Renal Section
Statement of Organization and Procedures
(Approved by Council April 1976, Amended
March 1989, 2003, 2006)
ARTICLE I. Name.
The name of this organization is the
RENAL SECTION OF THE AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY (APS); hereafter
referred to as “Section.”
ARTICLE II. Purposes.
The purposes of this organization are:
1. to
advise the APS on matters of interest to renal physiologists;
2. to
assist the APS in organizing and presenting scientific sessions, symposia
and other programs of interest to renal physiologists;
3. to
advise the APS Publications Committee on the selection of Editors of the
American Journal of Physiology – Renal Physiology as vacancies occur;
4. to
assist the APS Education Committee on issues relevant to education in the
field of renal physiology; and
5. to
recognize significant accomplishments of graduate student, postdoctoral, and
faculty level renal physiologists via the presentation of APS and Section
awards.
ARTICLE III. Membership.
1. Membership is
open to any member (regular, emeritus, honorary, student, or affiliate) of
the APS. Section membership is conferred by designating Renal Physiology
Section as a primary, secondary or tertiary section affiliation through
the APS Membership Services Department.
2. Voting members are those regular APS
members, in good standing, who hold a primary affiliation with the Section.
ARTICLE IV. Elected Officers and Their Duties.
1. The Section Chair shall call and chair meetings of the Steering
Committee and supervise the election process. He/she shall chair the
Distinguished Lectureship Committee, and serve on the Berliner/Abbott Award
Committee. The Chair shall serve on the APS Section Advisory Committee and
the APS Nominating Committee. The Chair shall keep the Steering Committee
fully informed of all significant business, and shall submit an annual
report to the APS. The Chair with concurrence from the Steering Committee
may appoint committees as necessary.
2. The
Secretary
shall keep the minutes of the Steering Committee, and will receive the
roster of members and listserv subscribers maintained by APS. The Secretary
will compile and send a twice-yearly newsletter to the membership of the
Section.
3. The
Treasurer shall handle the financial matters of the Section, including
submission of budgets. The budget shall be formally approved by the Steering
Committee and communicated to the APS. He/she shall periodically report the
financial state of the Section to the Steering Committee and the Membership.
The Treasurer shall organize the annual Renal Dinner and spearhead Section
fund-raising efforts. He/she will also supervise the selection and
administration of the Section-sponsored Young Investigator Award.
4. Two Joint Program Committee Representatives (JPCRs) shall serve
as the Section Program Committee and participate in the affairs of the APS
Joint Program Committee. The JPCRs are responsible for all matters
pertaining to the APS scientific programming as it relates to the Section,
including a) solicitation of symposium proposals from the Section
membership, b) presentation of the strongest of these proposals to the Joint
Program Committee for potential inclusion in the Experimental Biology
program, and c) and organization of submitted abstracts for the APS annual
meeting into appropriate scientific sessions or topics. The senior JPCR
will sit on the Young Investigator Award Committee and the Distinguished
Lectureship Committee, and will chair the Section Program Committee and the
New Investigator Award Committee. The junior JPCR will serve on the Young
Investigator Award Committee and the New Investigator Award Committee.
ARTICLE V. Steering Committee.
1. The responsibility for management and supervision of the affairs of the
Section shall be vested in the Steering Committee. The members of the
Steering Committee shall be:
a) The elected
officers (see ARTICLE IV):
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Chair,
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Secretary,
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Treasurer, and
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The two JPCRs.
b) Ex officio members:
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Chair of the Renal Section Awards Committee,
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Co-chair of the Renal Section Awards Committee, and
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Editor of American Journal of Physiology – Renal Physiology.
Primary members of the
Section who hold elected office in the APS are also invited to serve as
ex officio members of the Steering Committee.
c) Section representatives to the following
APS committees:
These APS committee
representatives are appointed based on the recommendation of the Steering
Committee and serve 3-year terms.
d) Ad hoc members appointed at the discretion of the Chair
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Sage (member of a renal-related NIH Study Section),
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Senior Renal Physiologist (to provide long-term continuity to Section
leadership), and/or
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Women in Renal Physiology (in the event that women are under-represented
on the Steering Committee).
2. All elected, ex officio and ad hoc steering committee
members may vote.
3. A quorum for conducting official business of the Section shall be six
of the members of the Steering Committee. Such business may be conducted at
a meeting of the Steering Committee or by teleconference (voice or data).
The Steering Committee shall meet twice each year: during the annual APS
meeting and during the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology.
ARTICLE VI. Terms of Office and Elections
1. Terms of Office for Steering Committee Members
a) The elected
officers shall serve three-year terms.
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The Chair, Secretary and Treasurer shall have overlapping terms such that
no more than one of these officers shall be elected in any given year
except in unusual circumstances.
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The terms of the two JPCRs shall also partially overlap.
b) Ex
officio members of the Steering Committee shall serve in that capacity
for the duration of their relevant office or committee appointment.
c) Ad hoc members of the Steering Committee shall serve 3-yr terms
concurrent with that of the Section Chair.
2. Election of Officers
a) The Nominating Committee shall propose as slate of nominees to fill
upcoming vacancies in the Elected Officers of the Section.
b) Nominees must be APS members who have declared a primary affiliation
with the Section for at least the past three years. Nominees for the Section
Chair must have served on the Steering Committee for at least two of the
past five years.
c) Elections will
be conducted annually by mail (or e-mail) ballot of all voting members (see
ARTICLE III) prior to the APS annual meeting. Newly elected officers shall
take office immediately following that meeting.
ARTICLE VII. Committees.
1. Standing
Committees
a) Nominating
Committee: The Steering Committee shall annually designate three
section members to serve as a nominating committee, chaired by the Section
representative to the APS Committee on Committees. This committee shall
nominate a slate of candidates to stand for election as officers of the
Section.
b) Section
Program Committee: This committee shall consist of the two elected
JPCRs, with the senior JPCR acting as chair. The primary function of the
Section Program Committee is to ensure the scientific integrity of the
annual APS meeting. The Committee is responsible for developing (with input
from the Steering Committee and the Section membership) symposia and
Featured Topics sessions sponsored by the Section at the annual APS meeting.
c) Renal
Section Awards Committee: This committee shall consist of a chair,
co-chair (designated by the chair in consultation with the Section Chair)
and five members selected by the committee chair and co-chair. The committee
chair and co-chair shall serve concurrent 2-yr terms, with the co-chair
replacing the chair at the end of the term. The committee is responsible for
overseeing all abstract-based awards administered by the Section, including
but not limited to the Excellence in Renal Research Awards. The committee
shall maintain guidelines for these awards, as well as bearing the
responsibility for selecting the award recipients.
2. Ad Hoc
Committees
a)
Distinguished Lectureship Committee: This committee shall be chaired by
the Section Chair, and shall be composed of the senior JPCR, the Editor of
the American Journal of Physiology – Renal Physiology, and a Section
member (chosen by the Chair) who has served or is currently serving as APS
Councilor or APS President. This committee is responsible for annually
selecting the recipient of the Carl W. Gottschalk Distinguished Lectureship
of the APS Renal Section.
b)
Berliner/Abbott Award Committee: This committee will oversee the annual
nomination, selection, announcements, and awarding of the Robert W. Berliner
Award for Excellence in Renal Physiology. The Committee shall be composed of
the following members: Renal Section Awards Committee chair (chair of the
committee), the Section Chair, the Editor of the American Journal of
Physiology – Renal Physiology, and a representative of Abbott
Laboratories (preferably an APS member affiliated with the Renal Section).
c) New
Investigator Award Committee: This committee is responsible for
selecting the recipient of the APS-sponsored Renal Section New Investigator
Award. The committee shall be comprised of the senior JPCR (chair of the
committee), the junior JPCR, and the chair and co-chair of the Renal Section
Awards Committee.
d) Young
Investigator Award Committee: This committee is responsible for
selecting the recipient of the Section-sponsored Young Investigator Award.
The committee shall be comprised of the Section Treasurer (chair of the
committee), and the two JPCRs.
ARTICLE VIII. Dues.
Dues shall not be assessed.
ARTICLE IX. Finances.
The APS shall maintain, under the
management of the Steering Committee, an account of funds for the Section.
Any funds solicited must be received by APS. Disbursement of funds will also
be made by APS as directed by a designated member of the Steering Committee.
ARTICLE X. Compliance.
Nothing in this Statement of
Organization and Procedures shall be construed as contradictory to the
Constitution and Bylaws or Operational Guide of the APS.
ARTICLE XI. Meetings of the Section.
An annual business meeting of the
Section shall be held at the Renal Dinner during the APS meeting.
ARTICLE XII.
Amendments.
1. The Steering Committee shall review the Statement of Organization and
Procedures (SOP) every five-years. Amendments to this SOP can be initiated
by the Steering Committee or by any voting member who submits a request in
writing to the Steering Committee.
2. Amendments shall be instituted by ballot of the voting members. A
simple majority of votes returned shall ratify the amendment.
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