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When creating a new subcommittee - particularly one that's not running a particular one-off event - this is a template that can be used to lay out the goals of the group.

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# Name of Group
## Purpose/role of the group:
- What is the broad purpose and objectives

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Why is that capitalised? 👿

- Who's in it, who's it open to, are there restrictions on numbers, are there reps from all groups, how long does someone need to be on the group, what are their obligations (eg do they have to turn up to the conferences for example?)
- does the membership makeup include current conference organisers for all conferences etc
## Accountability
- how is this group going to report back on the activities of the group,

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s/,$//

- how is this group going to report back on the activities of the group,
- what is it's accountabilities to the stakeholders (conference organisors, attendees, council, etc)
## Review
- how often will the group review the relevance and value of it's work and this terms of reference?

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s/it's/its/

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Plus why the ? at the end - it's inconsistent with the most of the other questions...

- how many will there be
- who will organise and chair
- what type of things are on the agenda
- how will things be escalated

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I think that needs more clarification:

  • Do you mean things put on top of things, a la Monty Python?
  • If things go wrong?
  • If things are out of scope?

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- can non-members turn up?
- are secretarial duties required?

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Question marks again.

- are secretarial duties required?
## Definition of terms
- provide defitions of any key terms/acronyms etc

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One question NOT here is "Do you already have a constitution/written rules (and how would we view such a thing)?"

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