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Liz Brackett, HPS President, 2023–2025
Mike Lewandowski, HPS President-elect, 2024–2025

Are you looking for a way to build your personal and professional network while accomplishing something worthwhile? Join a Health Physics Society (HPS) committee or task force and work with other health physicists from across the country while making life better for fellow HPS members and members of the public. Each year we need to fill positions on many HPS committees and task forces, and this is your opportunity to connect with other health physicists. Check out the list of HPS committees and pick one that aligns with your interests. Member terms start in July of each year and typically run for three years. Contact the chair and director if you have questions about what the committee does and the needs it has, and when you have found the committee for you, click the Volunteer button on the committee page. If you want to get involved, but don't know exactly where, feel free to contact President-elect Mike Lewandowski directly at pe@hps.org to talk about what might be a good fit for you.

If you're eager to get started before July, we have an immediate need for members (including a chair!) on a few committees.

• The Public Information Committee (PIC) is responsible for gathering, organizing, and presenting information within the Society's objectives. This includes the handling of our social media posts, so a very important committee! The PIC is in need of a chair and several members. Contact Director Angela Leek for more information and to volunteer.
• Serving as a member of the Nominating Committee is an excellent way to help guide the future of HPS. The Nominating Committee is currently in need of a few members. As its name indicates, the committee nominates board members and officers for the annual ballot. This includes four candidates for director; two candidates for treasurer-elect or secretary-elect in alternating years; and two candidates for president-elect in alternating years. The work of discovering, encouraging, and cajoling HPS members to volunteer to be considered is important work for the future of HPS. The workload mostly occurs in the early months of each calendar year. Craig Little chairs this committee.
• The Awards Committee is a member short at the moment. This committee does not require a large time commitment. The nomination process is currently underway and when that wraps up the committee will meet virtually in the spring to review submission packets and vote on the various award categories. Please contact Committee Chair Liz Brackett at ebrackett@mjwcorp.com if you're interested in serving on this committee.

We look forward to hearing from you and finding a way for you to be more involved in your professional society.