Administration Committee |
The Administration Committee evaluates the performance of the association management company annually and meets with the CEO of the management company. The committee is responsible for the recruitment of new management when necessary. The committee annually reviews and revises, if necessary, the instrument(s) used to evaluate CSE's management to obtain valid and fair evaluations from officers, committee chairs, and relevant others. The committee meets with and corresponds with management regarding evaluation results. The committee recommends to the president interim evaluations, the appointment of task forces, or other measures as necessary to provide quality control of CSE management. |
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Archivist |
The CSE archivist is responsible for the collection and preservation of the historical records of the Council in consultation with the secretary.
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Awards & Honors Committee |
The Awards and Honors Committee recommends the recipients of the CSE Award for Meritorious Achievement, the CSE Distinguished Service Award, and the CSE Certificate of Appreciation. |
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Board of Directors |
The membership elects the board of directors and delegates to the board responsibility for CSE operations. The activities of all CSE officers, committees, and representatives are subject to the ultimate authority of the board. All important questions of policy and all requests for expenditure of CSE funds require approval by the board, either by specific action or by the annual budgeting mechanism. |
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Editorial Policy Committee |
The Editorial Policy Committee serves as a resource regarding editorial and publishing policies applying to publications in the sciences. The committee studies and analyzes procedural, ethical, legal, and economic policies and recommends policies and/or guidelines that relate to the editing, review, and publication of manuscripts in books and journals in the sciences. The committee may suggest policy to the CSE board of directors affecting CSE's own publications. Policy guidelines developed by the committee will be presented to the membership via publication in Science Editor and the Web site, by presentation at CSE annual meetings, or in other ways, and after appropriate revision in consultation with the board, may be published and disseminated by CSE through the Publications, Education, Membership, and Program Committees.
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Education Committee |
The Education Committee presents for board approval concepts for educational programs and products (including symposia, short courses, workshops, and retreats) given outside the program at the annual meeting. They develop a schedule for approved programs and products, present a budget and marketing plan for each approved program or product to the Finance Committee for approval, assign committee members and others to develop and present these programs or products, invite participants, and develop and print material to be used in individual courses. The committee may work with the Publications Committee to refine such material and other educational materials into publishable form to be used in subsequent courses and marketed as CSE publications. The committee develops materials to evaluate each program for use in developing future programs.
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Finance Committee |
The Finance Committee critically reviews and revises an annual operating budget developed by the treasurer and the executive director with input from committee chairs. The revised budget is then submitted to the board of directors for further revision and approval. The committee monitors actual financial performance versus budget by reviewing financial statements quarterly.
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Local Arrangement |
The chair of the Local Arrangements Subcommittee should live in the city in which the conference is to be held. He or she is appointed by the Program chair and has 2 primary responsibilities: (1) identifying potential tours for the conference and (2) obtaining maps, menus from local restaurants, transportation information, and other visitor information about the city for distribution at the conference. |
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Membership Committee |
The Membership Committee promotes membership in the Council, develops concepts for membership retention and growth for board approval, works with the executive director in matters concerning the membership directory, and advises the board on matters concerning membership. Avenues for recruitment will be explored and instituted by the Membership Committee, including vigorous recruitment campaigns.
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Nominating Committee |
The Nominating Committee identifies candidates to run for office and also makes recommendations to the board regarding the replacement of directors or officers who have been unable to complete their term of office when the remaining term is greater than 1 year. |
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Program Commitee |
Working within guidelines established by the board of directors, the Program Committee plans and organizes the CSE Annual Meeting. |
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Publications Committee |
The committee is responsible for developing and overseeing a long-range publishing plan for CSE and for advising the board about the overall scheduling and financial management of CSE publications. The Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the board by recommending for board approval a coordinated publications program. In this role, the Committee generates and reviews proposals for new publications and works with other committees to develop publications. The Publications Committee develops standards regarding CSE publications (including CSE identifying covers and title pages) and other CSE documents, such as brochures for external distribution and regarding the uniform use of the CSE logo. In cooperation with the chair of the relevant committee that will produce a book, the Publications Committee prepares a proposal for financing a CSE publication and assists in developing grant requests as necessary. The Publications Committee works with relevant committees in determining publications format and layout, as well as related matters.
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Research Committee |
The Research Committee promotes informed editorial decision making through facilitating sharing of research throughout CSE's avenues of communication, including its meetings, Science Editor, and the Web site. CSE will be responsible for enabling and maintaining a system for abstract submission for possible presentation at the CSE annual meeting; the committee will be responsible for evaluating, choosing, and coordinating poster and podium presentations at the annual meeting, and developing and implementing a peer-review process for research articles submitted to Science Editor. The committee also communicates - through publication and oral presentations - the importance to journals of research on the topic of scientific publishing and the means by which journals can conduct their own research.
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Science Editor |
Science Editor, formerly CBE Views, is published quarterly by the Council of Science Editors Inc (CSE). (Prior to 2011, the frequency was bimonthly.) It serves as a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among professionals concerned with publishing in the sciences. Research on peer review, editorial processes, and ethics; letters to the editor; and other items of special interest to the journal's readers are encouraged. |
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Scientific Style and Format Subcommittee |
The subcommittee is responsible for producing new editions of the CSE style manual (Scientific Style and Format) that define acceptable forms of expression in manuscript preparation and lead to general technical uniformity for scientific journals and books. The recommendations incorporated in the manual should be based on nationally and internationally accepted systems of procedure, terminology and nomenclature, units of measurement, abbreviations, symbols, and constants. |
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Short Course & Workshop Committee |
The Short Courses & Workshops Subcommittee is part of the Education Committee. This subcommittee develops and conducts educational programs at the annual meeting. In the past, these courses have covered journal metrics, statistics, as well as specialized training for editors, manuscript editors, and managing editors.
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Social Networking Subcommittee |
To promote CSE membership through collaboration, networking, and community building with members through social networking sites. |
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Sponsorship Committee |
The Sponsorship Committee coordinates and performs the activities necessary to seek funding from corporations, societies, associations, and other groups to support CSE activities and programs. The Sponsorship Committee maintains records of donors approached, for what purpose, and the solicitation results. This information is delivered to the CSE executive office at the end of the fiscal year.
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Web Editor Committee |
The Web Committee is responsible for monitoring, editing, and updating web content on an ongoing basis and in conjunction with technical staff.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
* Providing frequent reports to the CSE Board of Directors and working with the Board to accomplish the editorial activities surrounding the Web site.
* Tracking analytics and developing strategies for driving users to the CSE Web site.
* Interacting with the Social Media Subcommittee to promote the Web site via social media tools.
* Working with the editor of Science Editor to upload content on the Web site.
* Brainstorming ideas for new content and functionality on the Web site, in accordance with CSE's mission and strategic vision.
* Guiding the design and appearance of the Web site.
* Creating editorial policies that will guide the healthy development of CSE's Web site.
* Ensuring timely updating of CSE's Web site.
* Responding to requests from the CSE Board of Directors for adding information to the Web site.
* Receiving and replying to e-mail concerning the Web site content and policies
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