The Technical Resources Committee functions autonomously within its policy and budgetary guidelines and periodically keeps the Steering Committee informed of its actions, of any unmet resource needs and of any changes in operating policy that the Committee might like to propose. Issues of research policy and personnel matters are not handled by this Committee and are referred on to the Steering Committee or to the Laboratories' officers for consideration.
Standing members of the Committee include the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President of Research, the Chief Financial Officer, the Manager of Grants and Contracts, the Director of Technology and Planning, the Manager of Engineering Services, the Director of Neuroimaging Research, the Webmaster / Multimedia Specialist, the Experiment Coordinator, and the Systems Programmer. The Chair (or his/her designate) and three other members constitute a quorum. Other staff members assist the Committee in specific areas as needs and circumstances dictate. Meetings are usually held monthly or as needed and are scheduled to last no more than one hour. Any staff member having a problem to raise (especially any Principal Investigator or Project Leader) may attend these meetings with or without notice or may ask the Chairman to reschedule the meeting to enable that person to attend. At least one member of the committee is rotated annually and is appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the TRC chair.
