ENDOCRINE NETWORK CONVENOR NOMINATION FORM

New convenors for the Endocrine Networks are sought and any member may make nominations or nominate themselves for the positions. Convenors are elected for a period of 4 years commencing 1 January 2019.

Each Network normally has a science and a clinical convenor; more details are available on the remit, which can be found at

IMPORTANT - It is the responsibility of the proposer to consult the nominee as to whether he or she is willing to stand for election. A job description and details of the purpose of the Networks can be found on the reverse of this form.

Name of nominee......

Short resume of nominee......

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Please indicate which Endocrine Network is relevant to this nomination:

Clinical convenor vacancyScience convenor vacancy

Adrenal and CardiovascularN/A

Endocrine Neoplasia SyndromesN/A

Neuroendocrinology

Reproductive Endocrinology and BiologyN/A

Thyroid

I confirm I am willing to take on this role.

Signature of nominee......

Name of proposer (if you are nominating someone else)......

Signature of proposer (if you are nominating someone else)......

If your nomination for this position is successful, we will hold your nomination form on our system for the duration of your term of office, after which time, it will be deleted.

If you are elected to the role, we will hold your details on our system for the purpose of corresponding with you about Network-related business.

If your nomination is not successful, we will delete this nomination form after 1 year.

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Please return no later than 28September2018 to: Aruna Mistry, Society for Endocrinology.

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Endocrine Network convenor’s job description

Convenors are accountable to the General Secretary who reports to Council on their behalf. With their co-convenors, they are responsible for:

  • Leading the Network to enable its remit to be fulfilled
  • For example, by enabling cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary collaborative research initiatives in endocrinology
  • Acting as a conduit for advice and suggestions from the Network members to the Society’s primary committees including the Programme Committee in terms of suggestions for SfE BES scientific programme
  • Generating ideas for high quality science focussed meetings
  • Providing an annual report to the General Secretary who will present to Council at the last meeting of the year. The annual report should provide a summary of the past year’s activity and outline future planned activities and priorities

Purposes of the Networks

The main purposes are:

1To catalyse cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary collaborative research initiatives in endocrinology. A long term measure of success will be the success of Endocrine Networks as hosts for successful bids for larger scale National/European funding opportunities (e.g. NIHR, MRC, EME, Wellcome Trust, and EU Horizon 2020).

2To act as a crucial conduit for advice and suggestions from the membership to the Science, Clinical, Nurse and Public Engagement Committees and the Early Career Steering Group.

3Specifically, to assist in the optimisation of the quality of our SfE BES conference through active and continued engagement with the Programme Committee.

In order to achieve the aims cited above Networks will:

1Actively promote networking amongst Members. The Society will provide a basic IT framework, which may include daily news alerts, web page and discussion forum/message board/blog.

2Generate ideas for high quality science focussed meetings

3Promote collaboration between the Society for Endocrinology and other learned societies/organisations in line with the Society’s strategy

Finances

The Society will make available funds, which the Networks can bid for to undertake Endocrine Network activity. The Society would expect bids of <£5K per activity, which could be used, for example, to fund a research collaboration meeting. Networks will be able to bid for these funds through a simple application to the General Secretary, for approval by Officers. The proposal should include a clear rationale, the benefits, costs and how it aligns to the Society’s overarching strategy. All administration and project management costs, as appropriate, should be included in the grant application.

Secretariat

  • Endocrine Network support is through existing Society structures; Science Committee, Clinical Committee, Nurse Committee, Early Career Steering Group, Programme Committee, Public Engagement Committee, Guidelines Programme and Clinical Projects Programme
  • There will be no designated SfE administrative support specific to the Endocrine Networks, but there will be nominated contacts in the Society office to drive the Endocrine Networks forward; currently the Society Development Manager