Elections, Nominations and Awards Committee

Elections, Nominations and Awards Committee Charge:  This committee is responsible for developing and implementing the Organization's various award and recognition programs and for developing a slate of candidates for the Organization's annual elections.

2010 Goals and Objectives:

1. Update, as needed, the awards program describing new awards or revisions to criteria for existing awards.
2. Solicit at least three candidates for each award and select candidates for all established OFWIM awards and recognitions.
   1. Ensure delivery of information about OFWIM award programs to all appropriate audiences.
   2. Coordinate with the Membership & Outreach and Communications Committees to expand audiences and contact networks.
3. Coordinate on-site voting at the Annual Meeting for Best Presentation and Best Poster awards.
   1. Prepare score sheets for both on-site awards.
   2. Solicit volunteers to judge the presentations and posters.
   3. Collect and tally the score sheets.
   4. Announce the Best Poster Award during the Business Meeting.
4. Develop a slate of candidates for all OFWIM officer positions that will be open each year.
   1. Enlist at least two volunteers to run for each opening.
   2. Provide candidate biography information for inclusion in the summer edition of the OFWIM newsletter.
   3. Provide candidate information for Web-based voting.
   4. Receive completed Web-based voting tallies and coordinate on-site voting at the annual meeting. Present results to OFWIM President at the annual meeting.
5. Professionally complete the duties of the committee as efficiently as possible by:
   1. Convening conference calls to conduct committee business;
   2. Participating in Executive Committee (ExComm) conference calls, as requested, to provide updates about committee activities;
   3. Preparing an annual written report of committee accomplishments for submission to the ExComm and distribution at the Annual Meeting; and
   4. Presenting an oral report of accomplishments at the annual Business Meeting.

Chair: Beth Stys (FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission) beth.stys (AT) MyFWC.com
Vice Chair: Jen Carlino (U.S. Geological Survey) - jcarlino (AT) usgs.gov
Robin Carlson (Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission)
Viv Hutchison (U.S. Geological Survey)
Andrea Ostroff (U.S. Geological Survey)