CMB-S4

CMB-S4 Next Generation CMB Experiment

governance

The CMB-S4 collaboration is governed according to its bylaws.

  • The Governing Board is the policy-forming body of the Collaboration, and provides oversight of the Spokespeople.
  • The Election & Voting Commission is charged with conducting Collaboration elections.
  • The Ombudspeople provide informal, confidential, nonjudgmental, impartial, and independent advice and arrange mediation for members for the purposes of dispute resolution.
  • The Spokespeople are the executive officials of the Collaboration, responsible for its day-to-day management.
  • The Executive Team is the agile decision-making body in the Collaboration with the ability to address the day-to-day collaboration issues.
  • The Science Council works closely with the Spokespeople to coordinate the key scientific objectives of the Collaboration, which are then executed by the Analysis Working Groups.
  • The Membership Committee reviews and evaluates membership applications, reviews members’ annual activity reports, and recommends changes in membership status.
  • The Publication & Speakers Committee is comprised of the Publications Board and Speakers Bureau
    • The Publication Board oversees the formulation, execution, review, authorship, and publication of all Collaboration papers.
    • The Speakers Bureau helps Collaboration members give more and better talks in support of the Collaboration, and ensures that talks get distributed among the Collaboration Members in a way that reflects the contributions of different members to the collaboration, their career status and the desire to promote junior members, and equity of opportunity.
  •  The Junior Scientist Advancement Committee ensures that student and postdoctoral members of the Collaboration are represented, assisted, and supported throughout the tenure of the Collaboration.
  • The External Collaboration Committee provides the necessary link to external follow-up observations or survey data that required to maximize the science return from CMB-S4.
  • The Education & Public Outreach Committee is responsible for initiating, overseeing, and recording the Collaboration’s efforts in the areas of public outreach and education.