Subcommittee Name: Inter-organizational Resource Information Coordinating Council (IRICC),
May 4, 1995
Purpose: The Inter-organizational Resource Information Coordinating Council (IRICC) is
established as a subcommittee to the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee to develop a
seamless, current, and accessible information network to support ecosystem management. The
subcommittee provides advice and guidance in the coordination of ecosystem information
management efforts and plans among participating organizations including: policy direction,
identification of key data sets, formulation of standards, establishment of data management
priorities, applications, and data maintenance. IRICC will report directly to the IAC, in
cooperation with Regional Ecosystem Office (REO ), and will be
expected to provide policy recommendations to the IAC on all information management
priorities which cross agency jurisdictions.
Scope: The scope of IRICC's activities includes policy definition to enhance joint interests in the
collection, management, and use of resource information and data, including: joint data
policies,
technical standards, data specifications, inventories, non-spatial and spatial data, analysis
methodologies, and applications for ecosystem management. IRICC's information management
includes support for implementation of the NW Forest Plan, the Endangered Species Act, National
Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, Federally Reserved Rights, and other applicable
direction pursuant to ecosystem management in the Northern California, Oregon, and Washington.
IRICC will coordinate with other inter-organizational information management efforts.
Membership: Current members of IRICC will continue. Additional, IAC members
organizations
not currently represented on the subcommittee may nominate a representative. Representatives are
expected to provide the necessary coordination and communication with their organization, have a
comprehensive understanding of the organization's resource issues and needs, and a working
knowledge of information resource management principles and concepts.
Meeting Schedule: IRICC meetings are open and encourage broad participation.
Meetings are held approximately every 6 weeks. Conference calls occasionally replace meetings.
Pre-work for discussion topics will be distributed the week prior to meetings. Meeting notes will be
distributed the week following. Actions will be documented in an IRICC record and reported to
the IAC. The IRICC website will be used to schedule meetings, publish
meeting notes, list reports and project team products, and provide a means for members to
comment on issues.
Leadership: IRICC will elect a chair from among its members. The Chair will be expected to
serve as a coordinator and project manager, in support of IRICC objectives as determined by
IAC. Nominations and election of the chairperson will be made at the first regularly schedule
meeting of the fiscal year. Election will be by simple majority vote of members. Voting may be done
in person or by telephone. Term of office will be 1-year. A steering committee comprised of the
chair, the executive secretary, and a subset of IRICC members will meet on a more frequent basis
than the entire IRICC membership to ensure projects are moving forward, set meeting agendas,
and raise issues for IRICC resolution.
Project Teams: The IRICC will create working groups on an
"as needed" basis.
Funding: Organizations are responsible for covering all costs associated with subcommittee
activities.
Subcommittee Voting Members: