During the academic year 2021-2022 year the 33rd board of SvBMT Protagoras will lead the study association. The 33rd board of Protagoras consists of Karlijn Spijker (chairman and commissioner internal affairs), Noa Zijlmans (secretary and commissioner In Vivo), Sanne van de Vorst (treasurer and editor-in-chief), Axel Versloot (education commissioner) and Sjoerd Dijkstra (commissioner external affairs and commisioner IT).
The chairman’s job is to keep track over everyone’s duties. She is also the first contact of the association when questions arise. The secretary takes care of administrative duties and written communication. The treasurer keeps track of the finances of the association. For any questions or complaints regarding education, you can contact our education commissioner. He coordinates the sale of books and the job we have as an association to stay closely connected to the education at our faculty. Our commissioner internal affairs takes care of the spread of information regarding committees, the guidance of committees and contact with their members. The commissioners external affairs are in charge of contracts and manage the contact with companies. They also inform our students about their career possibilities and connect our students to companies. The commissioner In Vivo is in charge of our bar, making sure there is plenty of beer and soda at our drinks. He also takes care of the stock of soda cans and cookies in our board room “Het Prothok”. Lastly, our chief editor is responsible for our association magazine, the “Protatype”. This magazine appears several times a year and contains a range of fun and serious articles regarding everything connected to biomedical engineering.
SvBMT Protagoras also has a lot of committees you can become a member of.
Karlijn Spijker is the Chairman of the 33rd board of SvBMT Protagoras. As Chairman, she is responsible for speaking on behalf of the association. She is responsible for what happens during the year and for the entire board. She is also spokesperson for the association and leads the general members meetings. She monitors the execution of the policy and makes sure all the points are addressed during the year as well. Karlijn is the commissioner of internal affairs as well for this year. As commissioner of internal affairs, she is responsible for guiding and searching members for our committees, so they can organize a range of activities. When you are interested in joining one of our committees, you can send Karlijn an email. 
Noa is the secretary of the 33rd board of SvBMT Protagoras. As secretary, she manages the incoming and outgoing mail. She will also make sure that the minutes of the GMM’s are clear and are of good quality. Of course, as a secretary, she will keep the members up to date regarding the association.
Sanne is the treasurer of the 33rd board of SvBMT Protagoras. She is responisible for accounting. This way she can make sure that the money is spent in a responsible yet fun way. She is responsible for all activity budgets, to make sure they stay affordable.
Axel is the commissioner of education of the 33rd board of SvBMT Protagoras. As commissioner of education, he is responsible for everything that has to do with education. He makes sure that the bachelor college and the graduate school run as good as possible and provides feedback from students to the faculty. In this way the education can be optimized. So if you have any questions, remarks or suggestions for improvements you can come to Axel!
Sjoerd is the commissioner ofr external affairs of the 33rd board. As commissioner of external affairs he is responsible for seeking contact with companies in order to ensure the financial stability of the association through sponsorship. In addition, she is engaged in a greater awareness and interest in the study of Biomedical Technology among companies. He also organizes career-related activities for the members of the association. In addition to being the commissioner of external relations, Sjoerd also is our Commisioner IT. As Commissioner IT he works together with the ICT commission to ensure that our website works as it should. He is also responsible for all the hardware of our study association! So if you spot a problem with the site or have any other questions related to IT, don't be afraid to contact Sjoerd!