Activities of the Board
Below you will find a select timeline of activities of the Governing Board. This timeline is published to help make transparent the decision-making of the Governing Board to the members and to help highlight the activity that is happening in the background that goes into maintaining the Society. The timeline will begin from January 2025. It is selective to best highlight core activities.
Periodic Activities
The following activities occur with regularity.
Updating publisher with membership information for electronic and paper access to JARMAC.
Votes of the Governing Board to approve actions.
Handling membership purchases and other finances of the Society.
Advertising job postings and other SARMAC-relevant announcements.
Coordinating with conference hosts to organize the biennial conference.
Balance bank accounts; manage automatic renewals and purchases
2025 Timeline
Aug 2025: Call for nominations for Governing Board membership.
Aug 2025: Student Caucus election takes place.
Aug 2025: Membership renewal reminder.
Jul 2025: Student Caucus nomination for elections opens.
Jul 2025: Selection of SARMAC 2027 expression of interest for development into full proposal.
Jul 2025: Sent mid-year payments to JARMAC editors
Jun 2025: Report of Regional Meeting Grant committee approved and announcement of grant recipient.
Jun 2025: SARMAC XV 2025 conference and Board meeting.
May-Jun 2025: reimbursements to award winners from CoDI, Student Caucus, J. Don Read early career winner, payments to venue for SARMAC Ireland conference
May 2025: Meeting of Finances & Administration committee (via Zoom); other F&A committee work accomplished by email
May 2025: Procedure developed and approved for adjudicating student presentation and poster awards at SARMAC 2025.
May 2025: Announcement of Mel Takarangi as incoming Editor-in-Chief of JARMAC.
May 2025: Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, SPARK Society representatives, and WICS finalised plans for a lunchtime event at SARMAC 2025.
Apr 2025: Regional meeting grant, SARMAC 2027 expressions of interest and membership renewal reminders.
Mar 2025: new JARMAC Editor-in-Chief produced
Mar 2025: Student Caucus proposal for allocating funding, decision-making and reporting on the Student Travel Award approved.
Mar 2025: Call for SARMAC 2027 expressions of interest.
Mar 2025: Solicited final reports from CoDI award winners
Mar 2025: ECR award, SARMAC early bird registration, regional meeting grant call and membership renewal reminders.
Mar 2025: Committee on Diversity and Inclusion has its proposal for allocating funding, decision-making and reporting on the Diversity and Inclusion Travel Award approved.
Feb 2025: Appointment of Kai Li Chung and Dilhan Toredi to Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.
Feb 2025: Publications Committee’s proposal for a formal process for approving future JARMAC Editors-in-Chief discussed and approved.
Feb 2025: Publication Committee’s (PC) proposal for a formal process for approving selection of future PC members and Chair discussed and approved.
Feb 2025: Membership renewal, ECR award, and SARMAC XV early bird registration reminders.
Feb 2025: Student Caucus hosts underrepresented researchers event.
Feb 2025: Call for J Don Read Early Career Award nominations.
Jan 2025: Compiled and submitted information to accounting firm for tax preparation
Jan 2025: New Editor-in-Chief recommended by the Publication Committee discussed and approved by the Board.
Jan 2025: Student Travel Grant application launched.
Jan 2025: Stipend and contracts of the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors of JARMAC was reviewed and approved.
Jan 2025: Announcement of TARMAC teaching-focused session at SARMAC XV
Jan 2025: Call for registrations for SARMAC XV.
Jan 2025: Membership renewal reminder sent.
Jan 2025: SARMAC XV conference keynotes, workshops, and student event selections.
Jan 2025: Call for proposals for Regional Meeting Grant published.
Jan 2025: Call for a New Member of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion for SARMAC.