2020 NSEF Bylaws Election

Dear NSEF Members,

The Executive Committee of AIChE’s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (NSEF) has recently updated the forum’s by-laws with the following changes:

• Article 1 (Name and Objectives): Update of objectives to include more specific language about nanotechnology.
• Article 2 (Membership): Definition of Professional and Student members of the forum and their respective voting rights in the Forum.
• Article 3 (Organization): Updated language regarding the Forum Operating Procedures; addition of Young Professional, Postdoctoral, and Student Liaisons and their duties; addition of staff member from the Institute as an ex officio Executive Committee member of the Forum; addition of duties to Vice chair position.
• Article 4 (Meetings): Updated language that votes will be cast electronically.
• Article 5 (Elections): Updated language on election information moved to the Forum Operating Procedures.
• Article 6 (Dues and Finances): Updated language that only Professional members will pay dues to the Forum.
• Article 7 (General Provisions): Addition of review of Forum By-laws every two years.

We are submitting the updated by-laws for your vote by November 23, 2020. Please contact Dr. Samantha Meenach (NSEF Chair) at smeenach@uri.edu if you have any questions.

The revised by-laws can be found here.

http://aiche-transactional.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMTMwNDkyJnA9MSZ1PTM3OTM5ODEzNCZsaT0yNjQwMTk3Mw/index.html

You can cast your vote online by clicking here.

http://aiche-transactional.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMTMwNDkyJnA9MSZ1PTM3OTM5ODEzNCZsaT0yNjQwMTk3NA/index.html

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to AIChE Customer Service at CustomerService@aiche.org .

Thanks,

The NSEF Executive Committee