BYLAWS VOTE - Society for Prevention Research

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* 1. As a member of the Society for Prevention Research, I vote to APPROVE the proposed change to the Bylaws to increase the number of board members.  The revised Article V. Board of Directors, Section 2. shall read as follows:
The Board of Directors shall consist of (a) the officers of the Society, (b) twelve to fourteen
members of the Society who will be elected for three year terms and (c) the ECPN Chair and
the Diversity Network Committee Chair who are ex-officio voting members of the Board. The
Board of Directors shall determine in the fall of each year the number of members to be elected in the spring of the following year. In addition to those Board members elected each year the Board by majority vote may elect for a three year term up to two additional board members who may be beneficial to meet the Society’s goals.

Transition year: If the proposed revisions to Article V. Board of Directors, Section 2. are approved by the SPR membership in the first quarter of 2016, the Board shall determine, prior to the 2016 election, the number of members to be elected in the spring of 2016.

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* 2. As a member of the Society for Prevention Research, I vote to APPROVE the proposed changes to the Bylaws to create a new standing committee, the International Committee.  The revised Article VIII. Standing Committees, Section 14. shall read as follows:

Section 14: The International Committee

The purpose of the International Committee is to support and expand SPR’s commitment for international prevention research and to promote global health and to encourage and promote collaboration among international researchers, students, practitioners, and policy makers.

The International Committee shall comprise a Chair and a Liaison to the Board of Directors, appointed by the President, and no fewer than 10 members to be appointed by the Committee Chair to incorporate a balance of US and non US members.

The term of office of the Chair is three years. The term of the Liaison is one year.

Other language in the Bylaws would be modified to be in syn with creating the International Committee.Article VIII, Standing Committees, Section 1 shall read: 

Section 1. There shall be Standing Committees to carry out and sustain the long term strategic objectives of the Society.  Currently these committees are Publications, Program, Nominations, Membership, Recognition and Honors, Prevention Science Advocacy, Early Career Preventionists Network Training, Finance and Management, Diversity Network, Fund Development, and International.

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