Committees
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1. General Powers. (a) The property, affairs, and business of the Association shall be managed
and controlled by its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may by general resolution delegate
to officers of the Association and to committees such powers as provided for in these Bylaws.
(b) The Board of Directors may establish, promulgate, and bestow certain honors, awards,
and other forms of recognition to members and non-members, including organizations, as they may
so designate from time to time.
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(i) Its membership, appointed or elected bi-annually, consists of representatives from
AFE’s elected representatives from each of AFE’s recognized Organizational
Units.
(ii) The Committee shall elect its own Chair annually.
(iii) In even years the CoR shall select from its membership two (2) individuals to
serve as Board members. In odd years it shall select one (1) Board member.
(iv) The committee shall provide input to the Board and facilitate service and
communication to and from the general membership.
AFE Connections Committee
To locate resources for our membership and add/update on AFE Connections link
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Chapter and Region Leaders
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(i) Its membership shall consist of all Past Board Chairs (or Presidents),
currently in good standing with AFE.
(ii) The Committee shall provide ad-hoc service as assigned by the Chair of the
Board.
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(i) Its membership consists of the Vice Chair – Membership, a representative
chosen by the CoR, the Academia Director, the Industry Director, and other
AFE members appointed annually by the Chair.
(ii) The committee shall advise the Board on membership and marketing
issues, and develop, strategize and drive the implementation of the Annual
Plan for the development of membership and member services.
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(i) Its membership shall consist of: the Immediate Past President, one (1)
representative chosen from and by the CoR, not currently at the end of his/her
term nor up for re-nomination/election, and one (1) active board member, not
currently at the end of his/her term nor up for re- nomination/election, chosen by
the Board Chair.
(ii) The Committee shall annually establish and announce a timeline for its
work.
(iii) The Committee shall solicit from the membership and identify candidate(s) from
among AFE Membership / Industry / Academia for each position scheduled to
be vacated at the end of a term.
(iv) Any AFE member in good standing may nominate another member in good
standing and the Committee shall consider the individual in its deliberations. Any
member nomination, accompanied by a petition of support signed by 1% of AFE
members in good standing shall be listed on the final ballot along with the
Committee’s recommended slate.
(v) The Committee shall, in accordance with the defined qualification criteria (Article
IV, Section 3), offer its recommended ballot, identifying at least two nominees for
each seat on the Board of Directors about to be vacant, to the Board at least 30
days prior to the election for approval; Board rejection of the Committee’s slate
requires an 2/3 "NAY" vote of the voting members of the Board.
(vi) The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for a given office shall be
elected.
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Professional Development Committee
(i) Membership consists of up to eight (8) AFE members and non-members
appointed annually by the Vice President of Professional Development
according to need.
(ii) The Vice President of Professional Development shall Chair the
Committee.
(iii) The committee shall advise the Board, as reported through the VP of
Professional Development, on virtual and live training, education,
development and certification, and develop, strategize and drive the
implementation of the Annual Plan for the development of professional
development and certification.
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Strategic Planning Committee
(i) Its membership shall consist of the President, President-elect, Vice President of
Finance, Vice President of Membership, Vice President of Professional
Development, and one (1) CoR member, chosen annually by the CoR.
(ii) Develops and/or updates recommendations for the Association’s strategic
plans and goals for the coming year.
(iii) Presents recommendations to the Board for adoption by 1 July each year for
implementation on 1 January the following year.
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