Positions

Interested in what the duties of each position are?

First Speaker / President

Elected

  • Preside over all working group general meetings

  • Create an agenda for the upcoming year

  • Support upcoming events and tasks

  • Serve as liaison to the DGE Executive council

  • Serve on the yDGE Nominating Committee and Executive council, together with the Second Speaker, Secretary and Treasurer

  • Chair the yearly DGE young microscopists symposium

  • Approve all yDGE publications

  • Automatically assume Past-President position after term of office

  • Plan budget together with the Executive council

Second Speaker

Elected

  • Automatically becomes First Speaker following the preceding First speakers’s term of office

  • Represents First Speaker in their absence

  • Support upcoming events and tasks

  • Serve on the yDGE Nominating Committee and Executive council, together with the First Speaker, Secretary, and Treasurer

  • Chair the yearly DGE young microscopists symposium

  • Plan budget together with the Executive council

Secretary and Treasurer

Elected

  • Archive documents and files

  • Prepare agenda for general meetings and keep records of all business meetings

  • Serve on the yDGE Nominating Committee and Executive council, together with the First Speaker and Second Speaker

  • Plan budget together with the Executive council

  • Responsible for reimbursement procedure

Communication Chair

Appointed

  • Manage the website www.ydge.de, LinkedIn page & Mastodon account

  • Draft external communication

Social Chair

Appointed

  • Plan and schedule social meetings and events, e.g, student mixers and game nights

  • Coordinate virtual and onsite social events

  • Coordinate outreach between yDGE and other young microscopy societies

  • Assist in information dissemination and communications for yDGE social program

Life Sciences Co-Chair

Appointed

  • Co-chair the yearly DGE young microscopists symposium

  • Currently: Operate Twitter Account

  • Support ongoing activities where necessary

Physical Sciences/Instrumentation Co-Chairs

Appointed

  • Co-chair the yearly DGE young microscopists symposium. Select speakers for Physical Sciences/Instrumentation sessions

  • Support ongoing activities where necessary

Past-President

  • Lead Student Council meetings in absence of First and Second Spokesperson

  • Provide assistance and guidance to the yDGE board

Comments

  • all yDGE members meet at least once a month in a virtual general meeting

  • the Excecutive Council is formed by the elected members

    • First Speaker

    • Second Speaker

    • Secretary

    • Treasurer

Bylaws

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