SIR and SIR Foundation Leadership

SIR and SIR Foundation 2016–2017 call for nominations

The cycle for the 2016–2017 SIR and SIR Foundation nominations process opens on Aug. 18 through SIR Connect. Engaged and committed volunteers are essential to the achievement of SIR’s strategic goals and mission. The following open positions will be included in the nominations process with terms beginning April 2017.

Please review the qualifications and duties of the positions carefully and submit any nominations by Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 through SIR Connect.

Please contact Caitlin Couture, (703) 460-5577, with any questions on the submission process for an elected position.

SIR Executive Council

The SIR Executive Council is the chief governing and policy-making body of SIR. The Executive Council is empowered to carry out the business of the Society and is responsible for fiduciary oversight. It is responsible for overseeing and transacting the business necessary to achieve SIR's goals and to fulfill its mission. Council terms begin at the Annual Members Business Meeting. The council meets in person three times per year.

2016-17 SIR Executive Council

SIR Executive Council Positions

Automatic Succession Positions

To accomplish a smooth transition in the management of the Society from year to year, the secretary shall become the president-elect, the president-elect shall become president, and the president shall become the immediate past president.

  • President (one-year term)
  • President-elect (one-year term)
  • Immediate Past President (one-year term)

Elected Positions

  • Secretary (one-year term)
  • Councilor, Graduate Medical Education Division (three-year term, eligible for second three-year term)
  • Councilor, Post Graduate Education Division (three-year term, eligible for second three-year term)
  • Councilor, Health Policy and Economics Division (three-year term, eligible for second three-year term)
  • Councilor, Member Services Division (three-year term, eligible for second three-year term)
  • Councilor, Standards Division (three-year term, eligible for second three-year term)
  • Councilor-at-large #1 (three-year term, eligible for second three-year term)
  • Councilor-at-large #2 (three-year term, eligible for second three-year term)
  • Councilor-at-large #3 (three-year term, eligible for second three-year term)

Appointed Positions

  • Councilor, Annual Meeting Division (one-year term)
  • Treasurer (three-year term)

Standing SIR Foundation Board Position on the SIR Executive Council

  • Chair, SIR Foundation (two-year term)

Ex-officio Positions

  • Editor, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR), ex-officio (five-year term)
  • AMA Delegate, ex-officio (term consistent with time in position)

Ad Hoc Positions

Upon the request of the president-elect, the Executive Council may appoint additional non-voting members of the Executive Council to serve for a term of no more than one year.

Eligibility/Qualifications for Executive Council, Division and At-large Councilors

  • Shall have been an active member or fellow in good standing for at least three years
  • Shall have shown commitment to the Society by active service on an SIR committee or task force as a member or chair for a minimum of three years
  • Shall be actively practicing interventional radiology or have practiced a minimum of 10 years
  • Shall have experience and/or interest in the area of council work for the specific council position

SIR Operations Committee

The Operations Committee represents the Executive Council between meetings of the council and provides liaison to divisions and committees, as appropriate. The president, president-elect, secretary and treasurer are the officers of the Society. The president, president-elect and secretary form the Operations Committee. They are joined on biweekly calls by the immediate past president, treasurer and the chair of the SIR Foundation.

Eligibility

To be eligible to serve as an officer, a candidate must be an interventional radiologist who has been an active member of the Society in good standing for at least three years, must have been a member of the SIR Executive Council for at least two years and must be actively involved in interventional radiology.

Succession

To accomplish a smooth transition in the management of the Society from year to year, the secretary shall become the president-elect and the president-elect shall become president.

Duties: President

The president is the presiding officer of the Society. He/she presides over the Annual Members Business Meeting and is the principal spokesperson for the organization.

Duties: President-elect

The president-elect is the presiding officer of the Executive Council and presides over Council meetings.

Duties: Secretary

The secretary is responsible for ensuring a current and permanent record of the proceedings of the Society is kept, that minutes of the Annual Members Business Meeting are distributed each year, and that a list of the members is maintained and accessible to members. He/she is also responsible for ensuring the safekeeping of all records and transactions of the Society, which possess historical value. The secretary is an elected position. Eligibility criteria for secretary:

  • Is an interventional radiologist
  • Must be an active member of the Society
  • Shall have been a member of the SIR Executive Council for at least two years
  • Has been and shall be actively involved in interventional radiology
  • Shall have demonstrated extensive knowledge of the workings of the Executive Council
  • Shall have exhibited a desire to move forward in the leadership ascension and to continue developing as a leader
  • Shall have experience or ability to politically interact with other related medical specialty organizations and/or government agencies and to serve as a future ambassador for SIR
  • Shall have demonstrated significant dedication and commitment to SIR and the specialty of interventional radiology

Duties: Treasurer

The treasurer is responsible for the collection of and accountability for all funds of the Society and the disbursement of funds as approved by the Executive Council. The treasurer oversees the budgeting process including budgeting and accounting for expenditures and assists the Executive Council in exercising its fiduciary duty. He/she makes a full financial report and presents a budget for the following year at the Annual Members Business Meeting of the Society. The treasurer is an appointed position.

Qualifications for Treasurer

  • Shall have been an active member or fellow in good standing for at least three years
  • Shall be actively practicing interventional radiology or have practiced a minimum of 10 years
  • Shall have experience and/or interest in budgeting, accounting and the financial transactions of an organization

The Treasurer may or may or may not have served as the Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer is not an Executive Council position.

Qualifications for Assistant Treasurer

  • Shall have been an active member or fellow in good standing for at least three years
  • Shall have shown commitment to the Society by active service on an SIR committee or task force as a member or chair for a minimum of three years
  • Shall be actively practicing interventional radiology or have practiced a minimum of 10 years
  • Shall have qualifications that include business training or hands-on experience with oversight of financials and budgets for a practice or department; an MBA would be helpful but is not required
  • Shall be interested in serving as treasurer in the future

SIR Executive Council Nominations Process

The duty of the SIR Nominating Committee is to seek out and select the best candidates for the open positions on the SIR Executive Council and to work with interested individuals to develop their future leadership opportunities and skills. Each year the Nominating Committee carefully evaluates the nominations in the context of the current and future leadership needs of the Society. The SIR's needs change from year to year, and there are many qualified candidates who apply. For this reason, individuals may be nominated several times before they are selected as a candidate.

The annual nominations process is as follows.

  1. The SIR President convenes the Nominating Committee following the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting.
  2. Per the bylaws, not less than 180 days before the Annual Members Business Meeting, the Nominating Committee shall request, in writing, nominations from members entitled to vote for the position of secretary and for each division councilor and at-large position open to election.
  3. SIR members are notified of the open positions and are encouraged to self-nominate, if eligible, or recommend qualified members for consideration.
  4. Executive Council members whose positions are coming open and who are eligible for a second term are notified of their eligibility and requested to fill out the nominations form if they are interested in being considered by the Nominating Committee for a second term.
  5. Interested applicants are required to fill out the nominations application, provide a CV and complete a conflict of interest form as well as a consent to serve.
  6. The Nominating Committee meets by conference call, as needed, and holds a face-to face meeting in November to finalize the slate of candidates.
  7. The Nominating Committee also works with the Annual Meeting Committee (AMC) to determine the best qualified member to be considered for the AMC Workshop Chair position on the AMC. Once a final list has been approved by the AMC and Nominating Committee, those names are given to the Operations Committee for final approval.
  8. The Chair of the Nominating Committee reports the names of the Nominating Committee's recommended slate of candidates to the Executive Council and announces it to the membership.
  9. Per the bylaws, voting members have 60 days to review this slate and to decide whether to reserve approval of the candidates and to petition for the nomination and placement of alternative candidates on a mail ballot. Any member nominated by a petition signed by three (3) percent or more of voting members shall be placed on the ballot, provided that, in the judgment of the Nominating Committee, such candidate is qualified to perform the responsibilities of the position to which he or she has been nominated. The ballot shall be limited to those positions for which the Nominating Committee received a petition meeting these criteria and shall identify those candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee and those nominated by the membership. Nominees proposed by the Nominating Committee are deemed elected to their position if no petition properly nominating an alternative candidate is received during the 60 days.
  10. The Chair of the Nominating Committee reports the names of the incoming Executive Council at the Annual Members Business Meeting.

SIR Code of Ethics Policy

SIR Conflicts of Interest Policy

For more information, please contact Caitlin Couture, SIR's director of governance and engagement.

SIR Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee shall consist of the SIR president, president-elect, secretary, and as designated by the Operations Committee, one councilor-at-large, one member-at-large, and one additional member. The SIR Foundation Nominating Committee chair shall also serve as a member of the SIR Nominating Committee. The SIR president shall serve as chair of this Committee, and shall convene the Committee prior to the annual members' business meeting based on a schedule established by the SIR Executive Council.

SIR Foundation Leadership

SIR Foundation Board of Directors

SIR Foundation is a scientific foundation dedicated to fostering research in interventional radiology for the purposes of advancing scientific knowledge, increasing the number of skilled investigators, and developing innovative therapies that lead to improved patient care and quality of life. The SIR Foundation board of directors works closely with the SIR Executive Council to oversee and direct the execution of the jointly crafted SIR and SIR Foundation Strategic Plan, which serves to further the mission of both organizations.

2014-2015 SIR Foundation Board of Directors

SIR Foundation Board Positions

Appointed Positions

The following positions are appointed by the SIR Foundation board and approved by the SIR Executive Council or SIR Operations Committee.

Officers

  • Chair (two-year term*)
  • Vice Chair (two-year term*)
  • Immediate Past Chair (two-year term*)
  • Treasurer (three-year term)
  • SIR Foundation Executive Director (ex-officio)

*These positions are successive, requiring the Vice Chair’s commitment to a full six-year term: two years as Vice Chair, two years as Chair and two years as Past Chair.

Standing SIR Executive Council Positions on the SIR Foundation Board

  • SIR President (one-year term*)
  • SIR President-elect (one-year term*)
  • SIR Executive Director (ex-officio)
  • SIR Economics Councilor (three-year term)
  • SIR Education Councilor (three-year term)
  • JVIR Editor (five-year term)

*These positions are successive requiring the SIR President-elect’s two-year commitment on the Board: one year as SIR President-elect, one year as President.

Additional Board Members

The remainder of the SIR Foundation board consists of up to four industry representatives and the following Division chairs:

  • Clinical Research Trials Division Chair (three-year term)
  • Development Chair (three-year term)
  • Grants and Education Division Chair-combined Research Policy and Research Education divisions (three-year term)
  • Quality and Outcomes Division Chair (three-year term)

SIR Foundation Officers and Research Directors Committee (FORD)

The FORD Committee manages the affairs of the SIR Foundation between meetings of the SIR Foundation board. The FORD Committee consists of the officers of the Foundation board (chair, vice chair, immediate past chair, treasurer and executive director) and the division chairs (Clinical Research Trials Division, Development and Grants and Education Division). The FORD Committee is chaired by the SIR Foundation board chair.

SIR Foundation Board Nominations Process

The SIR Foundation Nominating Committee will search for and submit names of interested candidates for board positions to be filled. In the absence of the SIR Foundation board dictating a different process, the nominations process shall be as follows.

  1. The Nominating Committee shall solicit nominations for the open board positions from the SIR Foundation board members and from the Executive Council of SIR. Each person making a nomination may nominate no more than one person for each open board position. No person may nominate himself or herself, but any person may indicate to the Nominating Committee his or her willingness to serve in a particular position if nominated.
  2. Upon reviewing the nominations it has received and adding any other nominations of its own, the Nominating Committee will, by majority vote of a quorum, select and submit a slate of nominees (consisting of one nominee for each open position) to the SIR Foundation board of directors. The Nominating Committee shall also forward to the board a list of all other nominees the Nominating Committee received but did not put on its slate.
  3. The SIR Foundation board of directors shall review the nominees proposed by the Nominating Committee and shall, by majority vote of a quorum, elect a final slate of candidates using some or all of the Nominating Committee’s proposed slate, and if desired, adding one or more of the other nominees who were not selected by the Nominating Committee.

SIR Foundation Nominating Committee

The SIR Foundation Nominating Committee consists of the officers of the SIR Foundation. The chair of the Nominating Committee is the Immediate Past Chair of the SIR Foundation board. He/she serves a term of two years, or until the current SIR Foundation Chair’s term of office expires and he/she becomes the Immediate Past Chair. The officers of the Foundation are the Chair, Vice Chair, Immediate Past Chair, Treasurer and Executive Director.

For more information, please contact Carolyn Strain, SIR Foundation Executive Director.