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 Each Open Call is managed by a dedicated commission, typically composed of an odd number of members (usually 3, up to 5, 7, or 9 for complex or highly funded calls). The commission includes three main roles:
-* '''The Chair (President):''' Appointed by the Steering Committee, the Chair (gender-neutral) leads the commission. They are responsible for forming their team of evaluators, framing the call, setting meeting dates, and ensuring decisions are justified.
+* '''The Chair:''' Appointed by the Steering Committee, the Chair leads the commission. They are responsible for forming their team of evaluators, framing the call, setting meeting dates, and ensuring decisions are justified.
-* '''The Facilitator:''' Currently the Foundation Director (and later project assistants), the Facilitator assists the Chair. They handle formal communication: acknowledging receipt of contributions, explaining the rules of the game, and answering questions related to form (but not content).
+* '''The Facilitator:''' An assigned assistant (currently the Foundation Director, later project assistants) who assists the Chair. They handle formal communication: acknowledging receipt of contributions, explaining the rules, and answering questions related to form. The Facilitator operates on a specific allocated hour budget. To prevent overload during highly successful calls, they must notify the team when 50% and 75% of their allocated hours are consumed.
-* '''The Evaluators (Members):''' Selected by the Steering Committee or the Chair, these members are experts in the relevant field. They are ideally sensitive to open source culture, the commons, project management, and fair funding distribution.
+* '''The Evaluators (Members):''' Selected by the Steering Committee or the Chair, these members are experts in the relevant field. They must be aware, experienced, and strong adherents to three core pillars: the '''free licensing culture''' (for software and content), the '''cooperative social economy''', and '''direct democracy''' (for operational governance).
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 === The Chair ===
-The Chair has a small dedicated budget to communicate about the call within relevant networks. They can participate in defining the call and have the authority to reframe, complete, specify, and document the call to make it clearer. They propose and accept commission members.
+The Chair manages a modest communication budget intended to proactively and specifically inform relevant networks about the call (e.g., publishing the call, posting in forums and social networks, or creating a short video defining the challenge).
+The Chair can participate in defining the call and has the authority to reframe, complete, specify, and document the call to make it clearer. If the evaluation process reveals the need for deeper studies or clarifications, the Chair has the flexibility to request additional resources (time, money, expertise) or to announce that only a partial set of results will be achieved during the current cycle.
 The Chair has the obligation to justify the commission's choices. Their primary (though not exclusive) objective is to reach a consensus or consent among the evaluators, reducing polarized approaches as much as possible. If a consensus cannot be reached, the Chair must explicitly mention opposing views in the final decision.