Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of: the President, the three Vice
Presidents; the President Elect; the immediate Past President; the
Treasurer; the Executive Director; and four (4) Members of the
Governing Council selected by its Membership. The Annual Convention
Program Chair(s) serve as Ex-Officio Member(s) of the Executive
Committee.
The Executive Committee meets at the call of the President to
assist/advise the President as he or she requests in matters that may
include, but are not necessarily limited to:
- Performance review of Association Officers; and
- Assignments pursuant to duly adopted resolutions by the Association’s Governing Agencies
Elected Members serve a one-year term and are eligible for re-election (though the Treasurer is elected to a 3-year term).
Governing Council
The ISA Governing Council includes: The ISA Executive Committee; the Region Presidents; the Section Chairs; the Journal Editors; the Non-North American Representatives; the Vice-Presidents Elect and the UN-NGO Main Representative.
The Governing Council performs the following tasks:
- Attend the Governing Council meeting the day prior to the Annual Convention
- Approve or modify the President's recommendations of four members of the Executive Committee from its voting and ex-officio membership;
- Elect the Editor of all journals of the Association on the joint recommendation of the President and the Executive Committee;
- Decide questions pertaining to the selection and the term of service of the editor of any official publication in addition to all journals of the Association;
- Elect the Executive Director on the joint recommendation of the President and the Executive Committee
- Recognize component units of the Association, and terminate such recognition;
- Adopt an annual budget, set dues, and authorize expenditures;
- Determine what compensation, if any, is to be paid to the Executive Director and other officers;
- Select the site of the Annual Convention or specifically delegate authority to do so;
- Approve rules for the conduct of the Annual Meeting of Members, for the holding of elections, and for the submission of proposed amendments and resolutions to members;
- Adopt resolutions and undertake or approve activities designed to promote the purposes of the Association; and
- Establish and terminate standing committees.
Elected Members serve a one-year term and are eligible for re-election while the terms for the Region, Section and Journal leaders, as well as the Non-North American Members-at-Large vary according to their individual elections/nominations.
