VASGBI committee membership
10th January 2010
Dear Member
We are seeking nominations from interested members of the Society who wish to serve on the Committee.
Any society member is permitted by the Constitution to serve a maximum of two three year terms on the committee. To ensure continuity not all places on the committee become available at once. There are two places available for election in 2010 due to retirement from the committee of Chairman Jonathan Thompson and Secretary Gerry Danjoux.
Members wishing to seek election to the committee need to be proposed and seconded by other Society members. If interested please download and complete the appropriate form(s) here. The closing date for applications will be 12th March 2010. Each application must be accompanied by a 200 word resume which should include the nominee’s past achievements and their future ambitions for the Society. Completed applications/nominations must be returned to the society secretary at the following address:
Mrs Jane Heppenstall
c/o 27 Glenwood Crescent,
Sheffield
S35 1YU
Below is an overview of roles of committee members to aid you in your decision-making. This document was recently approved by the existing committee.
Completed forms should be returned to Jane Heppenstall at the above address.
Dr G Danjoux
Honorary Secretary VASGBI
Roles of Committee members of VASGBI
- Attend a minimum of 2/3rds of committee meetings during any 3 year tenure. This would equate to presence at a minimum of 6 meetings.
- Attend all Annual Scientific meetings over 3 year period. Absence should only be under exceptional circumstances and agreed with the society Chairman.
- All committee members should play an active role in committee activities. The Chairman, Hon Secretary and Treasurer have specific defined roles, as do the subcommittee chairs. However, other duties (including responses to requests from outside the Society) which may fall outside the remit of these roles require consideration. It is a reasonable expectation that the workload from these additional duties generated on behalf of the VASGBI should be distributed evenly amongst the rest of the committee.
- For further work “above and beyond” expected duties, other committee members should be prepared to assist as required. Such work should be agreed openly at committee meetings.
All work undertaken on behalf of the committee is non-remunerated; however certain expenses as agreed can be claimed.
