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Board Roles
The main areas of business for the Directors of the Institute are to ensure the smooth and efficient day to day running of the Institute's business.
Workload is divided in the following ways:
- Public Relations (including production of InRoads, consultation and the public relations aspects of Sponsorship)
- Finance (including sponsorship issues)
- Membership (including recruitment, Fellowship and retention of members), and
- Professional Development (including training and qualifications).
Committees have been set up to carry out the areas of business of the Institute. Each of these committees is chaired by a specific person. Each committee consists of an optimum of 5 members, however this may vary to deal with certain issues. The quorum of each committee is 3. Area Reps are eligible to serve on these committees.
The Directors appoint the Chairman and determine the structure of each committee. In addition, the Board of Directors seeks nominations for the posts of Editor and Registrar who serve on the relevant committees.
It is the responsibility of the Committee Chairmen to co-opt from inside or outside the membership of the Institute a committee to carry out that area of Business.
The Committees are tasked by the Board of Directors to make recommendations. Any matters requiring clarification are referred back to the relevant committee before ratification by the Directors. Brief papers are circulated to Area Representatives for dissemination following ratification.
Committees are encouraged to make use of modern technology to conduct their Business wherever possible to minimise the necessity to meet.
Additional Committees
Additional committees will be set up to deal with specific issues as and when required.
Election of Committee Members
Nominations are invited from the entire Institute membership to ensure the broadest of experience is utilised. Information is published through InRoads and Area Representatives are sent information to circulate. All those interested in joining a committee can register their interest with the Secretariat. The membership of these committees will be reviewed by the Council of Management every 3 years at the Annual Business Forum.