Conference Structure and Integrity Committee (CSIC)
Chair: Trisha Clymore
csic.chair@interpride.org

Download the Conference Bid Requirements

A. CSIC's membership shall be open to all individuals from member organizations.
    1. At least one representative from member organizations selected to host a future Annual World Conference shall be required to participate on CSIC.
    2. Representatives from prior hosts of the Annual World Conference are highly encouraged to continue their participation on the committee once their hosting responsibilities, as defined in Standing Rule 04.02, are completed.
B. Membership on the Scholarship Subcommittee shall be open to all individuals from Full Member Organizations not seeking a scholarship from the subcommittee.
C. The Committee and Subcommittee chairs shall be subject to approval by a majority vote of the Board of Directors present and voting on such an appointment.
D. The list of the membership for the CSIC and Scholarship Subcommittee shall be maintained by the chair of CSIC and transmitted to the Secretary as members join or depart.

Scholarship Subcommittee
Chairs: Trisha Clymore and Paul Sanders
scholarship.chairs@interpride.org

The Scholarship Fund assists InterPride to bring organizations to our Annual World Conference.

Scholarship funds are used to pay for conference registration, airfares, and accommodation at the Annual World Conference. A report from the Scholarship Committee and the scholarship recipients is sent to all scholarship donors.

The Scholarship Fund is a Subcommittee of the CSIC is tasked with the following areas of specific responsibility and/or oversight:

A. Review, development and recommendation of policies to the Board of Directors regarding the standards by which scholarships are awarded to attendees of the Annual World Conference.
B. Developing and providing scholarship application forms and related materials (guidelines for application, etc.) for distribution to the membership via the Member Services Committee.
C. Developing, coordinating and executing plans and programs related to the publicizing of the scholarship program with the Member Services Committee.
D. Developing and executing plans and programs related to soliciting contributions from member organizations to the scholarship fund.
E. Coordinating with the Executive Committee in developing new sources of scholarship funding through sponsorship and marketing efforts.
F. Coordinating with the Treasurer regarding the status of the scholarship fund and arranging expenditures on its behalf.
G. Reviewing all applicants for scholarships and selecting recipients according to previously-approved standards for scholarship awards.
H. Coordinating the disbursement of scholarship funds to selected recipients.
I. Securing post-AGM reporting from scholarship recipients.