The General Assembly is comprised of all cluster members and convenes at least once per year as well as at the request of its members. The voting members elect all Board members. They also decide on changes of the bylaws, policy matters regarding the internal allocation of funds, and resolutions regarding the cluster’s overall funding proposal submitted to the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Voting cluster member can be any researcher who is a member of University of Konstanz or MPI-AB and holds a doctoral degree. They must have demonstrated the ability to carry out independent research in the cluster’s areas of focus and be committed to aligning a substantial part of their individual scientific work with the objectives of the cluster. Researchers of UKON or MPI-AB with peripheral connections to collective behaviour may apply for non-voting affiliate membership.