Here is your chance to get more involved with ICPHSO!

To ensure we continue the momentum of great committee member work in our Strategic Planning Committees, we are seeking Member Participation for Volunteer Committee Positions and Future Leadership Opportunities.

If you ever wanted to be more involved with ICPHSO, here is a great way to contribute.

We are continuing to operate under ICPHSO's current 5-year strategic plan (2020-2025), which includes a number of initiatives and associated committees where you may wish to take an active role. In parallel, we are actively developing the next strategic plan for 2026 and beyond, which may present additional opportunities for engagement.

Committee members are asked to consider the initiatives and make recommendations on how best to achieve the goals of the committees they serve.

Strategic Plan Initiatives/Committees are:

• Membership Development: Have an engaged and knowledgeable member base that includes all stakeholder groups. Look at providing additional member benefits and explore options for expanding membership categories.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Engaging a broad range of stakeholders has consistently been shown to drive the strongest product safety outcomes. Ensuring representation across all sectors remains a core pillar of ICPHSO, while also creating opportunities to bring in new talent, skills, and perspectives. We are focused on initiatives that deliver meaningful, year-round value to our stakeholders.

• Webinar Content: Responsible for shaping ICPHSO's educational webinar program by identifying timely, relevant topics that resonate with members across all sectors of product safety. The committee will curate well-rounded sessions that incorporate diverse stakeholder perspectives—including regulators, industry, academia, consumer advocates, and solution providers—with a strong focus on emerging hazards, regulatory trends, and evolving risks. This group will work collaboratively to identify and recruit knowledgeable speakers, ensure balanced and practical content, and build an annual webinar calendar that delivers consistent, year-round value to ICPHSO members.

• Committees & Governance: Committees shape the foundation under which ICPHSO operates and governance must remain relevant and updated in today’s environment.

• Communication: Communication between ICPHSO and its stakeholders is an integral part of ICPHSO.

• Annual Symposium Student Mentorship: Develop guidelines for future students and look at the potential to expand the mentorship program to include recently hired product safety professionals and assist in the implementation of these programs. 

• International Symposium Student Mentorship: A student mentorship program specific to the International Symposium.

Committee members serve with terms of one to two years, depending on the needs of the committee. Leadership roles within committees may have extended terms.

Committees are expected to convene at least quarterly, with the possibility of more frequent meetings at the discretion of the current chair.

Space for committee participation is limited. If you are an ICPHSO member interested in contributing to the organization’s future, please complete the linked form by April 30, 2026.

If you are not currently an ICPHSO member or have let your membership lapse but plan to renew or activate your membership if selected for a committee, please indicate this when submitting the committee application form.

We will notify applicants regarding the status of their participation after reviewing all submissions and assessing committee vacancies. Thank you for your ongoing support of ICPHSO.

Should you have any questions, please contact Marc Schoem at info@icphso.org.