Section Officers Calendar

Date

Activity

Responsible Persons

Early January

Notify Sections scheduled for charter review this year

Notify Interest Groups due to re-charter during the year and ask their intentions (1.7.3)

Third-Year Vice Chair

Early January

Review the Section budgets and financial statements and summarize the financials of the sections for FOC approval (1.5.5)

Treasurer

January

Finalize agenda and confirm arrangements for Winter COSGB Meeting (1.1.3)

Chair and ASA Section Liaison

January

Contact the Chair of the Committee on Meetings and establish communication (1.6.7)

First-Year BOD Rep

January/February

Remind sections for the upcoming Outstanding Section Service Award to be submitted before April 22.

First-year Vice Chair

January/February

Winter COSGB Meeting

COSGB

January/February

Present FOC findings and reports at the COSGB Winter Meeting (1.5.5)

Treasurer

January/Even Years

Past Chair chairs a task force on reallocation of JSM Invited Sessions.  Recommendations to be presented at the ASA BOD Spring Meeting. (1.3.7)

Past Chair, Chair-Elect, First- and Third-Year BOD Rep

January/Even Years

Obtain data from the ASA Meetings Department for Section attendance counts at JSM for task force on reallocation of JSM Invited Sessions (1.3.8)

Past Chair

February

Prepare and distribute draft minutes of Winter COSGB meeting (1.4.4)

Secretary

February

Provide summary of Winter COSGB meeting to Section Representatives (1.7.6)

Vice Chairs

February

Prepare report for ASA BOD for inclusion in Board Books for Spring Meeting.  Send to COS Secretary for archival on the ASA website.(1.6.5)

Third-Year BOD Rep

March/April

Attend ASA BOD Spring Meeting (1.6.3)

BOD Reps

April/May/June

Communicate with Section Representatives and organize their concerns for presentation at COS meeting at JSM (1.7.5)

Vice Chairs

May/June

Hold conference call to prepare agenda for COS ABM and COSGB meeting at JSM (1.1.3)

COSGB and ASA Section Liaison

June

Contact newly elected Section Representatives (1.7.4)

Vice Chairs

June

Attend ASA BOD Budget Meeting (1.6.3)

BOD Reps

June

Notify Section Chairs of positions to be elected in the next Section election (2.1.2)

ASA Section Liaison

June

Appoint three members to the COS Committee on Nominations (1.2.6)

Chair-Elect

June/July

Contact Section Treasurers and remind them next year budgets should be developed/finalized at or around JSM as budgets are due October 31 (1.5.4)

Treasurer

June/July

Prepare report for ASA BOD for inclusion in Board Books for meeting at JSM.  Send to COS Secretary for archival on the ASA website. (1.6.5)

Third-Year BOD Rep

June/July

Prepare report for the ASA BOD on the Committee on Meetings for inclusion in Boards Books for meeting at JSM (1.6.7)

First-Year BOD Rep

July

Prepare Interest Group activity report for COSGB meeting at JSM (1.7.5)

Vice Chairs

Mid-July

Obtain June Section membership counts from the ASA and evaluate the number of COS representatives allowed for each Section.  Notify Section chairs with changes in representation or on the borderline to gain or lose a representative. (1.1.8)

Chair

July

Appoint one member to the Evaluation Subcommittee of the ASA ACCE (1.2.6)

Chair-Elect

July/August

Attend ASA BOD meeting at JSM (1.6.3)

BOD Reps

July/August

Attend COSGB meetings, COS ABM, COS response meeting at JSM

COS Reps and COSGB

July/August

Identify potential nominees for COS Committee on Nominations at JSM (1.2.2)

Chair-Elect

Mid-August

Send draft COS ABM and response meeting minutes to the COSGB (1.4.2)

Secretary

Mid-August

Review and edit draft COS JSM meeting minutes

COSGB

Mid-to-late August

Send revised draft COS ABM and COS response meeting minutes to Section Reps

Section Reps provide corrections or edits (1.4.4)

Secretary/ASA Section Liaison

September 1

Notify Section Treasurers that Section budgets must be submitted electronically by October 31 (1.5.4)

Treasurer

Early September

Finalize all ballot items for distribution to the COS

Transmit ballots to enable a vote by September 30 (1.4.4)

Secretary/ASA Section Liaison

Early September

Send draft JSM COSGB meeting minutes to the COSGB (1.4.4)

Secretary

September

Vote to approve COS ABM and response meeting minutes and any ballot items

Section Reps And COSGB

October

Appoint one to three members to the FOC (1.2.6)

Chair-Elect

October/ November

Review and update New Section Officers Orientation document (1.2.10)

ASA Section Liaison/ Chair-Elect

October/ November

Review and update Responsibilities and Procedures Manual for the COSGB (1.3.5)

Past Chair

November 1

Prepare plan of activities for the following year (1.2.7)

Chair-Elect

November 15

Submit nominations for COS officers to ASA (1.2.5)

Chair-Elect

November

Prepare report for ASA BOD for inclusion in Board Books for November/December meeting (1.6.7)

Third-Year BOD Rep

November, as needed

Appoint Secretary, Treasurer and Founders Award Committee members for following year (1.2.6)

Chair-Elect

November

Communicate with Section Reps and organize their concerns for presentation at the Winter COSGB Meeting (1.7.6)

Vice Chairs

November

Remind sections for the upcoming Outstanding Section Service Award to be submitted before April 22 next year.

Third-year Vice Chair

November

Third-year Vice Chair coordinate with incoming Vice Chair (1.7.12)

Vice Chairs

November/ December

Attend ASA BOD meeting (1.6.3)

BOD Reps

December

Prepare preliminary agenda and confirm arrangements for Winter COSGB meeting (1.1.3)

Chair /Chair-Elect/ASA Section Liaison