ESTD committee structure
Liaison to the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD and) the European Society on Traumatic Stress (ESTSS) (Vittoria Ardino).
Role Description: A member of the Board whose role is to represent ESTD interests on the ISSTD Board and to coordinate ESTD relations with the ESTSS and other profesional organizations.
Board Coordinator (Maire Riis)
Role description: A member of the Board who will be part of the Governance Committee with the specific responsibility of assisting the president with the executive leadership of the ESTD and the followup the implementation of decisions and initiatives both of the president and the board.
ESTD membership committee (Manoelle Hopchet, chair)
Committee Charge: to consider how best to attract and retain a mix of members, clinicians and other professionals across Europe whose work involves the assessment, treatment and research of trauma and dissociation.
Committee composition: Chair, always a Board member and several national representatives of her choice.
Function Statement:
1. foster an ongoing relationship between the ESTD Board and its national representatives and national component groups
2. Help retain ESTD memberships renewals
3. increase new membership joining
4. identify members from around Europe to help with ESTD committees and task forces, providing an avenue for members to become involved in the inner workings and outer expression of ESTD, bringing their experience, cultural knowledge, and sensitivity to the organization.
5. serve as a conduit between the needs of the committees and task forces and the talents of the members of ISSTD.
ESTD Finance Committee (Tina Overkamp, chair)
Committee charge: to recommend to the Board financial goals and policies that support the financial stability and growth of the ESTD and to advice on financial aspects of major expenses such as the bi-annual meeting and new proposed programs.
Committee composition: ESTD treasurer and 2 volunteers.
Function statement:
1. develop ESTD yearly Budget
2. budget and monitor ESTD conferences
3. annually provide a statement concerning the ESTD's financial state & strategy (e.g., ways to increase ESTD revenues, recommendation on ESTD's the level of financial reserves, etc.)
4. provide guidance to the board on financial issues affecting the ESTD (e.g., membership dues, relationship with the ISSTD
5. monitor and maintain ESTD's financial transactions and bank statements
6. appoint a financial control sub-committee from the general membership or a volunteer accountant or business person controller to yearly review and supervise accounting and financial reporting within the ESTD.
ESTD Governance Committee (Remy Aquarone, chair)
Committee Charge: to assist ESTD secretary in the executive governance of the society
Committee composition: ESTD secretary, and two additional volunteers.
Function statement:
1. convene ESTD board conference calls
2. maintain and distribute meeting minutes
3. help draft motions and monitor the voting procedures
4. archive and publish ESTD board decisions
5. review and suggest revision to ESTD's bylaws
6. plan and arrange the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and its agenda
7. keep Yahoo Groups site updated for Board members reference
8. work with ISSTD liaison (currently, Vittoria Ardino) on executive implications of ESTD/ ISSTD relations.
9. process with the treasurer new applications for ESTD membership
10. manage responses to inquiries by the general public and ESTD membership
ESTD Website Committee (Arne Blindheim, chair) and Blog editorial team (Vittoria Ardino, editor)
Committee charge: Recognizing that the website is the one constant representation of ESTD, it is critical that the website represents and supports the association’s overall goals and objectives. The website is considered a key technological tool to help achieve ESTD's aims. Specific objectives of the website committee are to:
Provide current and useful online member-driven information designed to enhance the value of ESTD membership, provide dynamic, relevant communication from the board to our membership, promote membership recruitment and registration in ESTD conferences and training.
Committee composition: Chair, always a board member, Blog editor and volunteers.
Function Statement:
1. Update website and blog contents
2. liaise with webmaster
3. develop the contents and functionality of the website and the blog
ESTD Nominations Committee (Suzette Boon, chair)
Committee charge: to present a slate of candidates to the board in accordance with the procedures specified in the Bylaws. The Committee shall present a slate that, if elected, would maintain a balance on the Executive Board of members by geography, sex, and professional representation to the extent possible.
Committee composition: Chair, Immediate Past-President and two volunteers of her or his choice.
Function statement:
1. the Committee shall solicit names of possible nominees from the membership and propose possible nominees itself.
2. the Committee shall select from those names viable candidates to provide leadership to the ESTD.
3. prior to the presentation of the slate, the Committee shall determine if the nominees are willing and able to stand for election.
ESTD Book Review Committee (Vittoria Ardino, chair)
Committee charge: To review and provide recommendations of books presented
to the ESTD by publishers and authors, some of which may be available at
discounted prices to ESTD members. The Review Committee will also, where
appropraite, review other books deemed to be of interest and relevance to
the field of trauma and dissociation.
Function Statement:
1. Determine relevance of books offered to ESTD membership for purchase
2. Identify seminal books worthy of review
3. Publish at least two yearly reviews in the ESTD blog
ESTD Bi-Annual meeting program committee (Andrew Moskowitz, chair)
Committee charge: to plan, arrange and organize the ESTD bi-annual meetings. Specifically ensuring that scientific excellence, value for money and, standards of service is maintained.
Committee composition: program chair and organizing sub-committee chair who are residents of the host country and committee members whom they shall appoint
Function statement:
1. determine the conference theme
2. advice the board and hiring a local conference production organization
3. develop a call for papers
4. review abstract submissions and determine acceptance of program proposals
5. plan the specific daily conference program
6. appoint paper session chairs
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