Charter Documents
- WCIS Memorandum to Re-Charter 2006 (PDF)
- 1996 Charter (revised 1998) HTML
The following changes to the WCIS Charter were approved by the WCIS Executive Committee and assembled members at the 2008 ISA Annual Convention in San Francisco:
ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS (Amended 2008)
1. Elect a Vice-Chair to a 1-year term to serve as Program Coordinator, and who will transition automatically to become Chair for a 1-year term, then in to the Past Chair position.
a. As Vice-Chair, duties would be focused on preparing the program for the annual meeting.
b. As Chair, duties would include presiding at the annual meeting; serving as liaison between WCIS and ISA; coordinating the appointment of the Nominations Committee.
2. Secretary/Treasurer - Keep 2 year renewable term with duties as currently delineated.
3. Communications Coordinator - Elect for 2 year renewable term with duties to include maintaining the listserv and helping the Chair coordinate other communications as needed.
4. Nominations & Awards Coordinator - Elect for 1 year renewable term, with duties to include coordinating work associated with both the Northcutt and Gerner awards; submit nominations to the ISA nominating committee and the ISA President Elect for open positions; and collaborate with Chair to appoint the WCIS Officer Nominations Committee.
5. 2 Members-At-Large: Elect for 2-year terms, with rotating terms to maintain some institutional memory in addition to the chair and past chair.
