The Technical and Scientific Committee

The Committee shall be responsible to the Board and shall be composed as follows:

  1. The President of the Assembly who shall be the Chairperson;
  2. The Chairpersons of national Language structures to be selected on a regional basis and in accordance with the rules and procedures of ACALAN;
  3. The Chairpersons of vehicular cross-border Language Commissions;
  4. Such specialists or representatives of institutions and organisations the advice of which may be useful to ACALAN;
  5. Representatives of African and International CSO as may be designated by the Board;
  6. The Executive Secretary

The functions of the Committee shall be as follows:

  1. Assist the Executive Secretary in the preparation of the programme of activities of ACALAN;
  2. Advise the Board and the Executive Secretary of specific technical matters brought to its attention;
  3. Advise on the implementation of the activities of ACALAN;
  4. Provide such advise as may be requested by the Board or by the Executive Secretary;
  5. Adopt its own Rules of Procedure.