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PARO Subcommittees Positions and Chairpersons 2012-13 Subcommittees members work under the PARO Regional Working Group and their work is more specific to certain activities. These positions require little or no travelling, although it is advisable to attend the 59th IPSF World Congress and your subcommittee meeting if one is scheduled. You should be able to work on a daily basis throughout the year in your position and have regular Internet access. You must be reachable throughout your entire term through August 2013. If you are interested in a particular subcommittee position listed here, you should submit the completed nomination form to the PARO Secretary (secretary@paro.ipsf.org) before the deadline for applications. PARO has 3 subcommittees and 4 Chair positions listed below The number of positions available for each subcommittee are specified below All nomination forms must be submitted to secretary@paro.ipsf.org no later than Saturday, 6th October 2012, 23:59 EST.

Chairperson & Secretary PARO Fundraising Subcommittee Positions Available: Three (3) This subcommittee will work with the IPSF PARO Chairperson and Secretary to raise funds for the PARO budget and Development Fund to further IPSF initiatives and assist members attend IPSF events. Members of the subcommittee will work on the following tasks: Developing a list of possible sponsors for the PARO region Develop a sponsorship package that can be used to approach sponsors Approach potential sponsors to support IPSF and the PARO Development Fund

The member of the committee should have: Focused, organized, communicative, reliable, highly creative and resourceful Experienced in financial duties of an organization Innovative ability to create sponsorship ideas and fundraising opportunities Motivated to further IPSF global pharmacy initiatives

For further information please contact secretary@paro.ipsf.org AND chairperson@paro.ipsf.org using subject heading PARO fundraising subcommittee interest.

Regional Relations Officer

IPSF PARO Outreach & Development Subcommittee Positions available: To be determined This subcommittee will work with the IPSFPARO Regional Relations Officer (RRO) on the following tasks: Assisting the Regional Relations Officer in promoting and extending IPSF membership to non-members Assisting RRO in getting new contacts of interest and media Assisting RRO in the relations with Spanish native speaking Countries. Discussing with RRO the needs of IPSF PARO associations and how IPSF PARO can help them Assist in development of IPSF surveys Promoting IPSF development fund to members The member of the committee should have: Experience in IPSF or in their Associations Good communication and presentation skills Multilingual in English, Spanish (Native Spanish speakers preferred) or Portuguese is ideal. Fair knowledge about IPSF and IPSF PARO Regular access and use to internet and e-mail IPSF PARO Translation Subcommittee Positions available: To be determined The Pan American Regional Office of IPSF is in need of members with Spanish-speaking ability to join a Translation Subcommittee to help translate the website and materials created by the PARO leadership. The aims of this subcommittee are to bridge the gap between the northern and southern Americas, and make IPSF more relevant to all Member Organizations. The member of the committee should have: Fair knowledge about IPSF and IPSF PARO Experience in IPSF or in their Associations Multilingual in English, Spanish, or Portuguese is ideal. Regular access and use to internet and e-mail For further information please contact rro@paro.ipsf.org using subject heading Regional Relations Subcommittee Member Interest.

Regional Projects Officer

IPSF PARO Pan American Regional (Pharmaceutical) Tour Chair Positions available: One (1) Key Objectives/Goals for this position: To open up unique experiences to pharmacy students within the Pan American Region (United States, Canada, Columbia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Argentina, etc.) and create an opportunity for participants to tour the regional pharmaceutical companies, visit local hospital and community pharmacies as well as university laboratories of the host country To provide a cultural experience for participants where pharmacy students within the Pan American Region can connect and undergo an exchange of ideas to help facilitate future collaborative projects that can help reach innovative solutions for country/region specific issues Help select approximately 30 (numbers to be finalized at a later date) participants across the Pan American region to attend the Pharmaceutical Tour and stimulate international exchange of ideas and information throughout the region

This is a position for the Pharmaceutical Tour Chair, where the selected individual will work with the IPSF PARO Regional Projects Officer and independently on the following tasks: Plan and organize a Pharmaceutical Tour by collaborating with the host country for the Pan American Region in order to support the growth of the Regional Working Group within the International Pharmaceutical Students Federation (IPSF) o Create, finalize and implement a detailed program/schedule for the Pharmaceutical Tour with CPs from the Host country, and across the Pan-American Region o Promote this tour to all pharmacy schools throughout the region o Attend the planned Pharmaceutical Tour Collaborate with member countries/associations in order to organize a regional Pharmaceutical Tour o Taking the initiative to contact countries with potential for establishing pharmaceutical tours in the future o Liaise with established contact persons in order to set up the aims and timelines for achieving set objectives Develop promotional, instructive and educational material for the Pharmaceutical Tour o Promote pharmaceutical tour through use of electronic and media tools emails, Facebook, blogs/forums, skype, PARO website. Establish and maintain a database of working documents to facilitate future planning and handover o Collect and organize documents, innovative ideas, information and published media in PARO RWG dropbox

Qualifications for Chair of Pharmaceutical Tour

For further information please contact rpo@paro.ipsf.org with subject heading PARO-Chair of Pharmaceutical Tour . Interested individuals should submit a 0.5-1 page motivation letter on why they want this position, what similar past experiences they have and what they have achieved with those positions IPSF PARO Public Health Project Chairs The Pan-American Regional Office Regional Working Group (PARO RWG) within the International Pharmaceutical Students Federation (IPSF) is searching for 3 Project Chairs to facilitate the implementation of projects extending between our communities and internationally. Positions available: One (1) chair per project Currently the projects requiring promotion, implementation, and growth are: 1) Diabetes & Healthy Living 2) Malaria Awareness 3) Vampire Cup This is an excellent opportunity to get involved with IPSF and PARO on an international level, as well as to help unify the Americas through health awareness projects. Interested applications will be coordinating with the Regional Projects Officer and running his/her Subcommittee to help organize and assist with the implementation of these initiatives throughout the upcoming year and to see these projects take off throughout the Pan American Region.

Focused, organized, communicative, reliable, highly creative and resourceful Willingness to learn and adapt to what is needed to plan and implement a successful Pharmaceutical Tour Able to time manage, and work efficiently both within a team dynamic and independently Open to utilizing constructive criticism to improve workflow processes Leadership qualities help manage a subcommittee to help with promotion, registration, media and web development Able to utilize technology effectively and efficiently for networking, organizing and planning (i.e. Microsoft office, Skype, Facebook, Blogging databases etc) Able to take initiative, time manage and stay organized Assist in creating promotional material for publication (newsletters, posters, columns, emails) Have creative abilities to navigate around and come up with innovative solutions to barriers encountered Have access to a reliable internet connection Available to contact via Skype meeting and Google doc collaboration Ability to speak Spanish and/or Portuguese is beneficial

Project Details: 1) Diabetes Mellitus Awareness Diabetes and Healthy Living Campaign Already a well-established project promoted within IPSF and APhA-ASP, this project focuses on DM which affects individuals in all regions, including North and South America. November 14th is the International Diabetes Day Objectives/Goals: o Liaise and coordinate with Regional Projects Officer and Healthy Living & Diabetes Coordinator to achieve brainstorm new ideas for campaign, add more information on medications for Type II Diabetes to educational leaflet, and the same for non-communicable diseases (i.e. blood pressure, medication, cholesterol and heart disease) o Promote the campaigns across the Pan-American region, involving increased number of pharmacy schools and associations 2) Malaria Awareness A significant issue in Colombia and the rest of South America, this project has not been significantly established at the international level within IPSF, and would be a great opportunity for helping to unite North and South America. Malaria is a significant problem in certain regions of the world, including South America, and establishing a new project to focus on this would be beneficial for a large area of our region. Goals: o Develop full tool-kits for increasing Malaria Awareness across Pan-American Region o Promote the campaigns across the Pan-American region, involving increased number of pharmacy schools and associations 3) Vampire Cup This project is new to IPSF and has been running for 2 years. It focuses on encouraging people to donate blood within their communities which has become an international challenge for health care. This project has been mostly growing in North America, but is still quite new and has much room to expand. We hope to continue promoting this project throughout our region. Tool kits are well-developed Project Aims: o Increase number of participating pharmacy schools/faculties/ associations across the Pan- American region o Begin as soon as possible with promotion, coordination and implementation Personal Qualifications for Project Chairs: Focused, organized, communicative, reliable, highly creative and resourceful Willingness to learn and adapt to what is needed to plan and implement successful project campaigns Able to time manage, and work efficiently both within a team dynamic and independently Open to utilizing constructive criticism to improve workflow processes

If you are interested in becoming a PARO Project Chair, please provide a 0.5-1 page motivation letter answering the following: 1) What project would you like to become an IPSF PARO Project Chair of and why? 2) What experience and skills can you contribute to this position? What have you achieved with similar positions in the past? 3) What ideas do you have to implement and promote this project throughout the region? 4) What time commitment can you give to the project campaigns? For further information please contact rpo@paro.ipsf.org with subject heading PARO-Project Chair Name of the Interested Project (i.e. Malaria Awareness) . Internal Coordination and Communication Officer Media and Promotional Subcommittee Positions available: Four (4) This subcommittee will work with the IPSF PARO Internal Communication and Collaboration Officer (ICCO) on the following tasks: Creating, designing, editing of IPSF PARO media materials o Examples including but not limited to: Videos, posters, educational resources, and newsletters o Innovating new ways to promote and fundraise for IPSF PARO

Leadership qualities manage a subcommittee to help with promotion, registration, media and web development Able to utilize technology effectively and efficiently for networking, organizing and planning (i.e. Microsoft office, Skype, Facebook, Blogging databases etc) Able to time manage and stay organized Some experience in creating promotional material for project publication (newsletters, posters, columns, emails) Have creative abilities to navigate around and come up with innovative to barriers encountered Have access to a reliable internet connection Available to contact via Skype meeting and Google doc collaboration Ability to speak Spanish and/or Portuguese is beneficial

Maintaining a database of approved IPSF PARO media designs o Collecting approved designs from our various IPSF PARO members o Providing approved design database to IPSF PARO members o Organizing media information

Participating in the creation of IPSF PARO newsletters o Designing and reviewing publications o Collecting information regarding announcements, events, projects, and ideas from IPSF and our various PARO members Maintaining the IPSF PARO social networks through Wordpress and Facebook o Publishing IPSF PARO videos, pictures, and promotional items o Sharing status updates and information o Innovating new ways to educate, promote, and reach-out to IPSF PARO members

Members of this committee are required to have the following qualifications: Able to utilize technology Able to use the Adobe Creative Suite 5 or higher InDesign program Knowledge of the use of Wordpress is a plus but not required Skills in other programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator are desired yet not required Able to use Microsoft programs of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Able to access Facebook Would require signing up for a Facebook account, if member does not currently have one Able to time manage and stay organized Experienced in creating publications such as newsletters, letters, or posters Have good knowledge of video editing and animations Have creative abilities to produce designs Have access to a reliable internet connection Available to contact via Skype meeting and Google doc collaboration For further information please contact icco@paro.ipsf.org using subject heading Media and Promotional Subcommittee Member Interest.