Members of the Advisory Council must currently be a full-time middle school or high school teacher whose primary teaching responsibilities are in the field of social studies. If you are appointed to serve on the Advisory Council, you will share the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the council. Your obligations shall include but are not limited to: disseminating information to local chapters in your regions, encouraging and stimulating active chapters, and encouraging the formation of new chapters while you serve in full capacity of the organization. While most work is done online, there is a three-year commitment to attend one "face-to-face" meeting that takes place each year at the NCSS Annual Conference.