Interest Groups

Interest Group Coordinator

Trey Herb
University of Florida
[email protected]
 

 

Interest Groups

Charge & Purpose:

  • ETC Interest Groups are officially recognized by the Board but emerge organically from the membership.
  • Interest Groups (IGs) are casual collections of members around shared topics related to the profession. The Board shall appoint an Interest Group Leader to facilitate the needs and requests of the IGs to the Board, but each IG may structure their participation as fits their members.

Composition:

  • The IG Leader shall be a member of good standing. The IG Leader may be a member or leader of a specific IG but it is not required.
  • IGs may be composed of any members in good standing.

Terms

  • The IG Leader shall be appointed by the Board and shall serve a two-year term. An IG Leader may be reappointed at the discretion of the Board.
  • The IGs may structure their membership and leadership as benefits the members of the IG.

Time Commitment:

  • The expected time commitment for the IG Leader is 2 hours a month, or 20 hours per year.
  • The expected time commitment for members of individual IGs are at the discretion of the IG members.

Activities and Deliverables:

The Interest Group Leader:

  • shall provide regular written reports of the needs and activities of the IGs to the Executive Director and the Board.
  • shall check in with the IG leaders at least once per quarter.
  • shall promote and advocate for the Interest Groups.
  • shall encourage the IG leaders to connect with other ETC groups to further the interests and needs of their respective groups, such as connecting IG leaders with the Professional Develop Committee or the Program Committee.
  • shall work with the IGs to coordinate their participation in the Annual Conference if available and interested.

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