The Arthroscopy Association of Canada (AAC) will be holding open nominations for executive positions.
General Policies:
- The nominee must be a member of the COA.
- Nominators must be members of the COA.
- Self-nominations will not be accepted.
- Close relation (eg. spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent, or child) nominations will not be accepted.
- Nominations must be submitted through the following link:
https://goo.gl/forms/NjrpfOfhRfdPH1Vm1
The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 28, 2017 at 12:00 PM EST.
A vote for executives will be held at the 2017 COA Meeting in Ottawa.
The positions open for nomination are as follows:
President
The President of the Association shall, when present, preside at Members’ and Executives’ meetings and shall be charged, subject to the authority of the Executives, with the general supervision of the affairs of the Association. The President may be the custodian of all or some of the books, papers, records, documents and other instruments belonging to the Association.
VP Industry Relations
The VP Industry Relations shall bear responsibility for the liaison between the Association and industry representatives. He or she shall play a significant role in establishing, and securing, industry sponsorship for the Association. The VP Industry Relations shall manage industry outreach and maintain consistent, and positive relationships with relevant industry representatives in all regions of Canada (Eastern, Central, Western). He or she shall attend all Executives’ and Members’ meetings.
VP Education
The VP Education shall bear responsibility for planning, organizing, and directing the educational needs of the Association. He or she shall educate, encourage, and retain membership of the Association. The VP Education shall promote the Association and assist in Association meeting organization. He or she shall attend all Executives’ and Members’ meetings.
VP Research
The VP Research shall promote and facilitate research activities within the Association. He or she shall implement strategic plans to support a rich research environment, collaborate with potential research funders to enhance available resources, and promote mobilization of knowledge gained through the Association’s research. The VP research shall seek to enhance the reputation of the Association through the excellence of the research conducted by the Association’s members. He or she shall report directly to the President, and shall bear responsibility for the Association’s growth, development, and promotion of a broad range of research activities. The VP research shall attend all Executives’ and Members’ meetings.
Secretary & Treasurer
The Secretary & Treasurer shall give all notices required to be given to Members, Executives, and auditors committees; he or she shall attend all Executives’ and Members’ meetings and shall enter or cause to be entered in books kept for that purpose minutes of all proceedings at such meetings and he or she shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Executives. The Secretary & Treasurer may be the custodian of all or some of the books, papers, records, documents and other instruments belonging to the Association and shall see that full and accurate books of account are kept, in which shall be recorded all receipts and disbursements of the Association and, under the direction of the Executives, shall be responsible for controlling the deposit of money, the safekeeping of securities and the disbursement of funds of the Association. The Secretary & Treasurer shall render to the Executives when required, an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial position of the Association and he or she shall perform such other duties as the Executives or the President may from time to time prescribe.
Public Relations & Communications
The Public Relations & Communications executive shall hold responsibility for conveying the association’s internal and external communications. He or she shall connect the association with stakeholders, including but not limited to, industry representatives, the public, physicians, and government representatives. The Public Relations & Communications executive shall bear responsibility for all written and verbal materials for communication within the Association and externally. He or she will be responsible for maintenance of the Association website. The Public Relations & Communications executive shall attend all Executives’ and Members’ meetings and shall relay information from meetings as appropriate.
