The [[By-Laws]] permit the creation of an [[Executive Committee]] as a smaller version of the Board, with very broad authority to act when the Board does not meet. The original motivation for this was two-fold: first, when meetings are held in person, it is difficult and expensive to bring Directors together on a frequent basis; second, the large Board had become unmanageable, with a majority being non-participants. Given that the meetings are now largely held via teleconference, and that the size of the Board has been cut, neither argument remains.
'''Proposal: The Society should discontinue the use of the [[Executive Committee]], and consider removing the option from the [[By-Laws]].'''
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# The Chairmen of each major department are elected to the Board either by nomination and election, or by deliberate appointment.
'''Proposal: The Society should consider how important it is that each department be represented on the [[Board]] by a dedicated [[Directors|Director]], and if this is felt important, then steps should be taken to ensure that this is the case, possibly by amending the [[By-Laws]].'''
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