The Nominations Committee or its spin-offs will manage the accelerator programs: 1) CI-Mentorship program, 2) Residency Fellows program, and 3) Midwest RCD Consortium Fellows program. Additionally, the Nominations Committee will develop and run a process for nominating new Steering Committee members.   We strive for diverse points of view on the steering committee.  Criteria for selection will thus include but not be limited to institutional diversity: geographic location and research category (Carnegie R1, R2, etc.) and individual diversity: senior, junior, student; expertise; population demographics representation.