Hi Marika and Glen, as discussed during the (new) council development session in Dublin communication between the parties involved in the council chair election process is essential. I tried to shed some light on this and would like to ask for your assistance. Parties involved: a.. houses: CPH, NCPH; nominate each 1 chair candidate + 1 vice chair b.. SGs: RySG, RrSG, CSG, NCSG c.. Cs: BC, IPC, ISPCP, NCUC, NPOC d.. council members, selected by their respective SG, C; vote e.. NCAs: selected by NomCom; 2 vote, 1 non voting times to be taken into consideration: a.. designation of new council NCAs by NomCom b.. designation of new council members by SGs/Cs c.. nomination of chair candidates by houses Only when this has been achieved the various communication channels deemed to be needed can be activated: a.. chair candidates to SGs/Cs from both houses b.. chair candidates to NCAs c.. SGs/Cs internal and between each other inside the house d.. SGs/Cs between houses e.. SGs/Cs to NCAs Please 1.. check whether this is useful and complete 2.. provide timeline relative to the election Thanks and best regards Wolf-Ulrich