Global Directory roles and permissions

Request new roles or remove existing roles

Most of these roles are maintained by the user administrator administrating your user profile. To request new roles or revoke existing ones, please refer to this article.

Permissions

Depending on the application, your roles will grant different permissions. To determine your permissions based on your roles, please refer to the following articles:

• Documents permissions
• Ballot permissions
• Meetings permissions
• Online Standards Development permissions
• National Project Portal permissions

Committee manager (TC or SC)

Formerly known as Secretary

Individual providing day-to-day management and administrative services for the work of a technical committee or subcommittee. One individual only. Mandatory role for all TCs and SCs.

This role is maintained by ISO/CS, please contact tcsupport@iso.org to have this role updated. 

Twinned Committee manager (TC or SC)

Formerly known as Twinned secretary

Individual appointed by another member body, who supports the main member body in providing the functions of secretary. One individual only.

This role is maintained by ISO/CS, please contact tcsupport@iso.org to have this role updated. 

Committee manager support team (TC or SC)

Formerly known as Secretary support team

Assistant(s) or support staff of the secretary of a committee. One or more individuals.

Convenor (WG)

"Chair" of a working group.

This role is maintained by ISO/CS, please contact tcsupport@iso.org to have this role updated. 

Twinned Convenor (WG)

Individual appointed by another member body, which supports the main member body in providing the functions of convenor.

Secretary (WG)

Secretary of a working group. This role is optional for WGs.

This role is maintained by ISO/CS, please contact tcsupport@iso.org to have this role updated. 

Secretary / Convenor support team (WG)

Assistant(s) or support staff of the secretary or convenor of a working group. One or more individuals.

Chairperson

The chairperson of a TC is responsible for the overall management of that technical committee, including any subcommittees and working groups. One individual only.

This role is maintained by ISO/CS, please contact tcsupport@iso.org to have this role updated. 

Chair-elect

Individual appointed up to one year before the end of the term of the existing chair. The individual shall be referred to as chair elect of the committee in question. By nominating a chair elect, the future chair is given an opportunity to learn before taking over as chair of a committee. One individual only. Optional role for all TCs and SCs.

Vice-Chairperson

Chairperson appointed by another member body, who supports the main member body in providing the functions of chair. One individual only.

Chairperson support team

Assistant(s) or support staff of the chair of a committee

Committee member

Committee member - also known as

• "expert" in the context of a working group level
• "delegate" in the context of a meeting

Committee Liaison representative

An individual representing a liaison between two committees.

This role is maintained by ISO/CS, please contact tcsupport@iso.org to have this role updated. 

Organization Liaison representative

An individual representing a liaison between a committee and an international organization.

This role is maintained by ISO/CS, please contact tcsupport@iso.org to have this role updated. 

Partner

Reserved for representatives of an organization, not representing an NSB or International organization in liaison but with corresponding rights to participate in the work of a committee.

Project leader

The Project Leader (PL) is an expert in the relevant Working Group (WG) or an expert of the committee if there is no WG (possibly also acting as the WG Convenor or Secretary). If the PL is not a member of the WG, the Committee Manager (CM) must ensure that the relevant National Standardization Body (NSB) registers the person in the WG. 

Project Leaders can be nominated by Participating members (P-members) or category A liaisons, and are appointed by the committee, usually at the same time as the new work item proposal is approved (Form 4 or the resolution mentions the name of the PL(s)). The replacement of a PL or any additional PL requires a committee resolution. Category C liaisons cannot nominate Project Leaders. 

The Project Leader reports to the WG convenor if the project is assigned to a WG or to the Committee Manager (CM)  if no WG is responsible for the project. 

Projects can only be activated and remain active if there is a Project Leader.  If a Project Leader needs to be replaced during a project, the Committee Manager can act immediately and request ISO/CS to assign the new Project Leader. This will allow the work to continue. 

The Committee Manager shall confirm this new appointment at an upcoming meeting with a resolution or via a Committee Internal Ballot (CIB).  

This role is maintained by ISO/CS, please contact tcsupport@iso.org to have this role updated. 

Maintenance agency representative

Individual who represents a Maintenance agency.

Registration authority representative

Individual who represents a Registration authority.

Document Monitor

Person entitled to monitor document activity on a committee for National dissemination purpose. This role should be reserved to NSB staff members. Document monitors are not participating to committee's work.

Centralized document Monitor

Note 1: centralized roles only apply to committees and sub-committees.

Meeting Participant Approver

Person responsible to register and approve participants for its NSB to TC & SC meetings and assign Head of Delegation

Centralized Meeting Participant Approver

Note: Centralized roles only apply to committees and sub-committees.