Section 1. President:

a. Preside over the Executive Committee and business meetings and assume overall concern for the affairs of the Society.

b. With the consent of the Executive Committee, appoint the Chairpersons of standing committees of the Society and such temporary committees as may be desirable; appoint membership of standing committees in consultation with the Committee Chairperson.

See the Duties section for additional details.

Section 2. First President-Elect:

a. Assume the duties of the President in the latter's absence or inability to serve.

b. Serve as Chairperson of the committee to determine the recipient of the Founders' Award (see Article VI).

c. Serve as a member (ex officio) of the Board of Professional Certification.

See the Duties section for additional details.

Section 3. Second President-Elect:

a. Substitute for the First President-Elect in case of absence or inability to serve.

b. Serve as a member (ex officio) of the Education Committee.

c. Serve as Chairperson of the committee to determine the recipient of the Warder Clyde Allee Award (see Article VI).

d. Distribute rules and coordinate the program presentation for the Warder Clyde Allee Award.

See the Duties section for additional details.

Section 4. Past-President:

a. Substitute for the Second President-Elect in case of absence or inability to serve.

b. Serve as member (ex officio) of the Education Committee.

c. Serve as Chairperson of the Nomination Committee.

d. Serve as Chairperson of the Career Awards Committee.

See the Duties section for additional details.

Section 5. Secretary:

a. Coordinate arrangements for Executive Committee and business meetings and record the minutes thereof.

b. Conduct all authorized mail and electronic mail ballots.

c. Be responsible for reporting changes in the roster of officers to all affiliated societies and to the press, especially ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, SCIENCE, and BIOSCIENCE.

d. Serve as Editor of the NEWSLETTER.

e. Make purchases and employ assistance as authorized in the budget in order to expedite the business of the Society. The Secretary shall be reimbursed from the funds of the Society for such expenses.

See the Duties section for additional details.

Section 6. Treasurer:

a. Coordinate with the Central Office in the collection of all dues for the Society and be in charge of all funds received by the Society.

b. Coordinate with the Central Office in the mailing of notices of dues to members annually and the receipt of dues.

c. Present a financial statement of the Society as of June 30 to the Executive Committee.

c. Prepare the annual budget and submit the budget to the Executive Committee for review and approval.

d. Disburse funds and oversee the disbursement of funds by a designated employee of the Central Office of the Society on requisition from the appropriate officers and committee chairs as specifically set forth in the approved budget.

e. Serve as Insurance Representative for the Society. (enacted at ABS Business Meeting, 2009)

See the Duties section for additional details.

Section 7. Program Officers:

a. Organize and coordinate programs for scientific meetings.

b. Coordinate the organization of symposia and workshops and receive and arrange the titles and abstracts of papers submitted for the scientific meetings of the Society.

c. Advise the hosts of regional meetings in procedures and in setting up local committees.

d. Arrange for publication and distribution of the abstracts of meetings of the Society.

See the Duties section for additional details.

Section 8. Executive Editor:

a. Serve as Executive Editor or Editors of the journal(s).

b. Encourage balanced publication of both field and laboratory studies having fundamental relationship to the natural life of animals.

c. Each Executive Editor shall appoint Associate Editors and members of the Board of Consulting Editors, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee.

d. Fill vacancies on the Editorial Board as appropriate, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee.

See the Duties section for additional details.

Section 9. Parliamentarian:

a. Serve as Parliamentarian at all Business and Executive Committee meetings.

b. Revise the Constitution, Bylaws, and Policy as directed by appropriate vote of the membership or Executive Committee.