Sub-committees
PIPA’s thematic working spaces, sub-committees let members dig deeper into a regional issue with wide operational autonomy.
How a sub-committee is created
The statutes provide two ways to initiate the creation of a sub-committee.
At the request of members
A quarter of full members can request the creation of a sub-committee on a given topic.
At the request of the Board
The Board may also initiate the creation of a sub-committee as part of its responsibilities.
Wide operational autonomy
Each sub-committee freely defines the following, in alignment with PIPA’s statutes.
Objective
The topic and scope of the sub-committee
Membership
The members taking part in it
Procedures
Internal operating rules
Voting
Its own decision-making process
When a sub-committee does not include all PIPA members, the other members are automatically granted observer status — they can follow the work without having been formally included.
All sub-committees report annually on their activities to the General Assembly.