Due to the stepping down of a member of the Distribution and Works Committee (DWC), a new member needs to be elected during SUISA’s next General Assembly at the Bierhübeli in Berne on 26 June 2020.
So that the weighting of the various categories is safeguarded, the interested candidate should come from the publishers’ ranks.
Are you interested in co-determining SUISA’s future? Would you like to have the opportunity to directly influence the business activities of SUISA and to help steer the business? If that’s the case, please apply for this vacant position!
Candidates’ requirements
If you are a SUISA member with an active and passing voting right, you fulfil one of the requirements for a candidacy. You should understand the future impact of decisions taken today and not only represent your own interests but also those of other authors and publishers. The DWC meetings take place twice a year, in Berne, which means that you need to cater for one day per meeting (including travel to and from the venue and a joint lunch). The preparation time for such meetings includes the thorough study of the meeting documents which are made available electronically.
Who or what is the Distribution and Works Committee?
The DWC is a committee of the SUISA General Assembly and consists of 22 members who represent all music genres, regions and languages of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. Composers, music publishers and lyricists sit on the committee. Finally, a balanced age and gender mix is also paramount.
You can see a list of the current committee members on the SUISA website.
Duties of the DWC
The Distribution and Works Committee is dealing primarily with questions on the distribution which is governed by the distribution rules. It performs the following duties:
- Checks the provisions of the Distribution Rules and their implications on distribution proceeds;
- Proposes amendments to the Distribution Rules to the Board;
- As a first instance, handles appeals against Executive Committee decisions on the classification of broadcasting programmes, copyrightability of works and arrangement of non-protected works;
- Evaluates in an advisory capacity unauthorised adaptations of protected works and cases of plagiarism.
Are you interested in a candidacy? If that’s the case, we look forward to your application by 30 November 2019.
SUISA, Mercedes Molina, Bellariastrasse 82, CH-8038 Zürich
E-mail: mercedes.molina (at) suisa (dot) ch
If you need any further information, please contact Ms Irène Philipp Ziebold, COO: 044 485 68 00
