THE PR COMMITTEE
The PR committee has at its head the PR Officer
The PR Officer is assigned by the BANT Council
ROLE OF THE PR OFFICER
Provides 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 deals with pr-related enquiries
Provides contact points for Group/Corporate health education provision, Work/Life Balance schemes
Provides access to lecturers of adult education courses
Oversees and co-ordinates the projects/functions listed above
Finds and trains a replacement before standing down
Arranges meetings at least twice a year but ideally 4 times per year
Arranges for minutes to be taken at each meeting
Is the main point of contact for the committee
Presents a summary of the year's activities at the AGM
Attends or 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
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 PR Officer
4-8 voluntary BANT Members where required and in addition to the PR officer
The PR Officer is selected from the committee members, approved by the BANT Council and reselected after 1-3 years
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND RECORDS
The Committee aims to meets four times a year but must meet at least twice a year with a quorum being 3, one of which may be the PR Officer
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