BYLAWS (Article IV, Section 7):

1. Inform ABS membership of public policy issues that may affect current or future funding or conduct of animal behavior research.

2. Receive, evaluate, and present resolutions at annual business meeting.

3. Promote appreciation and understanding of animal behavior research among the public at large.

POLICY (Section 3 b and c):

Follow established guidelines for the handling of resolutions.

ADDITIONAL:

1. Send announcement of upcoming Annual ABS meetings and host contact to all related societies or journals by early December.

2. Produce press releases on the keynote and fellows lecturers, on all symposia or invited paper colloquia. Press releases should be made available to the host's Public Affairs Office (if relevant), local media, and science writers interested in attending the meetings.

3. Coordinate publicity efforts with the Public Affairs Office of the Host Institution (if relevant).

4. Promote appreciation and understanding of animal behavior research among the public at large. This includes contributions to the ABS web pages including, but not limited to, ABS Members in the News, Press Releases for Animal Behaviour and Books by ABS Members.

5. Contact science writers to attend annual meetings, promote ABS members research.

6. Announce to ABS membership the procedures and deadlines for submission of resolutions (normally via February ABS Newsletter).

7. Notify regional news media of the annual meeting and invite news coverage of the meeting. Issue press releases when desirable.

8. Submit annual report to Executive Committee.

9. Send annual report and relevant materials to Historian.