The EACD General Management Committee appoints at least three members (outside the present General Management Committee) to form the EACD Scientific Committee.  Scientific Committee members are elected for a period of 3 years (renewable once). The Scientific Committee members should reflect an appropriate representation of the various research areas in the area of Childhood Disability, including the fields of Clinical Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Rehabilitation. The EACD Scientific Committee appoints a Chair, who will be an adjunct (non-voting) member of the General Management Committee.

Role of Scientific Committee Members

The Chair of the Scientific Committee is the leader and coordinator of the activities of the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Committee members are expected to work closely with the Committee Chair. Scientific Committee members have to be members of EACD and must attend the EACD Annual Meetings during their term.

The responsibilities and duties of the EACD Scientific Committee members are:

• To be part of the Scientific Committee of EACD Annual Meetings and help the Chair of the Scientific Committee and Local Organisers by assisting in suggesting/procuring high calibre speakers, and ensuring a good ratio of local and international speakers.
• To assist in the selection of abstracts to be accepted for oral communications and poster presentation slots (and other submission types where appropriate), and the selection of the EACD Meeting Award winner(s).
• To assist in the selection of the best original research abstract submissions for publication in the special issue of Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.
• To ensure a good balance of multi-disciplinary material in the scientific programme of the EACD Annual Meetings, and to ensure the structure of the Annual Meeting scientific programme is proportionally balanced in regard the varying presentation formats (mini-symposia, oral communications, posters, and instructional courses).
• To establish, review and adjust the guidelines for local scientific committees who organize the EACD Annual Meeting as appropriate.
• To support the Chair of the Scientific Committee with any tasks and/or decisions as requested.

Specific responsibilities and duties of the Chair of the EACD Scientific Committee:

• To initiate, maintain and develop the relationship/collaboration with European partner organizations of interest
• To ensure there is appropriate space and time in the Annual Meeting scientific programme for joint sessions with collaborating partner organisations, and vice versa.
• To take part in meetings of the General Management Committee as an adjunct (no-voting) member.

Accountability

EACD Scientific Committee members are accountable to the EACD General Management Committee for the stated duties and responsibilities.