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GBV-4 Amendment of the Policy on the evaluations from national/regional sessions of the EYP

Adopted on Friday, 27 August 2010 following consultation between 28 July and 18 August (three

weeks)

There were no comments or proposals directed to the GB during the consultation period.

Key change: The NS/RS presidents will be allowed to recommend NS/RS journalists to become

journalists at International Sessions. Previously NS/RS journalists could not be recommended.

Rationale: Following recent discussions at the Strategy Summit in Berlin, the Governing Body of

EYP/HSF has decided to reconsider International Session Selection criteria. The guiding principle of

this decision has been to make access to International Session selection fairer for those competent

and capable to take the post.

Amendments to the policy

Presidents of National Selection Conferences and Regional Sessions can give individual evaluation to

the members of his/her Chairs team but is only required to submit the evaluation to the EYP Office if

as a next step he/she indicates the individual should be recommended to take on the role of:

i. Chairperson at an ISii. Journalist at an ISiii. Editor at an IS

Evaluation from a President of National or Regional Sessions will be considered as a valid source ofselection by International Session selection panels provided that:

i. The President has attended at least one International Session as achairperson;

ii. The programme of the National and Regional session includes Chairstraining, Teambuilding, at least one full day of Committee Work, and

General Assembly.

Presidents of National Selection Conferences and Regional Sessions can give individual evaluation to

the members of his/her Press-team but is only required to submit them to the EYP Office if as a next

step he/she indicates the individual should take on the role ofjournalist at an International Session

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An evaluation from a President of National or Regional Sessions will be considered as a valid source

of selection by International Session selection panels provided that:

i. The President has attended at least one International Session as achairperson;

ii. The programme of the National and Regional session includes Press-team training, Teambuilding, at least one full day of Committee Work,General Assembly, and at least two printed newspapers

If a President from a Regional or National session wishes to submit his/her evaluation to the EYP

office for purpose of selection, that must happen no later than 5 weeks after the end of a session in

order for them to be stored and considered by selection panels.

Note: It is not possible for a National Selection Conference or Regional Session EDITOR(s) to

recommend a member of his/her/their Press-Team, the ability to provide a written evaluation for

the consideration of International Session selection panels remains in the capacity of the session

President, in consultation with the editor(s).