Before you start filling in this form, please READ THIS CAREFULLY.

You might as well collect the answers with your group using this document, before you fill in the form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18LxJJPutjg6wOchnDnWGA3bmVcQKsqbx8y8T0yrGpkI/edit?usp=sharing

This form serves the following functions: 

For new groups: 

- it is a self-diagnostic tool for a group or organisation interested in becoming a Transition Hub 

- it starts the process of a Hub being accepted into the Hubs Group and helps determine their rights and responsibilities in qualifying as Emerging Hub 

For existing Hubs: 

- it is a self-diagnostic tool for Hubs to assess the range of functions they provide to help catalyse and support Transition in their territory 

- it provides the framework for a regular “Hub health check” process that enables Hubs to assess how they are developing and for this information to be shared with the Hubs Group 

For the Hubs Group: 

- It provides a more structured process for bringing in new Hubs 

- It clarifies the rights and responsibilities of Hubs as they evolve 

To begin the process of joining the Hubs Group, a new group or organisation should complete this form. The Boundaries role of the Hubs Heart Circle (currently being held by Filipa Pimentel - filipapimentel@transitionnetwork.org) will look at the information you sent and invite the group for a friendly meeting to go through the information provided, to clarify any doubts from both sides, and to explore how best the international supporting system could support the applicant HubPlease inform the local members that have been named - 5 initiatives in the territory which you identified in the application will be contacted and asked for an endorsement, confirming the legitimacy of the group.

The Hubs Heart Circle (HHC) will review the self-assessment information and decide whether the group is: 

- a Transition Hub with full rights and responsibilities within the Hubs Group (which will be recognised by an MoU between the Hub and the Hubs Group); or 

- an Emerging Hub which is eligible to join the Hubs Group; or 

- a group which does not yet meet the criteria for membership of the Hubs Group (the HHC may suggest areas where further development is needed). 

Once Hubs are established, they will be encouraged to review the self-assessment when there are changes in the Hub which feel important to report.