Let me give members of the public a brief synopsis of the work of the AC21 over past year. At the first meeting, committee members discussed the, the Secretary’s charge in some detail, listened to several expert presentations, and in getting down to the business at hand, decided that four working groups should be established, to gather and organize materials for the committee to consider on four topics. First, size and scope of risks. Second, potential compensation mechanisms. Third, eligibility standards and tools and triggers. And fourth, who pays. The first two of these working groups started their discussions before the second plenary session, the other two after the second plenary. Each working group has, to date, met no less than four times. We’ll shortly hear report-outs from each group and meeting summaries from all the working group meetings that have taken place since the last plenary session are provided in the package at the door. I should mention that working groups are, as required by law, populated by individuals with a balanced range of perspectives. We have included both AC21 members and some outside individuals to achieve balance in these groups. A handout at the door lists the names of the individuals in each. There have also been several expert presentations to the AC21 on several topics, including past organized efforts relating to coexistence and on how farmers
Let me give members of the public a brief synopsis of the work of the AC21 over past year. At the first meeting, committee members discussed the, the Secretary’s charge in some detail, listened to several expert presentations, and in getting down to the business at hand, decided that four working groups should be established, to gather and organize materials for the committee to consider on four topics. First, size and scope of risks. Second, potential compensation mechanisms. Third, eligibility standards and tools and triggers. And fourth, who pays. The first two of these working groups started their discussions before the second plenary session, the other two after the second plenary. Each working group has, to date, met no less than four times. We’ll shortly hear report-outs from each group and meeting summaries from all the working group meetings that have taken place since the last plenary session are provided in the package at the door. I should mention that working groups are, as required by law, populated by individuals with a balanced range of perspectives. We have included both AC21 members and some outside individuals to achieve balance in these groups. A handout at the door lists the names of the individuals in each. There have also been several expert presentations to the AC21 on several topics, including past organized efforts relating to coexistence and on how farmers
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