2010–2015 Council of the Convention

Composition

The Council of the Convention (CoC) includes up to 25 persons who are Delegates or other representatives of Voting Organizational Members, or Voting At-Large Members. The CoC must include at least one member from each membership category described in the Bylaws. CoC members are appointed by the President of the Convention in consultation with the Executive Vice President-CEO and approved by the Board of Trustees.

The 2010-2015 CoC was organized in August 2010, drawing from Convention Members that were grandfathered into membership through Resolution 1. Additional CoC members were appointed in February 2011 from subsequently invited Voting Organizational Members and others will be added throughout the cycle.

Duties

The CoC's duties as stipulated in the Article IX of the 2010–2015 Bylaws are summarized below.

  • Developing rules and procedures for inviting Convention Members, including criteria for membership and procedures for removing Voting Organizational Members for cause as defined in Article III, Section 7;
  • Recommending the invitation or removal of Convention Members to the Board of Trustees;
  • Establishing criteria for organizations to be invited as Observers to the Convention, inviting Observers, and developing rules and procedures for their participation;
  • Developing resolutions that advance the purposes of the Convention; and
  • Developing approaches and mechanisms for engaging and communicating with the Membership.

2010–2015 Rules and Procedures of the Council of the Convention (Revised February, 2012)

In February 2012, the Board approved changes which the CoC made to its Rules and Procedures.

  • Removed “Not-for-profit” as an element to consider when the CoC vets potential Convention Members.
  • Moved the request for resolution proposals from six months to twelve months prior to the Membership Meeting.
  • Provided for a Preliminary Resolutions Report ninety days prior to the Membership Meeting and a Final Resolutions Report thirty days prior to the Membership Meeting.

See the summaries of CoC Meeting 5 and GC Meeting 3 for the rationale behind these changes.

CoC Meeting Summaries

2010–2015 Council of the Convention Members (October 2012)

CoC Chair, President, USP Convention
Timothy R. Franson, B.S.Pharm., M.D.

AARP
N. Lee Rucker, M.S.P.H.

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
John Lisack, Jr., C.A.E.

American Medical Association
Barry D. Dickinson, Ph.D.

American Nurses Association
Rita Munley Gallagher, Ph.D., R.N.

American Pharmacists Association
Thomas E. Menighan, R.Ph.., M.B.A., F.A.Ph.A.

American Society for Nutrition
John E. Courtney, Ph.D.

American Veterinary Medical Association
Donald C. Sawyer, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
Ronette Gehring, BVSc, M.Med.Vet. (Pharm), MRCVS, DACVCP

Baylor College of Medicine
Stephen B. Greenberg, M.D.

Brazilian Pharmacopoeia
Monica Da Luz Carvalho Soares, Ph.D.

California Medical Association
Charles W. Maas, M.D., M.P.H.

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Glen Fine, M.S., M.B.A, C.A.E.

Consumer Healthcare Products Association
John S. Punzi, Ph.D.

Florida Pharmacy Association
Michael A. Moné, J.D., R.Ph., F.A.Ph.A.

Food and Drug Administration
Paul Seo, Ph.D.

Generic Pharmaceutical Association
David R. Gaugh, R.Ph.

Ghana Food and Drug Authority
Stephen Kwabena Opuni, M.D.

Grocery Manufacturers Association
Leon H. Bruner, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Health Canada Natural Health Products Directorate
Scott Sawler, L.L.M., M.B.A.

Jordan Association of Manufacturers of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Appliances
Hanan J. Sboul, M.B.A., C.A.E.

Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
David R. Taft, Ph.D.

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Elizabeth Scott Russell, R.Ph.

National Organization for Rare Disorders
Diane E. Dorman

Pharmacy Council Accreditation Board
Joe Cabaleiro, R.Ph.

Pharmacy Council of India
Bhojraj Suresh, M.Pharm., Ph.D., DSc.