SSO’s committee appointment process, the Application for Engagement, allows members to apply for open seats on committees appointed for the upcoming year.
The 2025 Application for Engagement will open in the fall of 2024.
In order to participate on an SSO Committee, you must:
- Be a current SSO member. Please contact membership@surgonc.org if you need to pay your dues for the year. Medical Student/Resident members are not eligible to serve on SSO’s committees.
- Commit to allocating time to effectively participate on a committee. Most of the appointments are for a two-year term and will require several conference calls per year, as well as a face-to-face meeting and the overall work of the committee.
- Commit to attending the SSO Joint Committee Conference held in conjunction with SSO 2025 in Tampa, FL.
Those who are accepted for a position during the Application for Engagement will be invited to serve two or three-year terms starting April 1, 2025.
In an effort to be as inclusive as possible, members are discouraged from serving on more than one volunteer group at a time. New applicants will be reviewed and placed on a volunteer group ahead of current committee members who apply for a second position.
Questions? Please contact Andrea King, MBA, Director, Governance & Global Operations via email at andreaking@surgonc.org.