Communications Committee

Background/Purpose of the Committee

• To enhance communication between the IATDMCT Executive and members, and between members to support the Association's mission;
• To encourage members to become actively involved with the Association's activities and to communicate their activities with other members;
• To promote the activities of IATDMCT and all its members as well as the benefits of being a part of this vibrant Association and to attract new members.

Committee Initiatives 2016/2017

• To collaborate with the Council, scientific committees and members to obtain educational material for the Resources area of the website;
• To promote and encourage participation in the Emerging Country Proficiency Testing Scheme award;
• To manage the monthly E-News and quarterly Compass to communicate to members the latest news and hot topics;
• To manage IATDMCT social media platforms to encourage real time scientific interaction between IATDMCT members and with non-members;
• To establish and manage an IATDMCT Facebook account;
• To promote and coordinate communication activities at the 2017 Congress, Kyoto, Japan;
• To promote IATDMCT Regional meetings.

Committee Initiatives Completed in 2014/2015

• Completed second phase of website re-design;
• Successfully managed: E-News (monthly), Compass (quarterly), TDM Journal Adverts (bimonthly), Twitter (daily) and LinkedIn (daily); 
• Established further social media activities: IATDMCT Blog;
• Extremely active during the 2015 Congress, Rotterdam, The Netherlands: social media, Daily Compass e-blast etc.

Meet the Committee

	Kamisha Johnson-Davis Salt Lake City, USA Chair Facebook Manager		Ofelia Noceti Montevideo, Uruguay Vice-Chair LinkedIn Manager	Contact Us Administrative Committees Communications Committee
Compass Editorial Team
	Paula Schaiquevich Buenos Aires, Argentina Editor-in-Chief		Edgar Spencer England, UK Associate Editor		Frank Saint-Marcoux Limoges, France Associate Editor
E-News & Adverts
	Maria Shipkova  Stuttgart, Germany Co-Editor LinkedIN Manager		Manuela Neuman Toronto, Canada Co-Editor		Denise McKeown Glasgow, UK Adverts Manager Emerging Country PT Award
Webmasters
	Alain Verstraete Gent, Belgium Webmaster		Sarah Wille Brussels, Belgium Deputy Webmaster		Eberhard Weiland Stuttgart, Germany Educational Accreditation
Social Media
	Jana Stojanova Valparaiso, Chile Blog Manager Twitter		Nicolas Picard Limoges, France Twitter		Lewis Couchman London, UK Twitter
	Olga Milan Lopez Barcelona, Spain Twitter		Ryuji Kato Takatsuki, Japan Twitter & LinkedIn		Ofelia Noceti Montevideo Uruguay Facebook
Resources Area
	Katharina Rentsch Basel, Switzerland Director of Education		Erik van Maarseveen Utrecht, Netherlands Director of Education		Staffan Rosenborg Stockholm, Sweden Director of Education
Young Members
	Markus Meyer Heidleberg, Germany Young Scientist Liaison