EMS Handbook: Executive Committee

2.2.9 EC duties

The Executive Committee represents the Society and shall have general charge of all matters concerning the Society. In particular, the EC:

  • sets up a Nomination Committee to identify well-qualified candidates for the posts of President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Secretary and other EC members (By-laws 18);
  • appoints chairs and other members of standing committees;
  • prepares calls for nominations for prizes, committees, officer positions, etc.;
  • appoints subordinate committees and work groups entrusted with special tasks within the general framework of the Society;
  • installs and closes the EMS Topical Activity Groups;
  • elects the Editor-in-Chief of EMS Magazine and other journals owned by the EMS Press;
  • together with FIZ Karlsruhe and Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities elects the Editor-in-Chief of zbMATH Open;
  • approves the membership applications of new institutional, associate and individual members;
  • searches for ways to attract new individual and corporate members (for example, introduces new membership types or discounts, conducts mailing campaigns for institutions in Europe, etc.);
  • works on establishing new collaborations with other mathematical societies and institutions (joint events and conferences);
  • builds relations with Funding Organisations and Political Bodies in Europe (EU lobbying and EU framework programmes, ERC, Plan S, etc.);
  • administers the assets and property of the Society;
  • prepares the matters to be discussed by the Council and convenes the Council meeting;
  • organizes ballots (By-laws 11–13) for election of individual, institutional and associate member delegates for the Council (spring meeting);
  • appoints representatives of the Society to scientific conferences or meetings;
  • implements the resolutions adopted by the Council meeting;
  • acts as a EU GDPR representative of the London Mathematical Society;
  • approves suggestions for
    • the budget plan presented to Council (spring meeting in the Council year);
    • funding administrative expenses of standing committees and EMYA;
    • funding scientific activities supported or organized by standing committees and EMYA;
    • funding for Strategic Activities;
    • other budget items.

The Executive Committee shall appoint and dismiss the staff of the Society, define their duties, and confirm their remuneration.