With all respect here, I don't think you need to create a formal steering committee if there's a consensus of this group that, for purposes of planning, a designated number of people come together on this for this purpose. If everybody agrees, that's a useful way of moving forward. I don't think you have to create a precedent or anything else; you just have to have agreement amongst the committee.
On May 8th, 2007. See this statement in context.