Nominating

Nominating

The Nominating Committee reviews all applications and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee seeks to maintain gender, geographical and specialty balance.

The Nominating Committee is appointed annually by the Board and shall consist of one other elected officer, at least two other board members and at least two regular members of the society who are not board members. The regular members of the Nominating Committee shall not be eligible to be nominated to the Board while serving on the committee. The Nominating Committee has the following responsibilities:

Assess the current composition of the board and begin to identify potential board members. Identify strengths and gaps in the board (both current and future).
Assemble a confidential, cumulative list of prospective board members from nominations received by the membership, the board, committees and nominating committee members.
Hold a teleconference meeting for the purposes of reviewing all nominations and compiling a slate for presentation to the board.
Present the slate of nominees to the board for approval.
The Committee also selects recipients of the annual awards program.