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Immediately following the 8th GHTF Conference in September 2000, the GHTF Ad Hoc Procedures Group was disbanded, in view of the GHTF agreement to establish a Steering Committee. This followed approval of the three GHTF Procedural Documents and the Steering Committee is established under the procedural rules set out therein (Reference: "GHTF Roles and Responsibilities").
The final meeting of the Ad Hoc Procedures Group was held in Ottawa, Canada on 19 September 2000 and the first meeting of the Steering Committee was held in Sydney, Australia on 28 February - 2 March 2001. For information on the GHTF's work activities since February 2001, readers are referred to the Steering Committee page of this website.
Following the suggestion that a working group was needed to reach consensus on a set of basic operating practices and principles for the entire organization, the Ad Hoc Procedures Group was established during the Plenary Session of the 7th Meeting of the GHTF in June, 1999. Ms. Beth Pieterson, incoming Chair of the GHTF accepted the responsibility of chairing the group and called for member nominations (1 regulatory and 1 industry from each founding member) by the end of August 1999.
The working group's goal is to evaluate all relevant proposals concerning common practices for GHTF activities and procedures for the GHTF and to develop a consensus document or documents on these subjects for presentation and possible adoption at the next GHTF Plenary Session. It was also decided at the 1999 Plenary Session that meetings of the Ad Hoc Procedures Group be open, and that interested parties be permitted to observe the proceedings.
In addition to its role in determining the framework within which the GHTF will operate, the Ad Hoc Procedures Group has also accepted the responsibility of acting as an advisory body to the GHTF Chair. In this capacity, the group will endorse any Study Group documents ready for approval as Final Documents, determine the readiness of Study Group documents for public consultation and advise the Chair on strategic issues pertaining to the GHTF.
Updated 16 November 2004
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