• President
• Past-President
• President-Elect

• The President may choose to actively engage in a number of policy issues and works closely with the Policy Officer and CPDDís Washington representative. The following are some areas in which the President may choose to be involved:
• Writing letters to members of Congress to advocate for increased NIH funding and funding for NIDA and SAMHSA in particular, as well as testifying before Congress
• Writing letters to members of Congress or officials of federal agencies when issues relevant to CPDD arise. The President may request to testify before Congress on these issues
• Maintaining contact and relationship with NIDA, SAMHSA, ONDCP, and other government agencies
• Appointing task forces to develop policy statements in areas of importance to CPDD

• The President is responsible for the following activities prior to the meeting:
• Informing all participants in the Plenary session of its time schedule
• Inviting any other speakers for the Plenary session (e.g., NIDA Director, representative of ONDCP or SAMHSA)
• Filling the one lecture slot, the Presidential Lecture, and then informing the Program and Media Committees immediately
• Discussing the Presidentís reception for Past Presidents and Eddy Award recipients with the Executive Office
• Discussing the attendees of the pre-BOD meeting dinner with the Executive Office
• Developing an agenda for the BOD meeting and Business meeting, usually with input from the Executive Committee and BOD

Selection of the Slate:

Slate Requirements:

Timeline (specific dates are provided as a guideline):

Mission: The Committee on Abuse Liability Testing (CALT) serves as a conduit for communication between the CPDD Board of Directors and the Drug Evaluation Committee (DEC—see below for description).  The CALT also provides a forum to promote discussion of issues related to abuse liability testing.  In particular, the CALT seeks to encourage communication between members of government, industry and academia who require, can provide, or have an interest in abuse liability testing. 

The Drug Evaluation Committee (DEC):  As noted above, a primary mission of the CALT is to serve as a liaison between the CPDD Board and the DEC.  The DEC is a direct descendent of the pharmacology research program that began in 1930 in the Committee on Drug Addiction of the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences. It was this Committee on Drug Addiction that ultimately became the Committee, now College, on Problems of Drug Dependence. The DEC is a consortium of independent investigators (all CPDD members) who provide an array of preclinical abuse liability testing services to evaluate opioids, stimulants/depressants, and other compounds received from government, academic, and commercial laboratories.  Testing is conducted using standardized procedures, which facilitates cross-comparison of results.  Reports of these assessments traditionally are distributed at the annual meeting of the CPDD, but also are available to governmental agencies and are published as results warrant. The history of DEC was published by the former biological coordinator, Art Jacobson (NIDA Research Monograph, 174: 314-322, 1997).

A liaison between the CPDD Board and the DEC is desirable because (a) CPDD provides budgetary support to the DEC for administrative expenses, and (b) the DEC publishes its results under the auspices of CPDD.

Meetings: The Committee usually meets at the Annual Meeting of CPDD and conducts business through e-mail otherwise.  The Committee may also convene or support satellite meetings to address specific topics.  

Reports: The Committee typically presents the following reports to the CPDD Board. The DEC itself prepares reports of its evaluations for distribution at the annual meeting and for publication in the Proceedings:

Mission: The overall mission of the Animals in Research Committee of CPDD is to address issues related to the conduct of biomedical research using laboratory animals. The purpose of such research is to understand, treat, and prevent disease. In particular, the members of CPDD are interested in understanding drug addiction. Research using animals has the promise of elucidating the basic mechanisms that lead to addiction, of evaluating therapeutic drugs for treatment of addiction, and of developing strategies to prevent addiction.

To fulfill its mission, this Committee engages in the following activities relating to the use of laboratory animals:

Committee Members: Members generally serve three-year terms. There is also an ex officio member who is the CPDD representative to the AAALAC Board of Directors.

Committee Operations: The Committee meets annually at the CPDD meeting. During the year, business is usually transacted by e-mail. A conference call may be used if warranted. To stay abreast of developments in the arena of animal research, the Executive Officer forwards to the Committee Chair reports from NABR and from Americans for Medical Progress. The President or the Executive Officer forwards to the Committee Chair communications from our legislative consultant firm or other communications relating to pending legislation concerning animals in research that come to their attention. The AAALAC representative reports to the Committee items of interest when he/she attends their annual meeting. The Chair brings these matters to the attention of the Committee members, and if appropriate, the Committee formulates a plan of action that it communicates to the Executive Committee. Frequently, the action will entail distribution of a message to the CPDD membership via the listserv regarding important items relating to use of animals in research. The Committee may also consider proactive educational initiatives to further understanding of use of animals in research.

Mission: The CPDD Awards Committee is responsible for the six awards given by the organization:  the Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award, the Marian Fischman Lectureship Award for An Outstanding Woman Scientist, the Joseph Cochin Young Investigator Award, the J. Michael Morrison Award, the CPDD Mentorship Award, and the CPDD Media Award.  All but the Media Award are administered by the Awards Committee.  The Media Award is administered by the Media Committee with the concurrence of the Awards Committee.

Review and evaluate applications for associate and regular membership in CPDD. After this review, the Credential Committee then makes recommendations to the Board of Directors (BOD) regarding acceptability of each applicant for regular and associate membership. Acceptance of regular and associate memberships requires voting by the BOD

Review and evaluation of requests for change in membership status. This includes changes from student or member-in-training to associate or regular, associate to regular, and the conferring of fellow status (including those who have completed a term on the BOD). After this review, the Credential Committee then makes recommendations to the BOD regarding such requested changes, which are then voted upon by the BOD

Recommending to the BOD changes in criteria for membership levels and establishment of new membership categories. Approval of changes in membership criteria and new membership categories is made by the BOD. In addition to these activities by the full committee, the Chair of the Credential Committee reviews and decides upon acceptability of applications for student and member-in-training memberships. BOD voting is not required for student and member-in-training membership.

Committee Operations: Applications for associate and regular membership: Prior to each CPDD annual and semi-annual BOD meeting (usually 2 months before the meeting), each member of the Credential Committee receives the current applications for regular and associate membership from the office of the Executive Officer. Each Credential Committee member reviews all applications to determine eligibility. Members of the Credential Committee send their votes and relevant comments to the Chair of the Credential Committee. In cases where less than 75% of votes by the committee agree to approve or reject membership, the Chair of the Credential Committee arranges a conference (possibly by telephone) to discuss such cases and reach a consensus. It is also possible to recommend a candidate to a class of membership different than the one requested. During closed sessions at the annual and semi-annual meetings of the BOD, the Chair of the Credential Committee presents the lists of applicants, including information on each applicantís research area to the BOD. The Chair of the Credential Committee also presents the recommendations of the Credential Committee regarding acceptance to the BOD. The BOD votes on the membership applications. Voting by the BOD takes place at a time that is sufficiently early during the annual meeting for the Chair of the Credential Committee to post the names of new members in time for them to attend the business meeting.

Once the BOD has completed their election of new members, the Chair of the Credential Committee contacts all applicants who either are not being offered membership or who are being offered membership at a different category of membership than they had requested (i.e. associate vs. regular membership). If an applicant is offered associate membership when regular membership was sought, the Chair of the Credential Committee obtains acceptance (or rejection) of this membership status by the applicant, and forwards notification of acceptance to the Presidentís office, so that an official notice of membership can be sent.

The Electronic Committee has major activities in several areas. It is responsible for providing the electronic foundation for the College's operation through two sophisticated databases. 

• One database is used for basic member functions, while the other supports all of the meeting activities. The latter provides for the Meeting Program and the Abstract Book, and the electronic search services provided to members before, during, and after the meeting.
• Secondly, the Committee provides for electronic communication among members for special purposes through its various list services.  It also maintains all of the membership database facilities available through the Web site.
• Thirdly, the Committee has developed and maintains the College’s Web site - CPDD’s window to the world.
• Finally, the Committee is responsible for all of the electronic underpinnings of the annual meeting.

The members of the Committee who program the software for the College meet at least once each year with the Executive Office staff to debrief the previous meeting, plan for the next meeting; discuss enhancements to the Web site; and to deal with, on site, any Executive Office programming issues.

Members of the Committee are part of the CPDD "wired” network and are in constant communication regarding all on-going committee issues.

Annual and semi-annual reports are made to the BOD, and a report to the membership is made at the annual Business Meeting.

The Committee may consider and discuss methodological and scientific issues relating to human research. Methodological issues might include aspects of study design, measurement, data analysis, data storage and transfer. Scientific issues could include both theoretical and practical questions. The Committee is concerned with any issue that will advance or impede the conduct of high quality human research, and it will initiate efforts to disseminate information relating to, or resulting from, human research with drugs of abuse.

• Nominations are solicited through members of the College
• Nominees are sent a letter from the Chair of the Committee requesting information to justify the award. This documentation must be received by March 1
• The Media Committee votes on nominees, with a majority required. If there is a tie, the Chair breaks this tie
• The winner chosen by the Media Committee must also be approved by the Awards Committee and then by the Executive Committee
• After approval, the winner is notified by a letter from the President
• Those who were nominated but did not win are notified and thanked

• The Editors of Drug and Alcohol Dependence (DAD) select ìnewsworthyî articles that have been accepted and obtain authorsë approval for use as a press release
• The Editors forward the manuscript to Media Chair
• The Chair or his/her designee contacts the authors of intention to write a press release
• With input from the authors, a member of the Media Committee writes the press release
• The authors review the press release
• Upon approval by the authors the press release is sent to the publisher who arranges release at the time of publication
• The authors are encouraged to disseminate the press release at local and institutional levels

• location and date of the annual meeting
• award winners
• special speakers
• program highlights (symposia, sessions of media interest)
• individual presentations deemed especially newsworthy by committee members

The press release is distributed to the media where the meeting is taking place about 2-3 weeks before meeting

The Publications Committee reports to the CPDD BOD in June and gives an interim report in December-January. Initiatives of the Committee are proposed to the Executive Committee for consideration during the year and to the BOD at the Annual Meeting. Special charges to the Publications Committee are considered and recommendations to either the Executive Committee or the entire BOD are made. The Publications Committee also prepares documents for distribution to the CPDD membership as needed, for example, to announce changes in the abstract publication policies.

• This journal functions autonomously under the direction of its editors who individually negotiate their contracts with Elsevier, the publisher of DAD.
• Negotiate 5-year contract detailing the relationship between CPDD and the DAD journal
• Serve as liaison to DAD editorial board
• Support editorial activities and provide input to editors on issues pertinent to the CPDD
• Publish News and Views as leading pages in the monthly journal
• Solicit and suggest topics for supplemental issues of DAD

• The DAD journal provides access to 4 pages/month in DAD for a total of 48 pages/year. These pages include an informational page on the College and may include annual meeting information, the benefits of membership, the membership application, the nomination requirements for CPDD Awards for Excellence, information of value to an international audience and brief reviews of scientific advances in drug and alcohol dependence.
• Choose editor and serve as consultants to editor
• Support editorial activities, edit/proof publication

• This publication is an in-house publication directed at the CPDD members and covers current CPDD activities, publication of award criteria, meeting reports, annual meeting issues, scientific articles/news items of interest, positions available, and announcements.
• Choose editor and serve as consultants to editor
• Support editorial activities, edit/proof publication
• Publish online and in print

A letter is sent to the Committee welcoming new members and outlining tasks for following year.

The annual Travel Awards (CPDD & CSAT) are first publicized each year as part of the general announcement for the annual CPDD meeting that is distributed through CPDD Executive Officer’s office (Dr. Martin Adler) (see announcement for 2005 awards below).  The Committee Chair will receive a request, usually in the Fall, from CPDD Executive Officer’s office asking for any changes/updates to the announcement.  Applicants are instructed in the announcement to submit their materials directly to the Committee Chair’s office, and usually has to be postmarked by December 15^th for CSAT awards and January 15^th for CPDD awards.  The call from CPDD Executive Officer’s office about updating the Travel Awards announcement is a signal to contact the CSAT liaison (currently Karl White, e-mail: KWhite@samhsa.hhs.gov, phone #: 301-443-8448) about publicizing the CSAT Travel Awards.  The mailing out of CPDD Executive Officer’s office is not sufficient publicity for the CSAT Awards.  That has to be done via CSAT.  Please note that CSAT’s publicity scheme has been very effective in the past (e.g., 388 applications in 2003, 204 in 2004, 81 in 2005), but the Chair should agree on a scheme for efficiently processing those applications so that the burden is not too much.  Around January 1 the Chair sends out an announcement to the CPDD listserv reminding members of the CPDD travel awards and the upcoming January 15^th deadline.

The Chair collects input from Committee members and prepares a mid-year progress report to the Board of Directors (BOD).  The Chair often attends this mid-year meeting.  CPDD Executive Officer’s office will notify the Chair of the meeting.

There are three Travel Award categories:  CPDD Early Career Postdocs, CPDD Early Career Pre-docs, and CSAT Awards for Community Clinicians

Travel award applications begin arriving in the Chair’s office in early December.  Keep separate files for CPDD and CSAT applications.  Regarding CPDD applications: the Chair does a first review to determine eligibility (e.g., Are there multiple applications from a single lab? Do applicants meet age/experience criteria?  Are pre-doctoral applicants enrolled in doctoral programs?)  Identify applications from foreign scientists.  These characteristics are taken into account when making awards (2 slots are allocated for foreign scientists staying in the U.S. for less than 2 years).  For CSAT applications the Chair does an initial review to determine eligibility (e.g., Are there multiple applications from a treatment agency? Are applicants working in a clinical treatment program in some supervisory capacity?).  In 2005, we received 28 CPDD applications and 81 CSAT applications.  Chair’s office creates a spread sheet to track applications for both CPDD and CSAT.  Spreadsheet variables should include: last name, first name, institution, mentor/agency director, address, e-mail, phone.  Set deadlines for evaluating the applications.  Send applications to appropriate Committee members, with letter of instructions and scoring procedures/worksheets.  Having each CPDD application independently scored by 3-5 Committee members and CSAT applications by 3 members has been effective; a smaller number of raters on CSAT applications is due to the large number of applications).  Chair can act as a reviewer to reduce the overall workload on the Committee.  Applicants frequently wait until awards are announced before they make travel arrangements, meaning that the review process needs to progress expeditiously.  Allowing reviewers 2 weeks to complete the reviews has been effective.  We have used a 1 (best) to 5 (worse) scoring system.  Scores are submitted to the Chair’s office where they are collated and averaged across reviewers.  The Chair has the responsibility of resolving questions that arise in the scoring process regarding eligibility, foreign status, etc.  Committee members are excellent at spotting substantive issues - generally discussed by e-mail- and can be very helpful to the Chair in resolving problems.  Send a list of awardees and regrets to the CPDD Executive Officer’s office.  Send e-mails to awardees confirming they plan to accept the award and plan to attend the meeting.  Neico Smith from the CPDD Office will process awardee and rejection letters.  Those letters will also contain general information about the travel reimbursement arrangements and the CPDD Early Career Investigator Awardees’ luncheon.  With CSAT awards, we send a recommended list to CSAT liaison (Karl White) for their internal review.  They make final selections, often with some changes from recommended list in order to satisfy their institutional goals, etc.  They then send back a revised list of awardees to the Chair’s office who sends out award/rejection letters.  In the CSAT awardee letter, inform them of the travel agency’s roll (CSAT contracts a travel agent to manage travel and reimbursement for awardees) and the time/location for the CSAT breakfast.  The travel agency CSAT uses sends all the logistics of the travel to the CSAT awardees.  The Chair’s office submits reimbursement requests to CPDD and CSAT.  Select 5 individuals who attend CPDD to serve as mentors for CSAT awardees who by definition have not attended a prior CPDD meeting and might need some assistance with orientation to the CPDD meeting. 

• Chair’s office or a designated Committee member makes sure CPDD luncheon and CSAT breakfast are scheduled.  That is usually done in consultation with Ellen Geller in Dr. Adler’s office.  Chair also needs to check in with relevant Committee members on the organizing and scheduling of mentoring activities at the CPDD meeting.  (NIDA grant-writing workshop - Cindy Miner and CPDD Brunch with Champions - Jennifer Tidey).
• Chair sets up annual meeting of the Committee at the CPDD Annual Meeting.  Ellen Geller can arrange for a meeting room.  The CPDD Board has requested committees hold their meetings on the Saturday of the Annual Meeting.
• Send lists and information about awardees to the CPDD newsletter editor and to Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
• Draft, price, and prepare the annual CPDD Travel Awards brochure.  We made 1500 copies of the brochure in 2004.  Drafts are on disk.  Costs are billed to Dr. Adler’s office.  This past year,  Drake Morgan’s office prepared the brochure, which was a great help.  Brochures are mailed to the hotel at which the CPDD meeting is being held a week in advance in the Travel Awards Chair’s name.  They are distributed via CPDD staff at registration, at the luncheon, at poster sessions, and other sites deemed appropriate by the Chair. 
• Prepare and submit annual report to the CPDD Executive Board prior to the Annual Meeting.  The Chair attends the CPDD BOD meeting during the Annual Meeting and presents the report. 

• Early Career Investigator Awardees are invited for three additional lunches after their award year.  Strict response deadlines must be set on RSVPs (it is extraordinarily expensive to “plate” a meal that was not ordered – so even current awardees who don’t respond may be turned away by the CPDD staff).  The invitation is a big deal to many former awardees – and an excellent way to maintain interest in CPDD.  Neico Smith sends out invitations to the past and current awardees and keeps a count on the people who RSVP. 
• The Chair’s office is responsible for sending Travel Award Luncheon invitations to the CPDD Executive Committee; the NIDA Director, members of the Travel Awards Committee; to the originator of the program (Dr. M.J. Kreek), and previous Chair of the awards p