This is who were are, and what we do. Want to be part of the team?  Read on to find out what we get up to at ANZMAC, where there’s an opportunity to match your skills without our operation, and then volunteer – contact anyone of us on the Executive committee to talk about what you can do for your academy.

Here is a list of activities you will need to commit to:

FUNCTIONAL

• Attend all meetings of the ANZMAC Executive. There is a meeting scheduled in April and September each year and multiple meetings are held during the ANZMAC conference.
• Attend the ANZMAC Annual Conference
• Advise the President of ANZMAC on issues of concern to the membership
• Participate in or chair one or more sub-committees that have responsibility for specific ANZMAC activities i.e., AMJ, awards/grants, conference, doctoral colloquium, international, communications, membership, and marketing scholarship.
• Exercise vigilance to ensure that activities undertaken by or with the support of ANZMAC are in conformity with laws/regulations applicable to the location in which they are undertaken

POLICY

• Actively contribute to and foster discussion of issues of importance to:
• the ANZMAC Executive,
• the ANZMAC Membership and
• the Marketing Discipline
• Ensure that activities undertaken and policies recommended to members and other stakeholders:
• Protect and reinforce the ANZMAC Brand
• Foster the long term continuity of ANZMAC as the peak body representing marketing academics in Australia and New Zealand

FORMAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 2012

President – Ken Deans

• Lead the ANZMAC Executive and provide advice when sought using the constitution as a guide
• Follow up on agreed actions of executive members
• Ensure ANZMAC Conference agreement signed by hosting university one year before conference date
• Liaise with ANZMAC Fellows and Institutional Members
• Profile ANZMAC at international conferences and events as appropriate
• Administer updates of the constitution
• Write three President updates to members per year
• Hosts the ANZMAC awards night, gives the opening speech to the conference, and starts the party at the ANZMAC Dinner.

Vice-President – Sharyn Rundle-Thiele

• Shadow and support President and chair executive meetings in their absence

Secretary – Sharon Purchase

• Approve and administer direct mail to members
• Update member details
• Send membership fee reminders
• Profile ANZMAC at international conferences and events as appropriate
• Provide membership statistics
• Answer general ANZMAC related questions from members

Treasurer – Sharyn Rundle-Thiele

• All member of the management committee are responsible for managing the finances of the association but the treasurer is expected to:
• Provide regular financial reports to the committee and ensure that the financial records are accurate.
• Ensure there are receipts for all money received by the association, the money is banked promptly, accounts are paid and cheques are signed according to the rules of the association.
• Prepare and present a Treasurer’s Report, Auditor’s Report and audited financial statements to the Annual General Meeting.

WebMaster – Stephen Dann

• Post information and update website
• Keep this place running, including all the fun behind the scenes activities involving WordPress.  Seriously, it’s a good job.
• Provide notifications for events and awards
• Through this website
• Maintain electronic file archives (historical information in Dropbox or similar cloud storage)
• Maintain the ANZMAC social media presence
• Twitter, Facebook page, and check that nothing untoward is happening in the ANZMAC’s People’s Square on LinkedIn
• Assist as required with conference archives, and similar tasks.

SUB-COMMITTEES 2012

A number of ANZMAC sub-committees exist to allow concentrated focus and strategic development, much of which takes place outside of the executive meetings. Although some of the sub-committees are supported by representative Fellows of ANZMAC, if you as a member of ANZMAC are interested in helping out on a particular subcommittee please contact the chair concerned to see if there is need for additional support. Thank you!

AMJ – Chair: Les Johnson, Members – Gillian Sullivan-Mort, Liliana Bove

• Introduce initiatives that improve the international ranking of AMJ
• Administer the advertising pages available with ANZMAC related information
• Plan for editorial succession

ANZMAC Annual Conference –Chair: Richard Fletcher

• Liaise with future conference organisers to provide guidance in organisation and ensure that the ANZMAC brand is protected, enhanced, and that knowledge from conference to conference is transferred, codified and remembered.

ANZMAC Annual Doctoral Colloquium- Chair: Harmen Oppewal

• Liaise with future Doctoral Colloquium organisers and participating fellows to ensure a quality and inclusive event

Awards/Grants – Chair: Liliana Bove

• Ensure criteria for all awards are updated and communicated to members in a timely fashion
• Liaise with sponsors/donors
• Recruit and administer formal evaluations. Provide recommendations to the President for his/her endorsement
• Organise plaques, certificates and award grants

Communications – Chair: Stephen Dann, Members: Liliana Bove

• Execute communications calendar of ANZMAC events and awards
• Encourage executive and members to generate for web page content
• Continue to improve format and interactivity of the ANZMAC website
• Maintain ANZMAC’s elite cadre of ninja
• Explore revenue generating opportunities to fund website developments

International (EMAC , KAMS) – Chair: Roger Marshall, Members: Jack Cadeaux and Richard Fletcher

• Manage external relations
• Manage international visiting scholar program
• Travel a bit and wave the flag for the Academy at key events.

Marketing Scholarship (i.e., ERA, ABDC) – Chair: Gillian Sullivan-Mort, Members: Harmen Oppewal and Jack Cadeaux

• Keep members informed of changes to research assessment mechanisms
• Collate membership views for united feedback to government bodies