Fellow IVACS Members:
The SIVB Nominations Committee is seeking candidates for the IVACS officer positions for the next election. The IVACS Officer positions include: Chair, Co-Chair Membership, Co-Chair Meeting, and Secretary. A description of these positions and the associated responsibilities are as indicated in the bylaws.
Chair – The Chair is responsible for general administration of the IVACS section and coordinates with the SIVB Board of Directors. Additionally, the Chair will represent IVACS on the SIVB Finance, Development, Nominating and Long Range Planning Committees and will coordinate the IVACS annual meeting.
Vice-Chair (Program) – The Vice-Chair (Program) is responsible for all aspects of the scientific and social program for the annual meeting and will appoint a committee to assist in session development and fund-raising. The Vice-Chair (Program) will convene preliminary planning at the annual meeting and coordinate sessions, conveners and speakers for symposia, plenary and poster sessions. The Vice-Chair (Program) will coordinate activities of other program committee members to attract sponsorship for sectional symposia and to implement other fund-raising activities. The Vice-Chair will work with the Chair to plan the IVACS annual meeting and with the Plant Biotechnology counterpart to plan the SIVB social event.
Vice-Chair (Membership) – The Vice-Chair (Membership) is responsible for all sectional activities designed to sustain, recruit and recognize its membership. Specific duties include working with the SIVB Secretariat to ensure accurate contact information for IVACS members, with the Education and Membership committees to advocate and implement programs to recruit new members and to enhance student relations, with the Awards and Recognition Committee to nominate IVACS meritorious candidates, and with the editors to SIVB reports to communicate sectional issues to the IVACS membership.
Secretary – The Secretary functions in both recording and corresponding functions. The Secretary is responsible for recording minutes from the IVACS annual meeting and communicating them to the IVACS membership. The Secretary is also responsible for IVACS communications, such as sectional inputs to SIVB reports and other activities to ensure that membership is informed of recent and upcoming activities.
If you are interested in running for one of the IVACS officer positions please contact me at mfayxx@midwestern.edu.
Michael J. Fay
IVACS Chair
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