Committees

Name	Is Standing?	Mission
Utility Council	No	This Council is not strictly a Committee of AMTA but rather a self regulated group to help ensure that AMTA's Board hears directly from Division 1 members. Division 1 utility members join AMTA's Utility Council. This is a user group focused on utility operations of membrane systems free from non-operating, commercial intrusions. The primary member for each Division 1 utility is a member of the Forum which works with the Div 1 Directors to ensure the needs and interests of utilities are being recognized and met by AMTA.
MRY26	No
DEN26	No
RAP26	No
G-002 Safety of HP Systems	No
Historian	No	To assist the Awards Committee by evaluating and selecting candidates for Hall of Fame and Chats with Pioneers. This Committee will remain active at the pleasure of the Board.
International Liason	No
Legislative & Regulatory	No
Membership Engagement & Development	Yes	The Membership Committee shall seek and review applications for membership and shall make membership recommendations to the Board of Directors. REALLY? NEEDS REVISION
MTC Planning	No	A Program Committee may arrange AMTA conference programs,meetings and similar events with a technical program and facilitate the preparation of the programs for general and/or specific events. Each occurance of a major conference, such as the Membrane Technology Conference, will have it’s own dedicated committee which may be a joint committee with a co-sponsoring organization; in which case it is not solely a committee of AMTA’s Board of Directors. For workshops and smaller events which have a technical program a program committee shall be formed subordinate to and managed by the Techhology Transfer (standing) Committee.
Nominations & Elections	Yes	This committee shall solicit suggestions for candidates from the membership and propose a slate that includes at least one name of an active member who is qualified for each office known to be vacant and will conduct or supervise the electronic balloting procedure and allow a write-in mechanism to assure the broadest participation in the selection of the Board. The Nominating and Elections committee shall conduct the election and close the polls, tally the votes, and publish the certified results in the AMTA newsletter. The Committee will also be responsible for presenting the Board with candidates to replace resigning Directors.
Regional Affiliations	No
Tech Transfers & Webinars	Yes	The Technology Transfer Committee shall be responsible for planning and conducting Technology Transfer programs to assist AMTA in meeting its mission and/or financial goals.
Website and social media	No
Board of Directors	Yes	The group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name by which such group is designated, including, but not limited to, managers or trustees
Association Collaboration	No
Bylaws	No	To assist the Board by managing the revision process of the Bylaws by acting as the agent which receives, reviews and requests for appropriate revisions to the Bylaws. Requests for revisions can come from Staff, Members, other Committees or the Board. If any changes are merited the Bylaws committee will make appropriate recommendations to the Board for consideration. T his Committee will remain active at the pleasure of the Board.
Publications & Communications	No	The Publications & Communications Committee may produce written and digital publications, documents and other related literature that support AMTA’s mission and promotional goals. This Committee is also responsible for the content and maintenance of the AMTA website.
Fact Sheets	No	The committee prepares fact sheets specific to membrane technologies, their applications, uses and other membrane industry specific information, as educational and informational tools. They are designed for dissemination to the public to further the understanding of the contribution that membrane water treatment technologies can make toward improving the quality of water supplies in the US and throughout the world. This Committee will remain active at the pleasure of the Board.
Emerging Issues	No	A roll-up committee which is a place holder for multiple similar Special Committees. Each subordinate committee must have a clear Mission.
Facility Database	No
Fellowship	No	On behalf of the Board, the Fellowship Committee manages of the selection of focus topics (if any) and the evaluation process for all active AMTA Fellowship programs, and it is responsible for the selection of Fellows. The Committee shall appropriately consider AMTA’s Bylaws and Policies, and take into consideration any restrictions or constraints placed on the use of the Fellowship by the funding organization. The Committee shall notify the Board of selections made in a timely manner. The Fellowship Committee will remain active at the pleasure of the Board.
Finance	Yes	The Finance Committee shall prepare financial reports and suggest for adoption by the Board plans for financing the activities of the Corporation and an annual budget to govern the operations of the Corporation.
G-001 Chemicals	No