Document Development Committee (DDC)
A CLSI document development committee is a group of technical experts from an equal balance of the government, industry, and health care constituencies who work together to develop a CLSI document.
- Chairholder* -The chairholder should be experienced in the technical area and effective in leading teams and/or committees. The chairholder, together with the appointed CLSI staff project manager, is responsible for:
• Proposing appropriate placement of volunteers and recommending volunteers to the Consensus Council for approval.
• Identifying a committee participant who will serve as committee secretary.
• Based on contribution to document development, determining the committee members who will be listed as contributing authors.
• Scheduling and planning agendas for DDC meetings and conference calls.
• Providing progress activity reports, including time and expenses forecasts for completing each authorized project, to the Consensus Council, as requested.
• Reviewing and commenting on the document or product at each stage of development. A chairholder may be replaced by the Consensus Council when deemed necessary and/or appropriate. - Vice Chairholder* - The vice-chairholder serves as the committee’s leader in the chairholder’s absence and assumes responsibility for all of the chairholder’s duties listed in the chairholder position description.
- Member* - Members should have in-depth knowledge in the technical area. Members are responsible for drafting standards, guidelines, and supplements, derivative products, and reviewing and commenting on the document or product. They are responsible for evaluating and responding to comments. Members who fulfill their responsibilities are regarded as the document’s authors.
- Secretary* -The secretary is selected during the Member Selection Process. The secretary is knowledgeable in the subject area and prepares meeting summaries, including detail that supports the rationale for decisions and changes made during the meeting.
- Contributor -DDC contributors are expected to contribute to document content and review and submit input on DDC draft documents and circulated revisions. Contributors who develop substantial content may, at the discretion of the DDC chairholder and vice-chairholder, be listed as document authors or product developers. Contributors also may participate in DDC meetings.
- Pending -This role means that the individual has applied to the committee, but the committee selection is pending. Once roles have been selected, “Pending” will be changed to reflect one of the roles above.
* Voting Role
Subcommittee
Subcommittees are responsible for documents in a topic area. They write draft documents, evaluate and respond to comments, conduct document reviews, and may be responsible for continual revision of documents.
- Chairholder - The chairholder should be experienced in the technical area and effective in leading teams and/or committees. The chairholder, together with the appointed CLSI staff project manager, is responsible for:
• Proposing appropriate placement of volunteers and recommending membership to the Consensus Council for approval.
• Identifying a committee participant who will serve as committee secretary.
• Based on contribution to document development, determining the subcommittee members who will be listed as contributing authors.
• Scheduling and planning agendas for SC meetings and conference calls.
• Providing progress activity reports, including time and expenses forecasts for completing each authorized project, to the Consensus Council, as requested.
• Reviewing and commenting on the document or product at each stage. A chairholder may be replaced by the Consensus Council when deemed necessary and/or appropriate. - Vice Chairholder -The vice-chairholder serves as the committee’s leader in the chairholder’s absence and assumes responsibilities for all of the chairholder’s duties listed in the chairholder position description.
- Member* - Members should have in-depth knowledge in the technical area. Members are responsible for drafting standards, guidelines, and supplements, derivative products, and reviewing and commenting on the document or product. They are responsible for evaluating and responding to comments. Members who fulfill their responsibilities are regarded as the document’s authors.
- Advisor - SC advisors have expert knowledge and experience in the SC’s subject area. Advisors participate, as knowledge and experience permits, in one or more of the following SC activities:
- Identifying topics for new document consideration.
- Developing and submitting new project proposals.
- Reviewing and submitting input and approval on circulated draft documents and revisions.
SC advisors can also become SC or WG chairholders or members for new documents or revisions.
- Reviewer -SC or WG reviewers are interested in and knowledgeable about the SC or WG’s specialty areas and agree to participate in document or product development, in support of SC or WG activities. Reviewers are expected to review and comment on draft documents.
- Guest -Guests are individuals who attend Subcommittee meetings but are not on the roster as reviewers.
- Pending - This role means that the individual has applied to the committee, but the committee selection is pending. Once roles have been selected, “Pending” will be changed to reflect one of the roles above.
* Voting Role
Working Group
Working groups focus on tasks that support the work of a subcommittee. A working group's assignment is usually limited in scope. They can include writing a document, a section of a document, or conducting a technical study.
- Chairholder or Co-Chairholder* -
- The chairholder should be experienced in the technical area and effective in leading teams and/or committees. The chairholder, together with the appointed CLSI staff project manager, is responsible for:
- Proposing appropriate placement of volunteers and recommending the membership to the Subcommittee for approval.
- Identifying a committee participant who will serve as committee secretary.
- Based on contribution to document development, determining the individuals listed as contributing authors.
- Scheduling and planning the agendas for WG meetings and conference calls.
- Providing progress activity reports, including time and expenses forecasts for completing each authorized project, to the Subcommittee, as requested.
- Reviewing and commenting on the document or product at each stage. A chairholder may be replaced by the Subcommittee when deemed necessary and/or appropriate.
- Member -Members should have in-depth knowledge in the technical area. Members are responsible for drafting standards, guidelines, and supplements, derivative products, and reviewing and commenting on the document or product. They are responsible for evaluating and responding to comments. Members who fulfill their responsibilities are regarded as the document’s authors.
- Pending - This role means that the individual has applied to the committee, but the committee selection is pending. Once roles have been selected, “Pending” will be changed to reflect one of the roles above.
* Voting Role