Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques Assembly
Deputy Head - Call for applications

The APSR is pleased to announce a new opening for APSR Assembly leadership, which presents excellent opportunities for you to network with other members and societies from around the world and gain experience in the APSR educational activities in addition to APSR Congress issues.

As you know, each Assembly is led by a troika structure composed of a Head, Head-Elect and Deputy Head, where each position is held for two years. Due to impending changes in the Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques Assembly, there will soon be a vacancy for its Deputy Head and you are invited to apply, or nominate another Assembly member, for that position by using the form linked below.

The new Deputy Head will serve from immediately after their appointment has been approved by the Executive Committee, until the close of the APSR 2023 Congress in Singapore.

The application deadline is 20 January 2022.

Qualifications and eligibility

Any APSR Ordinary member of the Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques Assembly can apply, or nominate another member to apply, for an open leadership position in their Assembly.

Honorary members, Associate members and Undergraduate student members cannot apply or nominate another member.

Applicants are required to:

1. Demonstrate effective contribution to activities of the APSR, such as but not limited to past or current experience in the APSR; for example, member of an APSR committee/taskforce, Councillor, etc.
2. Demonstrate competence to develop new initiatives that improve the ability of the APSR to achieve its aims.
3. Understand optimal use of digital technologies.
4. Have capacity and ability to support the work of the Assembly activities, APSR Congress, publications and Secretariat.
5. Have competent English language skills.
6. Be committed and available for the demands of the position, including participation at the APSR annual Congress, Assembly meetings at ATS and ERS conferences or equivalent virtual meetings.
7. In principle, reside in the Asia-Pacific region to facilitate real-time communication with the Secretariat and other countries in the region.
8. Have no conflict of interest which contradict the APSR Charter and Bylaws, i.e., full time or part time employees of pharmaceutical or medical equipment companies during the previous 5 years, or current shareholders of companies with an interest in respiratory or sleep medicine or shareholders in the tobacco industry.

Application Guide

1. To apply, download and complete the Application form (see link below) and send it to the APSR Secretariat with your CV by 20 January 2022. Your application form and CV will be seen by other Assembly members. Therefore, they should not include any personal information such as your private email address, home address, birthday, details of family members, etc.
2. Applications can be accepted from any qualifying member. (See "Qualifications and eligibility", above.)
3. If more than one person applies for an open position, Assembly members will be invited to vote for the winner.
4. No more than two of the troika leadership can come from the same country.
5. Once applications, and elections (if required), have taken place, the positions will be finally endorsed by the Executive Committee.

Nomination Guide

1. To nominate another Assembly member to apply, download and complete the Nomination form (see link below) and send it to the APSR Secretariat by 20 January 2022.
2. Nominations can be accepted from, and for, any qualifying member. (See "Qualifications and eligibility", above.)
3. Contact the person you have nominated and ask them to complete and submit an Application form. (See "Application guide", above.)
4. To see the list members in your Assembly, log in, access your Assembly from the menu at the top of the page, and scroll down the page to the list.

Election Rules

1. If an election is required, voting members of the Assembly will receive a personalized link by email to cast their secret ballot.
2. All Ordinary APSR members who are members of the Assembly on 20 January 2022 are eligible to vote.
3. Each voter can vote for only one candidate for each position.
4. In the event of a tie, the Head of the Assembly will decide the winner.
5. As soon as the election results have been endorsed by the Executive Committee, the APSR Secretariat will notify all applicants of the result by email.

Timeline

1-20 January 2022: Application and nomination period

1-10 February 2022: Voting period (if an election is required)

Mid February: Announcement of new Deputy Head