Constitution

Key components of the new UICC Constitution:

Full English text name to be Union for International Cancer Control so that the “UICC” acronym is consistent with that for the French, Spanish, Latin texts.

Advocacy to be included explicitly in the Constitution.

Voting at Assembly to include the option of proxy votes.

No election by the Board of any of its own members.

Nominating Committee to be elected by the Board and chaired by the President.

Presentation of Nominees to the Assembly by the President.

Aditionally, TORs were established for the Chief Executive Officer and revised for the Board with regard to individual responsibilities.