guidelines.Rmd

# Working Group and Committee Guidelines

This defines the guidelines for Bioconductor Working Groups and
Committees. Working groups have specific short term goals / deliverables they
work toward and then disband. Committees have long-term standing to provide
strategic guidance or continued support and structure.


## Starting a Working Group or Committee {.unnumbered}

If you have an idea for a working group or committee that is not currently
listed as [active](#currently-active-working-groups-committees) or
[needed](#needed-working-groups-committees), you can either contact
Lori.Shepherd@Roswellpark.org or submit a [pull
request](https://github.com/Bioconductor/BiocWorkingGroups/pulls) providing
Description, Lead, Initial Members, any relevent links, justification for
necessity, and initial goals. The Technical Advisory Board and/or Community
Advisory Board will review the information and provide any feedback before
initilization.

## Reporting {.unnumbered}

When initilized, it will be determined whether reports of progress should be
reported to the Technical Advisory Board, Community Advisory Board, or
other. Forward movement on objectives and goals will be expected.

## Adding new members {.unnumbered}

New members to Working Groups or Committees, who are not already members of 
CAB/TAB/Committees/Working Groups, should be passed through the Code of Conduct 
committee to make sure there are no issues against them as a final approval. 
Email the current Chair of the [CoC committee](https://www.bioconductor.org/about/code-of-conduct/) 
and request a CoC check for the new member.

## Code of Conduct {.unnumbered}

Participants will be expected to follow the [_Bioconductor_ Code of Conduct](http://bioconductor.org/about/code-of-conduct/).