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FICM Users Council.

TheNeutrals.ORG™'s advisory and governance body for practitioners, corporations, and institutions that use FICM-certified neutral services. The Council provides structured feedback, policy input, and peer representation in the governance of the FICM framework.

What the Users Council is

The voice of practitioners and users in FICM governance.

The FICM Users Council ensures that the development of the FICM certification framework, the INDS™ methodology, and TheNeutrals.ORG™ governance standards reflects the real-world experience of the practitioners and organisations who engage with them.

Council members are drawn from the TheNeutrals.ORG™ community — FICM-certified neutrals, General Counsel, corporate clients, and institutional users. They meet quarterly to review policy proposals, methodology updates, and certification standards before formal adoption.

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Council responsibilities
Review and advise on INDS™ methodology updates and sub-framework refinements
Provide practitioner feedback on certification standards and assessment processes
Advise on the development of new Academy programmes and training content
Represent user interests in the TheNeutrals.ORG™ Global Council governance process
Review and comment on proposed governance policy changes before adoption
Contribute to the TheNeutrals.ORG™ annual governance report and methodology review
Participate in the World Neutrals Summit Users Council session
Who joins the Council

Three membership categories.

Practitioner Members

FICM Certified Neutrals

Active FICM neutrals who bring front-line evaluation experience to Council discussions and methodology review.

User Members

Corporates & GC Offices

General Counsel, in-house legal teams, and corporate users who bring the perspective of organisations that commission neutral services.

Institutional Members

Associations & Bodies

Trade associations, professional bodies, and academic institutions with a stake in the development of ADR standards and methodology.

Apply for FICM Users Council membership.

Council membership is open to FICM-certified neutrals, corporate users, and institutional representatives. Apply through the governance team.