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From the Constitution, Bylaws and Operating Code Committee: 
  • Accept updated operating codes from the following committees: Evidence Based Practice, Credentials, Awards & Tributes, Research Awards 
From the Membership Committee: 
  • Advance select qualified members to Fellow Emeriti or Emeriti status
  • Accept the revised student member eligibility criteria, and submit as a constitutional amendment for vote by ACSM Fellows per governance protocols 
From the Pronouncements Committee: 
  • Update the “Nutrition and Athletic Performance Position Stand” pronouncement as a joint publication with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Dietitians Canada
  • Publish “Initial Exercise Guidelines for Children and Adolescents During and Beyond Cancer Treatment: ACSM Expert Consensus Statement”
  • Publish “Intentional Examination of the Social Determinants of Health in Clinical and Research Practice: An ACSM Call to Action”
  • Publish “Sport and physical activity among transgender people: American College of Sports Medicine Call to Action Statement” 
From the Publications Committee: 
  • Nomination of Cemal Ozemek, PhD, FACSM, ACSM-CEP, as Senior Editor for ACSM’s Clinical Exercise Physiology, third edition
  • Nomination of Garrett G. Kellar, EdD, ACSM-CEP, ACSM-EP, EIM as Senior Editor for ACSM’s Exercise Testing and Prescription, third edition 
ACSM Foundation Board of Directors appointments: 
  • David Myers from Wolters Kluwer (reappointment)
  • A new representative from Enovis 
Additional recommendations: 
  • Affirm that EIM National Centers may resume operations under the updated policies and procedures (Exercise is Medicine® Governance Board)
  • ACSM to endorse the 5th International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress
  • ACSM to join the Federation of International Societies of Sport, Physical Activity, and Kinesiology as a member for up to three years
  • ACSM to serve as a Supporting Society of the Global Physical Literacy Action Network and be listed on the Network website with ACSM logo, with no financial commitment
  • Publish the manuscript, “Components of Physical Fitness: A Roundtable Statement from the American College of Sports Medicine” (Science Integration and Leadership Committee)
  • Select New Orleans, LA as the 2031 ACSM Annual Meeting Site (Program Committee)
  • Hosting a joint in-person meeting with the American Council on Exercise in 2027 (Health & Fitness Summit Program Committee)
  • Combine the ACSM Constitution and ACSM Bylaws into one updated governing document, and submit as a constitutional amendment for vote by ACSM Fellows per governance protocols
  • CEO performance evaluation process as proposed for the 2025 fiscal year 
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