# BIDS Steering Group
## Overview
The BIDS Steering Group is the independent community governance body for the [[BIDS]] specification, established in October 2019. It oversees the BEP (BIDS Extension Proposal) process, ratifies accepted proposals, maintains the specification, and sets the strategic direction for BIDS development.
## Connections
- Governs: [[BIDS]]
## Resources
- https://bids.neuroimaging.io/governance
- https://bids-specification.readthedocs.io (BIDS specification)
- https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification (specification repository)
- https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-extensions (BEP extension proposals)