OM Publicity Committee Chair

Title

SPES Publicity Chair

Purpose

The Publicity Officer is in charge of submitting the SPES Section News column to Amstat News. The Publicity Officer also maintains the "SPES Specs" document, which is used to communicate general introductory information about the section. Duties also include preparing flyers or notices about SPES sponsored events for posting at meetings.

Term of Office

There is no specified term of office.

Responsibilities

• Edit and prepare the SPES Section News column and submit it to Amstat News. Deadlines are the end of the month for publication in the following month (e.g. by 1/31/97 for the March issue). Amstat News is published 11 times a year (August and September are combined). Each section is allotted up to 1 page per issue.
• Solicit contributions for SPES Section News from other members, particularly the SPES Chair as well as other committee and meeting chairs.
• Coordinate the content of SPES columns so that information appears in Amstat News in a timely fashion.
• Send electronic version of each column to the web master for inclusion in the SPES web page.
• Maintain the "SPES Specs" document, which has general information on the section. Make copies for distribution at the Council of Sections table at the annual meetings and at other meetings.
• Prepare notices/reminders of key SPES sponsored events which take place at the annual meetings. Also responsible for posting the notices.

Qualifications

• Member of ASA-SPES
• Must have, in the opinion of the appointing body, sufficient understanding of SPES events and operating process to coordinate information on SPES for monthly publication.
• Editing/publishing experience is helpful.
• Ability to commit time and resources to the duties described herein.

Resources Available

• Written contributions from other members of SPES.
• Feedback from Chair, other SPES members.

Calendar

Work-In-Process

Election/Appointment Mechanism

Appointed by the Publication Chair.