Page 14 [Section II.C.1]: [Committees Established by the Board, cont.] — Communications—Committee on Membership and Professional Development

Board Committee on Communications

By-Law definition: [n. a.]

Charge: Oversee internal and external communicative functions of the Society including the AMS Newsletter, AMS-L, AMS Web pages, and the Committee on Obituaries; maintain and develop the public image of the AMS in North American media, academia, and public life generally; develop and enhance ties with other scholarly societies; ensure the accuracy of AMS image in its breadth of scholarship and diversity of membership.

Guidelines: TBD

Constitution: rotation of members. Up to seven members, including: President, Executive Director, Secretary, two Directors-at large (one newly elected member each year), Editor of the AMS Newsletter, Assistant Moderator of the AMS-L Moderating Team, Council Secretary ex officio. The chair will be a member of the Board.

Timetable: TBD

Other Concerns: TBD

Travel reimbursement: TBD

1. AMS Newsletter
   See Handbook: I.F.2.d.


2. AMS Website
   Managed by the AMS office


3. Committee on Obituaries

By-Law definition: [n.a.]

Charge: Evaluate and oversee the AMS Policy on Obituaries.

Guidelines: AMS Policy on Obituaries: The following revised policy on discursive obituaries in the AMS Newsletter was approved by the Board of Directors in 2002:

1. The Society wishes to recognize the accomplishments of members who have died by printing obituaries in the Newsletter.
2. Obituaries will normally not exceed 400 words and will focus on music-related activities such as teaching, research, publications, grants, and service to the Society.
3. The Society requests that colleagues, friends, or family of a deceased member who wish to see him or her recognized by an obituary communicate that desire to the Editor of the Newsletter. The Editor, in consultation with the advisory committee named below, will select the author of the obituary and edit the text for publication.
4. A committee has been appointed to oversee and evaluate this policy, to commission or write additional obituaries as necessary, and to report to the Board of Directors. The committee comprises the Executive Director, who serves as chair, the Council Secretary, and one other member.



Constitution: rotation of members. Three members, as per (iv) above. The member “at large” rotates every three years.

Timetable: The committee reviews suggestions as they come in and responds as quickly as convenient, usually coming to conclusion within a week or so. The Newsletter editor is responsible for getting the obituary into the issue.

Other Concerns: TBD

Travel reimbursement: [n.a.]

Committee on Membership and Professional Development

Note: This committee was established by the Board and was originally chaired by a Board member (Pamela Potter), but is not technically a Board Committee because its chair does not have to be a Board member. Thus, while the Board may wish to work closely with this committee, its description is found at Handbook: II.C.3.d.