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The ATAL Steering Committee

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In order to organise ATAL, a steering committee was established in 1999. The steering committee is currently made up of the following members:

• Nicholas R. Jennings (chair)
• Michael Wooldridge (treasurer)
• Yves Lesperance
• John-Jules Meyer
• Joerg P. Mueller
• Munindar P. Singh
• Milind Tambe

The terms of reference of the committee are as follows.

 
THE ATAL STEERING COMMITTEE - TERMS OF REFERENCE
 
1. PURPOSE
 
1.1 The ATAL steering committee is convened with the
 primary purpose of arranging the location and 
 organisation of the annual ATAL workshop.
 
1.2 The second purpose of the steering committee
 is to manage any profits that may be received by the 
 workshops, ensuring that these profits are directed to the
 benefit of the ATAL workshop itself and the
 ATAL research community.
 
1.3 In expediting tasks (1.1) and (1.2), the steering
 committee will 
 
 i/ ensure that the organisation of the ATAL
 workshops are consistent with the highest
 scientific standards;
 
 ii/ ensure that the workshop is effectively
 and efficiently organised and promoted;
 
 iii/ ensure that the workshop is arranged
 in such a way that participation is made
 as easy and open as possible for the
 ATAL research community;
 
 iv/ ensure that at all time, financial matters
 are handled in a legal, honest, and
 fair manner.
 
 
2. MEMBERSHIP
 
2.1 The initial membership of the steering committee,
 as of 12 May 1999, is Michael Wooldridge (chair),
 Joerg Mueller, Munindar Singh, and Nicholas Jennings.
 
2.2 The steering committee may choose to expand its
 membership at any time, with potential new members
 requiring a consensus agreement by the existing
 committee.
 
2.3 Members of the committee will serve for at least
 one year, and will continue to serve for as
 long as they wish.
 
2.4 Members of the committee may leave at
 any time, by notifying other members of their
 intention to leave.
 
 
3. MEETINGS
 
3.1 The steering committee will meet no less than once per annum,
 at the ATAL workshop.
 
3.2 At the annual meeting, the steering committee, together with 
 the chairs of the current ATAL workshop, will be entitled
 to charge reasonable expenses to the expense of ATAL,
 in those years where ATAL is in profit.
 
3.3 Members of the steering committee missing two consecutive
 ATAL workshops will be asked to reconsider their
 membership status.
 
 

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