Grants Committee
Professional Practice Committee
ECTS Scientific Programme Committee
Training Committee
International Medical Advisory Committee
ECTS New Investigator Committee
ECTS Nominations Committee

ECTS Grants Committee
The Grants Committee will have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 members. Grant reviewers will be selected by the Committee, depending on grant application topics. The Committee membership should reflect a diversity of interests and geographical location.

The Committee has the following responsibilities delegated to it by the ECTS Board:

• Advise ECTS Board on issues and policies regarding current or potential grants and awards
• Consider grant and award nominees and select appropriate grant reviewers, taking into account any contractual conditions (eg: Amgen award)
• Collate and examine reviewers’ marks and comments and make recommendations to the ECTS Board, who has the responsibility for the final selection

Any conflicts of interest must be declared. Committee members must not mark or comment on any grant/award application if they have a conflict.

ECTS Professional Practice Committee
Minimum of 10 professionals, with no maximum number, representing a wide geographical diversity.
Chair - President of ECTS, or nominated by President
Term of office - to remain in office until terminated by either party
Accountable to ECTS Board.

Responsibilities:

• to comment on topical issues of clinical importance
• to respond to specific clinical queries where ECTS has been asked to give a view
• to identify the needs of ECTS members who are in clinical practice.
• to assist with satisfying the educational requirements of ECTS members by working closely with the ECTS Training and Programme Committees to identify areas that require debate at the annual meeting and suitable topics for training courses
  

ECTS Scientific Programme Committee
Minimum of 15 and maximum of 20 members.
Chair - normally President of ECTS, but can be delegated.
Selected by ECTS Board, to reflect a diversity of interests and geographical locations.
Term of office for the duration of the programme planning period.
Accountable to ECTS Board.

Responsibilities:

• Recommend speakers and topics for the ECTS annual meeting
• Assist in compiling preliminary programme
• Advise on general format and timetable for the meeting
• Advise on any potential conflicts of interest
• Advise on potential abstract reviewers
• Review abstracts in own subject area
• Attend abstracts selection meeting if required
   

ECTS Training Committee
Minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 members
Chair - appointed by the Board
Members nominated by ECTS membership and approved by the Board
1-year Term of Office, eligible for re-appointment
Accountable to ECTS Board

Responsibilities:

• Consider the educational needs of ECTS members
• Recommend and approve new training programmes

International Medical Advisory Committee
This ad hoc Committee was set up by the ECTS Board of Directors in response to the current changing market forces and international economies which will affect future ECTS strategies. 

The main purpose of this advisory committee of key opinion leaders is to advise the President and the Board on Medical Affairs and in particular:

• Advise on strategic programming for future annual conferences, both in terms of scientific content and venues
• Advise on relations with the pharmaceutical industry and current and future relevant issues and clinical trials
• Help to maintain and develop our impact on clinically relevant issues and on clinical practice and practitioners

The current members of this committee are:
Silvano Adami, Roland Baron, (Chair), Dennis Black, Steven Boonen, Cyrus Cooper, Steven Cummings, Adolfo Diez-Perez, Richard Eastell, Erik Eriksen, Bente Langdahl, Robert Lindsay, Tosho Matsumoto, Michael  McClung, Socrates Papapoulos, Stuart Ralston, Ian Reid, Rene Rizzoli, Christian Roux, Ethel Siris, Nelson Watts

ECTS New Investigator Committee
The ECTS New Investigator Committee will have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 7 members, with representation from both clinical and non-clinical disciplines.

The ECTS New Investigator Committee has the following responsibilities:

• Consider the educational needs of ECTS New Investigators
• Recommend additional activities specifically for ECTS New Investigators
• Set up and maintain a networking facility to encourage active participation from ECTS New Investigators

ECTS Nominations Committee
The ECTS Nominations Committee will consist of the President of the ECTS (Chair), Chair of the Grants Committee plus up to six additional members selected by the ECTS Board. The Committee will consist of a minimum of 4 and maximum of 8 members. All conflicts of interest must be declared.

The ECTS Nominations Committee has the following responsibilities:

• recommend nominees for vacant positions on the Board for membership vote, according to ECTS policies and procedures.
• recommend nominations for ECTS awards, currently the Iain Boyle, Philippe Bordier and Mike Horton awards
• follow policies and guidelines with respect to candidate eligibility for Board membership and award nominations as outlined on the ECTS website