As they say, "the show must go on!" and per our bylaws, our business meeting must also go on! Please join us, from the comfort of your own home or office, at noon on Friday, April 24th via Zoom (link below) for a quick business meeting and afterwards stay online for a bit to catch up with your NERVES colleagues!

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The following was sent out in February of this year, in preparation for our Annual Meeting. Again, we hope you'll join us via Zoom next week to hear from the NERVES leadership and to welcome in the new slate of officers.

The NERVES Nominating Committee would like to submit the following slate of nominees for your consideration and support*.

Ballot of Nominees for Officers 2020 - 2021:

We will call for a final vote for these open officer positions on Friday, April 24th (updated) at noon.

• President - John Lewis, Semmes-Murphey Clinic
• President Elect / Vice President - Steve Napolitan, University of Michigan, Neurosurgery
• Treasurer - John Moeller, Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis
• Secretary - Donna Bailer, UAB Department of Neurosurgery
• Northeast Regional Director - Tariq Qureshi, Yale Neurosciences
• Southwest Regional Director - Rebecca Turner, Texas Spine & Neurosurgery Center

Thank You to Our 2019 - 2020 Board:

• President - Jim Shea, Black Hills Neurosurgery & Spine
• President Elect / Vice President - John Lewis, Semmes-Murphey Clinic
• Treasurer - Steve Napolitan, University of Michigan, Neurosurgery
• Secretary - Donna Bailer, UAB Department of Neurosurgery
• Northeast Regional Director - Tariq Qureshi, Yale Neurosciences
• North / Midwest Regional Director - Kevin Hockenson, NeoSpine
• Southeast Regional Director - Kathy Tobin, Duke Medical Center
• Southwest Regional Director - Rebecca Turner, Texas Spine & Neurosurgery Center
• Immediate Past President - Mary Amann, Washington University School of Medicine - Dept. of Neurologic Surgery
• CSNS Liason - Dr. Nick Bambakidis, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center
• CSNS Liaison - Todd Barnes, University of Oklahoma Department of Neurosurgery
• CSNS Liaison - Dr. Andy Wakefield, CT Neurosurgery & Spine Associates LLC
• Education Liaison - Kathy Tobin, Duke Medical Center
• Washington Liaison - Mary Cloninger, Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates PA

NERVES Bylaws Update

NERVES has taken a look at the association bylaws. Please see the summary of suggested bylaw changes for the board and membership to approve. These will be presented to the membership during the Annual Business Meeting scheduled at 12:30pm on Friday, April 24th at the Marriott Boston Long Wharf.

Title Page - We added our new Mission, Vision and Values statements to the title page.

Article III
Section 3.01.2. Definition of a member has been changed.
Section 3.01-1. Healthcare provider membership has been added.
Section 3.03. Definitions of membership categories, application forms and process has been changed.
Section 3.05. Process for Honorary membership has been modified.
Section 3.10. The process for determination of annual dues has been changed.

Article IV
Section 4.04-1. Additional duties of the President have assigned.
Section 4.04-4.The description of duties of the Treasurer has been expanded with duties formerly assigned to the annual meeting committee now assigned directly to the Treasurer.
Section 4.04-5.The duties of the immediate past president have been clarified.

Article V
Section 5.03. The duties of the Nominating and Bylaws committee have been clarified.
Section 5.06. The description of financial oversight of the society by the executive committee has been improved.

Article VI
Section 6-06-2. The composition and duties of the Nominating & Bylaws Committee have been updated and clarified.
Section 6.06-3. The composition and duties of the Membership Committee have been updated and clarified. Editorial portion of the committee has been removed to create a separate committee for this purpose.
Section 6.06-4. The composition and duties of the Annual Meeting Committee have been updated and clarified.
Section 6.06-6. The Editorial Committee has been changed from being a part of the Membership committee to a standing committee of its own. The composition and duties have been delineated in this section.
Section 6.06-7. The Education committee has been changed from a special committee to a standing committee. The composition and duties have been delineated in this section.
Section 6.06-8. The Long Range Planning & Strategy Committee has been changed from a special committee to a standing committee. The composition and duties have been delineated in this section.
Section 6.08. The definition of special committees has been changed.
Section 6.08-1.(c). The definition of the Education Liaison has been changed.

Article XI
Section 11.01. the section regarding amendments to the Bylaws has been modified.