Coachella Valley Desert Camera Club ByLaws: Appendix Responsibilities of Standing Committees
The following are the responsibilities of the Standing Committees as approved by the Executive Board as of April 18, 2004: Return to Bylaws
Committee	Responsibilities
Program Committee Return to Bylaws	Plans programs for  Regular Meetings other than competitions. Normally, programs are held at every other meeting  and there shall be no full competition at such meetings. Provides knowledgeable guest photographers to lecture and demonstrate in connection with such programs.
Events Committee Return to Bylaws	Supervises and expands special member activities such as field trips, and educational opportunities such as workshops and seminars Establishes dates and opportunities for members to share their work, including opportunities for special competitions.
Membership/Reception Committee Return to Bylaws	Sign up new members and accept dues of new members for transfer to the Treasurer. Hand out to new Full Members introductory documents as furnished by the Treasurer including, but not limited to, those documents defined in the duties of the Treasurer. Provide new members with name tags and membership cards. Greet members and guests at Regular Meetings and create a register of attendees. Provide refreshments for each meeting. Ensure the meeting room is left in an orderly manner. All members of the Club present at the meeting, however, shall assist the Membership/Reception Chairperson in this task to avoid the Club being exposed to fines or loss of access to meeting premises.
Publicity Committee Return to Bylaws	Prepares notices of Regular and other meetings for submission to media in Coachella Valley. Sends notices to local newspapers at least 10 days in advance of such meetings. Develops and implements other means of promoting activities of an information about the Club. Designs, prints and disseminates notices, flyers and other information about the Club, including promotional materials to attract new members. Obtains biographies for all members for inclusion in Club publications.
Newsletter Committee Return to Bylaws	Edits and publishes a monthly newsletter to the membership around the first of each month following each Regular Meeting. Provides electronic or print copies of each Newsletter to each member. Establishes a closing date for all submissions to the Newsletter. Encourages all members to provide in writing any newsworthy information which members would find to be pertinent and of interest.
Competition Committee Return to Bylaws	Establishes, under the general guidance of the Executive Board, rules for Club competitions at Regular Meetings, including defining appropriate subject categories for such competitions. Maintains Competition Guidelines for approval by the Executive Board and for distribution to each member. Surveys members for suggestions for appropriate subjects for competitions. At his or her discretion, defines and announces Special Projects for competitions at Regular Meetings designed to enhance the photographic skills of members. Accepts and logs in slides and prints to competitions at Regular Meetings and ensures that all entries conform to the Competition Guidelines. Maintains records of scores assigned to entries by judges at competitions at Regular Meetings and publishes or otherwise utilizes such records in accordance with guidance given by the Executive Board.
Website Committee Return to Bylaws	Note: the Chairperson of the Website Committee shall be designated the Club “Webmaster”. Maintains an attractive Club website for access by all members and by the general public. Posts all pertinent Club information to the website in a timely and easily accessible manner. Maintains such website as the official repository of Club information, including meeting, special events, membership, and competition announcements; posting of newsletters; posting of Club Constitution and Bylaws, and of Competition Guidelines. Posts a gallery of winning images from Club competitions.
DIPSIG Committee Return to Bylaws	Note: DIPSIG is a SIG established in accordance with Article XI. DIPSIG is an abbreviation for the Digital Photography Special Interest Group. Conducts meetings of interest to participants in DIPSIG to provide a forum for discussion of and learning opportunities for the subject of digital photography. Publishes a newsletter related to topics in digital photography. Conducts such other programs as warranted by participant interest designed to further learning about and mastery of digital photographic techniques.