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Membership & Representation

  Currently, KCCI has 70 regular members and 35 special councilors.
KCCI's regular members refer to local Chambers which are established in major cities as the representative economic body of the region that they are based in. The local chambers maintain a close relationship with KCCI.
Meanwhile, special members are leading business firms and organizations representing all lines of business.
These regular and special members participate in KCCI activities through the Councils and Committees, whose membership is selected from among themselves.


 
  The highest representation body of KCCI, the General Council, is composed of 70 regular members and 35 special councilors that are selected from the special members.
The General Council draws conclusive decisions on issues that are most important to KCCI, including (a) revision of the articles of incorporation, (b) annual business plan and budget, (c) presentation of important recommendations to the government on commerce and industry, (d) settlements of accounts, and so on.
The General Council is held in February regularly, and also whenever deemed necessary.


 
  KCCI established the Standing Council to administer the execution and implementation of the decision made at the General Council. The Standing Council makes ruling on important issues that pertains to operation of KCCI, including (a) agenda entrusted by the General Council, (b) change of the Secretariat structure, and so on. The Standing Council meeting is convened whenever deemed necessary.


 
  KCCI has a total of 9 specialized committees including Taxation & Finance, Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation, Industrial Relations & Human Resources Development, Distribution & Logistics, Environment and Safety, International Business, Small & Medium Enterprises and Seoul Economy, Business Ethics.
The purposes of these committees are to collectively reflect the demands of members whose interests may vary and also to assist the General and Special Councils in discussing current issues.
To this end, each committee has its membership constituted such a way so that it can carry out its role of representing the opinions of their sector and businesses most effectively.
Activities of these special committees include (a) reviewing government policies, (b) gathering member's opinion on every issue and (c) making proposals to the government based on such.
Meanwhile, these activities are very important to the Chamber in that the basic direction of the Chamber's projects are determined according to the policy directions taken by the members at the meetings of committees.