Membership & Outreach Oversight Committee

The purpose of the Membership & Outreach Oversight Committee (MOOC) is to oversee and harmonize the Society’s membership, ethics, advocacy, DEI, and outreach efforts to ensure they align with and advance ISHLT’s mission and strategic priorities.

The purpose of the Membership & Outreach Oversight Committee (MOOC) is to oversee and harmonize the Society’s membership, ethics, advocacy, DEI, and outreach efforts to ensure they align with and advance ISHLT’s mission and strategic priorities. The MOOC provides guidance and oversight to the committees under its purview, ensuring coordinated activities, development of and adherence to policies, and meaningful engagement of a diverse membership across disciplines, geographies, and demographics. Through strategic evaluation and collaboration, the MOOC fosters an inclusive, engaged community that strengthens ISHLT’s impact and reach.

The MOOC is responsible for:

1. The Membership & Outreach Oversight Committee will include committees and task forces advancing the “social/societal” interests of ISHLT, such as membership, ethics, advocacy, DEI, and organizational liaison.
2. Develop recommendations to the Board regarding the strategic plan as it relates to social/societal issues, including purposes, goals, strategies, tactics and outcome metrics.
3. Identify and propose to the Board any new committees or task forces required to advance the interests of ISHLT in Membership & Outreach.
4. Consult with the Leadership Advisory Forum, Interdisciplinary Networks and Professional Communities as needed to obtain input regarding strategies and tactics regarding relevant issues.
5. Develop, implement, and oversee adherence to policies and procedures governing the operational and fiscal aspects of issues in the portfolio.
6. Provide guidance and oversight to the Chairs of the committees under its purview. Harmonize the activities of the committees in its portfolio.
7. Provide guidance and oversight to the individual committee chairs regarding policies governing the function of their individual committees and oversee adherence to them.
8. Review and approve policies developed by the individual committees.
9. Annually evaluate ISHLT’s activities in Membership & Outreach and provide a report to the Board.
10. Annually evaluate the performance of the committees under its purview and provide a report to the Board.

Composition & Selection/Election

Chair, Vice Chair, Past Chair

• Chaired by a Society member with demonstrated skills in leadership and familiarity with social and societal issues such as membership, ethics, advocacy, and organizational outreach
• The inaugural Chair is appointed by the ISHLT President and approved by the Executive Committee.
• The Chair serves a 2-year term.
• The Chair serves as an ex-officio member of the Leadership Advisory Forum
• The Chair may not be a board member or a member of an IDN Steering Committee, and may not simultaneously serve in a Board position for any other professional societies with overlapping membership and interest areas
• After their term, the Chair serves a 1-year term as Past Chair.
• One year prior to the conclusion of the Chair’s term, a Vice Chair will be appointed by the Executive Committee with input from the current Chair. The Vice Chair will serve a 1-year term and then assume the Chair position.

Committee Members and Makeup

• Committee Members: The Chairs of each of the committees under purview of the Oversight Committee will serve as members of the committee.
• At-Large Committee Members: 3 at large members of the Committee will be appointed by the Chair to serve a 3-year term, renewable once, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee. At large members will be selected based on their experience and ability to add value to the committee’s areas of responsibility, as well as an interest in balancing the committee’s IDN, gender, and geographic balance. They will be selected from applications solicited from ISHLT members.
• Board Liaison: A Board member appointed by the President will serve as a non-voting, ex officio member of the committee
• Staff: A senior ISHLT staff member will serve the committee in a support role.