Member Roles on TCs

OASIS Technical Committee membership is held by a person (not an organization), is not transferable, and assumes current membership in OASIS. When joining a TC, a person chooses to participate as either an Observer or TC Member based on the participation and visibility benefits they desire.

Participation Benefits

Rights/Responsibilities	TC Observer	TC Member
		Non-Voting	Voting
Subscribed to the TC mail list	•	•	•
Attends TC meetings	•	•	•
May post to TC mail list		•	•
May actively participate at TC meetings		•	•
Eligible to make technical Contributions to the TC (as defined in OASIS IPR Policy)		•	•
Requires approval of employer’s Primary Contact to join TC		•	•
Counts towards quorum at TC meetings			•
Votes on TC ballots			•

Voting Rights

A TC Member automatically gains or loses voting rights based on meeting attendance. Members who do not wish to gain voting rights may request “Persistent Non-Voting” status by written request to the TC chair and the TC mailing list.

Visibility Benefits

The TC Observer role enables OASIS members to monitor a TC’s work without being publicly associated with it. Visibility is based on the level of OASIS membership held by your employer (Premier, General Sponsor, or Contributor) or by yourself (Individual or Associate).

Visibility	TC Observer	TC Member
		Individual	Associate	Contributor	Premier and General Sponsor
Person listed in public minutes of TC meetings	•	•	•	•	•
Person listed on private TC roster (visible to OASIS members only)	•	•	•	•	•
Employer listed on private TC roster			•	•	•
Person listed on public TC roster		•	•	•	•
Employer listed on public TC roster			•	•	•
Person credited on TC specifications and documents		•	•	•	•
Employer credited on TC specifications and documents				•	•
Employer featured and quoted (optionally) in OASIS press releases and analyst briefings relevant to TC work					•
Employer featured on public TC home page and data sheet					•