SECTIONS
The Society's Bylaws specify:
ARTICLE X. Section I. Society Sections.
Upon acceptance of a Statement of Organization and Procedures and
approval by Council, an appropriate group of regular members of the Society
may form a section which encompasses an area of physiology.
Such sections shall:
Participate in the governance of the Society by electing a representative
to the Section Advisory Committee.
Advise the Society on matters of interest to the specialty group
represented in the section.
Assist the Society in organization of scientific meetings.
Nominate individuals for membership on Society committees.
Be open to all members of the Society expressing an interest in section
membership.
The Executive Director shall provide assistance to sections in the
carrying out section business. Nothing in a section's Statement of
Organization and Procedures may be construed as contradictory to the
Constitution and Bylaws or Operational Guide of the Society.
The Society Section Coordinating Office will provide the following
support services to sections and task forces:
Maintenance of a roster of members of each section.
Provision of lists of APS members who may qualify as section members.
Such lists are to be provided to task force members or section officers.
Reproduction and bulk mailing necessary for the conduct of task force and
section business, e.g., newsletters, election ballots, notices of meetings,
etc.
Arrangement for or provision of information for obtaining section meeting
facilities at the scientific meeting sites.
Receiving and counting ballots for the election of section officers.
Consultation services to section officers, as necessary, to provide for
the achievement of section goals.
Information to new members of requirements for joining sections.
Providing available space in The Physiologist and on the APS Web
site for news of section activities.
Planning and budgeting (see p. 27, Section Operating Procedure for
financial support from the Society).
Providing funds for an annual Distinguished Lectureship
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