{"id":51,"date":"2025-05-06T17:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyneoncologyca.freestyledev.co.uk\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:49:40","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gyneoncologyca.freestyledev.co.uk\/fr\/membership\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;meettheteam&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#F5F5F5&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#003454&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; module_class=&#8221;pa-add-accordion-icon&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Your Title Goes Here&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display:none;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Your content goes here. 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Select leadership positions will require at least 2 years of experience on another committee. 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It is important that you are able to attend your committees\u2019 meetings. The meeting requirements will be made available in the position description of an opening. A committee member who does not uphold their responsibilities or misses 2 meetings without a reasonable explanation will be asked by the Chair to resign from the committee. 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