The Advisory Board (AB) consists of the Chair, the Secretary, 4 scientific members from different areas of SIMS application and 4 representatives of the various SIMS instrument manufacturers.

The Chair of the Advisory Board is appointed by the members of the Advisory Board for a period of up to 4 years.

The Secretary of the "AB" is appointed by the Chair in consultation with the members of the "AB". The term of office of the Secretary of the "AB" is up to 4 years.

The duties of the Chair and the Secretary are to organize the meetings of the "AB" and the presentations of the conference offers, to organize the election of new member of the “AB”, to keep records of the activities of the "AB" and to organize the votes of the "AB" in matters concerning the SIMS conference.

The term of office of the 6 scientific members of the "AB" is also up to 4 years. Additional scientific member positions can be created after a unanimous vote of the “AB”.

The term of office of the 4 representatives of the various SIMS instrument manufacturers is not limited. The representatives will be appointed by the individual companies and can be replaced at any time by the companies.

Process for electing the scientific members of the “AB”:

1. The election of open “AB” positions will be announced during the SIMS Europe Conference before the end of the term of office.
2. Two months before the SIMS Europe conference the “AB” will provide a slate of nominations including a short biography and publish the list of candidates on the SIMS Europe webpage. In selecting nominations, care will be taken to ensure that there is a balance between the different SIMS communities in the “AB”. In addition, nominations (including a short CV) will be gratefully received from those who have been registered as attendees at one of the last two SIMS Europe conferences and would like to get involved. Nominations should be sent to the Secretary at least 6 months before the SIMS conference.
3. Voting will take place at the SIMS Europe conference. Only registered participants are eligible to vote. The results will be announced at the end of the conference and published on the SIMS Europe website. The term of office of the elected members begins one year before the next SIMS Europe conference. In the unlikely event of a tie, the "AB" Chair will have an additional casting vote.
4. "AB" members may be re-elected for a second term of office.