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Committees and Committee Charges

General Charges to All Committees

• To ensure that Committee Chairs and members are rotated in accordance with Council guidelines.
• To recommend candidates to the ASBMR Nominating Committee for new members.
• To ensure appropriate communication among its members and with Council.
• To learn and share knowledge of ASBMR's history, mission, policies and procedures and to help ensure that activities
  are congruent with ASBMR's mission, the continuity of its programs, when indicated, and the maintenance of its policies and procedures.
• To submit business plans for new programs/expenditures and comply with ASBMR's policies for review and approval before implementation.  
• To work under the direction of Council and in partnership with staff.  
• To ensure compliance with the ASBMR budget, policies and timelines.  
• To establish yearly goals and objectives, to review them periodically and to report progress and activities in writing to the Council three times a year.  

ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

Mark Johnson, Chairperson
Joseph P Bidwell
Lynda F Bonewald
Mary Bouxsein
Michael Hadjiargyrou
Marc C Hochberg
Lilian I Plotkin
Elizabeth Shane, Ex Officio
Douglas Fesler, Staff Liaison
Janine O'Donnell, Staff Liaison

Advocacy Committee Charges

• This committee is charged with advocating on behalf of ASBMR members for research funding mechanisms, and researcher-friendly policies and procedures affecting research funding, in concert with staff and relevant coalitions and partners.
• This committee should reconsider its strategy annually and focus on U.S. federal sources of research funding, particularly NIH.
• This committee should focus its efforts on Capitol Hill in terms of providing testimony and educational material, and at federal research funding institutions in terms of suggesting scientific direction for new grants and funding mechanisms.  
• This committee should strive for close relationships with the NIH Institute directors and staff, with ASBMR committee members/ad hoc members serving as liaisons.  
• This committee should strive for a good understanding of:
• where and how ASBMR members' research is being funded
• what appropriate grants are available and what types of mechanisms of grants exist
• This committee should help review/transmit this information regularly to the membership to continue ASBMR's role as the premier resource for grant information in bone and mineral science.
• This committee should serve as a resource for international members in providing guidance about the advocacy process.

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ANNUAL MEETING (PROGRAM) COMMITTEES

Program Committee

Rajesh Thakker, Co-Chairperson
Philip Osdoby, Co-Chairperson
Barbara Kream, Ph.D., President
Rebecca Myers, Staff Liaison
Angela Cangemi, Staff Liaison

Program Committee Charges

• This committee is charged with planning, organizing and delivering the scientific program of the Annual Meeting, in close consultation with the President and staff.
• This committee should be mindful of the importance of the Annual Meeting to the Society as the premier meeting in bone and mineral science and as the chief source of revenue to the Society.
• This committee should assist staff in marketing the meeting by advising on groups to target and sessions to highlight.
• This committee should consider the diverse membership of the ASBMR and its diverse meeting attendance and strive for a balance of basic and clinical content, a variety of formats, and strive for innovation by becoming knowledgeable about other meetings in the bone field.
  

Ancillary Program Committee

Robert Pignolo, Chairperson
Richard Kremer
Sharmila Majumdar
Rebecca Myers, Staff Liaison
Angela Cangemi, Staff Liaison

Ancillary Program Committee Charges

• This committee is charged with reviewing ancillary applications, programs and policies to help ensure a balanced ancillary program at the ASBMR Annual Meeting.
• This committee recommends changes or additions to ASBMR ancillary policies, if necessary.
• This committee advises Council, the Executive Committee and Staff on any policy issues that may arise with regards to Industry-Supported Symposia and Working Groups.

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AWARDS COMMITTEE

Rebecca Myers, Staff Liaison
Angela Cangemi, Staff Liaison

This committee, appointed annually by the president, is charged with considering award nominees, reviewing their award packets, seeking new nominees when needed, and selecting the best nominees for ASBMR awards.

• This committee should also advise the Executive Committee and Council about issues and policies in need of consideration regarding current or potential awards.
• This committee is charged with keeping its membership and deliberations secret and with passing on nominations for consideration by the next year's committee.

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EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Merry Jo Oursler , Chairperson
Julia Biliard
Laura Calvi
Di Chen
Marian T. Hannan
Susan M Ott
Babatunde Oyajobi
Pamela Taxel
Earline Marshall, Staff Liaison
Angela Cangemi, Staff Liaison

Education Committee Charges

• This committee should consider the educational needs of all ASBMR members and both Annual Meeting and other venues for provision, including Annual Meeting sessions, other meetings, slide kits, websites, web casting, videotapes, CD-Roms, and other formats.
• This committee should consider opportunities for patient and physician education and recommend programs with the submission of attendant business plans.
• This committee should advise the Executive Committee and Council on potential partnering societies and companies as well as opportunities for educational programs for scientists, allied health professionals, and other interested groups.
• This committee should monitor educational activities of relevant basic societies and recommend new programs with proposed business plans.  

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ETHICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Murray Favus, Chairperson
Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan
Julie Glowacki
Steven R. Goldring, Ex Officio
David Goltzman
Stephen Marx
Lawrence Raisz
Earline Marshall, Staff Liaison

Ethics Advisory Committee Charges

• The Ethics Advisory Committee (EAC) is charged with providing guidance and interpreting the ethical requirements and standards of the Society. 
• The EAC assists in the review of ethical issues as requested by Officers, Council, committees, editorial boards, task forces, and ASBMR staff. 
• The Committee proposes modifications to the Ethics and Policy Guidelines on an as-needed basis.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Barbara Kream, Ph.D., President
Steven R. Goldring, M.D., Past President
Marc K Drezner, M.D., President-Elect
Keith A. Hruska, M.D., Secretary-Treasurer
Ann Elderkin, Staff Liaison

Executive Committee Charges

• This committee should exercise the authority of the Council in the management of the Society between Council meetings.
• This committee is responsible for guiding proper interaction with other scientific/professional societies.

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FINANCE COMMITTEE

Keith A Hruska, Chairperson
Marc K Drezner, Ex Officio
Ted Gross
Hunter Heath
Barbara Kream Ex Officio
Anna Teti
Ann Elderkin, Staff Liaison
Matt Croll, Staff Liaison

Finance Committee Charges

• This committee is to oversee the financial affairs (profit and loss statements, summary of financial position, investment reports, projections, and annual audit) of the Society and advise on budget considerations and fiscal strategies which reflect ASBMR's long-range goals and short-term needs.
• This committee also reviews business plans and makes recommendations to Council.

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MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Suzanne M Jan de Beur , Chairperson
Matthew Brown, Ad Hoc
Sherrie-Ann Burnett-Bowie
Wenhan Chang
M. Hicham Drissi
Caroline Silve
Johannes van Leeuwen
Kenneth E White
Akira Yamaguchi
Alison Gershen, Staff Liaison
Janine O'Donnell, Staff Liaison
Solana Vander Nat, Staff Liaison

Membership Development Committee Charges

• This committee should consider the needs of clinical and basic members, as well as potential future members.  
• This committee has two broad responsibilities:
• To expand the ASBMR membership roster
• To develop member loyalty to and participation in ASBMR 
• Both require close working relationships with many, if not all, of the other ASBMR committees and deep knowledge of the needs and interests of ASBMR members that can be translated into programs and services.
• The committee is specifically directed to: 
1. nurture and develop young and mid-career investigators 
2. recruit new young investigators to the Society and, involve them in the organization through committee or task force work, etc.
3. consider other society benefits, membership categories and marketing approaches and recommend appropriate actions, with proposed business plans
• The committee should promote retention of current members.
• This committee should obtain, track and report on membership demographics.
• The committee will provide mentoring and networking opportunities for young investigators.  
• This committee will provide career development programs for entry-, mid- and senior- level investigators.

Minority Subcommittee

B. Avery Ince, Chairperson
Jacqueline Akech
Arline Bohannon
Sylvia Christakos
Jeanette Keith
Roger Zebaze
Alison Gershen, Staff Liaison
Solana Vander Nat, Staff Liaison

Young Investigator Subcommittee

Wenhan Chang, Chairperson
Melissa Kacena, Chairperson
Mark Cooper
James Edwards
John Hawse
Ulrike Moedder
Micaela Rubin
Nadia Rucci
Jiyoon Ryu
Leanne Saxon
Yashuhiro Takeuchi
Wim Van Hul
Majd Zayzafoon
Alison Gershen, Staff Liaison

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Steven R. Goldring, M.D., Chairperson
Gretchen Bretsch, Staff Liaison

Nominating Committee Charges

• This committee, appointed annually, is responsible for recommending a slate of nominees for Council, President-elect, and Secretary-Treasurer (in appropriate years) for membership vote, according to ASBMR policies and procedures.
• This committee is charged with making recommendations to Council for committee members, FASEB representatives, and other representatives, as requested.
• This committee is charged with reviewing all nominations and self-nominations and scoring them, as well as seeking additional nominations when needed, before making its recommendations to Council.
• This committee follows the policies, procedures and timelines regarding candidate recommendation in terms of gender, geographic origin, degree, research area/practice environment, etc.

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE COMMITTEE

Robert A Adler, Chairperson
Piet Geusens
Bente Langdahl
Silvina Levis
Kenneth W Lyles
David M Reid
Laura Tosi
Sunil Wimalasansa
Douglas Fesler, Staff Liaison
Alison Gershen, Staff Liaison

Professional Practice Committee Charges

• This committee has the responsibility for identifying the needs of ASBMR members who are in academic or community clinical practice.
• The committee should work closely with the Advocacy, Education and Program Committees to serve this component of the ASBMR membership in advocacy efforts, educational products, the Annual Meeting program, and other venues.
• This committee should monitor educational activities of relevant clinical societies and research and recommend new programs with proposed business plans.

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PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

F. Patrick Ross, Chairperson
Robert D Blank
Hong-wen Deng
Gustavo Duque
John A Eisman, Ex Officio
Joan Marini
Mark S Nanes
Sakamuri Reddy, Ad Hoc
Eileen Shore
John Wysolmersk
David Allen, Staff Liaison

Primer Editorial Board

Clifford J. Rosen, Chair
Juliet E. Compston
Pierre D. Delmas
Marie Demany
Theresa A. Guise
Suzanne Jan De Beur
Richard Keen
Jane Lian
Laurie McCauley
Socrates Papoulos
Vicki Rosen
Ego Seeman
Rajesh Thakker
Matt Kilby, Staff Liaison
Dave Allen, Staff Liaison

Publications Committee Charges

• This committee is charged with oversight of the policies and procedure of all publications owned or sponsored by ASBMR, including the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and the Primer.
• This committee is responsible for approving ASBMR Primer and JBMR Associate Editor appointments.
• This committee should strive to advise the Executive Committee, Council and staff about new opportunities to further the ASBMR mission, raise its profile, and contribute to the ASBMR's revenues through its publications.
  

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SCIENCE POLICY COMMITTEE

Larry Suva, Chairperson
Robert Adler, Ex Officio
Lynda F Bonewald, Ex Officio
Kurt Hankenson
Lorena M Havill
Robert Marcus
Kristine M Wiren
Douglas Fesler, Staff Liaison
Angela Cangemi, Staff Liaison

• This committee is charged with considering long-term and short-term policy questions referred by ASBMR Council, other Committees or ASBMR staff or self-identified and with developing business plans for, and when approved, planning and helping to develop background materials, surveys and meetings, as needed, along with policy recommendations.
• This committee is responsible for prioritizing policy issues and focusing on areas critical to the Society and where effort is likely to have an impact, such as increasing debt-relief programs for researchers, especially physician-scientists.
• This committee should track the effect of policies in which it has involvement in, such as the impact of the CSR reorganization.
• This committee should work with coalitions to help maintain a career track for clinical investigators and basic researchers. 

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STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

• At least once each year, the Council, committee chairs, and staff constitute the ASBMR Strategic Planning Committee for the purpose of reviewing progress toward the organization's goals and considering new strategies for reaching them.

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WOMEN IN BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Janine A Danks, Chairperson
John P Bilezikian
Juliet E Compston
Beatrice Edwards, Ad Hoc
Deborah L Galson
Rachelle Galvin
Phoebe Leboy
Nicola C Partridge
Jennifer J Westendorf
Janine O'Donnell, Staff Liaison
Earline Marshall, Staff Liaison

• This committee is charged with mentoring women in the Society with respect to career advancement, academic promotions, combining a career with family, etc.
• This committee should nominate women as speakers, for awards, as chairs of sessions, for the elected positions of ASBMR, for editorial boards, NIH study sections, reviewing manuscripts, etc.
• This committee should organize an informational/social function at the ASBMR annual meeting with an invited speaker who will lead discussion on current issues regarding the career advancement of women.
• This committee should develop and maintain a web page linked to the ASBMR website that serves as a resource for information related to women’s careers in biomedical science.
• This committee should monitor the success of the committee by measuring the: a) participation of women in ASBMR symposia and committees, b) number of committee nominees who receive awards or are speakers or are on the Society ballot, c) attendance at the informational/social function, and d) use of the web page.

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ASBMR REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER GROUPS

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Elizabeth Shane, M.D., FASEB Board
Larry Suva, Ph.D., Science Policy Committee,
Felicia Cosman, M.D., Clinical Research Subcommittee, Science Policy Committee
Nicola Partridge, Ph.D., NIH Issues Subcommittee, Science Policy Committee
Merry Jo Oursler, Ph.D., Training and Career Resources Subcommittee, Science Policy Committee
Jane B. Lian, Ph.D., Excellence in Science Award Committee
Robert D. Blank, M.D., Ph.D., Research Conferences Advisory Committee
Suzanne Jan de Beur, M.D., Publications and Communications Committee
Gloria Gronowicz, Ph.D., Federal Funding Consensus Conference Representative
Bernard P. Halloran, Ph.D., Federal Funding Consensus Conference Representative
John Wysolmerski, M.D., FASEB Editorial Board

National Osteoprosis Foundation (NOF)
Stuart Silverman, M.D., Interspecialty Medical Council
Murray J. Favus, M.D., Subcommittee on Guidance to Physicians to Reduce Fracture Risk
Marjorie Luckey, M.D., Subcommittee on Implementation of New Guidelines for Practicing Physicians

Sister Societies Forum
Marc K Drezner, M.D.
Barbara Kream, Ph.D.

U.S. Bone and Joint Decade
Nancy E. Lane, M.D., Past-President

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