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Virtual Commons Policy

The Virtual Commons is a secure group collaboration system designated for members of the

various committees of Science Atlantic. Each committee has its own separate space in the

Virtual Commons. Only members of a Science Atlantic committee or relevant groups authorized

by the Executive Director have access to the Virtual Commons, so committee members should

not share their Virtual Commons link with non-members. The Virtual Commons page for each

individual committee provides information about the use of the group email system, a link to a

virtual meeting space for members of that committee, a link to shared documents that are

relevant to the group, access to the complete Science Atlantic directory, and access to the past

emails sent to the committee’s email group.

The Virtual Commons is intended to provide the information listed above and to act as a

platform for the Membership to communicate and share relevant content. Users of the Virtual

Commons should be aware that messages sent to the email group can be shared by other

recipients on the distribution list and, given this, should not share any private or sensitive

information. The content shared in a Virtual Commons group should be in keeping with the

subject matter of the committee at hand, and communication between members should be

professional and respectful.

Once individuals are no longer committee members, they will be removed from their Virtual

Commons group, unless otherwise requested by the committee chair.