Executive Guide

This document is provided to all incumbent Executive members as they assume their elected duties and incoming Chairs of Special Committees. It is intended that this be a ‘living’ document that is updated annually as an assigned duty of the incumbent Past President. This document provides a quick reference to the:

• structure and function of ACTWS (Part A), as gleaned from chapter bylaws and current procedures/protocols
• previous Executive decisions (Part B), as gleaned excerpts from formal chapter minutes or the newsletter
• current ACTWS Bylaws (Part C)
• documented history (Part D).

Table of Contents

A. ALBERTA CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY - EXECUTIVE BOARD AND COMMITTEES 1

1.0 ACTWS Executive Board Duties 3

1.1 President 3

1.2 President-Elect 4

1.3 Secretary-Treasurer 4

1.4 Past President 6

1.5 Directors 6

1.6 Student Director 6

2.0 Standing Committees Duties and Protocols 7

2.1 Audit 7

2.2 Conservation Review 7

2.3 Education and Information 8

2.3.1 Newsletter 8

2.3.2 Web Site 10

2.4 Membership 11

2.5 Nominating and Elections 12

2.6 Programs 13

2.7 Resolutions and Public Statements 17

3.0 Special Committees Duties and Protocols 18

3.1 Awards 18

3.1.1 Awards Committee Duties 18

3.1.2 William Rowan Distinguished Service Award 18

3.1.3 Dedicated Service Award 20

3.1.4 Student Presentation Awards 21

3.2 Scholarships 21

3.2.1 Alberta Chapter of The Wildlife Society Student Award 21

3.2.2 Robert (Bob) K. Goddard Memorial Scholarship 23

3.2.3 Post-Graduate Student Award 24

4.0 Appendix A 27

B. ALBERTA CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY - EXECUTIVE MOTIONS, DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1989 - 2000 43

This section contains excerpts from ACTWS Executive minutes and other pertinent chapter written material. The intent is to draw out specific items of protocol, finance, and chapter business that previous Executives have discussed and decisions that were made. The source is identified within each item. Note: this summary should not be considered all-inclusive and does not replace the original Executive Minutes, a complete set of which is present in the ACTWS archives and a copy of the previous 3-5 years is kept by the incumbent Secretary-Treasurer.

C. ALBERTA CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY - BYLAWS    61

D. ALBERTA CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY - HISTORY   73