Committee Members

Committee Member Expectations

Committee members are appointed for a three-year committee term. Committee members may serve on the same committee for a maximum of a six year term, unless they become Vice Chair or Chair. After a break of three years, it is possible to re-apply for membership of the same Committee. Committee members should expect to devote an appropriate amount of time to their ECTA committee responsibilities. Time commitments may vary depending on the committee. Committee volunteers are responsible for their travel expenses to ECTA meetings.

Most committees meet via conference calls, E-Mail exchange or on the ECTA website. Every committee member is expected to participate in at least one Committee project during each year of committee participation. In addition, the committees meet in person during the ECTA Annual Meeting (usually in June each year) and Council Meeting (usually in October each year). Each committee member is expected to attend both and surely at least one of these committee meetings per year.

Committee Member Responsibilities

While participating on a committee, volunteers should:

• be an ECTA member;

• support the mission of ECTA (or “the Association”);

• commit themselves to the goals and tasks of the Association through regular meeting attendance and project participation;

• complete assigned projects in a timely manner;

• respond to ECTA staff and committee communications in a timely manner;

• share insights to help the committee develop appropriate position papers and policy;

• resign from the committee when no longer able to support the committee mission or devote the necessary time to be a productive committee member.

ECTA Committee Policy

The Council has delegated some of its powers to Committees, which are the heart of the Association and it is from these Committees that its work stems. At this level, the principle of representation of a member from each Member State has been adopted. Nevertheless, Associate and Affiliate Members may be, and are, co-opted in a non-voting capacity to enhance the discussions of the various committees.

The reports and position papers submitted by Committees and approved by the Council are therefore the result of a European Union approach to each matter under discussion.

Committees currently in existence are noted on the website: www.ecta.eu.