Meetings

The Latin American subcommittee will meet at the annual AAPM meeting and during RSNA.

Participation

All AAPM members who share the mission statement of the Latin American subcommittee are welcome to participate in the meetings. Organizations with an interest on Medical Physics in Latin America may send a representative to the Subcommittee meetings.

Voting Members

There will be 7 voting members. One voting member will serve as chair. The International Committee Affairs chair appoints the chair. Of these seven members, five will also serve as liaisons. Liaisons are voting members who represent different geographical areas within Latin America. The chair Appoints six of the voting members. These appointments are effective for 1 year and may be renewed for up to 3 years with the approval of all voting members. Membership will begin on the first day of the calendar year following appointment.

Task Groups

A task group will be formed when the need to perform specific activities is identified by the members of the subcommittee. The chair of the Subcommittee will appoint a Task group chair.

Responsibilities

1. Partners in Physics Nominations

The Latin American Subcommittee should select and nominate those individuals who are practicing medical physicist in a Latin American country as recipient of the partners in Physics Program. This program is under the financial sponsorship of the AAPM. The nominations will be in recognition of present or expected contributions of the individuals to the development of Medical Physicist Latin America. Sponsorship are for a period of three (3) years and are renewable although it is expected that most will be for a single period.

The chair of the Subcommittee will be responsible for:

1. Publishing the criteria of the sponsorship program and the names of previous recipients, annually.
2. Requesting nominations for sponsorship.
3. Compiling information of all nominees, including the person (s) nominating the individual, the basois for the nomination and a CV of the nominee.
4. Acknowledging nominations and informing the nominees that they hasve been nominated.
5. Distributing the information among the subcommittee members for their consideration and evaluation. A unanimous vote is necessary.
6. Compiling the votes and announcing the results.
7. Informing the selected nominee(s) (including the respective Sponsor Chapter (s), President (s), Secretary/Treasurer (s)).
8. Informing the International Affairs Committee of the results indicated above.
9. Enlarging the program by requesting AAPM members to sponsor Latin American Medical Physicists.

1. Liaison and Program proposals

To fulfill its mission, the Latin American Subcommittee should maintain close ties with theMedical Physics Societies in Latin America.

The chair of the Subcommittee will be responsible for:

1. Compiling and maintaining an updated list of Latin American medical physics organizations, including name and adresses of local officers.
2. Promoting and requesting Latin American medical physicists' support of AAPM activities relevant to the region.

1. Administrative

1. Reporting the subcommittee activities to the International Affairs Committee in a timely manner.
2. Recommend names for chair and members of the subcommittee