Member in Academia – Members in academia (over 50% effort) will have full voting rights and may serve on the Board of Directors, as officers of ITOG and as members or chair of any ITOG committees. They may attend all open and closed sessions at ITOG meetings, except those for which they have a conflict of interest. Members in academia must recuse themselves on any matters which are perceived as a conflict of interest, as determined by the Conflict of Interest Policy, Board of Directors or committee appointed by the Board of Directors for this purpose. Members in Academia who have employment or other affiliation, but less than 50% effort, in the biomedical, pharmaceutical or other medical-related industry, may have certain restrictions that will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Conflict of Interest Committee, the Board of Directors or a committee appointed by the Board of Directors for this purpose.
Member Advocate – The Member Advocate category will include individuals not included in the Member in Academia or Member in Industry categories. Member Advocates will have full voting rights and may serve on the Board of Directors, as officers of ITOG, as members or chair of any ITOG committees. They may attend all open and closed sessions at ITOG meetings, except those for which they have a conflict of interest. Member Advocates must recuse themselves from any matters which are perceived as a conflict of interest, as determined by the Conflict of Interest Policy, Board of Directors or committee appointed by the Board of Directors for this purpose. Member Advocates who have employment or other affiliation, but less than 50% effort, in the biomedical, pharmaceutical or other medical-related industry, may have certain restrictions that will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Conflict of Interest Committee, the Board of Directors or a committee appointed by the Board of Directors for this purpose.
Member in Industry – ITOG strongly values and encourages membership of those who work for or have strong ties to industry. However, due to the inherent potential for conflicts of interest, members who are primarily (at least 50% effort) based in the biomedical, pharmaceutical or other medical-related industry will have certain restrictions. They will not be permitted to attend certain designated sessions at ITOG meetings (including but not limited to general membership conference calls) that have inherent potential to be a conflict of interest to all members in industry, unless approved on an exception basis. These sessions will be designated in advance as closed sessions, by criteria established by the Conflict of Interest Committee. They may not serve as officers or on the Board of Directors of ITOG. They are not eligible to chair any ITOG committee. They will have voting privileges; however, like all members, they must recuse themselves on any matters which are perceived as a conflict of interest, as determined by the Conflict of Interest Policy, the Board of Directors or a committee appointed by the Board of Directors for this purpose.
If the job description of a member changes such that their new role is primarily with industry, they must inform the Board of Directors immediately. Conversely, if members move from industry to non-industry settings, they must inform the Board of Directors in order for their restrictions to be removed.
If a member moving to a new role primarily in industry is an officer, member of the Board of Directors, or Chair of any ITOG committee, the member must resign this position immediately. The Board of Directors will then appoint an eligible member to fill this position; the new appointee will complete the term of the resignee.
