Perspectives Newsletter Summer 2022
Vol. 44, no.4 / Posted on September 16, 2022

Dear CSBE Members,

We are currently looking for a new CSBE Society Manager. If any of you might be interested, or if you can think of someone who would be a very good society manager (and who would be willing to take on the role as soon as possible), we would be very grateful if you could let us know.

Below is a description of the responsibilities of the Society Manager. The manager receives an honorarium of $12,000 per year, and a budget to travel to the AGM every year.

Duties of the Society Manager  

  1. Record the minutes of Council meetings and the annual business meeting, and distribute the minutes to Council members within one month of the meeting.  
  2. Preserve all documents of the Society except those assigned to other officers or committees.  
  3. Carry out general secretarial duties including keeping of committee lists, papers and instructions and providing same to committees; authenticating records and documents; bringing appropriate documents to meetings; and corresponding.  
  4. Serve as the office liaison with affiliate societies.  
  5. Report election results to the Council and the annual business meeting.  
  6. File an annual summary with the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada. 

Jointly with the Treasurer, act as signing authority for the Society’s financial accounts. At each Annual Meeting, there will be a motion from the floor that the Treasurer and the Society Manager be the signing authorities until the next Annual Meeting.

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. Please email Jan Franklin Adamowski (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) if you have any questions, ideas, or interest in the position.