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2014 Volunteer Leadership Forum

ASN Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting at

Experimental Biology

Saturday, April 26, 2014

11:00 a.m.

San Diego Convention Center

Room 33A

Welcome

Catherine Field, PhD, RD

ASN Secretary

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ASN Volunteer Structure Overview

Valerie Bloom

ASN Governance and Marketing Coordinator


Society Volunteer Structure

- Board of Directors

- Scientific Councils (1 seat/each on board)

- Research Interest Sections (1 seat/all on board)

- Committees & Interest Groups (liaisons for each on board)

All groups submit regular reports to the Board via

the Secretariat, plan in-person meetings/events

around the Annual Meeting, etc.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President, Past President, Vice President, Vice President Elect, Secretary,

Treasurer

Council Chairs (3), RIS Director, Members at-Large (2)

Councils,

RIS,

Committees,

Interest Groups

Executive Officer John E. Courtney, Ph.D.

Executive Management, Business Affairs, Global Activities,

Operations & IT, Executive and Senior Teams Oversight

Counsel – Hugh Webster, Esq.

Public Policy

and Government

Relations

Public Policy

Government Relations

Advocacy

Regulatory

Publications

American Journal of

Clinical Nutrition

Journal of Nutrition

Advances in Nutrition

Advertising

Supplements

Royalties

New Publications

Society

Advancement

Member & Volunteer

Relationship Management

Membership Retention &

Recruitment

Meeting Management

Development

ASN Foundation

Communications &

Media Relations

Education &

Professional

Development

Scientific Sessions

Conferences

Corporate

Relations

Professional

Development

Activities

Guidelines

Webinars

Finance

Accounting and

Financial

Management

Investment

Management

Audit

Human Resources

ASN MEMBERS ASN Volunteer Structure Overview


Board of Directors

- President is “Volunteer-in-Chief”

- Secretary oversees all membership functions,

including volunteering for ASN

- As ASN expands (currently 5,184 members),

so must leadership opportunities – even at

the highest level

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Scientific Councils

• Global Nutrition Council

• Medical Nutrition Council

• Nutritional Sciences Council


ASN Research Interest Sections

• Aging and Chronic Disease

• CARIG

• Community & Public Health

• Diet and Cancer

• Dietary Bioactive

Compounds

• Energy and Macronutrient

Metabolism

• Experimental Animal

Nutrition

• Lactation

• Nutrient-Gene Interaction

• Nutrition Education and

Behavior Science

• Nutrition Translation

• Nutritional Epidemiology

• Nutritional Immunology

• Obesity

• Vitamins & Minerals

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ASN Committees

• Fellows Committee

• Finance and Audit Committee

• History of Nutrition Committee

• Membership Committee

• Minority Affairs Committee

• Public Information Committee

• Public Policy Committee

• Publications Management Committee

• Publications Operations Committee

• Reviews, Papers, and Guidelines Committee

• Scientific & Education Programs Oversight Committee

• Strategic Oversight Committee


ASN Interest Groups

• China Interest Group

• Student Interest Group

• Young Professional Interest Group

• Student and early-career representatives are appointed to all

committees.

• SIG and YPIG hold elections to populate many seats on their

leadership groups.

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ASN Foundation

• The ASN Foundation is designed to supplement the

activities of the Society itself by deepening the ways in

which ASN supports the field of nutrition science, and by

strengthening our global efforts to promote nutrition and

public health.


Committee Appointments Process

- ASN volunteer year is June 1-May 31

- Members are invited to respond to a Call for Volunteers in the first quarter each year

- Most committee slots are appointed by the President for a three-year term

- Committee appointments are renewable once (max. term: 6 years)

- Typical committee positions are Chair, Vice Chair, Past Chair, Member

- Some ex-officio positions exist

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Diversity and Inclusion

Volunteer appointments are made keeping in

mind the ASN goals of diversity and inclusion

across gender, age, religion, sexual orientation,

race, ethnicity, language, socio-economic

status, legal status, disability, geographic

base, political viewpoint, etc.


ASN Staff Liaisons

Committee Staff Liaison

Fellows Committee Allanna Wallace

Finance and Audit Committee John Courtney

Scientific and Education Programs Oversight

Committee & Related Bodies

Gwen Twillman

History of Nutrition Committee Suzanne Price

Membership Committee Allanna Wallace

Minority Affairs Committee Katrina Dunn

Public Information Committee Suzanne Price

Public Policy Committee Sarah Ohlhorst

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Committee Staff Liaison

Publications Management Committee Karen King

Publications Operations Committee Darren Early

Research Interest Sections Katie Oster

Reviews, Papers and Guidelines Committee Gwen Twillman

Scientific Councils Moira Guenther

Strategic Oversight Committee Paula Eichenbrenner

Student Interest Group Katie Oster

Postdoctoral/Young Professional Interest Group Allanna Wallace

ASN Foundation Paula Eichenbrenner

Sustaining Partner Roundtable Richard Algra


ASN Staff Liaisons

Implement New Technologies

and Processes that

Enhance the Value of

ASN Publications

Serve as Leading Advocate for Nutrition

Research & Policy

Expand and Strengthen

Member Involvement,

Collaboration, Programs

and Services

Expand the Global

Distribution of ASN

Publications

Expand and Strengthen Key Partnerships

Grow Membership Using

a Diverse and Inclusive

Approach

Promote ASN as the Authoritative,

Global Leader in Nutrition

through Science

Develop Membership and

Increase Engagement To Advance ASN

Use Science to

Inform/Influence

Public Policy,

Promote Health and

Reduce Disparities

Mobilize Members

and Stakeholders

to be ASN Champions

Ensure ASN Sustainability and Build ASN Foundation

Expand the Reach and Impact of our

Global Leadership Position in Publications

Increase Funding for

Nutrition Research

Continue to

Support and Strengthen

Existing Publications

Develop New

Publications to Advance

Nutrition Research and

Practice

Recognize and Support

Members in

All Career Stages

American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Strategic Map: 2012-2016

Increase Recognition of ASN

with National and International

Policy Makers

Facilitate a Culture of

Giving and Effective

Partnerships

Enhance ASN’s Presence

and Reputation Among

Stakeholders

Excellence in Nutrition Research and Practice through the Creation, Translation and

Dissemination of Science-Based Nutrition Information

Be the Premier Source of Research-Based

Education in Nutrition

Organize Scientific

Meetings,

Conferences and

Online Opportunities

Develop and

Pilot New Strategies

For Nutrition Education

And Professional

Development

Create and

Disseminate

Educational

Resources

Disseminate

Science-Based

Nutrition Information

to the Public

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Strategic Maps guides the

activities of the Society

Committees have goals related to

achieving priority points on map

Work of committees

advances the priorities in map

Priorities are evaluated and

outlined at predetermined

end of Map

New map is created based

on previous map and Society

progress

Volunteer Contributions to the ASN Strategic Map and Goals

Volunteer of the Year Award

• 2014 David Klurfeld, PhD

• 2013 Andrew Prentice, PhD

• 2012 Robin Minor, PhD

• 2011 Janet King, PhD

• 2010 Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD

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Mary Nicole Henderson, PhD, RD

Children's Hospital & Research Center,

Oakland / University of California, Berkeley

Current Member, Young Professional Interest

Group Executive Committee

Past Member, Student Interest Group Executive Committee

ASN Volunteers: Ambassadors & Advocates


What are Ambassadors & Advocates?

• ASN members that are familiar with our work and

knowledgeable about the issues we address

• ASN’s members are our Society’s best ambassadors and

advocates

• The reach of our volunteers is far – connections to colleagues,

members, nonmembers, etc. are priceless

http://qconsultinginc.com/blog/a-brand-ambassador-is-your-best-sales-and-marketing-asset/

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ASN offers accessible ways to volunteer that don’t require an

official appointment

• Sponsor new members

• Submit a guest blog

• Inform ASN about achievements for Member Spotlight in e-

news and Nutrition Notes

• Become a Nutrition Notes spotlight editor for your region

• SIG and YPIG involvement

• Become a mentor

• Attend meetings and distribute ASN literature

– Let us know if you are attending a conference


Non-committee volunteering

• Use social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube)

– Lactation RIS

• @Lactation_RIS

• https://www.facebook.com/LactationRis

– Nutritional Immunology RIS

• https://www.facebook.com/NutImmRIS

• LinkedIn private group

– Young Professional Interest Group

• @ASN_YPIG

• https://www.facebook.com/pages/ASN-YPIG/204983082971454

• LinkedIn private group

• Buzzkits

– Content for you to use on your own social

media networks


Non-committee volunteering

http://www.nutrition.org/asn-blog/

https://twitter.com/lactation_RIS

https://twitter.com/lactation_RIS

https://www.facebook.com/LactationRis

https://www.facebook.com/NutImmRIS

https://www.facebook.com/NutImmRIS

https://twitter.com/ASN_YPIG

https://twitter.com/ASN_YPIG

https://www.facebook.com/pages/ASN-YPIG/204983082971454



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• Editorial review rights and blog terms of service

• Social media usage policy for ASN member groups that have

their own platform


ASN Policies

• Make connections with other members

• Volunteer at your own pace

• Stay informed of ASN events

• Use outlets with which you feel comfortable and use frequently

• Use our ideas as guidelines, but remember to use your own

voice

• Ask yourself:

Personal? Value? Informative? Positive?


Benefits & Tips

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• Sign-up sheet for ASN ambassador and

advocate volunteer roles

– ASN will periodically send messages about

upcoming opportunities to get involved (attending

meetings, important conference deadlines to tweet

about, new buzzkits, etc.)


Getting Involved Today

Final Thoughts

• Nutrition Notes, listserves and other mechanisms to

distribute Committee, Interest Group and RIS news

• Sign-ups in back of room for anyone interested in

specifically becoming an ASN ambassador (you would

like to receive emails from us on the subject) and for

general volunteering inquiries

• ASN Business Meeting reminder (Monday, 5:30 pm, San

Diego Convention Center, Room 31)

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ASN Scientific Sessions and Annual

Meeting at EB 2014

Q & A


ASN Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting at

Experimental Biology

Saturday, April 26, 2014

11:00 a.m.

San Diego Convention Center

Room 33A

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