Technical Committees 101

or, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Technical Committees*

(*But Were Afraid to Ask)

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Core Purpose

Where Is NACE?

Activity Committees

Board of Directors

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Publications Technical & Research

Technical & Research Activities

(TRAC)

Acronym Soup

TRAC & TCC Structure

Board of Directors

TRAC

Technical Coordination

Committee (TCC)

Research Committee

Section Technology Coordinator

STAG

TMG Technology Coordinator,

Program Coordinator

STG STG STG

TEG TG

Technical Committee Members

Area Director

Legend: TG = Task Group TEG = Technology Exchange Group STG = Specific Technology Group STAG = Section Technology Advisory Group TMG = Technology Management Group TCC = Technical Coordination Committee TRAC = Technical and Research Activities Committee

International Liaison and

Associate Liaison

>300 TGs + TEGs

27 STGs

Technical Coordination Committee

TCC Sits at the top of the technical committees

org chart Serves as the administrative and policy-

making body to the committees

Technology Management Groups

TMGs 5 TMGs report to TCC TMGs provide structure and a conduit

between the STGs and TCC Specific Technology Groups report to TMGs

Specific Technology Groups

STGs 27 STGs report to the 5 TMGs STGs are industry- or technology-specific All Task Groups and Technology Exchange

Groups report to an STG

Task Groups

TGs are: Where the work gets done Where consensus standards are produced

and revised Made up of ~6-10 members who work in

conjunction with other experts Subjected to review and direction by an STG

What do Task Groups Produce?

TGs develop some form of document, such as a:

– Standard Practice (SP) – Test Method (TM) – Material Requirements (MR) – Technical committee report or other form of

publication

Standards must be reviewed every 5 years. Cycle starts over again with “revision” replacing “idea for standard.”

STANDARD DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Idea for Standard

Committee Formed to Write

Standard

Draft Prepared by Committee

Draft Submitted to Headquarters

for Ballot

Consensus Body Formed

Draft Distributed to Consensus

Body for Ballot

Votes Analyzed--Valid Ballot?

TG Addresses Negative Votes and Comments;

May Revise Draft TG Asks

Negative Voters to Withdraw

If any Technical Changes or Unresolved

Negative Votes, Draft

Distributed to Consensus Body

for Reballot

If 90% Affirmative vs.

Negative (Excluding Abstaining)

Votes, Reballot Passes

Negative Votes on Reballot

Addressed but Not Required to

Be Resolved

Remaining Negative Voters Advised of Right

to Appeal

Publication Approval Process

Followed

Ratified or Approved by Appropriate

Authority

Standard Published

Technology Exchange Groups

TEGs are: Another place where the work gets done

– Do not produce publications, but – Sponsor technical information exchanges and

symposia Made up of any number of members Gatekeepers for technical content Subjected to review and direction by an STG

TRAC & TCC Structure

Board of Directors

TRAC

Technical Coordination

Committee (TCC)

Research Committee

Section Technology Coordinator

STAG

TMG Technology Coordinator,

Program Coordinator

STG STG STG

TEG TG

Technical Committee Members

Area Director

Legend: TG = Task Group TEG = Technology Exchange Group STG = Specific Technology Group STAG = Section Technology Advisory Group TMG = Technology Management Group TCC = Technical Coordination Committee TRAC = Technical and Research Activities Committee

International Liaison and

Associate Liaison

>300 TGs + TEGs

27 STGs

How Do I Get Involved?

Spectator

Spectator

Stay up-to-date on committee activities by visiting the public face of NACE technical committees on the NACE Web site.

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Spectator

Review published NACE standards at the NACE Store

Electronic format (PDF) standards can be downloaded free* by NACE members

*Except NACE-adopted ISO standards

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Engaged Spectator

Engaged Spectator

Find an STG of interest, and then drill down to see the committees within that STG

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Participant

Participant

Join an STG to comment and vote on documents proposed by the technical committees that are part of the STG.

STG membership is open to all NACE members, just click on the “Join this Committee” button (requires NACE login) Click the image to go to the site on nace.org

Participant

Or you can go to the STG registration page and join any STG with just one click

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Active Participant

Active Participant

Join a technical committee (TG or TEG)— work on developing publications or sponsoring technical exchanges

Author a technical paper and present the results at a technical symposium

Review content of technical papers and presentations, and ensure they meet NACE requirements

Leader

Why Participate?

Develop standards the industry needs Keep abreast of new corrosion threats and

new technologies to address them Incorporate your industry’s, your

company’s, and your personal perspective into new and existing standards

Share your knowledge and experience to improve the industry

WIIFM (What’s in it for Me?)

Networking Professional Development Leadership Development

Additional Resources

NACE Committees Web page Forms and Manuals online

– TCC Directory – Technical Committees Operating Manual (TCOM) – Technical Committee Publications Manual (TCPM) – NACE Technical Committee Officer Training – Parliamentary Procedures (booklet available from

Headquarters) – New Officer Handbook

NACE Technical Activities <tcc@nace.org> Connie Gomez 281-228-6264

Questions?

Technical Committees 101

or, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Technical Committees*

(*But Were Afraid to Ask)