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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part III, line 2</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Newly created Knowledge Management and Business Development departments were established to focus on member services/e-Learning expansion and exhibitor/sponsorship sales, respectively. Since August 2016 the Marketing department is now outsourced due to shortfalls in registration revenue and membership count.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP. MEMBERS: AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SUPPORTS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION AND IS WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THOSE OBJECTIVES. FELLOWS: A MEMBER DEEMED TO HAVE MADE A MERITORIOUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ELECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. HONORARY MEMBERS: AN INDIVIDUAL GRANTED SUCH STATUS BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. THEY HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS AND MAY NOT HOLD OFFICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE PRESIDENT-ELECT, TREASURER AND THE AT-LARGE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE ENTIRE VOTING MEMBERSHIP. A COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS IS SELECTED FROM AMONG MEMBERS TO NOMINATE AT LEAST TWO CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT, TREASURER AND FOR EACH AT-LARGE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>EACH PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE BY-LAWS, WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND THE APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY BALLOT TO ALL ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE. A PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE BY-LAWS SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON RECEIVING TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AAPS ACCOUNTING MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE &amp; ADMINISTRATION, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO SIGNS THE RETURN. A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE AAPS TREASURER AND REVIEWED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF F&amp;A. THE AAPS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IS THEN GIVEN A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW. SUBSEQUENT TO ALL OF THESE ACTIONS, THE FORM 990 IS FILED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION IS READ, SIGNED AND REVIEWED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND KEY EMPLOYEES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>A new Executive Director started with AAPS in January 2015. An independent firm was engaged to identify potential candidates, manage the selection process, and to determine the appropriate salary range given the responsibilities of the position. The AAPS Board selected the outside firm, oversaw the selection process from start to finish, and reviewed the compensation recommendations for the final candidate. The Executive Director's compensation is reviewed and benchmarked by the Board on a bi-annual basis against data provided by an independent party. The next scheduled review will be 2017.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The Governing Documents, Conflict of Interest Policy and the Audited Financial Statements are available upon request.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The audit oversight process has remained unchanged from the previous year.</ExplanationTxt>
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