Royal Statistical Society

Duties of Council members

Council is the governing body of the Society and its members are elected by the Fellowship. Council sets the long term strategy, the business plan and oversight of all the RSS’s many activities including financial matters.

Council members are elected to serve for a maximum term of office of 4 years. Members attend the RSS Council which meets 5 times a year at Errol Street in London to conduct its formal meetings. These meetings are from 11am-4pm and are in: January, April, July, October and December. New members are invited to attend the December meeting prior to the session for which they have been elected.

Members usually become involved, as a Council representative, in other areas of the RSS for example, by serving on a standing committee, section committee, working party or theme. Some members, who already serve the Society in another capacity, may not have the time to take on a further role but usually many do.

Involvement in other areas does not necessarily require attendance at meetings. Each of the 12 themes (which support the delivery and development of the RSS’s activities) are developing support or consultation groups which members are encouraged to join and often this is conducted by email.

Council members are not only trustees of the Society but are ambassadors for furthering the Society’s aims. Members of Council are sometimes asked to represent the President at formal functions or other events and all Council members are invited to get involved in specific activities such as: • Joining the media contacts list; • Promoting membership of the Society to colleagues; • Talking to students or school children about statistics.

The Council membership for 2008 is listed below:

President: Professor David Hand (in the chair) Past President: Professor Tim Holt Honorary Officers: Professor Sheila Bird Professor Adrian Bowman, Mr Keith Dugmore, Dr Andy Garrett, Professor Steve Gilmour, Professor Peter Green, Mr Tom Grimes, Professor Robin Henderson, Professor Valerie Isham and Ms Susan Starkings. Ordinary members: Dr Penny Bidgood, Professor Richard Boys, Ms Audrey Brown, Professor Steve Buckland, Mr Peter Challenor, Ms Jenny Church, Dr Shirley Coleman, Dr James Currall, Professor Paddy Farrington, Professor John Fox, Dr David Hall, Mr Mike Haslam, Ms Sara Hughes, Professor John Kent, Dr Chris Kershaw, Mr Rob Lewis, Dr Fiona Matthews, Professor Guy Nason, Professor Janet Peacock, Mr John Pullinger, Professor Chris Skinner and Dr Fiona Steele.

Council members due to retire at the end of 2008 are: Dr Richard Boys, Miss Audrey Brown, Dr James Currall, Mr Keith Dugmore, Professor Peter Green, Dr David Hall, Mr Mike Haslam, Professor Guy Nason and Dr Fiona Steele.

Further details can be obtained from Janet Lindley ([email protected]) or Ivor Goddard ([email protected]) at the RSS or a current member of Council.

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