Board Policies

Board

The Foundation board consists of nine members: president, treasurer, secretary, and six regular members. All Foundation board members serve six-years terms. Every year, the longest-serving regular member of the board graduates. President, treasurer, and secretary graduate six years after starting office.
The advisory board consists of ten members. An advisory board member serves a five-year term. Every year, the two longest-serving members of the advisory board graduate.
A graduated Foundation board member automatically enters the advisory board.
A graduated advisory board member has earned our eternal gratitude but cannot serve on an RSS board or as a program chair for five years.
The program chair is added to the Foundation board during the board meeting at the conference, unless he or she already is on one of the boards, in which case the normal graduation schedule is not changed.
To fill a vacant spot on either board, the members of both boards nominate candidates. At the board meeting, the boards vote to select among the nominees.
If a board members leaves one of the boards, the remaining members of both boards nominate and vote for a successor. The winner of the vote takes the spot of the former board member and inherits the graduation date.

By February 1, two years prior to the conference, the board members suggest by email program chair candidates and provide a brief statement of support, explaining how the candidate could help advancing RSS.
By February 15, board members have voiced their support or concerns via the email list or in private to the president.
On February 15, the president presents a short list. The board members vote for up to five candidates.
By March 1, based on the availability of the candidates the president announces the program chair to the board.

Area chairs are selected by the program chair.
Area chairs may serve at most two consecutive years and then are not eligible as area chairs for the next two years.