The Society, Officers and Committee Members

ISNIM is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) international corporation registered in the District of Columbia, USA, and with business offices based in the USA. The stated purposes of the Society are: (a) to advance the understanding of the interactions between the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems; (b) to bring together scientists of various backgrounds to facilitate the integration of research in the field of neuroimmunomodulation directed at all levels of biological organization; (c) to promote education in these sciences; (d) to inform the general public and the practicing medical community of the results and implications of current research in this area; (e) to promote the well-being of scientists in all countries without regard to national boundaries; and (f) to cooperate with and to enhance the mutual activities with other societies with related interests.

The Officers are comprised of the President, Secretary General, two Vice Presidents, Treasurer and the Past President. The Society's business affairs are presided over by an Executive Committee. All Officers and Members of the Executive Committee are elected by the general membership for a term of three years, and with the exception of the President may be re-elected to office for a second term. (The position of President is restricted to one term of office.) Terms of office begin on January 1 of the respective year.

The Society retains the services of a private consultant to serve as the Executive Director. This individual carries out the daily business management of the Society, maintains the Web site, collects membership dues, prepares the annual report, and also serves as the Society Treasurer.