Diabetes Education Study Group

B) Executive Committee

• The Executive Committee shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, an Honorary Secretary, an Honorary Treasurer (hereafter referred to as "the Officers") and three additional members, elected by the General Committee from amongst its membership, consisting of at least one specialist in education and two other members from other specialities such as nursing, nutrition, psychology, sociology, etc. The Executive Committee shall consist of a minimum of seven members, but will not exceed nine members. One member of the Executive Committee, either from the Officers or the additional members, should assume the position of Director of Educational Strategies. Members of the Executive Committee should all be EASD members.


• In order to establish the essential continuity of the initial development of the DESG, the order of retirement of the Officers shall be determined by the Executive Committee. Thereafter, the term of office shall not be more than four years. Under special circumstances, a prolongation of the mandate shall be decided upon by the Executive Committee. Members shall not be eligible for immediate re-election
  


• The Executive Committee shall meet as often as necessary, and may make decisions by correspondence. Each member of the Executive Committee has one vote. In the event of a tie vote, the Presiding Officer shall have a second, or casting, vote


• A quorum of the Executive Committee shall be five persons.


• In the event of a vacancy arising amongst the Officers or ordinary members of the Executive Committee, the vacancy shall be filled by action of the General Committee at the unexpired term of office.

Point 5.
The Officers and other members of the Executive Committee shall act as the co-ordinating body of the DESG in an advisory capacity to the parent body. In addition, the Executive Committee of the DESG shall be responsible for organising occasional meetings and workshops of the Study Group, initiating programmes of research, establishing standards and criteria for educational programmes for diabetics, and assessing literature and visual-aid programmes, etc., in the diabetes education field.

Point 6.
The DESG aims to be self-supporting and will consult with the Honorary Treasurer of the EASD in situations where a conflict of interests may arise.

Original Constitution written after the inception of the DESG in 1979.

1st Update: 1996                        2nd Update: 1999                                      3rd Update: 2005


Addendum
In the event that a DESG sponsor, past or present would not be interested in funding the publication of a DESG document produced during their sponsorship period, the Officers hold the right upon written refusal by that sponsor to find other sources of funding.