Governance

Term:

• Up to 2 years

Criteria:

• Must be on committee for at least a year, and ideally have a year of chair-in training
• Must be an elected Advisory Council member, unless a Co-Chair exists that is an 
• elected AC member
• May be physician, nurse, allied health or patient advocate

Duties:

• Keep Manual of Operations (MOP) for committee work up to date and transfer on to incoming Chair

Term:

• Up to 3 years, at the discretion of the committee which will review volunteer members annually

Criteria:

• Fully paid ISPAD member with active membership throughout the term
• Ability to attend quarterly virtual committee meetings
• Willingness to contribute to ongoing efforts of the committee
• Physician, Allied Health Professional, or Patient Advocate
• Not on the Executive board of the advisory council
• Limit of 4-6 volunteers per committee

Duties:

• Attend 75% of EB/AC quarterly zoom conference calls
• Attend both in person meetings at ISPAD Annual Conference (full day prior to start of conference) and Winter Meeting prior to the ATTD Annual conference
• Serve on 2-3 ISPAD Committees
• Chair at least one ISPAD Committee
• Participate in other committees as needed (abstract review, fellowship application and prize applications as necessary)

JENIOUS Leadership (up to 3 leads) and Advisory Council Benefits:

• Winter Meeting (ATTD)
  • Travel
  • Accommodation – 2 nights (up to agreed limit)
• ISPAD Annual Conference: 
  • Registration
  • Accommodation – 2 nights (up to agreed limit)
  • Presidents’ Dinner 
  • Networking & Recognition Evening

• EB/AC/JENIOUS Leadership
• ISPAD Historian
• Congress Convener(s) for current year and subsequent year
• Past 5 Presidents
• ISPAD CPCG Editor if year of publication?
• Pediatric Diabetes Editor
• Conveners of SSHP
• Convener(s) of SS held that year
• Special guests at discretion of President

• EB/AC/JENIOUS Leadership
• Prize winners

• Outgoing EB members (given at AGM) – statue
• Local Congress convener(s) – personalized gift
• ISPAD flag transfer at AGM

• Patient advocates are full ISPAD members
• If individual is a physician, nurse or HCP they should be encouraged to apply under the appropriate membership category
• Developed, led or considerably involved with a patient advocacy organization
  • Social media presence with followers
• A person with diabetes that is not involved with advocacy cannot apply for membership