Executive Board

IMSIS is structured as a CIO, whose ‘members’ are its constituent organisations. Hence, upon formation, IMSIS initially had only two members: MSIS and IMSS, who have voted to rename themselves IMSIS Europe and IMSIS Americas respectively. This structure was considered highly advantageous due to the ability it provides for other imaging societies that may form around the world in the future to join.

Since organisations are the members of IMSIS, the status of individuals is members of the constituent organisations (IMSIS Americas and IMSIS Europe) and Associate Members of IMSIS.

IMSIS Americas and IMSIS Europe, along with any future member organisations, retain autonomy to operate in their respective regions and will propose members of the IMSIS Executive Board. The role of the IMSIS Executive Board will be to organise the Annual Meeting, coordinate global events to avoid scheduling conflicts, and fund and organise educational activities.

The constitution of IMSIS, which was drawn up with detailed legal advice, gives the Executive Board a great deal of freedom in how it operates. It is not an easy read but well worth scanning if you have about 15 minutes to spare. The current boards of IMSIS Americas and IMSIS Europe would now very much like input from the imaging community on how you would like to take advantage of the opportunities this offers.