Article 4: Committees
4.1 To carry out the business of the society, the Executive may establish standing committees and, with consensus, appoint further delegates and officers. The Executive establishes and defines the mandate and duration of standing committees, and ensures involvement in those committees that reflects its constituency and its concerns.
4.2 As per section 2.1.2, all those invited to assume duties associated with the responsibilities of those comprising the Executive (for committees, for work delegated by its officers, and beyond), must be and must remain on record as members-in-good-standing of the society.
4.3 One Vice-President, at minimum, will serve as member (at least ex-officio) of each committee.
4.4 The society’s committees include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Annual Conference Programme Committee: chaired by the Presidency or delegate, the Conference Organiser; responsible for organising the programme and making local arrangements for the annual conference; set at the AGM of the previous year’s conference;
- Outreach Committee: chaired by the Vice President (Outreach); dedicated to outreach, operating with direction provided by the Presidency and the Executive.
- Website Committee: chaired by the Secretary; responsible for the content and maintenance of the society’s website, ensuring that information is accurate and routinely updated for the benefit of the general membership, and archival backups of the website kept (according to the Secretary’s home institution’s data-archiving practices) for recovery purposes; also responsible for technical infrastructure matters as they relate to the work of the society;
- Newsletter Committee: chaired by the Secretary; responsible for the editing and regular dissemination, via the website and e-mail, of the society’s newsletter; or is responsible for that duty’s delegation to a responsible deputy;
- Publication Committee: responsible for coordinating the publishing efforts of the society, operating with direction provided by the Presidency and the Executive.
- Renewal Committee: responsible for establishing a list of candidates for activities associated with Executive Renewal.
- Award Committee: responsible for administering the societal Award for Outstanding Achievement, Computing in the Arts and Humanities, acknowledges those who have made a significant contribution to computing in the arts and humanities whether theoretical, applied, or in the area of community building.
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