OAGS BOARD ELECTION 2011: As per usual, the staggared elections for our board of directors occurred during the 17th Annual OAGS Meeting on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre.

Of the 14 board members, half came to the end of their two-year terms. Seven agreed to run for re-election with one new nomination (Dr. Frank Baillie); as such, long standing board member Dr. James Forrest offered to step down to avoid a vote. The following candidates were acclaimed for a 2-year term: Drs. Philip Barron, Suru Chande, Ian Chin, Dennis Desai, James Forrest, Ciaran Kealy, Chris Vinden. We would like to thank all those who stayed for the business meeting and look forward to having you join us again during the staggared elections at next year's 18th Annual Meeting in 2012. NOTE: Candidates must be members of the OAGS and RCPSC-certified. Nominations with 2 supporting signatures must be submitted 1 month before elections in order to appear on the paper ballot. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor.

The officer positions will be discussed and voted upon by the executive during the February board meeting following the OAGS Annual Meeting Board Election. See below for the complete listing:

POSITION	DIRECTOR	AREA	STAGGERED TERM
OAGS President	Dr. Jeff Kolbasnik	Milton	2011-2012
OAGS Vice President	Dr. Chris Vinden	London	2012-2013
OAGS Secretary	Dr. Peter Willard (still pending)	Welland	2011-2012
OAGS Treasurer	Dr. Dennis Desai	Ottawa	2012-2013
OMA Section Chair & OAGS Immediate Past President	Dr. Angus Maciver	Stratford	2011-2012
Member-at-Large (commencing Jan.1, 2012)	Dr. Frank Baillie	Hamilton	2012-2013
Member-at-Large	Dr. Philip Barron	Ottawa	2012-2013
Member-at-Large	Dr. Suru Chande	Morrisburg	2012-2013
Member-at-Large	Dr. Ian Chin	Oshawa	2012-2013
Member-at-Large (ending Dec.31, 2011)	Dr. James Forrest	Leamington	2010-2011
Member-at-Large	Dr. Ciaran Kealy	Sudbury	2012-2013
Member-at-Large	Dr. Jack Long	Elliot Lake	2011-2012
Member-at-Large	Dr. Alan Lozon	Owen Sound	2011-2012
Member-at-Large	Dr. Harshad Telang	Thunder Bay	2011-2012
Member-at-Large	Dr. Alice Wei	Toronto	2011-2012
Resident Representative(Non-Director)	Dr. Julie Ann Van Koughnett	UWO PGY5	June,2012

COMMITTEE	MEMBERS
Economics & MSPC/Tariff Committee	Dr. Chris Vinden (Co-Chair), Dr. Jeff Kolbasnik (Co-Chair). (Alternates: Section Chair (Maciver), Dr. J. Long, Dr. H. Telang)
General Surgery Resource Committee (Manpower Monitoring)	Dr. Chris Vinden (Committee Chair), Drs. P. Barron, J. Kolbasnik. Res Consultant: Dr. J. Van Koughnett.
Membership Committee (applications/standards)	Drs. I. Chin, A. Lozon, A. Wei. Res Consultant: Dr. J. Van Koughnett.
Bylaws Committee	Dr. Dennis Desai (chair), Dr. A. Maciver
Nominating Committee	Drs. A. Maciver (chair), P. Barron, C. Kealy (past OAGS Presidents)
Political Activity Committee	Drs. J. Kolbasnik (chair), P. Barron, C. Kealy, A. Maciver, C. Vinden.
Annual Meeting Committee	Drs. A. Maciver (chair), S. Chande, I. Chin, C. Kealy, J. Kolbasnik, C. Vinden, et al.
CAGS Committee	Drs. C. Vinden (chair), J. Kolbasnik
Cancer Care Ontario Committee	Drs. C. Vinden (chair), J. Kolbasnik, A. Maciver, A. Wei.
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario	President (Kolbasnik), Section Chair (Maciver), Dr. J. Forrest
Newsletter Committee	Dr. C. Kealy (Managing Editor), President (Kolbasnik)
OMA Council Delegates	Section Delegates: Drs. Angus Maciver and C. Kealy. Alternates: Drs. C. Vinden, P. Barron, J. Forrest, J. Kolbasnik.
On-Call Committee	Drs. A. Lozon, H. Telang, C. Vinden, P. Willard.
Peer Support Committee	Executive At-Large
Sponsorship/Exhibiting Committee	Drs. I. Chin (chair), S. Chande, P. Barron, J. Kolbasnik, J. Long, C. Vinden.

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