Officers Duties

PRESIDENT

• Preside over the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors.
• Preside over the Business Meeting scheduled during the Annual Meeting.
• Host President's reception at the Annual Meeting.
• Coordinate the responsibilities of the Officers and Directors.
• Appoint committees as needed.

• July - Determine the members of the nominations committee. The chair of the committee is the Immediate Past President.
• September - Invite current ARIA president to attend SRIA Annual Meeting. Send letter to membership encouraging attendance at the Annual Meeting.
• November -
  • Remind officers and directors of time and place of Board of Directors' meeting.
  • Notify candidates of election results. Invite new officer and directors to the Board of Directors meeting.
  • Obtain a decision from the Board regarding the hotel selection for next year's meeting and a site for the following year's meeting, and the sites to be included on the coming year's ballot of sites for three years from now.

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

• Assume duties of President in the event of resignation or incapacity.
• Obtain token of appreciation for outgoing President.
• Present token of appreciation at the Annual Meeting.
• Negotiate Annual Meeting arrangements for next year's Annual Meeting.
• Solicit donations (primarily from academic sources).

• December - Complete hotel arrangements with the selected hotel for next year's Annual Meeting. Begin work on Monday social event and airline discounts. Arrange golf outing.
• June - Solicit donations, forward checks to Secretary/Treasurer. Confirm hotel arrangements and pricing. Obtain room reservation envelopes and information brochures. The envelopes and brochures should then be sent to the Second Vice President for inclusion in the registration packets.
• October - Confirm prices for luncheon, breaks, AV equipment, etc. and transfer information to Secretary/Treasurer so that meeting budget can be prepared. Get room assignment names and final list of contributors and give to Second Vice President for final program preparation.
• November - Meet with hotel convention personnel the day before the Annual Meeting to review room assignments, breaks, audio visual needs, and the luncheon arrangements. Check meeting rooms before and at the beginning of each session to make sure that set up is correct.
• December - Settle the account with the hotel at the completion of the Annual Meeting. Forward final bill to Secretary/Treasurer so that final financial report of Annual Meeting can be prepared.

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

• Construct the program and assemble presentations for the Annual Meeting.
• Coordinate the needs of the program for the Annual meeting with the First Vice President who is responsible for interacting with the hotel.
• Determine alternative hotels for the site of the next Annual Meeting.
• Monitor the SRIA website for content, making certain that items on the site are current and accurate.

• December - Place notice in JRI, JIR, and RMIR regarding a call for papers.
• February - Contact potential hotels in the city selected as the site for the Annual Meeting two years from now.
• April - Mail call for papers for the next Annual Meeting.
• July 1 - Paper proposals due.
• August - Notify applicants regarding whether their papers are accepted.
• August -
  • Determine the moderators and presenters for the plenary and concurrent sessions.
  • Write to members encouraging attendance at the Annual Meeting and include a copy of the program, hotel reservation envelope, information brochures, and all other registration information. Specify in the packet the appropriate dress code for the meeting. Also include a site selection ballot for future SRIA meetings.
  • Note in registration materials that the deadline for "early" registration is October 10, and the early registration fee is $75.  Following this date, the fee is $100.
  • Set up meeting pre-registration system in conjunction with Secretary/Treasurer to provide attendance and function guarantee information. Coordinate with Secretary/Treasurer for annual dues collection.
• November - At the Board Meeting, present alternative hotels for next year's meeting, and the ballot results on sites for the Annual Meeting two years from now.
• December - Prepare a short write-up of the SRIA annual meeting and send to the ARIA Newsletter for publication.

SECRETARY/TREASURER

• Maintain membership roster, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses
• Keep the files of correspondence and official records
• Take minutes of all meetings
• Manage deposits and disbursements
• Conduct elections, obtain nominees from the Immediate Past President
• Present financial reports at the Board of Directors Meeting and the Annual Business Meeting
• Monitor the SRIA Website for content, making certain that items on the site are current and accurate
• Mail updated membership list to SRIA Webmaster

• January - Accept transfer of funds from prior Secretary/Treasurer. (Most or all of these funds are to be deposited in an interest bearing account)
• February - Send out notice of dues to members not paying in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. Membership is for a calendar year.
• April - Mail updated membership list to SRIA Webmaster.
• September - Prepare a copy of updated membership roll and send to Second Vice President to mail with registration materials.
• October -
  • Mail the election ballots to the members with instructions to return the officers and directors ballot to the Immediate Past President.
  • Set up meeting pre-registration system and coordinate with Second Vice President to register members for the meeting, collect dues, and provide attendance information.
• November - Prepare name tags for Annual Meeting registrants and plenary speakers. Prepare name tents for plenary speakers.
• January - After settling the bills for the Annual meeting, transfer funds and records to the new Secretary/Treasurer. Prepare final report of the financial performance of the Annual Meeting.  Mail draft of meeting minutes, plus final income statement and meeting financial results to officers and board members.

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

• Chair the nominations committee and produce a slate of candidates for election to the Board of Directors

• July - Confer with the President regarding who to invite as members of the nominations committee
• August - Confer with nominations committee regarding potential candidates for the Board of Directors
• September - Confirm with each candidate his or her willingness to participate in the election
• October - Inform the Secretary/Treasurer of the nominees for: President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, and two members of the Board of Directors.
• November - Count the ballots and inform the President of the results

Please send comments and suggestions to: Dr. Thomas R. Berry-Stölzle.
Thanks to the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia for providing the space and design of the SRIA Website.