Membership & Communications Committee

Committee Members

Mandate

The Membership and Communications Committee makes recommendations to the Board related to the recruitment of new members, and retention of and communication with current members. For board-approved programs, the Committee works with SRS staff to develop materials and activities used to attract new members, and to develop membership services to retain existing members. Membership services include all routine forms of societal communications. Working in conjunction with the Editor of the SRS Bulletin, the Committee is responsible for proposing content for the SRS Bulletin, and proposes items for the SRS Update to SRS staff. The committee also makes suggestions to the Board for new or revised content on the SRS website, ensuring that the content is accurate and relevant to the organization’s mission and goals.

Activities

• Study and recommend long-range plan of membership and communication goals and activities to meet these goals
• Publish the SRS Bulletin three times per year
• Review and recommend membership qualifications and guidelines
• Develop list of membership prospects with assignments for personal contacts to be made by committee members, association members and staff
• Recommend programs to retain current membership base
• Periodically review and make recommendations regarding dues structure
• Study and make recommendations regarding ways to increase international participation and membership
• Study and recommend financial assistance programs for member classifications, as appropriate

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