Composition

The Steering Committee is composed of 6 individual members, with 3 members being chosen by each of the Parties for a renewable term of 3 years, which may be revoked at any time by the same procedure.
The Steering Committee is chaired by a person chosen jointly by the Parties from among their representatives. By agreement between the Parties, the first appointed chair is Etienne Caniard, a representative of the Fondation Pour l'Audition, for the term of the Agreement.
The duties of members of the Steering Committee cease at the end of their term or upon death, resignation, termination of membership for ex officio members, revocation, or the normal or early termination of the Agreement.
If the position of one or more members becomes vacant for any reason, the Party that appointed the member provides for a replacement within 15 days for the remaining duration of the term.
The duties of members of the Steering Committee are performed without remuneration. Costs incurred in the performance of their tasks are reimbursed upon presentation of appropriate supporting documents, via a procedure with explicit limits for each type of expense; the corresponding amount is charged to the budget of the Hearing Institute.

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The Steering Committee is responsible for proposing to the relevant bodies of the Parties any recommendations regarding:

1. the prior approval of the development strategy drawn up and proposed by the Director, following the opinion of the Scientific Council, and the recruitment of new teams,

2. the prior definition of the policy and development strategy of the Hearing Institute, especially regarding the identification of sources of funding (industry partnerships, grants, fundraising, etc.),

3. supervision of the implementation of the Agreement and the use of resources,

4. discussions on the budget forecast of the Hearing Institute,

5. non-scientific (operational and administrative) monitoring of research conducted at the Hearing Institute,

6. the management of operational aspects related to the implementation of the Agreement,

7. the amicable settlement of internal operational difficulties,

8. the development and maintenance of relations with public bodies,

9. the development of guidelines, as necessary, to enable close cooperation in the distribution of tasks among the Parties as laid down in article 13,

10. the concerted development of the communication strategy for the Hearing Institute, especially its brand strategy, to ensure consistency with the respective strategies of the Institut Pasteur and the Fondation Pour l'Audition; guidelines for the implementation of this strategy,

11. the concerted development of the fundraising strategy among companies and individuals to ensure consistency with the respective strategies of the Institut Pasteur and the Fondation Pour l'Audition; guidelines for the implementation of this strategy,

12. the concerted development of the business development strategy.

The Steering Committee is informed of discussions within the Coordination Committee for the monitoring of the three-party agreement mentioned in section four and is consulted regarding the specifications applicable to the center for audiology research (CReA). It is also informed of any agreements signed with clinical research centers.
The Steering Committee is informed of discussions between the Institut Pasteur and the supervisory authority(ies) (at this stage Inserm) of the joint research unit. When setting out its position within the Steering Committee, the Institut Pasteur takes into account the position of these bodies which serve as supervisory authorities for the joint research unit. Should difficulties arise, it may convene a meeting between the Parties and the supervisory authorities of the joint research unit. A meeting is held at least once a year between the Institut Pasteur, the Fondation Pour l'Audition and the supervisory authority(ies) (at this stage Inserm) of the joint research unit.
A general progress review is to be carried out at least once a year by the Steering Committee with the aim of reaching agreement on the outlook for the coming years and the related economic impact, especially in terms of the costs of new recruitments.