ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE The Conference’s research and the resulting recommendations are conducted through the Administrative Conference Project Process. The process includes: gathering and selecting ideas for a project, getting Council approval for a project, selecting the researcher for a project, having the researcher’s report considered by a committee, having the selected committee formulate a recommendation, having a committee’s recommendation considered by the Council and then the full Conference membership, and activities to get an official Conference recommendation implemented.
The agency has a history of collaborating with researchers whose work has proven indispensable to the core of the Conference’s mission. Over 371 individuals have contributed the Conference’s mission of engaging in research that addresses the use of science, ensures data quality and performance evaluation. Notable past Conference researchers include Justices Breyer and Scalia.
The graphic shown below illustrates and describes the steps involved in preparing a recommendation.
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