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The Administrative Vice President (AVP) is elected during the closed session of the
Directorate at the Monday Board of Governors meeting at the NSS convention.
The member elected takes his or her seat on the Board immediately.
The AVP of the NSS is a member of the Executive
Committee. The AVP has responsibility for managing the Society's cave
management, conservation, and education activities. At any one time, the AVP is
overseeing the activities of committees, commissions (the National Cave Rescue
Commission and the Vandalism Deterrence Reward Commission), and upcoming NSS
Conventions. The AVP has responsibility for working with Federal agencies having
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e.g., the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and the National
Park Service, in matters dealing with cave management, cooperative
endeavors, and cave conservation. The AVP is also
responsible for oversight of the NSS' Cave Preserves and its Conservation Task
Forces. The AVP works with the staffs of NSS Conventions to ensure that NSS
policies are followed and that the Conventions are properly planned, managed,
and financed. The AVP also works with the National Coordinator of the NCRC to
coordinate NCRC and NSS activities and to provide support to the NCRC as needed.
Finally, the AVP works with other members of the Executive Committee to manage
the NSS, coordinate responsibilities of the NSS officers, and to prepare the
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