Scientific Assembly Coordinators 2019

The Scientific Assembly and the individual Scientific Assemblies will serve to provide expert consultation and technical reviewers for such areas as examinations, conventions, continuing education, etc. in discipline-related areas. The Coordinator and Vice-Coordinator are professional or emeritus members who have demonstrated an interest in furthering the goals of the Scientific Assembly through the individual Scientific Assemblies and who have demonstrated exceptional communication skills in working with various groups are eligible for appointment.

2018-2019 Scientific Assembly Coordinator: Susan Stalewski

2018-2019 Scientific Assembly Vice Coordinator: Elizabeth Dahlgren

Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Appoint a Scientific Assembly representative to the Awards Committee to coordinate the awards process, no later than August 1. Coordinate awards process with the Awards Committee.
• Collaborate with the SA Chairs and others e.g. constituent society presidents, to increase the number of nominees for the Professional Achievement Award from EACH Scientific Assembly.
• Collaborate with the SA chairs to facilitate ways to empower our members to provide clinical laboratory science expertise.
• Monitor activities of Scientific Assembly/member community.
• Identify and assist any Scientific Assembly that may require help in strengthening activities and developing a plan for communicating and engaging members.
• Promote the use of the online Scientific Assembly Communities to foster involvement

Discipline Specific Scientific Assembly Chairs:

• Communicate with SA members on a regular schedule.
• Identify strategies to increase membership, diversity, and activity in each Scientific Assembly
• Collaborate with the APRC to solicit program abstracts for the Annual Meeting and identify presenters.
• Identify authors to submit articles for possible publication in ASCLS outlets.
• Identify significant scientific developments and strategies to communicate to ASCLS membership.