##### [BitShares Committee Member Candidacy: John Robert](https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=26758.0)
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John Robert is running to be a member of the BitShares Committee

_"As a reminder: the Committee is approved by stakeholders and formally tasked with setting policy for the BitShares blockchain:"_

- Transaction and trading fees
- Blockchain parameters, such as block size, block interval;
- Referral and vesting parameters such as cash back percentage and vesting periods.

More [details about John Robert can be found in the announcement](https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=26758.0)