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  • 2 August 2021
  • - Date of General Assembly announced
  • - Calls for candidates for GFMD Steering Committee
  • 13 Aug. - 10 Sept. 2021
  • - Consultation period for changes to GFMD Constitution
  • 10 September 2021
  • - Deadline for members to submit candidacy for GFMD Steering Committee
  • - Deadline for feedback about the proposed changes to the GFMD Constitution
  • 15 - 17 September 2021
  • - Constitutional changes finalised and presented to members
  • 21 - 28 September 2021
  • - Voting for new Steering Committee
  • - Voting to adopt the new GFMD Constitution
  • 27 September 2021
  • - Five-year reports shared with General members

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Pre-assembly (2 Aug. - 28 Sept.)

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2 August 2021

- Date of General Assembly announced

- Calls for candidates for GFMD Steering Committee

FORMAT: Email to the GFMD members email list:

As well as announcing the date and explaining the hybrid format of the event the email announced that General members are able to submit applications to be a candidate for the next (2021-2025 Steering Committee using this form:

13 Aug. - 10 Sept. 2021

- Consultation period for changes to GFMD Constitution

13 Aug. - 10 Sept. 2021

On August 13th the Secretariat published and shared proposed amendments, additions to, and questions about GFMD's new constitution and bylaws along with a rationale for the proposals on the .

General members were asked to submit their comments and suggestions for amendments and addition to the GFMD constitution and bylaws in advance of the meeting by using .

As per GFMD’s constitution, these proposed changes were shared more than 45 days before the General Assembly.

10 September 2021

- Deadline for members to submit candidacy for GFMD Steering Committee

- Deadline for feedback about the proposed changes to the GFMD Constitution

FORMAT: Online only

10th September was the deadline for General members to submit their applications to join the GFMD Steering Committee by August 20th 2021.

15 - 17 September 2021

- Constitutional changes finalised and presented to members

15th September

17th September - 1500 CEST

  • Download the presentation that was shared at the meeting from the link below:

21 - 28 September 2021

- Voting for new Steering Committee

FORMAT: Online only

  • Secretariat shared details of how each member should use the online voting system.

  • See our FAQs on the Steering Committee here.

- Voting to adopt the new GFMD Constitution

FORMAT: Online only

27 September 2021

- Five-year reports shared with General members

FORMAT: Online only

Secretariat publishes and shares:

General members were able to submit applications using .

10th September was also the deadline for General members to submit their .

The final draft of was published and shared with General members for final comments.

The Secretariat hosted an online meeting for GFMD members to answer any outstanding questions about changes to the .

Read the new Constitution .

Secretariat published and shared the for the Steering Committee alongside their written presentations.

Read more about the Steering Committee's mandate in the , Section VI.

Following the consultation process -- -- and the final change publication of the final proposed new constitution -- 15 Sept. -- voting on the is took place from 21-28th September 2021.

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