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About the Forum

The Forum is an influential group of Chairpersons of public bodies in Northern Ireland with over 60 members and is the only association of its type in the United Kingdom. Over the last two years, the Forum has established strong links with Chairs of public, state owned and semi-state owned bodies in Ireland.

The purpose of the Forum is to support and enable chairs of public bodies appointed through the public appointment process to maximise their effectiveness as chairs. To further our mission, the Chairs’ Forum seeks to:

Develop opportunities for mutual support
Share ideas and learning
Inform the development of good public governance
Facilitate co-operation between public bodies

To get a flavour of what the Chairs' Forum does, please download the 2009/10 annual report. The previous report is also available to download.

The Forum is governed by a General committee, elected by members at the Annual General Meeting. The current Committee is:

Seán Hogan	Chairperson
Bob Collins	Vice-Chairperson
Jim Stewart OBE	Treasurer
Brian Rowntree CBE	Secretary
Brian Hanna CBE	Committee Member
Professor Peter Matthews OBE	Committee Member

The Chairs’ Forum Constitution.

Membership
We welcome new members to the Forum. Membership is open to those who are Chairpersons of public bodies in Northern Ireland who have come through a public appointments process and include bodies where the Chairperson is elected by its membership.

Download a membership application form.

Partnership with CIPFA

Chairs Forum and CIPFA

Steve Mungavin, CIPFA David Nicholl, CIPFA, Brian Rowntree Chairs' Forum and Sean Hogan Chairs' Forum

David Nicholl, Head of CIPFA Northern Ireland and Sean Hogan, Chair of the Chairs' Forum

Through an innovative partnership, CIPFA Northern Ireland provides professional support for the Chairperson’s Forum. CIPFA Northern Ireland advises the Forum on the key governance and related issues affecting public bodies and organises our annual programme of events that helps further the aims of the Forum.

The Forum is based at CIPFA’s offices in the Lesley Exchange 2 Building in East Bridge Street, Belfast.

Contact the Chairs’ Forum
For further information on the work of the Forum, please contact the Chairman Sean Hogan on 028 9026 6770 or via e-mail chairsforum@cipfa.org.

Alternatively, you can speak to Una Foy or Steve Mungavin, members of the Secretariat team that supports the Forum. Either can be contacted on the above telephone number and e-mail address.