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Section 5 - Duties of the Officers

1. PRESIDENT
   

   The President shall call and preside at all Executive Committee Meetings. In the event that the President is absent, the Vice President/President-Elect shall preside at the Meeting.   The President shall preside at all PBIRG   meetings and events.   The President will represent PBIRG at the Annual Meetings of EphMRA (European Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group) and PMRG (Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group).   

   The President will ensure that all responsibilities and activities delegated to the Vice Presidents and Officers are carried out.   The President is responsible for liaising with other healthcare associations and organizations, such as EphMRA, PMRG, CPMRA, JP-MG, and PhRMA.   After the President's term of office is concluded, he/she will serve one year as a member of the Executive Committee as Past President.
   

2. VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT
   

   The Vice President/President-Elect shall assist the President on all assigned tasks.   He/she will attend Executive Committee Meetings and shall chair Executive Committee Meetings in the absence of the President.   He/she will attend the PBIRG Annual General Meeting.   He/she will coordinate the activities of the Public Relations and   Membership Committees; and of the Affiliate Advisory Board.

3. PAST PRESIDENT
   

   The most recent Past President will be a member of the Executive Committee for one year and will provide consultation to the President.   He/she will attend Executive Committee Meetings and the PBIRG Annual General Meeting.   The Past President will be responsible for coordinating and recommending changes to the PBIRG Constitution and the operational procedures of PBIRG.

4. TREASURER
   
   

   The Treasurershall ensure that all financial records of PBIRG are current, accurate and in compliance with IRS and incorporation regulations.   The Treasurer shall attend Executive Committee meetings and shall provide the Executive Committee with regular reports on the status of funds.   The Treasurer or his/her designated representative shall attend the Annual General Meeting and make a financial report.   The Treasurer shall prepare a budget covering expenditures for the next calendar year, to be approved by the Executive Committee before the start of the calendar year.

   The Treasurer will supervise the preparation of the year-end financial report and will ensure that the preparation and/or review of tax and financial statements/documents comply with IRS and incorporation regulations.   The Treasurer shall supervise the invoicing of membership dues and meeting registration fees.   The Treasurer may approve disbursements of funds for budgeted items and for non-budgeted items under one thousand dollars ($1000); disbursement of funds for non-budgeted items exceeding $1000.00 must be approved by the Executive Committee.    Signing authority is limited to the Treasurer and the President.   The Treasurer will review and sign all contracts on behalf of PBIRG.   The Treasurer will recommend the budget including salaries and other compensation for PBIRG Staff members.   At the request of the Executive, the Treasurer will conduct and audit of all PBIRG financial practices and expenditures.

5. VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
   

   The Vice President, Program Development and Education shall assist the President in all assigned tasks.   He/she or his/her designated representative shall attend the AGM and Education Meetings and the Executive Committee Meetings.   Whenever possible, he/she shall also attend the EphMRA and PMRG meetings and liase with their respective training/education committees.

   The Vice President, Program Development and Education shall coordinate and communicate to the Executive Committee the activities of the AGM and   Professional Training and Development Committees and recommend to the Executive Committee the overall theme, content, and speakers.   He/she will designate a Chairperson for the AGM Committee, the Professional Training and Development Committee, and other Committees as deemed necessary and may invite such Chairpersons to the Executive Committee Meetings.
   
6. VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS RESEARCH
   

   The Vice President, Business Research shall assist the President on all assigned tasks.   The Vice President or his/her designated representative shall attend the Executive Committee Meetings, the AGM Meetings, and the EphMRA Meeting.   He/she will also attend other appropriate meetings related to the PBIRG objectives. He/she will liase with EphMRA and PMRG on matters of data committees and participate in meetings as appropriate.

   The Vice President, Business Research shall coordinate and communicate to the Executive Committee the activities of all the Business Research Committees:   Classification; Secondary Data Source Issues; and Information Technology.   He/she may designate a Chairperson for each Committee; such Chairpersons shall keep the Vice President, Business Research advised of Committee activities, and may be invited to attend the Executive Committee Meetings at the discretion of the Vice President, Business Research.

7. VICE PRESIDENT, PRIMARY RESEARCH

   The Vice President, Primary Research shall assist the President on all assigned tasks. The Vice President, Primary Research shall attend the PBIRG Annual General Meeting and Executive Committee Meetings. The Vice President, Primary Research shall also attend other appropriate meetings related to the PBIRG's objectives

   The Vice President, Primary Research shall coordinate and communicate to the Executive Committee the activities of the Primary Research Committee. He/she may designate a Chairperson for the Primary Research Committee. Such Chairpersons shall keep the Vice President, Primary Research advised of Committee activities, and may be invited to attend the Executive Committee Meetings at the discretion of the Vice President, Primary Research.

   
   

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