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> Finance and Legal Committee

Chair: President Elect

Members include the Treasurer (ex officio); others drawn from active members. Non-board members serve 2 year terms with half of these members up for replacement or renewal of appointment per year.

  1. Reviews financial policies, makes recommendations for changes as needed
  2. Proposes an investment plan for the organization’s reserve fund
  3. Oversees activities of Treasurer
  4. Reviews problems and questions regarding financial or legal issues and offers resolutions

 
> Fundraising

Chair: President Elect

Membership: Site Host, Program Director, Program Director -Elect, Treasurer (ex officio)

  1. Develops and executes fundraising campaign for annual educational meeting

 
> Bylaws Committee

Chair: Past President

Membership: drawn from the active members

  1. Reviews Bylaws for accuracy in content; proofreads Bylaws
  2. Solicits Board members for “stumbling blocks” that may require changes
  3. Reviews minutes of meetings for resolutions that need to be translated into Bylaws changes
  4. Makes recommendations to membership re: changes:
    • match with practice
    • simplicity
    • clarity of language
  5. Provides appropriate notification to membership regarding recommended changes to be discussed at upcoming annual meeting.

 
> Nominating Committee

Chair: Past President

Members: drawn from active members

  1. Draws up a slate of nominations for Board member openings to be presented to the members at the annual business meeting

 
> Travel Assistance

Chair and 2 additional members drawn from active members; the Treasurer is also an ex officio member of this committee

  1. Review all applications to the Travel Assistance Program for the annual educational meeting
  2. Make recommendations to the Treasurer for disbursement of funds to applicants per the Policies for Financial and Legal Operations

 
> Site Selection

Chair and 2-3 members drawn from the active members

  1. Determines potential active member Site Hosts for annual meeting
  2. Polls membership for preference of meeting location identified with potential Site Hosts
  3. Recommends final location to the Board

 
> Communications Committee

Chair: Member-at-Large (Newsletter)

Members to include the Webmaster

  1. Recommends best uses of the newsletter and website for the exchange of information, and for communication to and among organization members
 
> Institutional Profile Committee

Chair and 2-3 members: drawn from the active members

  1. Develop the content requirements, format, and member questionnaire for the biannual Institutional Profile report.
  2. Work with AAAP Board and members and other organizations such as AMSPDC to develop benchmarking indicators to be included with other Institutional Profile data.
  3. Collate and organize replies into a user-friendly report to be distributed to members; arrange for the distribution of the report to members.