Notification of Meeting Schedules and Agendas To facilitate active participation and informed voting, the SWG will notify all members of meeting schedules and agendas. Except in special circumstances, schedules will be established at least 10 weeks in advance of the time for a SWG meeting and agendas will be established at least 3 weeks prior to the meeting. The agenda must include items on which a vote is expected. However, if a matter is deemed to be of a critical nature by either the FGDC Steering Committee or the Coordinating Group, either may direct the SWG to bring the matter up for a vote or other action without the necessity of the formal notification period given above. Representatives Each approved member, except individual members, may have both a primary and an alternate representative.
Individual membership is approved on a single person basis.
The SWG has not received notification of desire to terminate membership. The member has been a member in good standing, i.e., is an active member, for the preceding 12 months. The member or alternate participates via conference call for more than half the duration of the meeting. The member or alternate participated in a special SWG subgroup, workshop, or so forth, during the period since the last regular meeting. The membership continues to be in the interest of the FGDC and not a conflict of interest.