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 excerpts key elements of the bylaws to highlight the most important 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 continually examining 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 the IAHR Hydrolink magazine
• Conduct educational activities
• Coordinate with other TCs and organizations outside IAHR
• Prepare review articles or special issues in IAHR journals*

*Required: Each Committee is expected to complete within a 4-year cycle at least one product in each starred category.

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).
• Membership is managed through the electronic Membership Platform (eMP).

Leadership Team

• 6-year limit, except chairs who get 8 years.
• 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 doubles the number of open positions.
  • Must have balanced regional representation, career stage, and career type.
  • Slate requires approval of the Division VP.
• Chair role: Be a leader, take initiative, get things done.
• Vice Chair role: Record minutes of meetings and distribute them to the LT and IAHR; submit an annual report on TC activities to the membership.

Working Groups

• Limited to 4 years.
• Up to 8 members approved by the LT, including a WG Chair.
• Limited to IAHR members.

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 the Chair and vetted through the LT.
• Actions by majority vote of LT members present.

How IAHR staff can help

• IAHR has a key contact on all TC matters.
• IAHR SurveyMonkey account for online elections and surveys.
• File transfer capability.
• Technical capability to help organize live-stream webinars and host Zoom meetings.
• Communications: email every member directly on behalf of the chair/vice chair, and post information to a web page.