2025 AASLD Special Interest Group (SIG) Committee Nominations

Nomination Ballot Form

If you are self-nominating, you will be asked to provide the following information:  

• Full name. 
• Email address. 
• Special Interest Group (SIG) you wish to serve in. 
• Vacant position you are interested in occupying. 
• Reason you should be selected as a candidate. 
   

If you are peer-nominating, you will be asked to provide the following information:  

• Full name of nominee.  
• Email address of nominee.  
• Special Interest Group (SIG) you are nominating your candidate for.  
• Vacant position you are nominating your candidate for.  
• Reason for selecting this candidate. 

 
* If interested in the associate or the trainee lead position, please read the specific requirements prior to submitting a ballot. 
 
Please note, you will have the opportunity to participate in this year’s SIG elections, which will run from September 1 – October 1, 2024.  Kindly re-visit this page to access the nomination submission links.  

Submit Nomination Here

Vacant Positions and Roles: 

Please carefully read the roles and responsibilities for each position below.   

SIGs are the drivers and content creators for AASLD Educational programming. As such, SIG leadership will assist in the development of the following programming: 

• The Liver Meeting (TLM) 
• Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 
• Emerging Topic Conferences (ETCs) 
• Webinars 
• Abstract Reviewers 
• Recommendations for practice guidelines 
• Other additional resources 

Specific roles and responsibilities for each position are highlighted below.  

Chair 

The Chair will be responsible for:  

• The oversight of the SIG steering committee members; including working closely with the Vice Chair and all other steering committee members.  
• Initiating, planning, and presiding over quarterly steering committee calls.
• Setting the tone for annual SIG programs for all educational offerings. 
• Serving additional responsibilities as requested by the Governing Board. 

Vice-Chair 

The Vice-Chair will be responsible for: 

• Assisting the Chair in the performance of their duties. 
• Working closely with the staff representative to monitor meeting content and approve transcribed quarterly meeting minutes. 

The Vice Chair will succeed the Chair at the end of their term in office. 

Trainee Lead 

This role allows this member to gain experience in a committee leadership position. The trainee committee member will be responsible for: 

• Assisting the Chair and Vice-Chair in facilitating trainee engagement related to career opportunities and representing the trainee perspective within the AASLD membership.  

Associate Lead 

This role represents the "advanced practice providers" (nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists) within the AASLD membership. The associate committee member will be responsible for: 

• Assisting the Chair and Vice-Chair to facilitate engagement within the allied health community. 

Communication Lead

This role will liaise with the AASLD SIG staff support to communicate relevant SIG information to SIG members and SIG leaders. 

• Additionally, this role may support the member listserv (i.e., Liver Connect Forum). 

Education Lead

The education lead will work closely with the SIG leadership to develop educational programming for: 

• TLM
• DDW
• ETCs 
• Webinars, and other digital resources

Will also work to submit all educational proposals in accordance with AASLD criteria.