ISUG Committees

The International Sybase User Group Board of Directors is comprised of four committees whose roles is to oversee the overall running and governance of the ISUG association.

The Executive Committtee

This committee is comprised of the President, the Secretary and the three Vice Presidents. Additional contributions are provided by the Executive Director.

This role of this committee is to ensure the smooth running of the association. Each Vice President chairs one of the other three committees, so agenda items are brought by the respective V.P. to the Executive Committee for further discussion. The Executive Committee then refers applicable matters to the full Board of Directors for discussion at the board's monthly meeting which is generally held by conference call.

The Finance Committee

This committee is chaired by the Vice President of Finance with additional members of the board volunteering to participate.

The Finance Committee reviews the organizational budget prepared by the Executive Director and the ISUG staff, and then assists the Vice President of Finance in ensuring that projections are met, necessary adjustments made, etc., during the course of the year.

This committee is also responsible for approving expenses when submitted for payment. This extra level of monitoring ensures that the goals of the budget are met.

The Marketing Communications & Events Committee

This committee is comprised of the four Regional User Group Directors (Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America & South/Latin American), the Partner Director, and is chaired by the Vice President of Business Relations. Additional members of the board also volunteer to participate.

The committee's role is three-fold; first it handles all marketing aspects of the association, including advertising, external communications, etc., and second it is responsible for coordinating ISUG's participation in events, such as TechWave, and, of course, User Group meetings and events around the world.

In addition, this committee is also responsible for ISUG Partner Program, connecting vendors and members alike.

The Membership Committee

This committee is comprised of the Benefits, Communications, and Enhancements Directors and is chaired by the Vice President of Membership. Additional members of the board also volunteer to participate.

As part of its wide-ranging charter, this committee is responsible for increasing the value of ISUG membership through additional membership benefits. These can take the form of tangible benefits, such as free software, events, etc., as well as intangible benefits like discounts, networking opportunities, etc. The committee also reviews the current benefit programs in place.

In addition, this committee is also responsible for internal member communications.

Naturally, the committee also oversees membership growth, and continues to look for ways to attract new members to the association.