2021-22 – ATTENTION! new version with 27 Members Attachment
6. Approval of the Administration Bylaws, Rules and Regulations of the Private Sector Advisory Council (Attachment)
New editions/ revisions have been made in the Articles Governing the Regulation of PSAC based on the comments received from the ICAC member governments. These revisions are in blue and some other explanations are added in the sticky notes. Two other areas need more discussions and will be addressed during the meeting.
Please access here the comments received by ICAC from the United States and the European Union
7. Preparation of the upcoming Plenary Meetings in 2021 and 2022
a. Agenda of the 2021 Virtual Plenary Meeting (Attachment)
b. Arrangements for the 2021 World Café (Attachment)
c. Request of the Official Head of Delegation for each member (Verbal)
8. Report from the Sub-committee on Budget
a. ICAC Performance Against Budget (Attachment)
10. Administrative Matters
a. Opening Submission to the Nominating Committee of a First Chairperson for the 2021-22 Standing Committee (Verbal)
b. Update on the search for a Head of Textile Information and Innovation (Verbal)
c. Strategic Away Day (Verbal)
11. Any Other Business
a. Update on the World Cotton Day 2021 (Verbal)
b. Request invitation for the 80th Plenary in 2022 (Verbal)
c. Update on activities since the last SCM: Webinars of the WCRC, Projects, Presentations at Conferences (Verbal)
d. ICAC Past and Upcoming Virtual Conferences (Verbal)
12. Future Meetings
03 June 2021 570th SCM
- Draft Report on Production and Trade Subsidies Affecting the Cotton Industry
- Approval of the Rules and Regulations of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC, currently the PSAP)
- Proposed changes to the ICAC Rules and Regulations to reflect the conversion of the PSAP into the PSAC
- Approval of the Secretariat’s Budget (If not approved in May)
- Announcement of the Winner of the 2021 ICAC Researcher of the Year Award
- Approval of the Final Agenda of the 2021 Virtual Plenary Meeting
- Update on World Cotton Day 2021 (WCD)
- Update on the WCRC-7 in Egypt
- Update on the 80th Plenary Meeting
03 June 2021Nominating Committee
- Approval of the Standing Committee Officers
- Open Applications to the Administrative Committee
8 to 16 July 2021 (tentative) Strategic Away Day: Business Plan for Hosting a Plenary Meeting
July 2021 (tentative) Special Steering Committee
- Approval of the structure of the new PSAC
- Approval of the Rules and Regulations of the new PSAC
- Approval of the changes in the ICAC Rules and Regulations following the approval of the new PSAC
02 September 2021 571st SCM
- Progress update on the upcoming Virtual Plenary Meeting
- Progress update on World Cotton Day
- Update on the WCRC-7 in Egypt
- Changes to the Rules and Regulations of the ICAC if necessary, based on the conclusions of the Strategic Away Day
- Update on the 80th Plenary Meeting
22 October 2021 572nd SCM
- Summary of the World Cotton Day
- Summary of the WCRC-7 in Egypt
- Approval of the members of the PSAC for 2022
- Progress update on the upcoming 2021 Virtual Plenary Meeting and 2022 in-person meeting in Spain
- Update on the 80th Plenary Meeting
18 February 2022 573rd SCM
- Opening the ICAC Researcher of the Year Award Program 2022
- Opening the ICAC Research Associate Program 2022, call for submission
- Summary of 2021 Virtual Plenary Meeting
- Theme, Agenda and Update of the 79th Plenary Meeting in Spain in 2022
- Update on the 80th Plenary Meeting
April 2022 574th SCM
- Approval of the Audit Reports 2020-21
- Approval of the ICAC budget for 2022-23
- Opening Submission to the Nominating Committee of a slate of officers for the Standing Committee 2022-23
- Announcement of the Winner of the Researcher of the Year 2022 (or in June 2022 if the program closing day is extended)
- Opening submission for the ICAC Research Associate Program 2022
- Update on the 80th Plenary Meeting
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Meetings on the Sub Committee on Budget will meet approximately one week before each SCM.