Administrative Committees




	Structure

	- Organisation chart

	- General Assembly

	- Board of Directors Bureau

	- Administrative committees

	- Regions

	- Scientific sections

	- Secretariat : staff

The Union is currently composed of three committees :

1. Nominating Committee

Objective : To identify members for vacant posts and for honorary members / medallists.

Tasks : Proposes :
1) candidates to fill each vacant position on the Board of Directors:

a) individual members (at least two candidates must be proposed for each vacant post) ;

b) names put forward by the regions ;
2) candidates for positions on the Bureau ;
3) nominees for honorary membership and recipients of medals.

2. Communications, Membership and Fundraising Committee

Objective : To support the work of the Union.

Tasks : Advises and guides the Board of Directors on strategies:
1) to promote the work of the Union;
2) to increase opportunities for fundraising;
3) to increase membership, and recommend policies on fee structure and requirements/ benefits of membership;
4) to establish and maintain external relationships with governments and non-governmental organisations.

3 Coordinating Committee of Scientific Activities

Objective : To oversee all scientific activities of the Union.
Tasks: Implemented by two sub-groups:

Sub-group 1 :
a) Review of scientific activities, projects, national and international courses and studies of the Union as to content, focus quality and ethical principles.

b) Review of the applications of Collaborating Centres. Each Collaborating Centre describes the details of the collaboration project in their application. Collaborating Centres can be designated for a specific period of time after the approval of the Board of Directors, and report periodically about the outcome of their activities.

c) Nomination of the winners of the Scientific Prize and the Public Health Prize at each annual scientific meeting. The final decision is made by the Board of Directors.

Sub-group 2 :
Co-ordination of the programme of the annual scientific meetings of the Union along with the Programme Secretaries of the Scientific Sections. Regional meeting co-ordination is overseen by this committee.

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