Membership Terms of Reference

Each National Adhering Body to IASC and SAON may appoint one national representative each (two total) members to the ADC. Appointees shall be experts in their field, ideally with an international reputation and from different disciplines, experience and background such that the full range of Arctic research is represented in ADC. When appointments are made, National Adhering Bodies should give consideration to required expertise, mix of gender and seniority. The ADC steering group will advise National Adhering Bodies on current membership needs. Each National Adhering Body has only one vote. The ADC includes appointed representatives, however to ensure broad engagement and representation of the community, ADC is open to all interested and engaged individual and organizational participants. Only national representatives can vote. Where decisions require voting, participating members will be represented by their appointed National Representative(s). Each member shall be appointed for one 4-year term with the possibility of one additional 4-year term