NAME OF THE WORKING GROUP: Beyond the Standard Model

SCOPE, MISSION AND GOALS OF THE SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUP: The Scientific Working Group "Beyond the Standard Model" provides a forum for all Canadian scientists working on tests of the Standard Model at low and intermediate energies, primarily using the techniques of nuclear and atomic physics. It facilitates communication and collaboration within the community by organizing workshops and topical sessions at conferences and fosters the interaction with closely related communities in high energy, nuclear and atomic physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Outreach activities promoting our research are an important part of the working group's mission, both to the general public and to undergraduate and graduate students.

OFFICERS: The Scientific Working Group (SWG) shall have a Chair, elected by its members by secret ballot, or an Acting Chair appointed by the Board until an election can be held. Each member of the SWG shall be entitled to cast one vote. The CINP Secretary shall receive and count the ballots and shall be responsible for reporting the outcome of the election. Terms of office for the SWG Chair shall normally be two years from the date of the annual meeting of the Individual Members. A Chair may hold only one additional consecutive term of two years unless otherwise approved by the CINP Board of Directors. The SWG shall ensure that secretarial duties are performed by its members.

MEMBERSHIP: Any Faculty or Associate Member of the Institute is eligible for membership in the SWG. The Chair of the SWG will be responsible for the membership under the general direction of the CINP Board of Directors.

REPORTS: The SWG shall submit a work-plan and budget for the forthcoming fiscal year and an annual report of the current fiscal year to the Board of Directors. Both the work-plan and the annual report shall include descriptions of the activities and projects of the SWG. These updates will normally be presented to the general CINP membership at the annual meeting of the Individual Members.

REVIEW: In accordance with the CINP general bylaws, a review of the activities and progress of the SWG shall be conducted from time to time but at least once every 5 years by the Board of Directors. This review is to ensure that the SWG remains relevant to the affairs of the Institute, and that no urgent issue related to the mission of the Institute has been neglected. The SWG will assist and co-operate fully with the Board on this review.