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1. Overview

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 MT members are permanent members. If a member of the Management Team resigns, or is no longer a member of GROWTH,, an election to replace that member shall be conducted as soon as reasonably possible.

4. Working Groups and Committees

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The activities within GROWTH are organized in four main streams (Science, Undergraduate Education, Graduate Education & Training and Methodology). Each stream is assigned an officer who oversees all activities and sub-projects within their stream. The Officers report to the MT Chair during regular MT meetings (see section on meetings below). Activities within each stream may be further divided into a series of working groups (WGs). Each WG has 1 or 2 leads (see Working Groups Leads. GROWTH also has two committees responsible for reviewing applications for our undergraduate and graduate/postdoc research exchange programs. Officers and WG leads are appointed by the MT Chair after voting (see section below on voting). Any GROWTH team member may join a WG by contacting the WG lead and requesting to join. Ad-hoc, time-limited WG or committees may be established, as needed, by the Management Team to address specific science or education goals of the project.
 
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The activities within GROWTH are organized in four main streams (Science, Undergraduate Education, Graduate Education & Training and Methodology). Each stream is assigned an officer who oversees all activities and sub-projects within their stream. The Officers report to the MT Chair during regular MT meetings (see section on meetings below). Activities within each stream may be further divided into a series of working groups (WGs). Each WG has 1 or 2 leads (see Working Groups Leads. GROWTH also has two committees responsible for reviewing applications for our undergraduate and graduate/postdoc research exchange programs. Officers and WG leads are appointed by the MT Chair after voting (see section below on voting). Any GROWTH team member may join a WG by contacting the WG lead and requesting to join. Ad-hoc, time-limited WG or committees may be established, as needed, by the Management Team to address specific science or education goals of the project.
 

5. Meetings

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 Science WGs meet weekly (see Science Meetings). MT meetings are held quarterly (see Managements Meetings). All members of the partnership meet once a year at the GROWTH annual conference. Education WGs meet ?????? An annual educators workshop is part of the GROWTH conference each year.

6. Voting

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 Election of Officer and WG lead positions, changes any policy as well as acceptance of new partners requires supermajority vote.

7. Proposals

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The GROWTH MT shall be notified by email (title, co-Is, abstract) about any observing or grant proposals in which membership or participation in GROWTH is directly referenced in advance of the proposal’s submission deadline. The individual who is anticipated to serve as Principal Investigator (PI) or a Co-I for the proposal (if the PI is not a GROWTH member) is responsible to provide the notification.
 
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The GROWTH MT shall be notified by email (title, co-Is, abstract) about any observing or grant proposals in which membership or participation in GROWTH is directly referenced in advance of the proposal’s submission deadline. The individual who is anticipated to serve as Principal Investigator (PI) or a Co-I for the proposal (if the PI is not a GROWTH member) is responsible to provide the notification.
 

8. Policies and Procedures

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 New policies as well as amendments to existing procedures and policies in this document may be proposed by and voted for by the Management Team members (supermajority required). If any team member has reasons to believe that GROWTH procedures or policies are not being followed correctly, that person is obligated to express his or her concerns to at least one member of the Management Team. The Management Team shall discuss a resolution and report back to the GROWTH team.
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 New policies as well as amendments to existing procedures and policies in this document may be proposed by and voted for by the Management Team members (supermajority required). If any team member has reasons to believe that GROWTH procedures or policies are not being followed correctly, that person is obligated to express his or her concerns to at least one member of the Management Team. The Management Team shall discuss a resolution and report back to the GROWTH team.
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9. Code of Conduct and Other Policies

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GROWTH subscribes to and follows the Caltech code of conduct and policies on
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Everyone within the GROWTH collaboration should sign and adhere to the GROWTH code of conduct. In addition, GROWTH continues to endorse the Caltech code of conduct and policies on
 
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 Any external communication in the form of press release, requests for interviews, multimedia, blogs, outreach & other public events, etc shall be coordinated by the GROWTH Coordinator.

11. Advisory Board

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GROWTH has a seven-member External Advisory Board (EAB). The EAB meets with GROWTH annually at the GROWTH conference. The EAB advises the collaboration on its management, science progress, and strategic planning and submits a written report which may be shared with the entire GROWTH partnership. GROWTH MT should prepare a reply to the EAB report no later than half a year after the report was received. The EAB is also on hand to assist the collaboration throughout the year if the need arises. An EAB member may elect to step down at any time, but is encouraged to give the MT a minimum of one month’s notice. When a vacancy arises, any MT member may nominate a prospective replacement. If deemed suitable after voting by the MT, the Chair will announce the EAB member.
 
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GROWTH has a seven-member External Advisory Board (EAB). The EAB meets with GROWTH annually at the GROWTH conference. The EAB advises the collaboration on its management, science progress, and strategic planning and submits a written report which may be shared with the entire GROWTH partnership. GROWTH MT should prepare a reply to the EAB report no later than half a year after the report was received. The EAB is also on hand to assist the collaboration throughout the year if the need arises. An EAB member may elect to step down at any time, but is encouraged to give the MT a minimum of one month’s notice. When a vacancy arises, any MT member may nominate a prospective replacement. If deemed suitable after voting by the MT, the Chair will announce the EAB member.
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