CODE OF CONDUCT SECTION XVII - CODE OF CONDUCT iii.  Tournament Support Personnel Request for Hearing c.  Hearing Process and Timing i.  Notification of Hearing Time and Place Any Tournament Support Personnel charged with an offense for  which a sanction was levied may request a hearing before the Board  of Directors. The WTA must receive a request for a hearing within  twenty-one (21) days following notification to the Tournament  Support Personnel of the sanction. A Player or Tournament Support Personnel requesting a hearing  (as outlined in sub-Sections a.iii and b.iii above) shall be given at  least ten (10) days’ notice of the time and place of the hearing. Attendance at the appeal hearing is not mandatory. It is intended that the hearing requested take place as soon as  possible. If he/she wishes to shorten the time required for notice, the  Committee or Board of Directors will cooperate in good faith. At the hearing, he/she may call witnesses testifying on his/her behalf  and examine witnesses testifying against him/her. He/she may,  if he/she chooses, be represented by counsel at the hearing. The  Committee or Board of Directors may determine that an interpreter  is required in the interest of fairness. If so, they may retain such  person at the expense of the WTA. The Committee or Board of  Directors, as appropriate, shall make a determination, which shall be  supported by written findings. ii.  Hearing Procedures d.  Meetings of the Committee e.  Notification of Decisions The Committee shall be scheduled to meet in person or by teleconference  at least two (2) times per year, at least one (1) meeting of which shall be  scheduled to be held outside the United States, unless there are no  matters scheduled to be heard at the time of any such meeting. All  expenses of the Committee shall be borne by the WTA. Within thirty (30) days of its decision, the Committee or Board of Directors  shall give written notice to the Player or Tournament Support Personnel  of its decision and the penalty to be imposed, if any, regardless of  296