Organization Statement for the NMRI Planning Committee

The NMRI Planning Committee will be tasked with organizing the annual meeting, including developing the program agenda, as well as soliciting and obtaining speakers and facilitators for breakout sessions.

Membership: The Planning Committee will be comprised of 10 members that represent the varied constituencies of the NMRI, as well as representatives from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Members will be asked to serve a 2-year term. Terms will end immediately following the completion of the workshop, at which time the next term begins. Terms will be staggered so that 50 percent of the committee will rotate off at the end of each year, and new members will be solicited annually from the general membership of the NMRI. However, individuals may have the opportunity to serve for more than one term if it is deemed in the best interest of the committee and/or if there are insufficient nominees in a given year to replace those members that are rotating off the committee. The 2-year term does not apply to NIH staff. A Chair and Chair-Elect will be appointed from the committee membership; if more than one candidate is identified, then a ballot vote of the committee will be undertaken. The Chair will serve for 1 year. The Chair will be in his/her second year of service and the Chair-Elect in his/her first year of service. The immediate past Chair will serve 1 additional year.

Meetings: The Planning Committee will convene by conference call once a month, and the final meeting will coincide with the annual meeting of the network.

1. Taking primary responsibility for the organization of the annual workshop.
2. Identifying speakers and topics for the annual workshop.
3. Facilitating the identification of new members to attend the workshop.
4. Ensuring that the annual workshop activities fall within the specific programmatic areas of the NIDDK (Diabetes, Endocrinology, Metabolic Diseases, Digestive Diseases, Nutrition, Obesity, Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases) and that the membership of the Planning Committee reflect and represent these programmatic areas.
5. Promoting interactivity of the NMRI membership with other relevant scientific societies or community-based organizations through the annual workshop.
6. Facilitating the development of active mentoring relationships between senior and junior members of the network (e.g., for issues such as grants, manuscripts, career advice, etc.), through the annual workshop.

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