MeCA STRUCTURE

The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is reviewed at the Annual General Meeting each year. Nominations for membership of the Board are open to all full members of the Association. Nominations should be submitted to the Secretariat of the Association.

The Board is responsible for communicating / marketing and promoting the activities of the Association, and developing the training / education initiatives. The Secretariat will act on their decisions and implement their plans.

The Board currently comprises:

Mark Holford	ShipServ Ltd.	MeCA Chairman
Archie Caldwell	IMPA	Director
Jens Olsen	ISSA	Director
Paul Ashton	Spec 2	Director
James Phillips	ILS	Director

The e-Procurement Technical Committee

The e-Procurement Technical Committee is chosen by the Board of Directors and they are given the ability to make changes to the Business Definitions of the product / standard (ie. Trading model, defining players / interactions), and Detailed Information Definitions.

The User Group

Every member of MeCA can be a member of the User Group. The User Group actively engages in discussion of ideas for the development of the Standard via the MeCA online forums. Votes on proposed Business Definition Level changes are held in the User Group and changes effected accordingly. In the event of a drawn vote, the decision is made by the Technical Committee. Detailed Information Definition Level changes will be discussed in the User Group, and consensus sought. Final resolution of Detailed Information Definition level changes to be agreed by Technical Committee.

If there is support from the membership to set up a new business area, ie. Insurance, Legal etc, a Technical Committee can be provisionally elected, reporting to the board. At the next AGM, they can be officially voted in.