ISSHA Committees
| Name | Chair & Members | Goals | Tasks |
| Statutes and Bylaws |
I. Jenkinson J. Lewis | Update Statutes and ISSHA's definition, objectives, rules and statement of global organization |
i) Keep an open dialogue with ISSHA Council and membership to compile suggested amendments to improve/update current statutes. ii) Prepare amended drafts for voting before ISSHA General Assembly |
| Committee on Elections |
K. Rengefors B. Reguera | Solicit nominations from the membership for the new Executive |
i) Prepare circular soliciting nominations 1 year before elections (every four years) and send reminders before deadline; ii) Contact nominees to get their acceptance, and prepare the list for election. iii) Prepare circular for voting on new Executive and Council members. iv) Compile results of elections to be presented at the next ISSHA general Assembly. |
| Committee on Membership | B. Reguera | Increase membership numbers; retain existing members | This is a permanent activity. Includes preparation of posters on the Society, its dissemination at national, regional and international meetings and conferences; circulars to old members that did not renew their membership and to potential new ones, etc. |
| Committee on Finances |
N. Lundholm A. Kremp; B. Reguera |
Make decisions on fundraising for the Society (e.g. student travel and Yasumoto awards); Review the costs of projects that the Society wishes to undertake; Examine and approve costs of the International Conferences on harmful Algae (ICHA) and of Executive / Council meetings; Act as an oversight committee for how ISSHA funds are spent. |
i) ISSHA auction: prepare circulars, at least 6 months before the conference, to collect donations for the auction at the ICHA Conference, and advertise goods that will be available. ii) Contact potential sponsors, at least 1.5 years before the ICHA, to secure funds for travel awards. iii) Explore any other possibilities that—besides publications, membership fees and auctions—may constitute a financial source for the Society. |
| Committee on Conference Programme |
B. Reguera G. Hallegraef K. Chung Ho R. Horner L. Mackenzie A. Kremp |
Liaise with the local organizing committee to produce the conference plan, budget and program; Assist with conference fundraising; Establish a mechanism for deciding on conference venues and registration fees |
i) Assist the ICHA organizer, as part of the Scientific Steering Committee, to prepare a scientifically balanced conference programme. ii) Contact potential donors for the conference. iii) Implement the designed mechanism to accept offers of potential venues for the Conference iv) Organize ISSHA members voting for the venue after the next one (in 4 years time) |
| Committee on Achievement Awards | J. Martin
R. Horner (co-Chair) | Establish/revise existing rules of procedures and direct the procedure for: i) Yasumoto Lifetime Award ii) Young Scientist Award iii) Maureen Keller Award for best student presentations |
i) Solicit nominations for the established awards (Yasumoto, Young Scientist) from ISSHA membership; ii) Revise criteria for each award; post the criteria on the ISSHA website; iii) Compile nominations and prepare lists of eligible candidates to be voted on by the Council; iv) Solicit biographies of award winners and post past winners on the ISSHA website; v) Liaise with the ICHA conference local organizers to have list of students and abstracts available at least 1.5 months before the conference vi) Recruit ISSHA members and other scientists attending the conference to become judges for the Student Presentation Awards. vii) Liaise with the Finance Committee in order to obtain the financial awards and decide on the type of award to be given |
| Committee on Travel Awards | C. Odebercht A. Kremp; B. Reguera; G. Hallegraeff & K.Chung Ho
| Find funding sources; raise funds; distribute funds for international travel to the conferences for students, postdocs, and scientists from developing countries |
i) Liaise with conference organizers to advertise and prepare forms for travel funding applications ii) Compile applications, 6 months before the conference (or after deadline for abstract presentations) and organize them for distribution between other members of the committee iii) Organize selection of granted experts according to established criteria and funds available. |
| Committee on Publications and Dissemination | G.Hallegraeff
S. Bates C.Tomas | Oversee the proposed or existing publications of the Society (Harmful Algae News affiliation, journal affiliation, conference proceedings, ISSHA website, special publications) |
i) Review suitability of proposed material to become an ISSHA publication; ii) Special support to the edition of Conference Proceedings; iii) Support ISSHA Secretary in the compilation of attractive dissemination material for the web site |
| Ad hoc Committee on Special Projects | A. Zingone
H.Enevoldsen |
Support and implement research projects and programmes linked to the study of harmful algae; Encourage the participation and training of students in the study of harmful algae | An ongoing special project on HAB-MAP (A. Zingone, H. Enevoldsen, P. Tester) requires regional input from a good geographic representation of Council members. Any new initiative is welcome |
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