Call for Nominations for DSC Industry Co-chair – deadline 12 September 2019

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To the DICOM Community:

The term for current DICOM Standard Committee (DSC) Industry Co-Chair Jeroen Medema concludes at the end of 2019. Therefore, the DICOM Secretariat is issuing a call for DSC Industry Co-chair nominations. The new co-chair will formally assume office immediately after the last meeting of the year.

 The Call is open from today – 12 August 2019 and will close 12 September 2019
 Nominations and self-nominations should be sent via e-mail by 12 September 2019 to the DICOM Secretariat at Cette adresse courriel est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
 The nomination must include (a) a brief recent CV, (b) a short statement highlighting the nominee’s relevant qualifications and (c) the reason for seeking this office.
 All nominations received will be presented at the next DSC meeting on 2 October 2019 and additional nominations may be made from the floor.
 Following the DSC meeting a confidential Letter Ballot will be circulated to DSC members by the Secretary.
 All members of the DSC in good standing will be eligible to vote. The current DSC member list can be found in www.dicomstandard.org/members/


DSC Co-Chair Responsibilities
Together with the User Co-Chair (Lawrence Tarbox, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) the responsibilities of Industry Co-Chair are as follows:
 Lead the work of the DSC and preside over meetings.
 Serve as Co-Chair of the DSC Executive Committee.
 Offer insights on issues of common interest to the DICOM Community, including users, developers and implementers and contribute to strategy and planning sessions.
 Advise the Secretariat on emerging issues, review and comment on documents impacting DICOM, as needed.
 As needed, represent the DICOM Standard and the DICOM Community at external events.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Thank you for your ongoing support of DICOM.


Lisa Spellman, MBA, AStd.
General-Secretary, DICOM