Committee Participation Form

Participating in the College's governance activities provides you with the opportunity to test and expand your leadership skills, increase your professional contacts, and advance the profession of epidemiology. ACE is your professional organization – we hope you will take an active role in its development.

First name	Middle name or initial	Last name
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I would like to participate in the following ACE Committees
(please check all that apply):

Admissions The Admissions Committee is charged with receiving, reviewing, and recommending applications for membership to the Board of Directors.	Ethics & Standards of Practice This Committee is charged with addressing issues of ethics and standards of practice important to the profession.	Minority Affairs This Committee assesses the status of minorities in the profession, the role of the College in promoting increased minority representation in epidemiology and in the College, and recommends actions to increase research on health concerns of minority populations.
Awards This Committee has the honor of selecting recipients for the Student Prize Award and the Lilenfeld Award.	Finance The Finance Committee is responsible for long-range budgeting and investment of ACE funds and serves in an advisory capacity to the Treasurer and Board of Directors.	Nominating The members of this Committee present the names of at least two candidates for each vacancy on the Board of Directors to the membership by mail ballot.
Communication This Committee is responsible for identifying and researching innovative communication vehicles to meet evolving member needs and for promoting a better understanding of the profession of epidemiology to other health professionals and the public.	Membership This committee is charged with developing strategies to recruit new members and to promote retention of current members. It is also responsible for recommending new services for members.	Policy The Committee is responsible for alerting members to developments that may affect the profession and developing policy positions and statements on behalf of the membership and the Board of Directors.
Education This Committee oversees planning of the scientific program for the annual meeting and develops other educational opportunities for epidemiologists and for non-epidemiologists who interact with the profession.	Mentoring	Publication The Committee is responsible for all scientific publications emanating from the College. The Committee selects editors and establishes editorial and production policies. The President appoints three Fellows or Members to three-year terms.

If volunteering for more than one committee please rank you top three choice below:

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Since there are sometimes more volunteers than available openings, please use the space below to summarize briefly your past participation in the College, your qualifications or special interests for specific committees, or anything else that would be useful to know.

Updated 1/6/04 pm