Whoa! Never a dull moment in lactation land for us governance wonks.

Did you see IBLCE's call for nominations for up to **five** members of its
board of directors? Go to:  http://www.iblce.org/news-from-the-board.

You will recall they sought public comment thru June 7 (now passed) on a
proposed revision to their organization by-laws.  In that draft, you will
recall that the governance and decision-making power of IBLCE rests in the
board of directors.  There are now 13 members; the proposed by-laws allow
for 9-16 members. You do the math.

And hey!  I found the conflict of interest section that was taken out of
the by-laws!  It is now a separate and much-lengthier document, which the
board members must annually sign. It is a nice piece of draftsmanship.
 Read it at
http://www.iblce.org/upload/downloads/ConflictOfInterestPolicyForm.pdf.  AND
Board member "Applicants should also review and be willing to comply with
the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes (WHO
Code)<http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/code_english.pdf>."


IBLCE conducts our IBCLC exam, they discipline our profession, they enforce
our mandatory practice-guiding documents, they oversee CERPs approvals.  A
huge amount of power and influence is vested in this board.  Please please
please please -- consider whether you or an IBCLC colleague you know and
respect is a good candidate for this board.

-- 
Liz Brooks JD IBCLC FILCA
Wyndmoor, PA, USA

             ***********************************************

Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]
Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]
COMMANDS:
1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail
2. To start it again: set lactnet mail
3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome