This section collects decisions on the organisation of NIAC.
NIAC 2003: Ratified Terms of reference NIAC 2003: Approved method for ratifying new NeXus classes
NIAC 2004: Created the position of NeXus Techical Chair to oversee the NeXus-API and utilities
NIAC 2004: Process to construct instrument definitions by instrument editors: 1. Provide a schematic of the instrument 2. Write a brief outline of the purpose of the instrument. List DA/DR reduction packages for this instrument. Also list the information required for DA/DR including calibration data. 3. Ask DA/DR package maintainers for variables which should be in the file 4. Send the document to NIAC which will someone to create a XML description 5. Write a sample NeXus file 6. Test the file, repeating 4,5 for a number of times 7. Request ratification after testing
NIAC 2004: appoint editors for various types of instruments
NIAC 2006: The constitution will be changed to include the technical committee chair in the list of officers to be renewed at each annual meeting
NIAC 2006: The constitution will be changed to provide for a three year term limit for the position of chair and executive secretary.
NIAC 2007: NeXus to collaborate with imgCIF
NIAC 2007HMI: Created a Definition Release Manager role
NIAC 2008: change in meeting organisation: full NIAC meetings in NIAC years, code camps and email votes in between
NIAC 2010: term for all officers chnaged from 1 to 2 years, corresponding to the frequency of NIAC meetings.
NIAC 2012: NeXus guiding statements:
NIAC 2012 commitments
NIAC 2012: work as closely with PX and DECTRIS to get the EIGER detector into NeXus
NIAC 2012: Changes to base classes must be checked by Tech committe and put for a vote.
NIAC 2012: Terms length for officers to be 2 years. Executive officers can have only two terms.
NIAC 2014: Change constitution to agree with current terms (application definitions and base classes)
NIAC 2014: Remove procedures section from the constitution since it was not used.
NIAC 2014: Roberts Rule to be followed for setting the agenda