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AND TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH,DISCUSSION, CRITICAL ASSESSMENT, & DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THESE FIELDS. 23 22 32 500 99658 -46759 81432 370606 5326171 5648511 1019234 1122986 3235 -57757 6430072 7084346 43051 54000 0 0 2100893 2596674 0 0 102123 3608105 3896666 5752049 6547340 678023 537006 16913851 16906236 2738804 2076267 14175047 14829969 X THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO ADVANCE THEORY AND PRACTICE AT THE FOREFRONT OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY, SOLID-STATE SCIENCE, AND ALLIED SUBJECTS. TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH, DISCUSSION, CRITICAL ASSESSMENT, AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THESE FIELDS, THE SOCIETY HOLDS MEETINGS, PUBLISHES SCIENTIFIC PAPERS, FOSTERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, AND COOPERATES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. false false 2214212 2726619 PUBLISH 4 PEER REVIEW JOURNALS, SYMPOSIUM VOLUMES, MEETING ABSTRACTS, MEMBER MAGAZINES AND MONOGRAPH VOLUMES. ALL PUBLICATIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MONOGRAPH VOLUMES ARE AVAILABLE IN DIGITAL FORM AND AVAILABLE IN THE ECS DIGITAL LIBRARY. CIRCULATE MONTHLY JOURNALS AND QUARTERLY MAGAZINE TO SUBSCRIBERS AND MEMBERS, PUBLISH HARDBOUND AND SOFTBOUND VOLUMES FOR SALE. 322145 641975 MEMBERSHIP: COLLECT ANNUAL DUES FROM FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MEMBERS. ECS MEMBERSHIP IN 2014 TOTALLED 5,934: 4,253 ACTIVE, 1,464 STUDENT & 217 INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVES. 2349033 2199348 SOCIETY MEETINGS: SPONSOR BI-ANNUAL LARGE-SCALE CONVENTIONS ATTENDANCE FROM MEMBERS, NONMEMBERS AND EXHIBITORS AS WELL PERIODIC SATELLITE MEETINGS. ATTENDANCE AT FALL MEETING WAS 2,161. ATTENDANCE AT SPRING MEETING WAS 1,720. 414551 54000 AWARDS, PRIZES AND FELLOWSHIPS 200126 80569 CONSTITUENT PROGRAMS 614677 54000 80569 5500067 true true false true false false false false true true true false false false true true false true false true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true 22 0 true 32 true true true true JA false false false false false false false false X 23 22 false false false false true true false true true false true true true true true true true true true true false NJ X X PAUL GROTE 6097371902 65 S MAIN ST PENNINGTON NJ 085342839 X ROQUE J CALVO EXEC DIRECTOR (1991-PRESENT) 37.5 0.0 X X 252169 0 51305 HARIKLIA DELIGIANNI SECRETARY 4.0 X X PAUL KOHL PRESIDENT 1.0 X X DANIEL SCHERSON SR VICE PRESIDENT 1.0 X X JAMES BURGESS BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X R BRUCE WEISMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X GIOVANNI ZANGARI BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X KRISHNAN RAJESHWAR 2ND VICE 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STATEMENTS THAT REPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48 - THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE SOCIETY HAD NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014 and 2013. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY HAS NO INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE PERIODS REPORTED ON THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART IV, LINE 2B BOTH CUSTODIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF $161,891 ARE INCLUDED IN THE BALANCE SHEET. ASSETS ARE INCLUDED WITH INVESTMENTS. PART V, LINE 4 The Societys endowment funds consist of several funds established to fund awards, as well as an educational endowment fund, publications endowment fund and an ECS endowment fund. The endowment funds include both donor-restricted funds and funds designated by the Board of Directors to function as endowments. The Society has adopted investment policies for endowment assets that attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment while seeking to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets. true East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grantmaking 4500 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Grantmaking 2000 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Grantmaking 1000 South Asia 0 0 Grantmaking 1000 0 0 0 0 8500 8500 MANUEL M. 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UHLIG AWARD 1 1500 FMV ELECTRODEPOSITION DIVISION RESEARCH AWARD 1 2000 FMV THE MAX BREDIG AWARD 1 1500 FMV SENSOR DIVISION OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 1 1000 FMV PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO RECIPIENTS BASED UPON WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED PRIMARILY TO FURTHER THE STUDY IN THEIR FIELD. AWARD RECIPIENTS AND FELLOWS MUST BE NOMINATED USING A NOMINATION FORM. LETTERS OF ENDORSEMENT ARE REQUIRED. AWARD RECIPIENTS AND FELLOWS ARE CHOSEN BY THE HONORS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON MERIT. X X false false false false false false false true false ROQUE J CALVO EXEC DIRECTOR (1991-PRESENT) 234911 0 17258 41268 10037 303474 0 MARY YESS DEPUTY EXEC DIR 144460 6750 11566 26419 189195 PART I, LINE 7 SEE SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(ii) FOR BONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION INFORMATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE RETURN AND RECOMMEND THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVE THE 990 ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, D&B AND THE ECS QUARTERLY INTERFACE MAGAZINE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A AND B FORMAL EMPLOYEE APPRAISALS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY IN DECEMBER FOR BOTH FULL AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH STAFF POSITION ARE CAPTURED IN JOB DESCRIPTIONS WHICH ARE REVIEWED AND UPDATED ANNUALLY. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE APPRAISAL AND ARE BASED UPON PERFORMANCE AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT RELEASED UNTIL JANUARY 1, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE SALARY ADJUSTMENT. THE COMPENSATION PARAMETERS FOR EACH POSITION ARE DESCRIBED IN A SALARY RANGE, WHICH IS UPDATED ONCE PER YEAR IN JULY BASED ON CHANGES IN RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPARABLE MARKET INFORMATION. SALARY AND BENEFIT AMOUNTS ARE APPROVED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BY THE ECS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPRAISED ANNUALLY IN OCTOBER BY THE ECS BOARD BASED UPON COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED IN THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D AWARDS - PRESENT AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY, INCLUDING AWARDS AND TRAVEL GRANTS TO ATTEND MEETINGS. CONSTITUENT PROGRAMS - PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL COURSES DURING THE BI-ANNUAL MEETINGS ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE SCIENCE OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY. FUND ECS STUDENT CHAPTERS AT UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND IN SEVERAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES. OPERATE THE REDCAT WEBSITE, WHICH PROVIDES A COMMUNITY FOR RESEARCHERS TO REVIEW PUBLISHED RESEARCH, SHARE IDEAS AND DEVELOP NEW RESEARCH WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE REDCAT WEBSITE WAS DISCONTINUED IN JULY, 2014. PART VII, SECTION A PLEASE NOTE THAT BOARD MEMBER TERMS RUN FROM OCTOBER TO SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR. A BOARD MEMBER SERVING FROM OCTOBER 2014 THRU SEPTEMBER 2015 REFLECTS A CURRENT BOARD MEMBER. A BOARD MEMBER SERVING FROM JANUARY THRU SEPTEMBER 2014 REFLECTS A PAST BOARD MEMBER. 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