Terms of Reference for the eIFL-FOSS Advisory Board

The eIFL-FOSS Advisory Board:

• Represents and advises on the needs of the primary communities served by the eIFL-FOSS program;
• Receives and comments on progress reports from the eIFL-FOSS Program Manager;
• Advises on the development of the program and recommends policies and actions in so far as these are consistent with the terms of the relevant funding bodies;
• Participates in eIFL-FOSS projects where possible;
• Assists in the evaluation of the program;
• Promotes eIFL-FOSS within the communities represented on the Advisory Board and beyond;
• Identifies opportunities for collaboration and alerts eIFL-FOSS to significant relevant developments within the communities represented on the Advisory Board;
• Offers guidance and advice on funding opportunities to enhance the program.

Membership of the Advisory Board

The eIFL-FOSS Advisory Board will consist of:

• The Chair (to be elected by the membership of the committee, and to serve for a one year term; the Chair may stand again for election for a second term);
• Members demonstrating significant knowledge of the subject areas covered by eIFL-FOSS;
• A minimum of two representatives from eIFL member countries;
• The eIFL-FOSS Program Manager.

The eIFL-FOSS Program Manager will serve as secretary to the committee.

Membership on the eIFL-FOSS Advisory Board will be for two years in the first instance, with additional members invited to join by the eIFL-FOSS Program Manager in consultation with the Chair.

Advisory Board Meetings

The eIFL-FOSS Advisory Board will meet two times per year, once virtually and once in person. A closed electronic mailing list for ongoing discussion amongst members of the Board will be established.

Proceedings of the eIFL-FOSS Advisory Board will be made publicly available.

Membership

• Irakli Garibashvili, Georgian Library Association, Georgia (Chair)
  
• Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, UNU-MERIT, The Netherlands
  
• Janet Haven, Open Society Institute, Hungary
  
• Antony Kujenga, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
• Randy Metcalfe, eIFL.net, Canada (secretary to the Board)
• Art Rhyno, University of Windsor, Canada
• Alexis Rossi, Internet Archive, USA
  
• Bess Sadler, University of Virginia, USA
• Monika Segbert, eIFL.net, Italy
  
• Ed Summers, Library of Congress, USA
• Marek Tuszynski, Tactical Technology Collective, United Kingdom
  
• Tigran Zargaryan, Fundamental Scientific Library of the Academy of Sciences, Armenia