GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The Program Committee shall be responsible for developing the year’s technical
programs and securing suitable speakers for all regular Section meetings, while
considering the technical interests of the Section members in making its
selections. Detailed information on the program for the forthcoming meeting must
be provided to the Communications and Advertising Committees. The Program
Committee shall be responsible for the proper introductions of all speakers and
presentation of plaques at the meetings.

OBJECTIVES
The responsibility of the Program Committee is to present ideas/recommendations of meeting subjects well in advance of the June Planning meeting, identify monthly meeting coordinators, and plan and organize meetings for the general membership for the coming years.

Once a monthly subject has been selected, the Program Chairperson works with
the House Chairperson to finalize plans for the location of the meeting, meeting
agenda, speaker needs, dinner menu, head table set-up, and video and electronic equipment required. Meeting costs are discussed and finalized by the Program and House Chairpersons.

Regular communications are maintained with the House Chairperson up to the
time of the meeting.

The Program Chairperson obtains information on the meeting as it pertains to the
subject being presented, speaker biography (if needed) and program details, and
writes up articles for submission to the editor of the Trends and Topics publication and for the preparation of Advanced Meeting Notices (flyers). At each meeting, a small token of appreciation is given to the speaker(s) by the Program Chairperson and given to the President for presentation to the Speaker(s).