Convention committees

Apply to serve on a Convention Committee at the 2008 MSS Annual Meeting in Chicago.  Applications are due April 2, 2008.

Convention committees are small representative groups that serve to expedite the conduct of business at each meeting of the MSS Assembly. Descriptions of their various functions follow:

The Credentials Committee is composed of eight Assembly members. The committee reviews the credentials of certified voting members and alternate voting members and distributes ballots to these delegates during election periods.

Rules Committee is composed of four Assembly members. The committee reviews late and emergency resolutions and makes recommendations to the MSS Assembly on whether or not to consider them as business of the Assembly. The committee also collects and tabulates ballots during elections and verifies the results of these elections. Finally, the committee hears appeals to the process of ballot distribution and appeals on election results in the event of a dispute.

Each Reference Committee is composed of five members and one alternate. Reference Committees conduct open hearings on the matters of business of the Assembly. After having heard discussion on the resolutions before it, the Committee draws up a report with recommendations to the Assembly for disposition of its items of business.

The Parliamentary Procedures Committee is designed to assist members of the Assembly with procedural questions during the business meeting. Advanced knowledge of parliamentary procedure and participation at previous AMA-MSS meetings is required.

The House Coordination Committee will support the MSS Delegate and Alternate Delegate, as well as student members of their state delegations, in forming a common and well-informed position on resolutions and reports presented for the AMA House of Delegates. This committee will also be responsible for coordinating student testimony for HOD reference committees for all student authored resolutions. Committee members should be available through Sunday evening of the AMA-MSS meeting and are encouraged to stay throughout the AMA House of Delegates, which ends on Wednesday. All students, regardless of their level of experience, are encouraged to apply for this committee. Students who are currently serving as Delegates or Alternate Delegates to the AMA House of Delegates, however, should not apply for this committee.

Hospitality Committee greets attendees at the welcome reception and coordinates social events with Region Chairs, State Chairs, and the host city and state medical societies.

Logistics and Resources Committee assists the Speaker and Vice Speaker in addressing the logistical and technological needs of the assembly during the convention including the amendment process during Saturday's business meeting.

Community Service Project Coordination Team works with the At-Large Officer on the organization and implementation of the community service project. Must be available to leave the assembly on the day of the project.