ESA Disease Ecology Section News – Disease Ecology Section

Call for Officer Nominations for the 2024-2025 Annual Cycle

It’s election time again and we have three positions open for the 2024-2025 cycle: Vice-Chair, Secretary-Treasurer and Student Liaison. The descriptions of these positions are below. If you are interested in being considered for any of these positions, please email the section chair, Tara Stewart Merrill by May 15, 2024. Your email should include your full name, a <500 word description of your qualifications, and any other information that will be useful to voters. This information will appear on the ballot.

DUTIES OF THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON. The Vice-Chairperson shall serve as program officer and shall arrange the scientific program for the annual Section meetings. The Vice-Chairperson shall assume the duties of the Chairperson whenever that person is unable to act. The Vice-Chairperson shall serve for a term of one year after which time the Vice-Chairperson will assume the office of Chairperson and serve in that capacity for one additional year. Following the term as Chairperson, there will be a one-year term as Past-Chairperson.

DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER. The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep the records of the Section, including current membership and mailing lists. The Secretary-Treasurer shall attend the annual Section business meeting and report on the activities of the Section in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. The Secretary-Treasurer is responsible for corresponding with the Society Business Manager concerning expenditures made in connection with official Section Business. The Secretary-Treasurer may authorize expenditures subject to permission or approval by the Chairperson. The Secretary-Treasurer term of service is two years.

DUTIES OF THE STUDENT LIAISON. The Student Liaison shall serve a one year term and will be responsible for ensuring that the section is keeping in mind the issues and concerns of graduate students.