On 27 November 2012, CRCICA Advisory Committee (AC) held its first meeting after its new composition, effective as of 1 May 2012, which was meant to expand the membership of the AC to include a total of 16 Members from different parts of the world.
The following respectable members were in attendance : Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab (Egypt), Judge Dr. Borhan Amrallah (Egypt), Prof. Dr. Ahmed Sadek El Kosheri (Egypt), Judge Mohamed Amin El Mahdy (Egypt), Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Samir El Sharkawi (Egypt), Prof. Dr. Hamza Haddad (Jordan), Judge .Dr. Adel Koura (Egypt), Me. Philippe Leboulanger (France), Prof. Dr. Fathi Waly (Egypt), Ms. Rabab Yasseen (Switzerland), Prof. Nassib Ziadรฉ (Lebanon) and Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf who is a member of the AC in his capacity as CRCICA Director.
Prof. Dr. El Kosheri was elected by acclamation as Chairman of the AC and Mr. Philippe Leboulanger and Professor Nassib Ziadรฉ were elected by secret ballot as vice-chairmen.
Following substantial discussions, the new Bylaws of the AC were approved and are now available in Arabic and English.
Also, the AC discussed the draft new CRCICA Mediation Rules and agreed to refer them to the Board of Trustees of the Centre for approval. At the end of the meeting, the Chairman confirmed that according to Article (4) of the Bylaws, the AC shall hold four meetings annually in March, June, September and December. The quarterly meetings of 2013 are scheduled to take place on 4 March, 3 June, 2 September and 2 December.
