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The Leadership Group is made up of members that contribute annually to the project, along with representatives from the DSpace Community at large who are particularly committed to the Project, including Service Providers.

The group meets monthly and charges the DSpace Steering Group with priorities, projects, and feedback.

The Leadership Group approves the overall priorities and strategic direction of the project by:

Approving the annual budget allocation and any modifications
Approving the product roadmap
Approving the strategic direction
Nominating and electing Steering Group members
Voting on key decisions presented by Steering Group
Helping to raise funds and secure other resources on behalf of the project

Leadership Group members are elected for a 1-year term and there are no term limits.

Eligibility to serve in the Leadership Group is determined based on the membership levels as follows:

Platinum - 1 seat per member
Gold - 1 seat per member
Silver - 1 seats for every 4 members
Bronze - 1 seat for every 8 members

The Leadership group also benefits from the participation of:

2 Members nominated by the community at large and voted by the Members
Representatives from Registered Service Providers
Ex-officio and/or emeritus members

2019/2020 DSpace Leaders (alphabetical order):

DSpace Leadership Group Members
Pascal-Nicolas Becker	CEO, Founder	The Library Code
Allan Bell	Associate University Librarian, Digital Programs and Services	University of British Columbia Library
John T Butler	Associate University Librarian for Data & Technology	University of Minnesota
Suzanne Chase	Interim Head, Library Information Technology	Georgetown University
Lieven Droogmans	CEO	Atmire
Federico Ferrario	Solutions Manager	Cineca
Scott Hanrath	Associate Dean	University of Kansas
Barbara Hirschmann	Head E-Publishing, ETH Library	ETH Zurich
Jyrki Ilva	Information Systems Manager	National Library of Finland
Jayan Kurian	Lecturer, USC Business School	University of Sunshine Coast
Pierre Lasou	Scholarly Communications Librarian	Université Laval
Mariya Maistrovskaya	Digital Publishing Librarian	University of Toronto
Agustina Martinez-Garcia	Open Research Systems Manager	University of Cambridge
Lautaro Julián Matas	Technical Manager	LA Referencia
Joao Mendes Moreira	Head of Scientific Information, UCCN	Foundation for Science and Technology of Portugal
Susanna Mornati (4Science)	COO, CCO, Business Strategist, Business Technologist	4Science
César Olivares	Subdirector for Information and Knowledge Management	Concytec
Jere Odell	Scholarly Communication Librarian	Indiana University Purdue University Indiana
Kristi Park	Executive Director	Texas Digital Library
Beate Rajski	Head Library Information Technology	Hamburg University of Technology / DSpace-DE Consortium
Gail Steinhart	Open Scholarship Services Librarian	Cornell University
Maureen Walsh	Scholarly Sharing Strategist	The Ohio State University Libraries

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