GEM Bylaws - Revision history

MtDFG: /* Steering Committee */

2026-02-06T20:15:03Z

Steering Committee

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:15, 6 February 2026
Line 8:		Line 8:

	''Amended 2020'': The science community representatives serve a term of 4 years. In case the Chair steps down, the Vice-Chair automatically becomes the new Chair and an Interim Vice-Chair is appointed until a new Vice-Chair is elected by the SC.		''Amended 2020'': The science community representatives serve a term of 4 years. In case the Chair steps down, the Vice-Chair automatically becomes the new Chair and an Interim Vice-Chair is appointed until a new Vice-Chair is elected by the SC.

	''Amended February 2026'': For international Steering Committee liaisons to remain a liaison, they are required to submit an annual report to the GEMstone and non-submission would result in revocation from the Steering Committee. Rejoining the liaison list would require re-application and approval by the SC.

	In addition to the voting members, the SC consists of the Student Representatives, the GEM communications coordinator(s), Liaisons to NASA, NOAA, CEDAR and SHINE, International Liaisons, and the GEM program manager.		In addition to the voting members, the SC consists of the Student Representatives, the GEM communications coordinator(s), Liaisons to NASA, NOAA, CEDAR and SHINE, International Liaisons, and the GEM program manager.
	''Amended 2021'': The International Liaisons should be living and working within the country to which they are a liaison.		''Amended 2021'': The International Liaisons should be living and working within the country to which they are a liaison. ''Amended February 2026'': For international Steering Committee liaisons to remain a liaison, they are required to submit an annual report to the GEMstone and non-submission would result in revocation from the Steering Committee. Rejoining the liaison list would require re-application and approval by the SC. Motivation behind the by-law is to ensure members are active.

	<s>The GEM meeting organizer (MO) shall keep minutes of the each SC meeting.</s> The minutes, excluding sensitive matters, shall be published in the GEM newsletter in a timely manner.		<s>The GEM meeting organizer (MO) shall keep minutes of the each SC meeting.</s> The minutes, excluding sensitive matters, shall be published in the GEM newsletter in a timely manner.

MtDFG at 20:11, 6 February 2026

2026-02-06T20:11:09Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:11, 6 February 2026
Line 8:		Line 8:

	''Amended 2020'': The science community representatives serve a term of 4 years. In case the Chair steps down, the Vice-Chair automatically becomes the new Chair and an Interim Vice-Chair is appointed until a new Vice-Chair is elected by the SC.		''Amended 2020'': The science community representatives serve a term of 4 years. In case the Chair steps down, the Vice-Chair automatically becomes the new Chair and an Interim Vice-Chair is appointed until a new Vice-Chair is elected by the SC.

			''Amended February 2026'': For international Steering Committee liaisons to remain a liaison, they are required to submit an annual report to the GEMstone and non-submission would result in revocation from the Steering Committee. Rejoining the liaison list would require re-application and approval by the SC.

	In addition to the voting members, the SC consists of the Student Representatives, the GEM communications coordinator(s), Liaisons to NASA, NOAA, CEDAR and SHINE, International Liaisons, and the GEM program manager.		In addition to the voting members, the SC consists of the Student Representatives, the GEM communications coordinator(s), Liaisons to NASA, NOAA, CEDAR and SHINE, International Liaisons, and the GEM program manager.

MtDFG: /* Focus Groups */

2025-10-29T16:48:15Z

Focus Groups

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:48, 29 October 2025
Line 80:		Line 80:
	''Amended 2015-Dec-13'': Every ended FG shall, within 6 weeks after its final meeting, deliver to its Research Area Coordinators a report that is either ready for publication in the GEMstone Newsletter or in consideration of publication elsewhere. The final report briefly outlines the Focus Group activities, accomplishments, GGCM contributions, and resulting publications, and it will be part of the GEM 5-year report.		''Amended 2015-Dec-13'': Every ended FG shall, within 6 weeks after its final meeting, deliver to its Research Area Coordinators a report that is either ready for publication in the GEMstone Newsletter or in consideration of publication elsewhere. The final report briefly outlines the Focus Group activities, accomplishments, GGCM contributions, and resulting publications, and it will be part of the GEM 5-year report.

	''~~Amended~~ 2017-~~Jun~~-18'': Voting members of the Steering Committee shall not be allowed to be leader of a new FG.		''The wording from the 2017-June-18 amendment regarding Steering Committee involvement on Focus Group proposals was updated on 2025-10-29 for clarity:''<br>
			Voting members of the Steering Committee shall not be allowed to be a leader of a new Focus Group.

	~~''Amended 2017~~-~~Jun-18'':~~ Steering Committee members ~~that~~ are ~~involved in the leadership~~ of a ~~proposed focus group~~ shall not be present during ~~its~~ discussion and ~~vote~~.		Non-voting Steering Committee members are allowed to be a leader of a new Focus Group, but they shall not be present during the proposal discussion and voting period at the Steering Committee meeting (including other proposals).

			Anyone on the Steering Committee is encouraged to help Focus Group proposing teams craft their proposals, which helps ensure the proposals are compliant and address important science.

	''Amended 2019-Aug-23'': Graduate students are not permitted to be a chair or co-chair of a focus group.		''Amended 2019-Aug-23'': Graduate students are not permitted to be a chair or co-chair of a focus group.

MtDFG: /* Focus Groups */

2025-10-20T18:54:16Z

Focus Groups

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:54, 20 October 2025
Line 71:		Line 71:
	* The names of the proposed co-chairs.		* The names of the proposed co-chairs.
	* The Research Area(s) with which it will be associated. (One primary, can have multiple secondaries)		* The Research Area(s) with which it will be associated. (One primary, can have multiple secondaries)
	* The length of the term, not more than 4 years, and a justification for the term length. Focus Groups may choose to conclude at the summer workshop or at the mini-GEM of their final year. [''Revised 2025-Oct-20'']		* The length of the term, not more than 4 years, and a justification for the term length. (Focus Groups may choose to conclude at the summer workshop or at the mini-GEM of their final year. [''Revised 2025-Oct-20''])
	* Expected activities, for example, topics of WG sessions or challenges and approaches to encourage an interactive “GEM-Style” focus group.		* Expected activities, for example, topics of WG sessions or challenges and approaches to encourage an interactive “GEM-Style” focus group.

MtDFG: /* Focus Groups */

2025-10-20T18:53:39Z

Focus Groups

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:53, 20 October 2025
Line 71:		Line 71:
	* The names of the proposed co-chairs.		* The names of the proposed co-chairs.
	* The Research Area(s) with which it will be associated. (One primary, can have multiple secondaries)		* The Research Area(s) with which it will be associated. (One primary, can have multiple secondaries)
	* The length of the term, not more than 4 years, and a justification for the term length. [''Revised ~~2019~~-~~Aug~~-23'']		* The length of the term, not more than 4 years, and a justification for the term length. Focus Groups may choose to conclude at the summer workshop or at the mini-GEM of their final year. [''Revised 2025-Oct-20'']
	* Expected activities, for example, topics of WG sessions or challenges and approaches to encourage an interactive “GEM-Style” focus group.		* Expected activities, for example, topics of WG sessions or challenges and approaches to encourage an interactive “GEM-Style” focus group.

MtDFG: /* Focus Groups */

2025-10-13T19:48:12Z

Focus Groups

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:48, 13 October 2025
Line 82:		Line 82:
	''Amended 2017-Jun-18'': Voting members of the Steering Committee shall not be allowed to be leader of a new FG.		''Amended 2017-Jun-18'': Voting members of the Steering Committee shall not be allowed to be leader of a new FG.

	''Amended 2017-Jun-18'': Steering Committee members ~~(non-voting)~~ that are involved in the leadership of a proposed focus group shall not be present during its discussion and vote.		''Amended 2017-Jun-18'': Steering Committee members that are involved in the leadership of a proposed focus group shall not be present during its discussion and vote.

	''Amended 2019-Aug-23'': Graduate students are not permitted to be a chair or co-chair of a focus group.		''Amended 2019-Aug-23'': Graduate students are not permitted to be a chair or co-chair of a focus group.

MtDFG: /* Focus Groups */

2025-10-13T19:42:50Z

Focus Groups

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:42, 13 October 2025
Line 82:		Line 82:
	''Amended 2017-Jun-18'': Voting members of the Steering Committee shall not be allowed to be leader of a new FG.		''Amended 2017-Jun-18'': Voting members of the Steering Committee shall not be allowed to be leader of a new FG.

	''Amended 2017-Jun-18'': Steering Committee members that are involved in the leadership of a proposed focus group shall not be present during its discussion and vote.		''Amended 2017-Jun-18'': Steering Committee members (non-voting) that are involved in the leadership of a proposed focus group shall not be present during its discussion and vote.

	''Amended 2019-Aug-23'': Graduate students are not permitted to be a chair or co-chair of a focus group.		''Amended 2019-Aug-23'': Graduate students are not permitted to be a chair or co-chair of a focus group.

MtDFG: /* Student Representatives */

2024-10-09T16:18:46Z

Student Representatives

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:18, 9 October 2024
Line 58:		Line 58:
	== Student Representatives ==		== Student Representatives ==

	A new student representative (SR) is elected by the students every year and serves a two-year term, overlapping with the term of the previous SR. The SRs organize and run the student sessions, i.e., talks and tutorials given by students for students, on the day preceding the summer workshop. They report to the SC on the student activities, and run the post workshop student survey. The SR from the previous year advises the incoming SR.		A new student representative (SR) is elected by the students every year and serves a two-year term, overlapping with the term of the previous SR. The SRs organize and run the student sessions, i.e., talks and tutorials given by students for students, on the day preceding the summer workshop. They report to the SC on the student activities, and run the post workshop student survey. The SR from the previous year advises the incoming SR. The SRs are voting members of the GEM SC.

	== Focus Groups ==		== Focus Groups ==

MtDFG: /* Student Representatives */

2024-09-25T23:51:19Z

Student Representatives

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:51, 25 September 2024
Line 58:		Line 58:
	== Student Representatives ==		== Student Representatives ==

	A new student representative (SR) is elected by the students every year and serves a two-year term, overlapping with the term of the previous SR. The ~~SR organizes~~ and ~~runs~~ the student sessions, i.e., talks and tutorials given by students for students, on the day preceding the summer workshop. ~~(S)he reports~~ to the SC on the student activities. The SR from the previous year advises the ~~currently active~~ SR.		A new student representative (SR) is elected by the students every year and serves a two-year term, overlapping with the term of the previous SR. The SRs organize and run the student sessions, i.e., talks and tutorials given by students for students, on the day preceding the summer workshop. They report to the SC on the student activities, and run the post workshop student survey. The SR from the previous year advises the incoming SR.

	== Focus Groups ==		== Focus Groups ==

MtDFG: /* Focus Groups */

2024-09-20T17:26:24Z

Focus Groups

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:26, 20 September 2024
Line 70:		Line 70:
	* A specific goal that includes a deliverable. Deliverables can be GGCM modules, empirical relations that lead to modules, solutions to specific science problems, challenges, data sets for validation and metrics, or paper collections.		* A specific goal that includes a deliverable. Deliverables can be GGCM modules, empirical relations that lead to modules, solutions to specific science problems, challenges, data sets for validation and metrics, or paper collections.
	* The names of the proposed co-chairs.		* The names of the proposed co-chairs.
	* The Research Area with which it will be associated.		* The Research Area(s) with which it will be associated. (One primary, can have multiple secondaries)
	* The length of the term, not more than 4 years, and a justification for the term length. [''Revised 2019-Aug-23'']		* The length of the term, not more than 4 years, and a justification for the term length. [''Revised 2019-Aug-23'']
	* Expected activities, for example, topics of WG sessions or challenges and approaches to encourage an interactive “GEM-Style” focus group.		* Expected activities, for example, topics of WG sessions or challenges and approaches to encourage an interactive “GEM-Style” focus group.
Line 78:		Line 78:
	The FG co-chairs are expected to organize sessions at the summer workshop, and, if appropriate, also at the pre-AGU Mini-GEM workshop. There is no set number of sessions that a FG should organize, but 2-3 sessions are considered to be typical.		The FG co-chairs are expected to organize sessions at the summer workshop, and, if appropriate, also at the pre-AGU Mini-GEM workshop. There is no set number of sessions that a FG should organize, but 2-3 sessions are considered to be typical.

	''Amended 2015-Dec-13'': Every ended FG shall, within ~~5 months~~ after its final meeting, deliver to its Research Area Coordinators a report that is either ready for publication in the GEMstone Newsletter or in consideration of publication elsewhere. The final report briefly outlines the Focus Group activities, accomplishments, GGCM contributions, and resulting publications, and it will be part of the GEM 5-year report.		''Amended 2015-Dec-13'': Every ended FG shall, within 6 weeks after its final meeting, deliver to its Research Area Coordinators a report that is either ready for publication in the GEMstone Newsletter or in consideration of publication elsewhere. The final report briefly outlines the Focus Group activities, accomplishments, GGCM contributions, and resulting publications, and it will be part of the GEM 5-year report.

	''Amended 2017-Jun-18'': Voting members of the Steering Committee shall not be allowed to be leader of a new FG.		''Amended 2017-Jun-18'': Voting members of the Steering Committee shall not be allowed to be leader of a new FG.