The Open Repositories Steering Committee (ORSC) is pleased to announce that we are opening nominations for standing members to join the OR Steering Committee.
ORSC manages the annual Open Repositories conference and consists of a maximum of 12 standing members (who serve three-year terms) as well as the chairs of the host and program committees for the annual conferences. We have three open slots for standing members, and we are inviting nominations, including self-nominations. The nomination deadline is July 24th 2020.
The nomination form is available here: https://forms.gle/F6hQhd6wM7kjf7QbA
Nominees should have participated in at least one previous OR conference, ideally have been a member of a program or host committee for an OR conference, and have extensive experience with repositories and the international repository community. Some type of experience with the Open Repositories conference is necessary to join the ORSC.
ORSC members are expected to take part in a range of activities throughout the year, as well as those specifically related to the conference. Examples of member activities include:
We strongly recommend that potential nominees refer to the conference handbook for more information about the role of the ORSC: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/or11/Open+Repositories+Conference+Handbook.
When submitting a nomination (and self-nominations are welcome) you will be asked to submit the following information:
The OR Steering Committee will elect new members in August. Successful new members will be expected to join the ORSC in September for a three-year period. See https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/or11/Membership+Policy for our membership policy. Current members are listed here: https://www.openrepositories.org/steering-committee/.
If you have questions about the OR Steering Committee, please feel free to contact any of the current standing members listed here: https://www.openrepositories.org/steering-committee/ or to reach out to the Chair, Sarah Shreeves, at sshr...@arizona.edu or Claire Knowles, Vice-Chair at C.Kno...@leeds.ac.uk.