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TERENA's Structure

TERENA's main bodies include:

TERENA General Assembly (GA)

The GA is the highest authority in the TERENA organisation. It is comprised of representatives of the TERENA members and meets twice a year to discuss policy issues concerning the association.

The GA elects the members of the TERENA Executive Committee who are responsible for managing the organisation.

• General Assembly Representatives
• GA minutes and meetings

TERENA Executive Committee (TEC)

The TEC manages and administers the TERENA organisation. It consists of a President, Vice President for Conferences, a Vice-President for the Technical Programme, a Treasurer and two Members at Large. The members of the TEC are elected by the General Assembly for a three-year term of office. No person may serve on the TEC for an uninterrupted period of more than six years.

• Current TEC Members

TERENA Technical Committee (TTC)

The TTC is a group of experienced and knowledgeable networking professionals whose task is to coordinate and supervise the TERENA Technical Programme. The TTC is chaired by the Vice-President Technical Programme and comprises the Secretary-General, the Chief Technical Officer, and a maximum of six other members with particular expertise in specific technical areas.

• Current TTC Members
• TTC minutes and meetings

Technical Advisory Council (TAC)

The TAC usually meets once a year at the annual TERENA Conference. It provides the TERENA members with an opportunity to advise on the direction of the Technical Programme, suggest new initiatives, exchange information with each other about national networking activities, and propose TTC members.

The TAC is chaired by the Vice-President Technical Programme, and comprises the Secretary-General, the Chief Technical Officer, and up to three technical representatives from each TERENA member. Representatives of other organisations closely involved with the Technical Programme may attend at the invitation of the Chairman.

TERENA Secretariat

The employees of the Secretariat carry out the day-to-day activities of TERENA under the guidance of the Executive Committee. The Secretariat consists of a small professional staff based in the TERENA Secretariat Office in Amsterdam.