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-# governance
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+# Governance
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+This repository contains governance documentation and information:
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+* [GOVERNANCE.md](./GOVERNANCE.md) contains the governance bylaws for the technical steering committee (TSC).
+* [COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md](./COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md) contains a guide for collaborators who have write access to the [lexicon-community/lexicon](https://github.com/lexicon-community/lexicon) repository.
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+[Governance Discussions](https://github.com/lexicon-community/governance/discussions) is used for announcements, technical steering committee activity, and governance discussions.
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+# Technical Steering Committee
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+* Nick Gerakines
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+# Current Project Team Members
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+* Nick Gerakines