ROLE OF THE PR COMMITTEE
Is a point of contact for the public, media and journalists
Directs the public to their local practitioners
Answers questions on BANT and the nutrition industry
Maintains contact with members and deal with general enquiries
Provides contact points for Group/Corporate health education provision, Work/Life Balance schemes
Provides access to lecturers of adult education courses
ROLE OF THE CHAIR OF THE PR COMMITTEE
Oversees and co-ordinates the projects/functions listed above
Holds position for the minimum of 1 year and maximum of 3 years
Keeps an up to date contact list and sends a copy to the administrator
Finds and trains a replacement before standing down
Arranges meetings 4 times per year
Arranges for minutes to be taken at each meeting
Holds a register for meeting attendance of committee members
Is the main point of contact for the committee
Presents a summary of the year's activities at the AGM
Sends a committee member to present an interim report at BANT council meetings
Updates and adds to the policies and documents that form the duties and goals of the committee
Monitors support provided by the committee members and reports to council at the end of September each year
Submits a register of attendance and hard copy of all the minutes of meetings that took place throughout the year to the administrator, at the end of September each year
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
1 voluntary Chair selected from Committee Membership or Council, reselected after 1-3 years
4 voluntary BANT Members
Chairman is selected from the committee members, approved by the BANT Council and reports to the Council on all matters regarding PR.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND RECORDS
The Committee meets quarterly with a quorum consisting of the Chair plus 2 committee members.
The Committee keeps written records of all discussions, meetings, and decisions. A summary of events is provided at the all council meetings and the AGM.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS