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About BIRAs Aims and Activities Articles of Association Recent Changes BIRAs Committee Sponsorship This Web Site The BIRAs Committee Officers Other Committee Members Responsibilities of Officers Elections Responsibilities of Officers: Chair Chair all BIRAs Committee meetings. Have a casting vote on all issues and elections (apart from that for Chair). Acts as Executive Officer, i.e. responsible for signing contracts, agreements, etc. Delegate responsibilities & tasks. Responsible for issuing minutes of meetings. Organise, and ensure advertising of, an AGM.  Vice-Chair Attend all Commmitee meetings. Act as Chair in Chairs absence. Assume responsibilities of Chair if there is no current chair appointed. General Secretary Attend all Commmitee meetings. Facilitate the smooth running of the Association. Take responsibility for the maintenance and accuracy of the Association's web site. Responsible for general advertising of association, act as archivist and other tasks not allocated to other Officers. Treasurer Attend all Committee meetings. Maintain all accounts in as accurate and current state as possible.  Advise on costings for meetings.  Receive all monies due to the association and pay them into the bank. Liaise with the Membership Secretary to ensure that the central list held by the Membership Secretary regarding paid-up subscriptions is accurate and current. Deal with sponsorship inquiries  Liaise with other Officers and meeting organisers with regards sponsorship, advertising, company stands at meetings, etc. In the short term ensure that all standing orders are converted to direct debit payments and that all other payments cease. Meeting Secretary Attend all Committee meetings. Act as a point of contact for those outside the committee who are organising meetings on the behalf of BIRAs. Report progress of forthcoming meetings to the committee. Provide organisers with (or inform them of where they can be obtained, e.g. web site) BIRAs paperwork, including: headed notepaper; examples and templates of posters; registration document; signs, etc.  Maintain (either themselves or through the web site) an accurate set of BIRAS paperwork (as in 3 above) for meetings. Maintain (either themselves or through the web site) an accurate list of journals, web sites, etc. where BIRAs meetings can be organised. Provide organisers with (or direct them to) such a list (as in 5 above) so that they may advertise the meetings. Advertise, or ensure organisers advertise, all meetings in plenty of time and as widely as possible. Ensure the production and publication of meeting reports. Generally facilitate the smooth running of meetings. Membership Secretary Attend all Committee meetings. Maintain accurate records of the membership, listing details such as: current status of member; paid subscriptions (by working with the Treasurer); MSc/PhD subscriptions and status, and address details, including emails, of all members. Maintain accurate mailing lists for distribution of information by email, fax or post.  Inform members of changes in society subscriptions, processes, etc. Liaise with the treasurer to ensure subscriptions records are accurate and current. Ensure all members are informed of forthcoming meetings, etc. Actively recruit new members through: advertising BIRAs at BIRAs and other meetings; mail-shots, posters, etc. IR, UK editor Attend all Committee meetings. Act as a point of contact, and coordinate their activities, with Inflammation Research (IR). To maintain an accurate record of all correspondence, manuscripts, etc.  To receive submissions within the UK for publication in IR. To arrange suitable reviews of such submissions. To forward acceptable publications to IR for publication. To maintain a list of acceptable, and appropriate, UK reviewers, listing their relevant areas of interest. To report to the committee matters of interest concerning IR, e.g. numbers of papers submitted/ accepted, rejection rates, citation index, changes in processes, etc. IOB rep. Attend all Committee meetings. Act as a point of contact with the Institute of Biology Represent BIRAs at IOB meetings. Inform BIRAs of IOB activities where relevant. Report back to committee from IOB meetings. Top