Also, it is important to note that the category of student affiliate includes both undergraduates and graduate students. Both would be eligible to vote. To monitor an election by only a portion of the membership on only certain issues was seen as a costly proposition. Finally, given that students do not necessarily know many other students, and that we did not see a groundswell of interest from the students in elections, we feel the self-nomination process for serving on committees will work well. Another suggestion from the proposal that was given serious consideration but rejected was to have student representatives attend the Executive Committee meetings.
Students can have much more influence via placement on key committees.
Networking Among Students and With Members SIOP should encourage the exchange of professional information among students and between students and members. This exchange can and should take place via the same mechanisms that members use to network. SIOP has already included students in the directory as was suggested in the proposal, although this does substantially increase the cost of producing the directory. The IOOB graduate student conference has been around for more than 15 years and has served as a wonderful means for students to connect with other students. SIOP has always been a sponsor of the conference and will continue to do so.