Recovery of Biological Products Governing Board

Organization of the Recovery Conference Series

The Recovery of Biological Products Conference Series was initially sponsored by the Engineering Foundation and three meetings were later co-sponsored with the American Chemical Society.  Today, the Conference Series is associated with the American Chemical Society?s Division of Biochemical Technology that is the organizational sponsor. This relationship maintains the Not-for-Profit and tax-exempt status of the Conference Series and provides certain fiscal services.

The Conference Series is dependent on financial sponsorship from industry. Contributions are used to offset meeting expenses for academic participants and invited academicians and are vital to keeping a balance between theory and practice, exploration and development, and to provide a continuous, innovative flow of ideas that will bring long term benefit. Each Conference has a balanced budget of expense versus income and a balance between sponsor donations and academic support.

Since the R8 Conference in 1996, the Conference Series has been the responsibility of a non-remunerated Board. The Board was formed to guarantee not only the scientific standards, but also the financial stability and continuity of the Conference Series. Members of the Board are active past and current Conference co-chairs with the Chair chosen from one of the co-chairs of the previous meeting. The Board meets during the Conference and may meet in the interim as required and when convenient, often in association with ACS conventions.

On the nomination by current co-chairs, the Board appoints the co-chairs for the next Conference, acts in a consultative manner to the new chairs, approves the Conference budget and controls and administers reserve funds. Members of the Board have developed the administrative infrastructure to meet the needs of organizing the Recovery Conference in the future. This support function will allow co-chairs to focus on the meeting program and scientific content. The prime function of the Board is to preserve and develop the premier position of the Conference Series platform in recovery and downstream processing of biological products.