The Offshore Activities Steering Committee is established by the following provisions of the
SNAME Bylaws:
D3‑5. Planning and Policy Committees
(f) Offshore Activities Steering Committee The Committee shall oversee and provide support and coordination for the Society’s presence and activities related to and associated with the annual OTC (Offshore Technology Conference). The Committee Chair shall be appointed by the President of SNAME to serve a term of no longer than six years. The offshore Activities Steering Committee shall consist of at least six members with the grade of Fellow, Member, Associate Member or Affiliate, who have knowledge of the offshore industry-related activities in general and of the Society’s involvement with the OTC in particular. Ex-officio members of the Committee shall be the SNAME appointee to the OTC Board of Directors, the Chair of the SNAME OTC Program sub-committee, the Chair of the Offshore T&R Committee, the Chair of the SNAME Texas Section, and the SNAME Chair of the International Student Offshore Design Competition Committee. Membership in the Steering Committee will be extended and encouraged outside the Texas Section. The Committee shall develop the annual budget for SNAME participation at OTC, and administer the budget as approved by Council. The Committee shall also provide recommendations to the Council and Executive Committee for policy guidelines for carrying out the OTC activities of the Society.