Active member participation in this process is encouraged. There were 11 members less than 45 years of age nominated for committee vacancies and 11 women nominated. The process by which the Committee on Committees identifies appropriate nominees for these committees begins in the fall with solicitation of nominees from each APS section, chairs of Departments of Physiology, current committee chairs, APS Council, and the general membership. These nominations are due at the APS office in January. During February and March the members of the Committee on Committees prepare initial slates of candidates.
Selection is based on an individual s qualification for a specific committee.
Section affiliation, gender, and minority or junior investigator status are given serious consideration in order to broaden membership representation on each committee. The committee meets at the Experimental Biology meeting to finalize recommendations that are presented for approval by the APS Council at their summer meeting. Approved nominees begin their term of appointment in January. Phyllis M. Wise, Chair Council Actions Council accepted the report of the Committee on Committees. Council approved the slate of nominees for committee vacancies with minor exceptions.