Assemblies Brochure 2018

ASSEMBLIES 9 ASSEMBLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS / PROGRAM COMMITTEE Breaking Down the Assembly Structure ASSEMBLY CHAIR: The Assembly Chair position is elected by the membership and is a 2 year term. The role of an ATS Assembly Chair is to provide leadership and guidance to the membership of their assembly. As part of the Assembly Chair’s responsibilities, he or she: For a complete list of Assembly Chairs, visit the ATS website ( www.thoracic.org ). PROGRAM COMMITTEE The purpose of the ATS Program Committees is to plan and program the assembly’s sessions for the International Conference. These include: • Scientific Symposia • Sunrise Seminars • Clinical Topics in Pulmonary Medicine Track • Meet the Professor Seminars • Critical Care Track • Thematic Seminar Series • Workshops • Postgraduate Courses Assembly Program Committees also review abstracts submitted to their assembly and programs acceptable abstracts into the following formats: • Mini-Symposia • Poster Discussion Sessions • Thematic Poster Sessions The Assembly Program Committees meet “face-to-face” once a year at the ATS International Conference. • Oversees the activities of the Web, Program, Planning and Nominating Committees; • Oversees Interest Group Activities; • Oversees Working Group Activities; • Serves as Chair of the Assembly Executive Committee; • Serves as a member of the ATS Board of Directors; • Attends four meetings of the ATS Board of Directors; • Attends the annual meeting of the assembly Planning and Program Committees; • Appoints expert reviewers, in conjunction with the documents editor, to review official documents and/or in response to leadership- level requests for scientific expertise; • Appoints an assembly Planning Committee Chair, Web Director and a Nominating Committee Chair. • Provides consultation and expertise to the ATS leadership committees and staff, as necessary; • Reviews official documents to assess consistency with the overall values and mission of the society as part of the Board of Directors official documents approval process; • Prepares regular reports for the ATS News , in consultation with the editor, and • Approves all member-initiated e-mails and mailings.