PC/16/DOC/08

8thEAS Partnership Council Meeting

Agenda Item: 11.0 (Council Session)

ELECTION OF EAS PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS

1.0Introduction

1.1 The 17thExecutive Committee directed the PRF to commence the nomination and election process for Co-Chairs with a view to formally electing them at the 8thEAS Partnership Council meeting.

1.2Following the directive of the EC, the Secretariat prepared and distributed to the Partners the Procedures Governing the Election by Consensus of PEMSEA Co-Chairs. The document laid down the procedures and set the timeline for the entire election process for nomination and set the timetable for the election.

1.3The nomination period, including validation with nominees, was undertaken from March 14 to May 9, 2016. The first round of consultations was completed on May 27, 2016. The second round and final consensus building was completed on June 30, 2016.

1.4The EC members served as members of the Election Board and the PRF served as the Election Secretariat. The documents related to the election process including the nomination forms and expressions of support are kept on file by the Secretariat and shall remain confidential. Documents may be accessible upon approval by the EAS Partnership Council and subject to the consent of the relevant Partners.

1.5With regard to the incumbent Co-Chairs, Rule B 1.1 of the Rules Governing the Election by Consensus states that the incumbent Co-Chairs will be automatically made the lone nominees to the respective Chair positions for which they are Co-Chairs.

2.0 Results of the Election Process

2.1Ten Country Partners and11 Non-Country Partners participated in the election exercise. One Non-Country Partner abstained.

2.2On the basis of the expressions of support received and without objections being raised by any of the Partners, the following have been elected by consensus:

  1. Mr. Arief Yuwono as Council Co-Chair;
  2. Dr. Vu Thanh Ca as Intergovernmental Session Co-Chair; and
  3. Dr. Jae Ryoung Oh as Technical Session Co-Chair.

2.3The summary of the election process and results are attached as Annex 1.

3.0Actions Requested of the Council:

3.1The Partnership Council is requested to:

  1. Formally elect Dr. Antonio La Viña as Council Chair, Dr. Zhang Haiwen as Intergovernmental Session Chair, and Mr. Makoto Harunari as Technical Session Chair;
  2. Formally elect Mr. Arief Yuwono as Council Co-Chair, Dr. Vu Thanh Ca as Intergovernmental Session Co-Chair, and Dr. Jae Ryoung Oh as Technical Session Co-Chair; and
  3. Invite the respective Partnership Council Chairs to administer the oath of office to the elected Chairs and Co-Chairs present.

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ANNEX 1

SUMMARY OF THE ELECTION PROCESS

1.Nomination

The nomination period was from14 March to 09 May 2016. Mr. Arief Yuwonofrom Indonesiawas the lone nominee for Council Co-Chair. Dr. Vu Thanh Ca from Vietnamwas also the lone nominee for Intergovernmental Session Co-Chair.

For the position of Technical Session Co-chair, there were threenominees:

a.Dr. Jae Ryoung Oh, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology

b.Dr. Chou Loke Ming, NationalUniversity of Singapore

c.Dr. Suvaluck Satumanatpan, Mahidol University,Thailand

2.First Round of Consultations

During the first round of consultations, consensus was achieved among the participatingPartners for Mr. Arief Yuwono as Council Co-Chair,and for Dr. Vu Thanh Ca as Intergovernmental Session Co-Chiar. For the Technical Session Co-Chair, Dr. Jae Ryoung Oh and Dr. Chou Loke Ming garnered the majority of support from the participating Partners. Dr. Suvaluck graciously withdrew her name from the nomination list, and expressed her willingness to continue working with PEMSEA in scaling up SDS-SEA implementation in Thailand and across the region.

3.Second Round of Consultations and FinalConsensusBuilding

During the second round of consultations for the Technical Session Co-Chair, Dr. Jae Ryoung Ohgarned the majority of support from the participating Partners. Upon further consultation with Partners and Dr. Chou Loke Ming, final consensus was reached identifying Dr. Jae Ryoung Oh as the Technical Session Co-Chair.Dr. Chou Loke Ming expressed his appreciation for being part of PEMSEA’s election process and indicated his continuing support for PEMSEA’s objectives and program.

4.Based on the expressions of support received and no objections raised by Partners, the following have been elected by consensus:

a.Mr. Arief Yuwono as Council Co-Chair;

b.Dr. Vu Thanh Ca as Intergovernmental Session Co-Chair; and

c.Dr. Jae Ryoung Ohas Technical Session Co-Chair.

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