The Membership Committee is a permanent GKP Working Committee. It comprises a maximum of nine (9) member organisations, as follows:

• A maximum of eight (8) elected Regional Coordinators; and
• One (1) Executive Committee member who serves as Chair.

The GKP Secretariat is an ex-officio member of the Membership Committee.

In close collaboration with the GKP Secretariat, the Membership Committee is responsible for:

• Deciding on membership questions in accordance with the Governance Document;
• Advising the Executive Committee on membership matters and proposing respective GKP activities;
• Leading the recruitment of interested and like-minded organisations to participate in the work of the GKP within the framework of the Governance Document and instructions reached with the Executive Committee;
• Reporting to the Executive Committee on its work.

Source: Membership Committee , GKP Governance Document