Qualifications to serve as a Committee Member include: (1) Associate or Active membership in the Society, (2) commitment to the goals of the Society, (3) experience or interest in the Committee’s area of responsibility and (4), most importantly, a willingness to work and serve the needs of the membership.
If you are interested in serving on a Committee, please submit a Letter of Interest and a current curriculum vita to the Administrative Office by February 1. Current committee members whose terms of office expire must also submit a Letter of Interest if they wish to be considered for reappointment.
Candidates will be selected based upon their qualifications and stated interest. Candidates will be selected by the President in consultation with the Committee Chair. New committee members will be notified by May and will assume their positions at the close of the Annual Business Meeting in September.
January, 2006
Dear Member:
I am taking this opportunity to inform the Membership that the terms of office for a number of committee members will expire in September. A term of Office is three years.
Qualifications to serve as a Committee Member include: (1) Associate or Active membership in the Society, (2) commitment to the goals of the Society, (3) experience or interest in the Committee’s area of responsibility and (4), most importantly, a willingness to work and serve the needs of the membership.
A list of Committee Activities and vacancies is attached. Current committee members whose terms of office expire must also submit a Letter of Interest if they wish to be considered for reappointment. Committee members, except those persons on the Editorial Board, may serve only two consecutive terms on a given committee. A minimum of one year must elapse before seeking appointment for that particular committee again.
If you are interested in filling one of the vacancies and serving on a Committee, please submit a Letter of Interest and a current curriculum vita to me at the above address by February 1.
The Letter of Interest must include all of the following information.
- Committee(s) of Interest
- Number of years as an APS Member
- Name, Degree
- Title
- Employer
- Address
- City/State/Zip
- Work Telephone Number
- Home Telephone Number
- Signature, Date
In addition, all candidates for a Committee appointment must provide the following information:
- Describe your professional activities in the field of SCI and your qualifications to serve on a APS Committee.
- Describe any previous experience you may have had on the APS Board of Directors, Committee(s) or Annual Conference Faculty.
Candidates will be selected based upon their qualifications and stated interest. Candidates will be selected by the President in consultation with the Committee Chair. New committee members will be notified by May 1 and will assume their positions at the close of the Annual Business Meeting in September.
Members may submit Letters of Interest for appointment to a Society Committee and for a BOD position. Please consider this opportunity to take an active role in our Society.
Sincerely,
Indira S. Lanig, MD
President
