November 5-9

GEC Constitution and Bylaws

The GEC Executive Committee Chair Tom Kirchner is introducing several amendments to the constitution and bylaws of the Gaseous Electronics Conference. Following Article IV of the constitution the proposed amendments to the constitution were submitted in writing to the GEC Secretary Douglas Keil before the abstract submission deadline of June 15, 2018 and were endorsed by 16 members of the GEC. The proposed amendments will be presented at the Business Meeting on November 7, 2018 for consideration. As per Article X, the proposed bylaw amendment was voted on by the Executive Committee. It will also be presented to the members at the Business Meeting for approval.  The present and proposed GEC Constitution and Bylaws are available at the links below

 

Call for Nominations

Call for nominations for GEC General and Executive Committees

The GEC Executive Committee welcomes nominations, including self-nominations, for both the General Committee and the Executive Committee. Becoming a General Committee and/or Executive Committee member provides a unique opportunity to participate in GEC governance and future conference direction. General Committee and Executive Committee members decide on selection of special event topics, invited speakers, abstract-sorting categories, arranging the technical program, selection of meeting sites, and budgetary decisions. Please review the GEC constitution for details.

At the GEC Business Meeting, new members of the GEC General Committee will be selected (the nominees must be attending the Business Meeting). General Committee meets once a year during the GEC annual conference. The Executive Committee meets twice a year: during the GEC annual conference and during the summer at the Abstract-Sorting Meeting in College Park, MD, USA.

The 2018 Business Meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 7th. Written proposals to host future GEC meetings are encouraged and should be discussed with the Chair of the Executive Committee. The General Committee reviews all proposals and makes the final site selection. The selected host is then elected to a 3-year term on the Executive Committee as Secretary-Elect, then Secretary, and finally as Past Secretary.

Call for Invited Speaker Recommendations for the 72nd GEC (2019)

The GEC Executive Committee is soliciting recommendations for invited speakers for the 2019 GEC from GEC members. A member can recommend a person to present an invited talk by filling out the online form available at https://ultron.aps.org/forms/aps.cgi?id=1400. Although more than one submission is allowed, please be judicious if you make multiple recommendations. On the online form you have the opportunity to supply supporting information. A compelling recommendation, with additional references, will have a greater impact on the selection of invited speakers. At the Portland conference the GEC Executive Committee will consider the recommendations for the GEC 2019 list of invited speakers. We will consider recommendations submitted to the online form by Tuesday, November 6, 23:59 Eastern Standard Time.