Charter

ORGANIZATION AND HOW APPOINTED

The SEG Constitution specifies that the SEG President is responsible for the appointment of SEG committees. The President may delegate selection of the committee chairmen to the SEG officer assigned responsibility for providing liaison between the committee and the Executive Committee (liaison officer). Recommendations of the liaison officer will be approved in advance and confirmed in writing by the SEG President. A copy of the confirmation letter will be forwarded to the liaison officer and to the SEG Business Office.

The chairman may name as many additional members to serve on the committee as necessary to accomplish the objectives of the committee and to give balanced representation from the various segments of the industry that are concerned with the objectives of the committee. The chairman, in order to accomplish the objectives of the committee, may select committee members who are experts in their professional fields, even if they are not members of SEG. The terms of SEG standing committee chairmen and committee members are approximately one year, beginning and ending at the close of SEG's Annual Meeting. To provide continuity on committee projects, the Chairman and committee members may be reappointed for additional one-year terms. The SEG President and President-Elect are ex-officio members of all SEG standing and ad hoc committees.

OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF COMMITTEE

The committee should:

• Advise the Executive Committee on all matters involving research in exploration geophysics;
• recommend to the Executive Committee material on geophysical exploration research which the Society should consider for publication in GEOPHYSICS and/or for special publications;
• be prepared to accept special assignments involving geophysical exploration research at the request of the Executive Committee; and
• furnish the name of an individual, on request, to act as a technical program subcommittee chairman to organize research sessions at the Annual Meetings and to assist in the assembly of papers for those sessions.

POLICY ON AGREEMENTS AND FUND SOLICITATION

The following policy concerning agreements and fund solicitation by SEG Committees was approved by the Executive Committee at its October 9-10, 1987, meeting.

"SEG Committees do not have the authority to enter into agreements or contracts which would obligate the Society in any manner, either legally, financially, or morally. If any committee activity leads to a situation where agreements or contracts, either oral or written, are necessary, or where funds or requests for support are to be handled, the matter should be referred to the liaison officer for consideration of the Executive Committee."

The intent of the above stated policy is to remove the committee member from any threat of personal liability from actions incurred on behalf of the Society.

DESCRIPTION OF COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

The committee may meet at any time upon call of the chairman. If it is desirable to schedule a meeting during the Society's Annual Meeting, the chairman should request the SEG Business Office to schedule a meeting time and place. In addition to inviting current committee members to this meeting, the chairman should invite the incoming chairman, if a new chairman has been appointed. The incoming chairman should be encouraged to invite incoming committee members to attend. While the Business Office does not ordinarily assist in scheduling any additional meetings called by the chairman, the Executive Director should be informed of meetings scheduled throughout the year.

Most committee projects can be handled by mail or telephone. Copies of all correspondence, which significantly affects the activities of the committee, should be sent to the liaison officer and to the Business Office.

Article VIII., Section 3., of the SEG Constitution provides for an Annual Report, including reports from the officers and committees, to be printed and distributed to the SEG Council, prior to its annual meeting. The SEG President is responsible for publication of the Annual Report and committee chairmen will receive a request from the President to submit a report of committee activities as early as June, to allow time for approval, publication and distribution of the report to Council members prior to the Annual Council Meeting.

The Society publishes a list of SEG committees, chairmen, and committee members in the roster issue of THE LEADING EDGE. Due to the lead time necessary for compiling this issue, committee chairmen may be contacted by the SEG Business Office as early as October for a list of committee members.

Committee chairmen may receive from the Business Office, copies of letters of inquiry, which relate to their respective committee activities. A chairman may be asked to provide a suitable response to the Business Office, or to respond direct. In either instance, copies of the response should be sent to the liaison officer and to the SEG Business Office.

If requested, the committee chairman should be prepared to furnish to the Technical Program Chairman of the Annual Meeting the name of an individual to be responsible for assembling research sessions at the Annual Meeting. This individual will become the chairman of a subcommittee and will solicit--in close coordination with the Technical Program Chairman--papers for these sessions. All decisions regarding the acceptance or rejection of any paper must be made in conjunction with the Technical Program Chairman, who is generally responsible for all aspects of the technical program.

COMMITTEE WORKSHOPS

Proposals for Committee workshops should be submitted to the Executive Committee for approval through the Committee's liaison officer.

The following guidelines have been established for all workshops:

1. Workshops are to be flexible in subject matter and allow for extensive interchange between speakers and audience.
2. Workshops are to be self-supporting.
3. SEG retains first right of refusal for publication of all workshop proceedings and any other publication based on the workshop program.
4. Workshops held in conjunction with the SEG Annual Meeting are subject to approval of the General Chairman and will be scheduled at a time not in conflict with regular technical sessions. Notification of time and place will be included in the Official Program Booklet and subject matter described in the expanded abstracts booklet.

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