Appointed by Section chairman or elected by Section membership for one-year term of office, extending from July 1 through June 30.
Accountable to Section governing board and Section vice chairman.
Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate (in conjunction with vice chairman) the technical programs for Section meetings.
- Make certain that technical programs cover the interests of the major portions of the Section members.
- Coordinate the requirements for meetings and other activities with the arrangements chairman.
- Ensure that the secretary distributes meeting notices to all Section members well in advance of each function.
- Coordinate field trips and plant visits that are part of the Section's activities. This should include transportation, plant security, personal safety measures, and letters of thanks to the host companies.
- Coordinate speakers' needs (travel, audio-visual aids, and hotel accommodations), introduce the speaker at the meeting, and write a "thank you" letter to the speaker.
- Prepare a written report of program activities for Section governing board meetings. If a special activity was unique and successful, make certain that the Section trustee reports this at the region board of trustees meeting so that other Sections can benefit from the effort.
Duties
July
- Develop a program of meetings, seminars, and other activities for the year that will be of interest to the Section members.
- Print and distribute to Section members the yearly calendar of Section activities with copies to Headquarters.
- Ensure that all region program chairmen are included on the Section mailing list for the purpose of program idea exchange.