Systems Oversight Committee

The Systems Oversight Committee (SOC) reviews software and hardware systems and their operation, and reviews those aspects of budget related to software and hardware, especially those captured in the capital expenditure budget.

Current Members

Chair
Bonita Saunders, NIST - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY

Ex Officio
Susan A Palantino, SIAM
Matthew Posey, SIAM
Suzanne Weekes, SIAM

Members
Raymond Chan, LINGNAN UNIVERSITY, HONG KONG
Samuel Gubins, ANNUAL REVIEWS INCORPORATED
Tamara G. Kolda, MATHSCI.AI
Jeffrey Saltzman, COTTONWOOD APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Ulrike M Yang, LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB

Additional Details

Operating Guidelines and Areas of Responsibility
Membership

The SOC should normally have at least two members who are currently serving on the Board. The Board Chair shall appoint the SOC Chair for a one-year term. The SOC Chair must be a current member of the Board. Members of the SOC shall be appointed by the Board for a three-year term. The appointments shall take place at the Board's last meeting of the year, or such other time as determined by the Board. The members of the SOC include:

  • Treasurer 
  • Chief Executive Officer 
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Director of Information Services
  • At least two current Board members
  • Additional non-Board members appointed by the Board
Structure

The SOC reports back to the Board of Trustees. 

Changes

All changes to this practice require the approval of the SIAM Board of Trustees.


Revised by the SIAM Board of Trustees at the December 2020 Executive Session.