Constitution and Bylaws

Bylaws

Chapter X—The Nominating Committee for the Council of Experts

Section 1

The Nominating Committee for the Council of Experts, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the Committee, shall consist of twenty persons, five of whom shall be members of the Pharmacopeial Convention, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, together with ten members of the Council of Experts, appointed by the Executive Vice President-CEO taking into consideration the advice of the Executive Committee of the Council, and five other persons appointed by the Executive Vice President-CEO with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees. Staff may participate in the Committee's deliberations but shall not be permitted to participate in Committee votes. The five members of the Convention, appointed by the President, who serve on the Nominating Committee for the Council of Experts may not be members of the Council of Experts, Expert Committees, the Board of Trustees, salaried employees, or officers of the Pharmacopeial Convention.

The President of the Pharmacopeial Convention shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee. The Executive Vice President-CEO shall be a member, ex officio, of the Committee. The Committee shall elect a Vice Chairperson. The Secretary of the Convention shall serve as Secretary of the Committee. The Committee shall be organized at least six months after the stated meeting of the Pharmacopeial Convention, and shall continue until its successor committee is appointed.

Section 2

Not later than seven months prior to the stated meeting of the Pharmacopeial Convention, the Secretary of the Committee shall issue to all who are entitled to representation in the Pharmacopeial Convention, as provided in Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution, to all members of the Convention and to the members of the Council of Experts, its Expert Committees and its advisory panels, a request that they submit the names of persons whose qualifications entitle them to consideration as nominees for membership on the Council of Experts. Each name submitted shall be accompanied by a statement on an official form supplied by the Committee indicating affiliations, academic and professional backgrounds, and the qualifications for the specific classification or classifications of membership on the Council of Experts as set forth in the outline referred to in Chapter VII, Section 17, of these Bylaws. All recommendations shall be mailed to the Secretary of the Pharmacopeial Convention not later than one hundred and twenty days prior to the stated meeting. All recommendations received by the Secretary shall be submitted to the Committee not later than ninety days prior to the stated meeting and shall be given primary consideration by the Committee in selecting nominees for membership for the Council of Experts.

Section 3

At the stated meeting of the Pharmacopeial Convention, the Committee shall submit, through the Secretary, to each member, a list of names of persons whom it deems qualified to serve on the Council of Experts, together with a statement covering the classification for which each nominee is deemed best qualified, and the affiliations, academic and professional backgrounds and specific qualifications of each nominee.

The Committee shall nominate, insofar as possible, twice the number of qualified persons to be elected to meet each need shown in the outline referred to in Chapter VII, Section 17, of these Bylaws. Additional nominations may be made from the floor for membership on the Council of Experts and shall be seconded on the floor by at least ten members of the Pharmacopeial Convention. Each such nomination shall be submitted on the official form and presented at once to the Secretary of the Pharmacopeial Convention.

Section 4

Between meetings of the Convention, the Committee will operate on a continuing basis and will be the source of providing the names of nominees for election to the Council of Experts, if needed. The Committee shall also provide the names of qualified experts as potential nominees for election to Expert Committees, in accordance with Chapter VII, Section 5 of the Bylaws.

Section 5

The Committee shall provide advice and consent to the Executive Vice President-CEO prior to the appointment of individuals to advisory panels to the Council of Experts.