Executive Meeting, March 16, 2010: DCOMP decided to have a policy page with deadlines on the web.

The target date for having committees appointed is May 1.

(Present Committees [# statutory members + # appointed by DCOMP Chair + # proposed for appointment by APS Council]:

Program [4+5+0], Nomination [0+4+1], Fellowship [1+4+0], Information Committee [0+3+0], International Liaison [0+3+0], Rahman Prize [1+0+4], Metropolis Prize [1+4+0].)

The target time for Elections is November. This is earlier than the dealines for elections spelled out in VII.3 and VII.4 of the bylaws.

The Deadlines for Proposal to the Program Committee are: June 15 for both the March and April Meeting. The Chair of the Program Committee will send out a solicitation before April 15.

The Deadline for DCOMP Fellowship Nominations is June 1. The Chair of the Fellowship Committee will send out a solicitation before April 15.

From 2011 on the Deadline of Nominations for the Metropolis Award will be August 15.

Unanimous Executive Committee e-mail vote, June 30, 2010:

Policy on Fellowship and Award Committees:

Immediately after appointments to the Fellowship Committee have been completed, the Chair of the Fellowship Committee will communicate its composition to the Executive Committee.

The Deadline for Fellowship Nominations is June 1. Immediately afterwards, the Chair of the Fellowship Committee will communicate the list of nominations to the Executive Committee. (Note that according to the bylaws the recommendations of the committee need approval of the Executive committee.)

For Other Awards Committees of the Division, that are not governed by overriding APS rules, the same procedures as for the Fellowship Committee hold with the exception of individual nomination deadlines and that the Chairs of such committees are then appointed by the Chair of DCOMP from the pool of present and former DCOMP Executive Committee Members.