Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative
Steering Committee – Responsibilities & Composition
Version 1, November 2022
Primary Responsibilities & Function:
- Plan/facilitate AMBC annual meetings & follow-up actions
- Develop, refine, and implement AMBC organization & development (processes;
- foundational documents; subcommittees and Working Groups)
- Work with AMBC partners to weigh and finalize decisions on behalf of the AMBC
- Support AMBC Working Groups (guidance, communications, follow-ups)
- AMBC Communications/Info Sharing (website, listserv, partner accomplishments, liase w/partner meta orgs – e.g., World Seabird Union)
Composition:
The Steering Committee will comprise a maximum of EIGHT members made
up of:
- (I) AMBC Coordinator – ONE coordinator; standing (no term limit)
- (II) Active Working Group Coordinators – Lead of each AMBC Working Group.
No more than SIX, and no fewer than THREE; standing (no term limit) - (III) At-large Members – No more than FOUR, and no fewer than TWO; Twoyear term, unless unopposed
Representation:
Steering Committee members should be representative of the geographic
focus and organizational make-up of AMBC members as a whole.