Objectives

The principle objectives of the Society are:

(a) To organise and conduct an annual conference called the “New Zealand Society for Oncology Annual Scientific Meeting”. The purpose of this meeting is to promote the exchange of new research and clinical developments and ideas in clinical oncology and cancer research,

(b) To encourage and support education and the advancement of knowledge in all aspects of oncology and related scientific fields including the promotion of scientific research,

(c) To initiate, arrange and sponsor lectures, seminars and symposia in the promotion of these objectives and to do so singularly or jointly with other persons and professional organisations,

(d) To print and publish any information that the Society may think desirable for the promotion of its objectives.

The Rules of the Executive Committee

The executive committee of the Society consists of a President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer and three other members.  The committee shall include the immediate past convenor of the annual meeting and the convenor of the next annual meeting. The committee shall have the power to co-opt such other persons as the executive committee considers appropriate.

The office of the President may be held by one person for not more than two consecutive years, but after being out of such office for one year, such a person shall be eligible for re-election as President. The maximum term of office for all members of the executive committee (including President and Vice President) will be two years, except for the convenor of the next annual meeting who will be appointed for one year, and the following year will continue appointment for one more year as the Convenor of the last annual meeting.  The common practice of the Society is for the Vice President to automatically become President on the retirement of the current President.

The members of the Executive Committee shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting by nomination and ballot. The Executive Committee shall have power to fill a casual vacancy on the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee shall annually appoint a Convenor to organise the annual conference and shall have the power to remove the convenor if the convenor is not adequately discharging their responsibilities.

Executive Committee 

President:             Professor Mike Berridge
                                Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
                                Wellington

Vice President      Dr Michael Jameson
                                Medical Oncologist
                                Waikato Hospital
        
Secretary:              Dr Ros Kemp
                                Microbiology and Immunology
                                University of Otago                                

Committee            Associate Professor Cristin Print
                                Molecular Medicine and Pathology
                                School of Medical Sciences
                                University of Auckland