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| Margaret Tait
Edinburgh, Scotland
Age: 60-69 |
Nominated as:
Nominated by: |
Convener
British Federtation |
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| Professional
Field and/or present occupation: |
Retired |
| Experience drafting policy resolutions and amending resolutions: |
Have served on IFUW Resolutions Committee for 2
terms, 2004 to date.
Have consideable experience in reading and absorbing complicatd
academic papers.
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| Other skills and experience (volunteer and professional) from the last 10 years which qualify you for this position: |
Experience and commitment to BFWG: member for over
30 years, served on Executive, as Public Affairs Consultant
(Scotland) and Regional Representative, now a member of
Finance Committee and Scholarship Finance Committee.
Attended three IFUW Conferences inYokohama, Japan, Ottawa,
Canada, and Manchester, England. Attended IFUW 80th birthday
celebrations in Geneva in 2000
Present Interests:
General Council Assessor of the University of Edinburgh
Court (Council) and participate in its sub-committees
member of the National Appeal Panel for pharmaceutical services
in Scotland member of many local voluntary bodies |
| Goals for this position and the contribution you believe you can personally make if elected or appointed |
Resolutions form an important part of the programme
for IFUW; they focus the minds of NFA's to the concerns
of the Federation and are a tool in forwarding the Federation's
aims.
The Resolutions Committee can direct NFAs to the most effective
means of obtaining objectives and can assist in wording
and form of text when pressing governments to implement
proposals.
The Resolutions Committee will be in regular touch with
the Office in Geneva , monitoring UN business, and making
contact with our repesentaives at the UN.
I, and the Committee, will be in regular e mail contact
and so can support NFAs in their endeavours. |
| How can IFUW best encourage and assist national affiliates to implement IFUW policy resolutions? |
IFUW can be approachable, and encourage NFAs to participate
in lobbying their governments to implement policy in line
with IFUW objectives.
It can encourage NFAs to be continuously vigilant regarding
government business and, when an item comes up in line with
an IFUW Resolution, the Resolution Committee can help NFAs
to formulate submissions to individual governments to ensure
effective lobbying. |
| What do you see as the role of the convener? |
The role of the Convener is to lead the Resolutions
Committee, to keep in constant touch with IFUW Administration,
to communicate effectively on policy and action at all times,
and to ensure that the whole committee is kept involved in
decision-making.
I have Skype on my computer and have used it effectively in
the past organising a conference session with all members
of the Resolutions Committee. Depending on time differences
I am sure this can be organised again. |
| Education: |
BSc ( University of Edinburgh) Mathematics 1965
Post - graduate Certificate in Secondary Education - University
of Strathclyde - 1966
Certificate in Archaeology - University of Edinburgh - 2004 |
| Mother
tongue: |
English |
| Ability
to speak English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to understand spoken English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to read English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to write English: |
Excellent |
| Other
languages: |
French - limited
Spanish - limited |
| Computer
skills: |
Considerable experience sending e-mail and using the
Internet |
| Internet Access: |
Regular access to e-mail at home or the office |
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