# Role expectations

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## Time 

Each committee is different in nature and how they execute their duties.  

Committee members are spending approximately twenty (20) hours per month on committee activities (meetings and other committee initiatives) and committee chairs approximately forty (40) hours per month.  

## Participation

To ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate we are requesting that members only apply to be elected to a maximum of two (2) committees.

## Role Term

For the initial election we are proposing a term of one (1) year.  We may consider extending this to two (2) years for elections from October 2025 onwards to prevent election fatigue and allow committee members sufficient time to deliver their plans.  

We will engage with the community on this next year.

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Eligibility
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Members must hold "Individual", "Enterprise" or "Seed Founding" Membership to be eligible to sit on a committee.  Associates do not have the benefits of sitting on a committee as part of their member benefits, to be eligible they must upgrade through the member portal.  

## Seat  

**1 Seat = 1 Person.** Committee seats cannot be filled by a team, conglomerate or councils, they must be filled by an individual person.

## Committee Chair role

Following the election each committees will have two (2) weeks to self appoint a chair.  

Each committee can decide the term of this position and can rotate the chair position, it is suggested the chair term should be no less than six (6) months.

The committee chair will also represent the committee at the Intersect Executive Committee.

## Committee Secretary role

This role will be non voting role and performed by an Intersect administration team member.

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