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Section II.  Action Committee Chairs

A.            Selection of Chairs.   One (1) Chair for each Action Committee shall be selected at the Annual Meeting as specified in the Constitution and Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 10.

B.            Responsibilities of the Chair.  The Chair of each Action Committee shall function as an administrator and information source for each Action Committee. Their responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

1.             Representing the interests of their individual Action Committees to the Board of Trustees; (2003)

2.             Attendance at the meetings of the Board of Trustees when the budget and strategic priorities are discussed and otherwise as deemed necessary by the President and Vice President for Programming; (2003)

3.             Attendance at two (2) general meetings of the Action Committees, in conjunction with meetings of the Board of Trustees, as well as two (2) meetings of the Executive Board of the Action Committees;

4.             Developing a budget and resource allocation scheme for the committee prior to the first meeting of the Executive Board of the Action Committees, and assuring that these guidelines are adhered to; (2004)

5.             Solicitation and editing of materials for newsletters and The New Physician;

6.             Reporting to the Board of Trustees both orally and in writing at each general meeting the status of all Action Committee Projects;

7.             Submission of a final report to the House of Delegates, detailing the accomplishments of the Action Committee throughout the year;

8.             Communication with Action Committee Coordinators in a timely fashion;

9.             Coordinating all activities of the Action Committee for the Annual Meeting, including speakers and programming time;

10.           Bringing forward all views of members to the Board of Trustees

11.           Attendance at Strategic Planning meetings of the Board of Trustees. (1998)

12.           Sitting on committees of the Board of Trustees, as deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees. (1998)

13.           Attendance at the Chapter Officers Conference and coordination of all activities and programs related to their Action Committee at the Chapter Officers Conference. (2004)

14.           Disseminating relevant and timely information regarding upcoming projects to the Regional Programming Coordinator for publicity to local AMSA chapters. (2005)