We invite all researchers to actively contribute to the content on the openfnirs website. The simplest way is to engage in the openfnirs forum. Also, if you have an fNIRS resource that is openly accessible to others, be it software or hardware or something else, please let us know and we will link to it from openfnirs. We are also happy to create pages on openfnirs and give you edit permission for those pages for describing your resource. In special circumstances, we can create a sub-domain of openfnirs for your resource for you to manage, such as opennirs.openfnirs.org.
Policies
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of between 2 to 5 members. The Executive Committee oversees the financial well-being of the website and have final authority of what material is supported on the website. Each member serves a two year term that is renewable with majority consent of Executive Committee and the board. There is no limit to the number of renewals. New members of the Executive Committee are invited by current members of the Executive Committee from the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is listed on the Who We Are Page.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors are actively contributing to the growth of the openfnirs website by recruiting new Leading Contributors, initiating new activities and supporting continuing activities. The Board consists of a minimum of 5 and maximum of 10 members. The total number of Directors is determined by the Executive Committee and will fluctuate depending on the needs of the website. Members of the Executive Committee are part of the Board of Directors. All Leading Contributors are eligible to be elected to the Board for a two year renewable term. Elections will occur as needed as determined by a majority of the Executive Committee. All Community Contributors, Leading Contributors and Board of Directors are eligible to vote. The Board of Directors is listed on the Who We Are Page.
Leading Contributors
Leading Contributors are actively adding and supporting content on the openfnirs website that is driving traffic to the website. Examples include:
– Adding and maintaining pages on the website such as the FRESH Project, the ninjaNIRS Project and the BIDS-fNIRS Server.
– Open, moderate and actively support a forum on openfnirs such as the Homer Forum and the Glossary Project Forum.
The final decision of who is recognized as a leading contributor is determined by majority opinion of the Board of Directors. Leading contributors are listed on the Who We Are Page.
Community Contributors
Community Contributors are making fNIRS resources openly available to the community and have either self-identified themselves to or been identified by the openfnirs Board of Directors. The final decision of who is recognized as a contributor is determined by majority opinion of the Board of Directors. Community Contributors are listed on the Who We Are Page.