MRS Council Establishes Two Committees: Information Services and Materials MicroWorld
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MRS Council Establishes Two Committees: Information Services and Materials MicroWorld The Council of the Materials Research Society has recently created two committees: Information Services and Materials MicroWorld. In order to add these committees to the Society, Council had to make changes to the MRS Bylaws. According to Article IX—Bylaws, “Members of the Society shall be notified
of Bylaw amendments. Any one hundred (100) Members of the Society may petition the Council for a referendum on any such amendment or other action of the Council; any such referendum shall be submitted to the Members of the Society by mail ballot and must be approved by two-thirds of those voting on it.” For more information,
contact Kathy D’Biagio, Administrative Assistant, Governance; Materials Research Society, 506 Keystone Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7573, USA; tel. 724-779-3004 ext. 523; fax 724-779-8313; or e-mail [email protected]. Council has approved the following two amendments to the MRS Bylaws.
1) Creation of an Information Services Committee, Council Motion C:2000:47, December 1–2, 2000. E. Information Services Committee The Information Services Committee shall be chaired by a Presidential appointee responsible to an Executive Committee liaison designated each year by the Executive Committee; the Executive Committee liaison will be an ex officio member of the Committee. The Information Services Committee will review and oversee materials information services undertaken by the Society, including traditional print publications and materials information delivered in electronic forms. The responsibilities of the committee shall be: a) Insure that traditional print and electronic publications are timely, of high technical and editorial quality, and refereed according to the policy of each publication; b) Recommend to the Executive Committee or Council appropriate policies to direct the editorial and business practices of each publication or electronic information service; c) Identify, plan, and initiate new electronic services related to established publications within the constraints established by Council; d) Engage in long-range and strategic planning for existing and future publications and electronic services; e) Develop standard practices and models as guidance for those contemplating publications and electronic services under the aegis of the Society; f) Assist Headquarters in identifying technology, process, and resource issues involved in planning, developing, and maintaining publications and electronic information services; g) Serve as liaison on behalf of MRS to external organizations also engaged in materials research related information services. 2) Creation of a Materials MicroWorld Committee, Council Motion C:2001:10, April 20, 2001. G. Materials MicroWorld Committee The Materials MicroWorld Committee shall be chaired by a presidential appointee responsible to a Council member designated each year by the Executive Committee; the liaison Council member will be an ex officio member of the Committee. The Co
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