VAMLIS Committees
The Executive Council shall establish standard Committees, which shall perform specific duties and responsibilities as defined herein. The President shall appoint a Chair for each Committee from the Executive Council. Each Committee shall develop and follow policies and procedures, which shall be approved by the Executive Council. Each Committee Chair shall submit to the Executive Council a list of activities that will be pursued by the Committee in the fiscal year. If required, a budget request shall accompany the planned activities reported. Committees may research and draft positions on pertinent issues. However, all issues that result in taking a position must be forwarded to the Executive Council, which is the sole body that may formally adopt a position on any issue.
Activities/Conference Committee
This is a year- round committee that organizes conferences, seminars, workshops, socials/meetups and other VAMLIS activities. The main focus is planning the annual GIS Conference (GeoCon). The President-Elect or other appointed executive council member chairs this committee. A list of sub-committee meeting dates can be found here. We are seeking members for this committee.
Communications/Marketing Committee
This is a year-round committee that is responsible for publishing the newsletter and other materials, conducting member surveys, and maintaining the membership directory and other content on the web page. It also coordinates the dissemination of all member related information via emails and other social media accounts. The Vice-President or other appointed executive council member chairs this committee. We are seeking members for this committee.
Nominating Committee
The President and/or Past-President appoints a nominating committee, once a year, consisting of three (3) voting members in good standing. The sole responsibility of this committee shall be to select at least one (1) member in good standing from the pool of voting members for each open Executive Council position. Nominations should represent candidates that live or work in Virginia. The committee’s recommendations will be posted for election by members at the annual conference. Current (FY 23-24) Nominating Committee members include Stuart Blankenship, Chris Broschart and Jennifer Hale.
Technology Committee
The Technology Committee was appointed by the Board to lead the VAMLIS website update project. This Committee reports to the Board. The Technology Committee members include Shonia Holloway, Stuart Blankenship and Jennifer Hale. We extend our gratitude to this committee, and to our current website provider - guru - developer and supporter, Luke Bilger of Socra Studios.
The Education Committee and Legislative Committe duties have been absorbed by the Executive Council. The Membership Committee duties have been absorbed by the Communications/Marketing Committee. If you would like to join a committee, send an email to conference@vamlis.org stating you are interested in volunteering!