Finance Advisory Committee
Treasury
All the IFCC activities are financed through the IFCC Treasury. An
important source of income for the Federation is membership fees.
Although the Federation has no category of individual personal
membership, the contributions from the Full Member Societies are
based on their number of individual members. Corporate Members also
contribute significantly to the Federation and their dues are based
on the world-wide turnover of the company's business in the field
of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Affiliate Members
pay modest membership dues to IFCC. Careful investment of the
reserve funds has become an important source of income. Congresses
sponsored by the IFCC make valuable contributions to the revenue of
the Federation, with the local organisers and IFCC sharing the
surplus.
On several occasions IFCC has received grants from various
sources for special assignments. Corporate Members have sponsored
several IFCC activities, including the Visiting Lecture Programme,
various conferences and workshops.
The scientific and administrative work carried out for IFCC is
provided on a voluntary basis, and the financial value of resources
put into IFCC by individuals and their employers does not show in
the accounts of the Federation. Without this indirect and
significant support from the Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory
Medicine community, the work of IFCC could not be possible. Much of
this scientific and administrative work is carried out by mail, FAX
or E-mail, but occasional meetings are necessary. Travel costs
represent a significant expenditure since it is general policy to
select specialists from many different countries, reflecting the
international quality of the Federation. The IFCC Office and its
activities are supported from its own resources.
The legal domicile of the Federation is in Switzerland and
therefore all financial transactions are carried out in Swiss
Francs (CHF). The income is handled by various banks to maximize
investment income and the turnaround time of of expense claims.
Members of Finance Advisory Committee
The IFCC treasurer chairs the Finance Committee with the
Past-President and the representative of the Corporate Members
Treasurer:
Dr. Bernard GOUGET
Head of Public Health and Medical Biology Department
Fédération Hospitalière de France
1 bis rue Cabanis CS41402
75993 Paris Cedex 14
FRANCE
Tel: +33 1 44068444
Fax: +33 1 44068445
Mobile: +336 0883 4604
Past President:
Professor Jocelyn M B HICKS
4329 Van Ness Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016-5625
USA
Tel: +1 202 363 0373
Fax: +1 202 363 5322
Mobile: + 202 250 1057
Corporate Representative:
Priv.-Doz. Doctor Thomas BRINKMANN
Unilabs
12 Place Cornavin
1201 Geneva
SWITZERLAND
Tel. +41 22 909 7777
Fax. +41 22 909 7707