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The Steering Group is nominated and elected by the Leadership Group . The Steering Group and members are chosen among the Leaders. The Steering Group is composed of 9 Members elected for a 3-year term and it provides project oversight and ensures that the priorities of the Leadership Group and members are met, by:

• Providing strategic direction to the Project
• Recommending annual budget allocations
• Presenting key decisions to the Leadership Group for discussion and approval
• Raising funds and securing other resources on behalf of the Project
• Overseeing project operations

Current members of the Steering Group may be found at http://dspace.org/steering-groupThe Leadership Group is made up of members that contribute over $10,000 annually to the project, along with representatives from the DSpace Community at large who are particularly committed to the Project, including Service Providers.

Eligibility to serve in the Leadership Group is determined based on the membership levels as follows:

• Platinum - 1 seat per member
• Gold - 1 seat per member
• Silver - 1 seats for every 4 members
• Bronze - 1 seat for every 8 members

The Leadership group will also benefit from the participation of:

• 2 Members nominated by the community at large and voted by the Members
• Representatives from Registered Service Providers
• Ex-officio and/or emeritus members

institutions contributing at least 0.5 FTE in-kind developers. The group will also include some elected member representatives from the $5,000, $2,500, and Developing Nation contributor levels. The Leadership Group approves the overall priorities and strategic direction of the project by:

• Approving the annual budget allocation and any modifications
• Approving the product roadmap
• Approving the strategic direction
• Nominating and electing Steering Group members
• Voting on key decisions presented by Steering Group
• Helping to raise funds and secure other resources on behalf of the project

Current members of the Leadership Group may be found

at https://

duraspace.org/dspace/leadership-group

The Leaders are elected for a 1-year term and there are no term limits.

Upcoming LG meetings

•  Dec 6, 2017

• April – in-person at DuraSpace Summit

• Future dates TBD after the April in-person meeting and the new governance structure going into effect.

• August 3, 2018 (Meeting Notes)

Upcoming SG meetings

• SG hasn't be nominated yet. The first meeting should be in Mid-September

Upcoming SG meetings

• Dec 6, 2017
• Jan 3, 2018
• Feb 7, 2018
• March 7, 2018
  • March 21 (Extended meeting)
• April 4, 2018
• May 2, 2018
• June 6, 2018
• July 5, 2018 (moved to Thurs due to July 4th being a national holiday in the US)
• August 8, 2018
• September 5, 2018
• October 3, 2018
• November 7, 2018
• December 5, 2018