{"id":9780,"date":"2015-03-13T19:37:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T19:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=9780"},"modified":"2015-03-13T19:37:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T19:37:50","slug":"branch-guidance-encouragement-for-members-to-join-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=9780","title":{"rendered":"Branch guidance & encouragement for members to join \u2018Council+\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The IHBC has launched the first guidance on its experimental organisational re-arrangements that establish an extended UK advisory and oversight body, IHBC\u2019s \u2018Council+\u2019, a part of the \u2018experimental evolution\u2019 of the IHBC\u2019s governance, so if you would like to get more involved in shaping the future of the IHBC as a whole, let your local Branch Committee know about your interest in joining \u2018Council+\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHBC Chair Mike Brown said: \u2018IHBC+ is about empowering our members at every level, and if you would like to get more involved with us nationally, and understand conservation and how we work from a UK perspective, Council+ offers a perfect opportunity.\u00a0 It should only take you one working day a year, while it offers un-paralleled experience, opportunities and networks.\u00a0 So if you are interested in getting involved, be sure to ask your local Branch Committee for details on how you might nominate yourself.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018All travel expenses are paid too, so attending Council+ should cost nothing but time and intellectual energy, while it will also bring huge CPD benefits, not least new skills, knowledge and experience across our UK-wide operations.\u00a0 And with special bursary recognition for new Council+ members to join the Annual School in Norwich this June, there\u2019s all the more reason to get involved!\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

IHBC President Trefor Thorpe said: \u2018IHBC+\u2019 and the new arrangements for an extended Council \u2018Council+\u2019 are part of a radical outward reach by the institute to draw in new voluntary capacity, and regenerate existing member interest in our work.\u00a0 We know that more want to be involved, and IHBC+, and Council+ especially, are how we are trying to facilitate that involvement in the most deliberate way we can: by changing our very structures!<\/p>\n

IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018The new Branch guidance outlines how, under our new experimental governance arrangements, IHBC\u2019s Branches can help more volunteers get involved with the IHBC\u2019s UK operations.\u00a0 This includes encouraging our members \u2013 regardless of their membership category – to join an expanded body responsible for guiding and oversight of our UK operations \u2013 our new \u2018Council+\u2019 \u2013 which is planned as sitting twice a year, including one working day and one weekend day, initially the Sunday after the Annual School.\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more details on the background speak to your local Branch Committee and keep an eye on our NewsBlogs – \u00a0initial information\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Branch links and contacts\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Annual School<\/a><\/p>\n

Guidance on Annual School bursaries<\/a><\/p>\n

If you want to find out more about Council+ from the National Office email the IHBC\u2019s Director director@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Council+ membership guidance will appear in the coming weeks, while you can download the\u00a0Guidelines for Branches on IHBC+ and Council+ DRAFT 110315<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The IHBC has launched the first guidance on its experimental organisational re-arrangements that establish an extended UK advisory and oversight body, IHBC\u2019s \u2018Council+\u2019, a part of the \u2018experimental evolution\u2019 of the IHBC\u2019s governance, so if you would like to get … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9782,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9780\/revisions\/9782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}