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President-Elect

General Responsibilities

• Assumes office at the close of the Society's annual meeting.

• Serves as an Officer of Council and as a member of the Presidential Team (P-team). 

• Presides at Council meetings in the absence of the President.
  

• Attends the annual meeting of each of the divisions of the society, if possible, or designates an appropriate officer of the society as a representative. Reports on the progress of society business and interacts with members.​
  

• Serves as a voting member of the Financial Advisory Committee (FAC), Public Policy Board (PPB), and Headquarters Operations Committee (HOC)​.
  

• Serves as program chair of the Annual Meetings Board (AMB) for the subsequent annual meeting of the society.

• Attends all meetings of the AMB and works the AMB Director and APS Staff in development and organization of the APS annual meeting program.

• Reports to Council on progress of all program plans and seeks Council approval as required such as for special sessions at future annual meetings.

• Coordinates with APS staff regarding announcements, call for abstracts, and publication of the annual meeting program.

• Oversees scheduling of contributed presentations and other sessions within the program.

• Coordinates with the APS staff regarding plans for all physical arrangements for the program.

• Reviews and approves budgets developed by special session chairs and reports results to Council.

• Assists the President in organization of the annual meeting plenary/keynote sessions.​
  

• ​Presides at the First Timers’ Orientation at the annual meeting.​