Committees Advocacy Committee Communications Committee Development Committee Education Committee Fellowship Training Committee Membership Committee Past Presidents Committee Practice Issues Committee Program Committee Research Committee Trainee/Recent Graduate Committee

Past Presidents Committee Chair Ellen C Perrin, MD (term expires 2011) Tufts-New England Medical Center Email: eperrin@tufts-nemc.org

A special luncheon to honor the past presidents of the Society during our 25th anniversary was held on the last day of the 2007 annual meeting and was attended by over half of the past presidents (see picture in the 2007 Meeting highlights). As a result of the meeting, the group decided that they would like to form a Past Presidents Committee; Ellen C Perrin will be the new Chair to coordinate the group's activities and to provide input to the Executive Council.

The goals of the group include:

1. Assist with maintaining and recording the institutional memory of the Society, including the history of its founding.
   
   
2. Serve as consultants to the Executive Council, Officers, or Committees (or Committee Chairs). The various committees include:
   Advocacy, Communications, Development, Education, Fellowship Training, Membership, Practice Issues, and Research. Past presidents may also wish to serve as a regular member of a committee (the membership of committees is open; only chairs/co-chairs are appointed).
   
   
3. Volunteer to play a role in the Annual Meeting -- such as moderating a session or helping to plan a special session.

The Group will meet at the SDBP annual meeting, and communicate by conference call or electronically between the meetings.