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Show Journal of Neuro- Ophthalmology 21( 4): 322- 325, 2001. • 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Philadelphia NANOS News by Neil R. Miller, MD Reorganization at NANOS The North American Neuro- Ophthalmology Society ( NANOS) is a professional organization composed of more than 400 ophthalmologists and neurologists. Its mission is to promote education, research, clinical expertise, and cordial exchange in the field of neuro-ophthalmology. To accomplish this mission more effectively, NANOS has recently made the following organizational changes: 1. Hired a management company, Association Resources, Inc., to guide the organization. The new NANOS Executive Office is now located at 342 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06117- 2507. The Administrative Director is M. Suzanne C. Berry ( sberry@ nanosweb. org) and the Associate Director is Cheryl- Ann Tubby ( ctubby@ nanosweb. org). 2. Combined the annual NANOS and Frank B. Walsh meetings into one joint annual meeting ( first meeting, February 10- 14, 2002, in Copper Mountain, Colorado). 3. Altered the NANOS governing structure to include the following committees: a. Archives Committee ( headed by Tom Carlow) to catalog NANOS and other neuro- ophthalmic artifacts for posterity. b. By- Laws Committee ( headed by Shelley Cross) to review and revise the NANOS bylaws as recommended by the membership or Board. Suzanne C. Berry, Administrative Director, NANOS Executive Office. c. Communications Committee ( headed by Preston Calvert) to update the NANOS Web site and e- mail communication lines, NANOSNET and NANOSLTR. ( NANOS-NET is the main e- mail method of communicating clinical issues among NANOS members and other interested physicians. NANOSLTR is the e- mail mechanism by which the Board and the Executive Office communicate administrative issues with the NANOS members.) Neil R. Miller, MD, NANOS President. Cheryl- Ann Tubby, Associate Director, NANOS Executive Office. 322 NANOS NEWS 323 Preston Calvert, MD, NANOS Communications Committee. Tom Carlow, MD, NANOS Archives Committee. d. Education Committee ( headed by NANOS President- elect Kathleen Digre), which is divided into subcommittees, to arrange courses and symposia at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, to review abstracts submitted to the annual NANOS meeting, to oversee continuing education, to organize the annual NANOS meeting program, to formulate a curriculum for neuro- ophthalmology fellowship training programs, to put forward recommendations for medical student neuro- ophthalmology teaching programs, to develop outreach educational activities within the United States, and to initiate Internet- based educational opportunities for members, fellows, practitioners, and medical students. e. Finance and Audit Committee ( headed by the NANOS Treasurer Ralph Sawyer) to review budgetary Kathleen Digre, MD, NANOS Education Committee. Shelley Cross, MD, NANOS By- Laws Committee. Ralph Sawyer, MD, NANOS Finance and Audit Committee. J Neuro- Ophthalmol, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2001 324 NANOS NEWS Robert McFadzean, MD, NANOS International Relations Committee. Nancy Newman, MD, NANOS Publications Committee. material with the management company and authorize payments outside the budget guidelines. The Development subcommittee ( headed by Andrew Lee) is charged with obtaining grants and donations from individuals and companies interesting in sponsoring NANOS activities. f. International Relations Committee ( headed by Robert McFadzean) to develop an international associate program for foreign physicians unable to attend the NANOS meetings. Physicians in this program will have access to NANOSNET and much of the educational material on the NANOS Web site. g. Membership Committee ( headed by Laura Balcer) to review criteria for membership in NANOS and to determine whether applicants for membership meet those criteria. This committee also searches for ways to increase NANOS membership, promote interactions between junior Laura Balcer, MD, NANOS Membership Committee. Jack Selhorst, MD, NANOS Nominations Committee. Mark Kupersmith, MD, NANOS Research Committee. / Neuro- Ophthalmol, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2001 NANOS NEWS 325 John Keltner, MD, NANOS Certification, Accreditation, and Fellowship Committee. and senior NANOS members, and assist in the professional development of junior NANOS members. h. Nominations Committee ( headed by the NANOS Board Chair Jack Selhorst) to develop, with input from the membership, the slate of officers for yearly elections to the NANOS Board. i. Publications Committee ( headed by Nancy Newman) to interact with the editor and staff of the Journal of Neuro- Ophthalmology to ensure optimal running of the Journal. j . Research Committee ( headed by Mark Kupersmith) to coordinate and foster research related to neuro-ophthalmology among NANOS members, and to select the recipient of the NANOS Young Investigator Award, an award given to the best scientific presenter at the annual NANOS meeting. Richard ( Skip) Legge, MD, NANOS Practice Management Committee. Jacqueline Leavitt, MD, NANOS Committee on Women in Neuro- Ophthalmology. k. Ad Hoc Committee on Certification, Accreditation, and Fellowship ( headed by John Keltner) to keep members abreast of activities related to plans for accreditation of neuro- ophthalmology training programs and certification of neuro- ophthalmologists. Should NANOS members ask that NANOS take on the role of a certifying body, this committee would develop its mechanism. 1. Ad Hoc Practice Management Committee ( headed by Richard [ Skip] Legge) to update members on issues of clinical practice management. m. Ad Hoc Committee of Women in Neuro- Ophthalmology ( headed by Jacqueline Leavitt and Marian Rubenfeld) to address issues specific to women practicing or planning to practice neuro- ophthalmology. We anticipate further changes and invite readers interested in learning more about NANOS to visit our Web site at http:// www. nanos. org. Marian Rubenfeld, MD, NANOS Committee on Women in Neuro- Ophthalmology. J Neuro- Ophthalmol, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2001 |