1. IBS Executive Board Orientation: 20:00 GMT Tuesday March 10th 2015
Agenda: (Items led by John Hinde except where stated)

2. IBS EB Orientation Introductions
Background, context and membership of Executive Board
IBS Structures
Officers
Executive Board
Representative Council
Standing Committees

3. Governance Officers: Executive Board Representative Council
drawn from all the Regions
Standing Committees
Awards ; Communications ; Conference ; Editorial ; Education ; Strategic Planning

4. IBS EB Orientation Governance Management (Dee Ann Walker)
Bylaws
Policies & Procedures
Management (Dee Ann Walker)
IBO & Bostrom
Staff & duties
Finance (James Carpenter)
Fiscal Year
Budget 2015
Financial Reports
Audit/Review

6. IBS EB Orientation Governance Management (Dee Ann Walker)
Bylaws
Policies & Procedures
Management (Dee Ann Walker)
IBO & Bostrom
Staff & duties
Finance (James Carpenter)
Fiscal Year
Budget 2015
Financial Reports
Audit/Review

8. IBS EB Orientation Executive Board Responsibilities Projects & Plans
Meetings
Documentation – Minutes, Officer Notes, etc
Liaison to Committees – assigning new EB Directors to Standing Committees
Communications
IBC
Projects & Plans
Strategic Initiatives – 5 priorities set in 2013
Funding initiatives

9. Standing Committees Awards Fund Committee (No vacancies)
Committee on Communications (2 vacancies)
Conference Advisory Committee (1 vacancy)
Editorial Advisory Committee (1 vacancy)
Education Committee (1 vacancy)
Budget and Finance Committee (2 vacancies)
Strategic Issues Committee (1 vacancy)

10. IBS EB Orientation Executive Board Responsibilities Projects & Plans
Meetings
Documentation – Minutes, Officer Notes, etc
Liaison to Committees – assigning new EB Directors to Standing Committees
Communications
IBC
Projects & Plans
Strategic Initiatives – 5 priorities set in 2013
Funding initiatives

11. Strategic Priorities – ACTION PLANS
Increase Tangible Member Benefits
Task group formed of James Carpenter, Peter Njuho, Sharon-Lise Normand and Sue Welham (Chair of Committee on Communications).
Generate ideas for possible new/enhanced benefits for various segments of membership.
Enhance Biometric Bulletin
Task group formed of Lisa Lavange, Michael Schemper, Dimitris Karlis (Bulletin Editor) & IBO staff.
John Hinde to contact Dimitris Karlis about new direction for Bulletin to include features, more photos, better marketing
Allocate $1,000 USD to pay feature writer for first year. 
Develop Student Initiatives
Task group formed of Kerrie Mengersen, Vicente Núñez-Antón, and José Pinheiro.
Establish a task force made up of students for activities at IBC
Allocate funds for student mixer at IBC
Use Twitter at IBC

12. Strategic Priorities – ACTION PLANS
Develop Short Courses and Create an Awareness of Short Courses for members in Developing Countries
Task group formed of Andreas Ziegler, Paulo Ribeiro, and a student-to-be named along with some Education Committee members.
Develop a member needs assessment
Survey Regions to see if people are presenting short courses and are willing to travel to developing countries with costs underwritten
Catalogue current short course offerings and disseminate
Take IBC short courses to other regions (be aware of competition with regions)
Repackage short courses from IBC 2010 for website – (Andreas)
Develop Webinars and Podcasts
Task group formed of Wesley Johnson and Alan Welsh
Make webinars and podcasts financially successful in order to help fund short courses
Look at developing a series

13. IBS EB Orientation Membership Information Membership numbers
IBS Programs & services

14. The Society Around 5,350 members In all continents
(65% regular members,
13% DC, 2% retired,
20% students)
In all continents
34 Regions (19 DC)
3 Networks

15. International Society

16. The Regions

17. IBS EB Orientation Membership Information Membership numbers
IBS Programs & services

18. Programs and Services of IBS
Funding Programs
Travel awards for members from developing countries (DC) to attend IBC
Travel awards for DC members to attend region/network meetings in non-IBC years
Funds for speakers to present at conferences in the developing world.
Funds for young statisticians to attend and present at the IBC.
Funds for Officers to visit regional conferences

19. Programs and Services of IBS
Publications
Biometrics (currently seeking co-editor & book review editor)
JABES (currently seeking editor)
Biometric Bulletin (currently seek editor) (archives on website)
Educational Programs
IBC Scientific Program
Showcases at IBC
Short Courses at IBC
Captured content on website (video and audio)
Journal Club (in process)
Webinars (1st course to be produced by German Region)
Prose Editing Project

20. Programs and Services of IBS
Communications
Website
Get it Stat!
E-blasts
LinkedIn & Facebook
Honors & Awards
Honorary Life Membership
Outstanding Contribution to the Development of IBS
Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Biometry in the Developing World
Best Paper in Biometrics by an IBS Member
Best Paper in JABES by an IBS Member

21. IBS EB Orientation
Questions?
Close 21:00 GMT