Introduction

This page provides essential information about how the IAHR Ecohydraulics Technical Committee (TC) is governed. All IAHR TCs are governed by a bylaws document, so this page essential excerpts key elements of the bylaws to highlight the key points.

TC purpose:

• Promote the science, practice and/or management techniques in its subject area.
• Effectively contribute to the solution of global problems in its subject area.
• Provide a forum for the exchange of information among and between researchers and practitioners in its subject area.
• Keep its members abreast of their field and alerted to future challenges and opportunities by examining continuingly, the present and likely future directions of its subject area.
• Enlarge the IAHR membership.

TC activities:

• Conduct specialty conferences, symposia, and workshops*
• Lead technical sessions and seminars at IAHR congresses
• Publish ISE proceedings
• Publish books, monographs, or design manuals*
• Contribute to IAHR Hydrolink magazine
• Conduct educational activities
• Coordinate with other TCs and organizations outside IAHR
• Preparation of review articles or special issues in IAHR journals*

TC powers:

• Create ad hoc Working Groups to conduct specific undertakings

Membership:

• Any member of IAHR who is interested in the activities of the Committee and who is professionally active in the Committee subject area may be considered a Committee member
• Each IAHR member picks 1 primary TC (full vote) and 0-2 secondary TCs (half vote)
• electronic Membership Platform (eMP)

Leadership Team:

• 6 yr limit, except chairs get 8 yrs (records of who served how long are broken)
• Chair, Vice-Chair and Past-Chair
• 3-5 more members
• Elections Process
  • Biennial elections of 2 new LT members and a new Vice Chair
  • Publish a slate of nominees that at least double the number of open positions
  • Must have balanced regional representation, career stage, and career type
  • Slate requires approval of the Division VP
• Chair Role: The usual stuff… Be a leader!  Take initiative! Get things done!
• Vice Chair Role:
  • Record minutes of meetings and distribute them to LT and IAHR
  • Submit annual report on TC activities to the membership

Working Group:

• Limited to 4 years
• Up to 8 members approved by LT, including a WG Chair
• Limited to IAHR members
• There is no template file for working group proposals at this time

Annual Meeting:

• Can be at a conference or online
• Must be announced in advance through the eMP
• Quorum is 3 LT members
• Requires an agenda made by Chair, vetted through LT
• Actions by majority vote of LT members present

IAHR Staff Can Help Us

• IAHR has a key contact on all TC matters
• IAHR SurveyMonkey account
  • Online elections
  • Surveys
• File transfer capability: https://wetransfer.com
• Technical capability to help organize live-stream webinars
• Can host Zoom meetings
• Communications
  • Email every member directly on behalf of the chair/vice chair
  • Post information to a web page