External Advisory Board Clause Samples

The External Advisory Board clause establishes a group of independent experts or advisors who provide guidance and recommendations to an organization or project. Typically, this clause outlines the board’s composition, appointment process, roles, and the scope of its advisory responsibilities, such as reviewing strategic plans or offering industry insights. Its core function is to bring external perspectives and specialized knowledge to support informed decision-making and enhance governance, thereby addressing potential gaps in expertise within the organization.
External Advisory Board. The External Advisory Board (EAB) serves to maintain optimal contact with, and guidance by all relevant stakeholders including: • National food database compiler organisations; • European food and nutrition research groups; • European food and nutrition industry; • European dieticians and health professionals; • EC bodies; • Generic food and technological infrastructure projects; • International food and health research organisations. The following individuals have agreed to join the board: • ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (Director External Research, Unilever Research & Development Vlaardingen and Managing Director, Top Institute Food and Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands); • ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (UEAPME, BE); • Dr ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (FAO INFOODS Coordinator, IT); • ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (AFROFOODS Coordinator; University of Pretoria, South Africa). • ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇ de Looy (Coordinator DIETS Thematic Network, School of Health Professionals, University of Plymouth, UK); • ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Faculty of Health, Nutrition and Management, Akershus University College, Lillestrøm, Norway); • ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ [Canada Research Chair in Food Protein Structure; Scientific Director Advanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMNet) & International Collaboration in Food Research; Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Canada). The composition of the External Advisory Board may change on demand, on guidance of the EC and GA. The role and goal of this Advisory Board will be to ensure: • that the EuroFIR Food Platform will be further strengthen and embedded in the food and nutrition research thus contributing to the structuring of the European Research Area and the continued leadership of Europe in this area; • that training and career development of future generations of Europe’s scientists and technologists takes account of the expertise being developed in the European Food Data Platform; • that the deliverables, other outputs, products and tools are fine-tuned to the needs of the stakeholders; • that the dissemination of the deliverables and other tools function optimally; • that new funding initiatives and opportunities are fully exploited for long-term financial self-sustainability and durable integration of the partner organizations; • that European industries are able to capitalise on developments at the earliest opportunities. The External Advisory Board will meet once annually, in conjunction with an Executive Board meeting. A priority will be to develop and exploit effecti...
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External Advisory Board. An External Advisory Board will provide advice and external expertise on strategic direction to the Steering Committee in respect of significant scientific issues affecting the Project. It will be appointed by the Steering Committee during the first months of the Project. The Board will be composed of maximum three (3) members, representing the wider HIV scientific community. Members of the External Advisory Board will be invited in an advisory capacity to attend a Steering Committee Meeting and at the annual project meetings, when necessary and they are subject to appropriate confidentiality undertakings.
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External Advisory Board. An External Advisory Board (EAB) composed of experts recognized for their active contributions to the ambition of the project will be created to: provide advisory capacity to the project and insights into the project's area of operation, helping identify priorities and challenges and elaborating recommendations and connecting stakeholders from EU Member States and associated countries with PUSH2HEAT as well as attending relevant project meetings regularly and moderating/presenting at PUSH2HEAT's events. The EAB will be constituted by at least 10 representatives coming from the project consortium networks, identified in the stakeholder mapping, and specially the EHPA Research and Innovation Committee that gathers stakeholders from all over the world (researchers, to HP Manufacturers, HP component manufacturers, private companies). The EAB will be initially appointed by M6, and updated with new expert contacts, if necessary, in M18, M30 and M42.
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  • Advisory Board (a) The Managing Member may establish an Advisory Board comprised of members of the Managing Member’s expert network and external advisors. The Advisory Board will be available to provide guidance to the Managing Member on the strategy and progress of the Company. Additionally, the Advisory Board may: (i) be consulted with by the Managing Member in connection with the acquisition and disposal of a Series Asset, (ii) conduct an annual review of the Company’s acquisition policy, (iii) provide guidance with respect to, material conflicts arising or that are reasonably likely to arise with the Managing Member, on the one hand, and the Company, a Series or the Economic Members, on the other hand, or the Company or a Series, on the one hand, and another Series, on the other hand, (iv) approve any material transaction between the Company or a Series and the Managing Member or any of its Affiliates, another Series or an Economic Member (other than the purchase of interests in such Series), (v) provide guidance with respect to the appropriate levels of annual fleet level insurance costs and maintenance costs specific to each individual Series Asset, and review fees, expenses, assets, revenues and availability of funds for distribution with respect to each Series on an annual basis and (vi) approve any service providers appointed by the Managing Member in respect of the Series Assets. (b) If the Advisory Board determines that any member of the Advisory Board’s interests conflict to a material extent with the interests of a Series or the Company as a whole, such member of the Advisory Board shall be excluded from participating in any discussion of the matters to which that conflict relates and shall not participate in the provision of guidance to the Managing Member in respect of such matters, unless a majority of the other members of the Advisory Board determines otherwise. (c) The members of the Advisory Board shall not be entitled to compensation by the Company or any Series in connection with their role as members of the Advisory Board (including compensation for attendance at meetings of the Advisory Board), provided, however, the Company or any applicable Series shall reimburse a member of the Advisory Board for any out of pocket expenses or Operating Expenses actually incurred by it or any of its Affiliates on behalf of the Company or a Series when acting upon the Managing Member’s instructions or pursuant to a written agreement between the Company or a Series and such member of the Advisory Board or its Affiliates. (d) The members of the Advisory Board shall not be deemed managers or other persons with duties to the Company or any Series (under Sections 18-1101 or 18-1104 of the Delaware Act or under any other applicable law or in equity) and shall have no fiduciary duty to the Company or any Series. The Managing Member shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, reports and information of the Advisory Board to the extent the Managing Member reasonably believes that such matters are within the professional or expert competence of the members of the Advisory Board, and shall be protected under Section 18-406 of the Delaware Act in relying thereon.

  • Special Committee The term “Special Committee” shall have the meaning as provided in Section 13(a).

  • Audit Committee (A) The Audit Committee shall be composed of five members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall be an officer of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board. (B) The Audit Committee shall have general supervision over the Audit Division in all matters however subject to the approval of the Board of Directors; it shall consider all matters brought to its attention by the officer in charge of the Audit Division, review all reports of examination of the Company made by any governmental agency or such independent auditor employed for that purpose, and make such recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect thereto or with respect to any other matters pertaining to auditing the Company as it shall deem desirable. (C) The Audit Committee shall meet whenever and wherever the majority of its members shall deem it to be proper for the transaction of its business, and a majority of its Committee shall constitute a quorum.

  • Sub-Advisers The Investment Adviser may delegate certain of its responsibilities hereunder with respect to provision of the investment advisory services set forth in Section 3(a) above to one or more other parties (each such party, a “Sub-Adviser”), pursuant in each case to a written agreement with such Sub-Adviser that meets the requirements of Section 15 of the 1940 Act and rules thereunder applicable to contracts for service as investment adviser of a registered investment company (including without limitation the requirements for approval by the Board of Directors of the Fund and the shareholders of the Portfolio), subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon application or by rule. Such Sub-Adviser may (but need not) be affiliated with the Investment Adviser. Any delegation of services pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be subject to the following conditions: 1. Any fees or compensation payable to any Sub-Adviser shall be paid by the Investment Adviser and no additional obligation may be incurred on the Fund’s behalf to any Sub-Adviser; except that any Fund expenses that may be incurred by the Investment Adviser and paid by the Fund to the Investment Adviser directly may be incurred by the Sub-Adviser and paid by the Fund to the Sub-Adviser directly, so long as such payment arrangements are approved by the Fund and the Investment Adviser prior to the Sub-Adviser’s incurring such expenses. 2. If the Investment Adviser delegates its responsibilities to more than one Sub-Adviser, the Investment Adviser shall be responsible for assigning to each Sub-Adviser that portion of the assets of the Portfolio for which the Sub-Adviser is to act as Sub-Adviser, subject to the approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors. 3. To the extent that any obligations of the Investment Adviser or any Sub-Adviser require any service provider of the Fund or Portfolio to furnish information or services, such information or services shall be furnished by the Fund’s or the Portfolio’s service providers directly to both the Investment Adviser and any Sub-Adviser.

  • Management Board The Management Board is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Integrated Service. Its functions and terms of references are set out in Schedule 3 Part I to this Agreement.