APS members who are interested in joining and/or renewing their committee term may do so by completing the online committee interest form, or by contacting the committee chair directly.
All APS Committee Members are to have high standard of excellence in the profession of plant pathology, and breadth in professional experience, achieved through geographic distribution of members across the U.S. and internationally, and by employer (academic, industry, government), and membership type (regular, post-doc, graduate student, etc.).
APS Staff will add eligible members to the committee's roster.
Appoint an incoming Vice Chair. Appointment to be confirmed and APS Staff notified prior to the close of the APS annual meeting.
As noted in the Guidelines for Committee Leadership (Section 6.a.v) It is advisable that APS members serve as chair or vice chair of one of the same committee type/group.
Notification of appointments to committees. Upon confirmation from APS staff, committee chairs are responsible for informing each new member of their appointment to the committee. This is the time to welcome the member and inform them of issues being discussed by the committee.
Notification to nominees who were not appointed. Chairs are responsible for notifying individuals who volunteered but not appointed to their committees due to their membership status. These individuals should be encouraged to join APS.
Term Length. Typically the leadership positions are one year rotational terms through the Chair lineage of Vice Chair in year one, Chair in year two, and Past Chair in year three.
Effective date of service. Committee leadership begin and end their service following the close of APS annual meetings. This will make it necessary for the outgoing and incoming chairs to work together in a smooth transition of leadership, transfer of knowledge, and also in welcoming new committee members.
Inactive Committee Members. Committee members who have not attended a minimum of two committee meetings in a fiscal year may be replaced or removed at the discretion of the Committee Chair and Vice Chair.
Clarify the charge and the committee's activities as they relate to the APS Strategic Goals.
Communicate often with committee members throughout the year to check on their progress.
Participate and attend committee meetings as feasible.
Provide feedback, either verbally or written, to APS Council on the committee's activities, engagement, and overall effectiveness of the committee (as part of the committee annual report summary submitted to Council each fall).
Be a valuable resource to the committee by:
Sharing APS resources available to support committee's work.
Providing input where necessary to help the committee understand policies, procedures, and how their committee's work fits into the overall APS Strategic Plan.
Communicating to the committee any recent Council decisions affecting the committee's strategic work or activities.
Offering support to committee chairs in relevant ways to encourage efficient and effective functioning of the committee.
Advising on APS policies and duty to disclose any conflicts of interests.
Maintain the committee membership database.
Communicate status of the committee appointment process to the Councilor-at-Large and notify chairs of final appointments.
Schedule APS Committee Connection virtual meetings an/or committee calls as requested.
Send reminders to Immediate Past Chairs and Chairs to submit their committee's annual report by the annual deadline of August 31.
Inform CALs of any missing committee reports and/or vice chair appointments.
