The chairperson should be appointed in a personal capacity for a period of time which is adequate to ensure continuity in the work of the Forum. Experience would seem to indicate a term of not less than three years. I would like to suggest the appointment of Mr Andrew Crockett, General Manager of the BIS, for a term of three years.
The Forum would meet as often as needed to achieve its objectives. Initially two meetings a year could be envisaged. The first meeting of the Forum could be held in spring 1999. The Forum could ask members to form working groups in order to facilitate its work or address specific ad hoc issues.