Sorry Fred ... based on your answer I think Peter thought on the secret
handshake is probably appropriate.  Existing members look over their
contacts and passes it on to the secretariat sounds like a closed club to
me.  I would think it would be announced much like ARMA, AIIM, etc., to all
interested groups.  


R W Dalton, CRM
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Peter Kurilecz asked "then people need to know how one can become a member
of a national working group. Is there a secret handshake involved in
becoming a member?"

Not to my knowledge, at least not for TC 171. As I understand it, a
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) decides it needs additional members, either
because existing members have left, or because new development requires more
people, or because there is a need for Subject Matter Experts in an area not
already covered by the existing members.

There are requirements to ensure the Sub-Committees are not dominated by any
particular organisation.

The existing members then look over their contacts, pass the word around,
and then one or more candidates are proposed. The Secretariat contacts the
proposed members to ask if they are interested, if they can afford the
commitment in time and effort, and other questions.

If the proposed candidate agrees, the Secretariat circulates a ballot among
the existing TAG members, giving the candidate's qualifications and interest
in participating. 

Assuming the candidacy is approved, the new member starts working on one or
more projects.

The ISO policies and procedures are quite complex, and I myself have barely
begun to understand them. But they are logical and have a purpose.

Having just returned from the annual Plenary session of TC 171 (the annual
reunion of all the national delegations), I can say for myself it is
tremendously interesting and fulfilling work, well worth the time, effort,
and costs.

Fred Grevin

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