Membership, Duties, and Responsibilities for Technical Committees

Committee Chair Persons‍

• Prepare agendas and schedule meetings of the sections in cooperation with GPA Midstream Staff;
• Through internal committee discussions, in consultation with other technical committees, and through monitoring industry issues, identify projects to be undertaken by the committees; organize and nominate members to work groups (WGs) and tasks to undertake these projects and obtain periodic reports from WG leads and task volunteers on progress;
• Facilitate committee meetings and report committee activities to Technical Executive Committee (TEC);
• With the assistance of GPA Midstream Staff, ballot members of the Committee for any Standards, Technical Reports or Research Reports that might be published or re-affirmed by the Committee, including facilitation the resolution of any negative ballots;
• Review draft documents and ballot comments for readiness, providing feedback when not;
• Participate in meetings of the TEC at the Technical Community meetings;
• Host monthly WG tag up calls to check progress and facilitate projects undertaken by the committee;
• For underperforming projects, work with volunteers to return the endeavor to productivity;
• When requested, provide status on projects to TEC and GPA Midstream Staff; and
• At the direction of the TEC and/or Board of Directors, represent the TEC  with similar committees of other Trade Associations.
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Committee Vice Chair Persons

• Assist Chair Person in the conduct of duties and responsibilities;
• Assume duties of Chair Person when Chair Person is unavailable to perform duties; and
• Prepare minutes of Committee Meetings.
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Technical Executive Committee Chair Person

• Prepare agendas and schedule meetings of the TEC in cooperation with GPA Midstream Staff;
• Facilitate TEC meetings;
• Based on awareness of industry issues, recommend projects and areas of study to technical committees;
• At the direction of the Board of Directors, represent the GPA Midstream Technical Program with similar committees of other trade associations; and
• Bring to the Technical Committee any specific directives of the Board of Directors.
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Technical Executive Committee Members

• Organize and nominate members to work groups;
• Serve as TEC Liaison with other GPA Midstream technical committees;
• Actively participate in meetings of the TEC;
• As part of the rotating secretary position, prepare minutes of TEC meetings; and
• Participate in TEC ballots of new WG Charter ballots.
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Work Group Leads and Task Volunteers

• Schedule meetings as necessary to complete the project’s scope of work in a timely manner;
• Provide at least quarterly status updates to committee chair (monthly preferred);
• Keep committee leadership and GPA Midstream staff informed of challenges faced and assistance requests;
• Maintain roster of active volunteers and contributors; and
• If changes to the project’s charter are necessary, initiate a revision of the charter.
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Committee Members

• Prepare for Committee Meetings by reading agendas and identifying relevant technical challenges your company faces for discussion;
• Actively participate in Committee meetings;
• Vote on committee ballots (if you are not versed in the topic or short on time voting to abstain fulfills this requirement); and
• Contribute to the success of the committee by volunteering.