ARISS-Europe Terms of Reference
I. Definition
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ARISS is the common working group of the national amateur radio and amateur satellite radio societies involved in Amateur Radio operations on board the International Space Station (ISS).
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ARISS-Europe is a subgroup of the ARISS working group.
II. Object
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The object of ARISS-Europe is :
- to plan, implement and co-ordinate amateur radio projects and activities on board the International Space Station, in agreement with the ARISS teams worldwide
- to build flight and monitoring equipment for ISS amateur radio
- to carry out the technical and operational service for ISS amateur radio equipment
- to develop operating procedures for ISS amateur radio
- to plan future development of ISS amateur radio
- to promote ISS amateur radio in the educational field and toward the general public.
III. Membership
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Membership of ARISS-Europe shall consist of :
- all European astronauts wishing to perform amateur radio operations during their flights and owning a corresponding Amateur Radio license
- European national societies, members of the International Amateur Radio Union, Region 1 (IARU R1), involved in planning, organising and co-ordinating Amateur Radio projects on board of the ISS
- European AMSAT societies and other European societies, wishing to contribute and introduced by their national IARU R1 society.
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According to the Memory of Understanding established in Noordwijk, the Netherlands on March 27, 2000 the founding members of ARISS-Europe are :
- AMSAT-Belgium
- AMSAT-France
- AMSAT-Italy
- ARI
- DARC
- REF-Union
- RSGB
- UBA
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Other societies as defined sub 4. are invited to join ARISS-Europe.
IV. Administration
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ARISS-Europe is administered by a board consisting of :
- a chairman
- a technical director
- two technical counsellors
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The members of the board are elected for two years terms. They can be re-elected.
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The renewal of the board is to be organised by the chairman every uneven year :
- in March, the members are invited by the chairman to present candidates for the board (a chairman, a technical director and two technical councelors)
- in June, the chairman shall circulate the curriculum of the candidates by e-mail
- each member is invited to cast one vote for each seat
- the votes are e-mailed by the members to the four board officers
- ballot messages are accepted till the 1 st of September
- the results of the voting are circulated by the chairman by the 15 th of September
- the newly elected board takes office on the 1 st of October.
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All ARISS administrative work is done by e-mail.
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The chairman may convene a meeting if at least five members agree. The agenda shall be circulated at least two weeks in advance.
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Every member may ask the chairman for a meeting.
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As far as possible, the ARISS-Europe administration shall be done on a no-cost basis.
V. Projects and activities
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Groups or individuals volunteering to build equipment, carry out technical or operational service, develop procedures, etc. shall present their candidature to a member of ARISS-Europe. Only proposals introduced by members to the ARISS-Europe board will be taken into consideration.
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Any project shall be fully documented. A feasability study and a funding plan are required. Compliance with Amateur Radio rules is a prerequisite.
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To be accepted, a project has to be approved by at least fifty percent of the ARISS-Europe members.
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Approved projects shall be presented to ARISS.
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ARISS approved projects are to be promoted by the members.
VI. Funding and Expenses
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Any expenses related to any project shall be duly budgetted.
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Members may decide to participate to the funding of a common project.
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Administrative and travel expenses shall be covered by each participating member.
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No fee or any form of contribution may be imposed on the members.
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Donations may be accepted to contribute to the funding.
