AMATYC Board members, committee chairs, editors, principal
investigators on a grant or contract administered by AMATYC
as well as AMATYC staff should carefully avoid conflict
of interest and its appearance. A conflict of interest may
exist when these individuals or members of their immediate
family have an allegiance or duty that may be seen as competing
or conflicting with the interests or concerns of AMATYC.
Individuals should not be offered, nor should they accept
responsibilities to AMATYC that are known to be in conflict
with their individual employment, or financial or personal
interests, or those of their loved ones or close relatives.
Potential conflicts may be resolved by one or more of the
following actions:
1. Disclosure of the conflict;
2. Non-appointment to the position where a conflict is likely
to occur;
3. Withdrawing from any official duties affected by a conflict
of interest; or
4. Resignation from the relevant position.
Where a conflict exists, the parties involved should consider
the four alternatives above and resolve the actual or potential
conflict at the earliest opportunity.
This statement should be sent, by the AMATYC President,
to each AMATYC Board member, committee chair, editor, principal
investigator for a grant or contract administered by AMATYC,
and AMATYC staff. All Board members should be reminded of
this policy at the beginning of each Board meeting.
Any non-perishable gifts with a retail price of more than
US $50 received by AMATYC members while doing business on
behalf of AMATYC must be donated to the AMATYC Foundation
for use in its fund-raising efforts.
Offers of services, such as (but not limited to) spa services,
manicures, greens fees, or massages, offered to an AMATYC
member while doing business on behalf of AMATYC should not
be accepted. The vendor should be advised that AMATYC's
policy is to obtain the best deal for the organization,
and that personal gifts and gratuities are discouraged.
