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All officers must be full members of HFES.
Service begins at the Annual Meeting. The list of offices is as follows:
Chair (2-year term)
The TG chair has
overall responsibility to ensure that the group meets its minimum
requirements. The chair works with the HFES executive director in scheduling
the TG's annual business meeting and arranging other events; with the
newsletter editor regarding timing, content, distribution method, and cost
of newsletters; and with other officers to ensure that TG activities are
being carried out. The chair also represents the TG as a member of the
Council of Technical Groups.
Chair-Elect (1-year term)
The chair-elect
usually assists the current chair, though ultimate responsibility for the
TG's operation lies with the current chair. The current chair-elect will
move into the office of chair at the end of the chair's 2-year term.
Secretary-Treasurer (1-year term)
In some groups,
these offices are separated: one person is secretary and another is
treasurer. Although the secretary-treasurer may be responsible for the TG's
finances, the Operating Rules stipulate that this is ultimately the chair's
responsibility. Therefore, close coordination between these offices is
essential. All financial records (checkbook, bank statements, etc.) for TGs
are held in the HFES central office. Invoices should be sent to Lynn
Strother at the central office for payment.
Program Chair (1-year term)
In some TGs the
chair appoints this position; in others, the program chair is elected. The
program chair is responsible for overseeing the technical review of
proposals submitted for the HFES Annual Meeting. See Appendix E for detailed
guidelines in the "Handbook for Program Chairs."
Program Chair-Elect (1-year term)
The program
chair-elect may assist the program chair with the technical review of papers
for the annual meeting. The program chair-elect will move into the position
of program chair for the subsequent term.
Newsletter Editor (1-year term)
The newsletter
editor is responsible for producing at least two newsletters per year and
distributing them to TG members. The newsletter is the vital link between a
TG's officers and its members, and its quality and frequency are often
associated with members' level of satisfaction with their TG affiliation.
Web Master (1-year term)
The web master is
responsible for maintaining current information on the ATG website.
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