ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT BOARD (AMB)

1. To monitor, in conjunction with the relevant Chairmen and Cognizant Officers, the administrative aspects of all planned activities of TCs, WGs and other bodies established by the General Assembly.

2. To monitor, in conjunction with the Treasurer, the financial aspects of TCs, SGs and all WGs, and to review their submitted budget requests.

3. To receive requests for events from TC/SG Chairmen et al., and to
a) notify planned events,
b) approve IFIP technical sponsorship, and
c) approve IFIP financial support
in accordance with the authority and within limits set from time to time by the General Assembly.

4. To consolidate, maintain and submit to the General Assembly appropriate reports on events, including the IFIP Plan Report.

5. To develop and implement adequate procedures for monitoring events, processing requests and delivering reports as defined in policies adopted by the General Assembly.

6. To propose formulations of new policies, or amendments to existing policies, for activity management considered appropriate to strengthen the overall aims of IFIP.

7. To submit requests for proposed budget items and to report the use of approved budget items for which approval authority has been assigned to AMB.

FINANCE COMMITTEE (FC)

1.To formulate policies for the sound management of IFIP finances and to propose such policies to the appropriate IFIP body for approval. Policy areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
– dues, royalties and conference surpluses
– grants and loans
– investments
– cash management

2.To issue guidelines and/or to establish procedures as necessary to carry out approved policies.

3.To analyze and evaluate IFIP’s financial condition as necessary to ensure that policies are being followed, and to propose changes in policy when appropriate.

4.To encourage and facilitate the use of external financing support for IFIP activities.

5.To review IFIP’s dues structure at no less than 3-year intervals, and to propose changes in a timely manner for General Assembly approval.

6.To propose the amount to be set aside each year for the IFIP Development Fund.

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE (NC)

Guidelines for NCs are available from the IFIP Secretariat. (Supplement 9 of the Standing Orders)

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE (PC)

1. Establish, maintain and supervise the IFIP Publications Policy;

2. Disseminate the Policy and the reasons behind it;

3. Maintain liaison with the General Assembly, President, Secretariat, TCs and WGs;

4. Monitor the publishers performance against plans and budget;

5. Work with publishers to promote IFIP publications to member societies using IFIP worldwide contacts

6. Keep records on planned books, published books, royalties due and received, sales-end of books;

7. Establish a close link with the Marketing Committee with the objective of exploring new ways to increase market penetration for IFIP publications;

8. Undertake responsibility for co-operation with AMB to ensure balance amongst IFIP publications with respect to technical areas covered, publications quality and revenue production.

9. Concerning all publications, in particular:
– IFIP Conference Proceedings
– IFIP special publications
– IFIP Book Series
– IFIP Working Papers
– IFIP Journals including Electronic Journals