Program Committee

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Purpose

The SRI Program Committee is responsible for planning and organizing programs for the scientific meetings of the Society. The committee shall review and evaluate past programs, solicit input from the membership, assess the feasibility of alterations to proposed programs and present annually, for Council approval, any proposed changes to program structures.

Committee Members

Chair: Bo Rueda, PhD - Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, United States
Members:
Helen N. Jones, PhD - University of Florida (Program Director 2027 and Incoming Program Committee Chair)
Hilary Critchley, MD, DSc - University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (Director of Advancement)
Sarah England, PhD - Washington University in St. Louis, MO, United States (Invitee as President Nominee)
Virginia Cheung, PhD- University of California, San Diego, CA, United States (In Training Committee chair/representative)
Dino Giussani, PhD, ScD, FRCOG- University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (President 2027)
Stella Goulopoulou, PhD - Loma Linda University, CA, United States (Career Development Committee)
Amanda Kallen, MD - University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, VT, United States (Invitee as Program Director 2028)
Ramkumar Menon, PhD - The University of Texas Medical Branch, TX, United States (Satellite Meeting Coordinator)
Emmanuel Paul, PhD- Michigan State University, MI, United States (Early Career Committee chair/representative)
Emre Seli, MD - Yale University School of Medicine, CT, United States (Invitee as President-Elect)
Courtney Townsel, MD MSc- University of Maryland, MD, United States (CSI Committee chair/representative)
Kaela Varberg, PhD - Children's Mercy Kansas City, United States (Career Development Committee Liaison)

Staff liaison: Jamie Brouws, CMP

Composition and Appointment

• Chair – five-year term
• Program Directors: Join the committee as they are chosen; term ends at their Annual Meeting
• Committee representatives: Career Development, Early Career, In Training
• Members – three-year term
• Ad hoc Satellite Meetings Coordinator – ex officio member
• Local Representative if applicable

Responsibilities

• Develop new recommendations for projects, programs, policies and strategies for proposal to the SRI Council that are aimed at improving the experience of the society members, meeting attendees and stakeholders in the field
• Participate in group discussions and provide input/guidance on Society initiatives and other programming that may benefit the committee’s area of focus
• Attend committee meetings (virtually or in-person)
• Respond to scheduling polls in a timely manner
• Annually review Abstract submissions
• Volunteer for roles at the annual meeting, such as oral session moderator, poster judge

Committee Work

Annual Meetings - programming, abstracts, etc.