Biometric
Society
OFFICERS’ MEETING: 5 November 2014, 1700 BST, 1200 EST
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Agenda item: / 1. Minutes of last meeting were reviewed.Updates
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Agenda item: / 2. Matters arising
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Agenda item: / 3. IBC Florence follow-up
a. All invoices have been paid and everything is finalized.
b. Short Course final edits are in and we are awaiting further instructions from the webmaster.
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Agenda item: / 4. IBC Victoria update
a. Website is under construction to be launched in Feb. 1.
b. Call for sessions/courses will need another reminder in the last issue of Biometric Bulletin. Reminder to all members should be sent in January.
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Agenda item: / 5. Follow up from Executive Board meeting
a. EB elections: Dee Ann is compiling the names of people that have been suggested. These will be sent to Kaye Basford and reminding her that it’s up to the Nominating Committee to reach out for additional information if they wish them to be nominees.
b. Date of next meeting set – April 23 is set. A poll will be held in early January for a February conference call with new EB. Dee Ann will work with Ernst Witt on logistics for the Executive Board meeting in Nijmegen. There will be some effort made for members of the Executive Board to meet with officers from the regions represented by the Channel Network.
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Agenda item: / 6. Update on IBS standing committee activity
a. Finance
b. Education – Journal Club-Pascale is working on program topic/speakers; awards for speakers in DCs is a priority. Dee Ann followed up with Pascale and heard nothing. John and James will have a call with her again.
c. Editorial
d. Communications – Survey is ready to go out.
e. Awards Fund – Travel for non-IBC Years is being reviewed by the committee and staff is working on the online application.
f. Strategic Issues - Any ideas for a topic to explore should be emailed to John.
g. Conference Advisory – After James visits with Barcelona, John will reach out to CAC with a report and to ask them to begin thinking about sites for 2020.
h. Past presidents
i. Rep. Council – Andrea is working on the networks awards program.
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Agenda item: / 8. Any other business
a. JABES Editor recruitment: Dee Ann will send letter to Jennifer Hoeting. John will email Jennifer about IBS appointments to the search committee. Murali and Fred are possibilities along with a person from Australasia. ASA will also make appointments to the search committee.
b. Biometric app: There were no negatives to Wiley offering the Biometric app. Dee Ann will let Marie know.
c. Officer visitation to China. Dee Ann will contact Elizabeth Thompson so see if she is available to attend the Chinese Region’s meeting.
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Adjourned: 12:40 PM (EDT)
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