1. Representative Council
Meeting
10 July 2014

2. Agenda Welcome (Andrea Berghold) President’s Report (John Hinde)
Secretary/Treasurer’s Report (James Carpenter)
Executive Director’s Report (Dee Ann Walker)
Club of Presidents (Kaye Basford)
IBC 2014 Report
Programme (Brian Cullis)
LOC (Adriano Decarli)
YS-Committee (David Conesa)

3. Agenda Chair‘s Report (Andrea Berghold) Points to discuss:
Role of the RC in the new structure, Job description
Awards
Better use of homepage and social media
Network - Young Statisticians
How to establish new regions
Activities and ideas of regions – how can they be implemented at the IBS …

4. Agenda Committee Reports
Awards Fund Committee (Renato Martins Assunção, Brazilian Region)
Committee on Communications (Sue Welham, British and Irish Region)
Conference Advisory Committee (Andrew Zhou, Chinese Region)
Editorial Advisory Committee (Esa Läärä, Nordic Baltic Region)
Education Committee (Pascale Tubert-Bitter, French Region)
Budget and Finance Committee (Marinus Eijkemans (Rene), Netherlands Region)
Strategic Issues Committee (David Baird, Australasian Region)
Nominating Committee (Kaye Basford)

5. Executive Board Set five general priority areas:
Increase tangible member benefits
Enhance Biometric Bulletin
Develop student initiatives
Develop short courses and increase member awareness
Develop webinars and podcasts

6. Future Initiatives Improve IBS website - content; support for regions
IBC Content on web – short course + 2 invited sessions
Online journal club
Support travel for DC members to regional meetings
Support short course provision in DCs
IBS Awards
New Regions

7. IBS: Financial Summary
James Carpenter

8. Summary of 2013 Income Income category Amount (US $) % Of Total Dues
$182,501.20
22.2%
Investments
$228,603.13
27.9%
Publications
$409,616.26
49.9%
TOTAL
$830,720.59
100%

9. Summary of 2013 Expenditure
Expenditure category
Amount (US $)
% of total
Governance
$169,646.72
31.8%
Administration
$75,459.17
14.2%
Programs
$10,589.99 2%
Services
$89,801.78
16.9%
Membership $
10.4%
Publications
$131,635.54
24.7%
TOTAL
$532,440.65
100%

10. Summary 2013

11. RC Since January 2013 new structure of IBS implemented
RC chair takes part in Executive Board meetings (ex-officio)
A new Nominating committee was formed
By June 30th the regions should have nominated new RC members (it took until Feb. 2014)
Since James Carpenter, member of Executive Board, became Secretary/Treasurer – replaced by RC member Hendriek Boshuizen until the next election
Collecting nominations for the Awards
Thanks for the participation in the ballot

12. Role of RC
shall be responsible for bringing various issues to the attention of the Executive Board for consideration and action.
Members of the Representative Council also serve as chairs and possibly members of the standing committees.
The Nominating Committee formed from the Representative Council shall identify potential nominees to serve as officers of the Society and to serve as directors representing the five specified continental areas of the Society.
Collecting nominees for awards and approving them

13. Role of RC
What do you think about a „job description“ for new members?
Bylaws, Procedures and Policies enough?

14. Awards Honorary Life Membership (up to 4)
Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of IBS.
Rob Kempton Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Biometry in the Developing World