1. The host organization of the Member Economy will normally be the national authority for the regulation of medical devices. 

2. The host organization of the Member Economy will work together with its local industry association to promote the event locally. The host organization will be asked to provide a 
Guest-of-Honour to grace and officiate the opening of the event. 

3. GHWP, through the GHWP Secretariat, will form an GHWP Organizing Committee to steer the event and plan the event's overall agenda and programmes including sourcing for speakers and/or trainers. The GHWP Organizing Committee comprises committee members nominated by the GHWP Secretariat, the host organization and its local industry association and other Member Economies. The GHWP Organizing Committee will convene regularly principally through teleconference calls. 

4. The Meetings of GHWP and/or its Technical Committee and the various programmes for the event will be entirely self-funded by the hosting member economy.  GHWP will provide a seed fund to the hosting economy for managing cashflow, on a request basis. GHWP Administration Services Limited (ASL), through the GHWP Secretariat, will review the seed fund request, meeting budget, meeting registration and sponsorship income estimation and ASL financial status by the moment the request is received, and decide the seed fund amount. Each delegate shall pay his share of the cost for attending the event.  Cost of any pre- and post-event local tours arranged outside the event’s programme shall be borne by individual delegate.

5. Member Economy's host organization and the local industry association will undertake to manage the following services and support: 

This GUIDANCE document was revised and endorsed at the 18th GHWP Annual Meeting. Download the full GUIDANCE document below.

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