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NAME AND OBJECTIVE |
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The
name of the organization shall
be the Aseanian Membrane
Society, hereafter called the
SOCIETY; it shall be an
organization to advance and
benefit membrane science and
technology. |
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1.2
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The
objectives of the SOCIETY shall
be to encourage and facilitate:
ⅰ. Interaction among membrane
organizations of the SOCIETY.
ⅱ. Exchange of scientific
knowledge, participation in
national and international
membrane meetings, and promotion
of mutual visits among
membranologists of the Society. |
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2. |
MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY |
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2.1 |
The
founding members of the SOCIETY
shall be; (i) The
Membrane Society of Japan; (ii)
The Membrane Society of Korea,
and (iii) The Membrane Society
of A-ustralia. |
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2.2 |
Membership of the SOCIETY shall
be open to all societies and
associations of scientists and
engineers, geographically
located in, or near, the Asian
and Oceanian countries, which
have at least part of their
activities devoted to membrane
science and/or technology. |
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Other societies or associations,
meeting the requirements of
Section 2.2, shall be encouraged
to join in the SOCIETY. The
societies or associations may
apply to join the SOCIETY by
sending its application to the
Council (defined by Section
3.2). The organization will be
admitted by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the Council. The
membership will become effective
on January 1, following the vote
date of admission. |
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2.4 |
There shall be no regular annual
subscription required of the
member organizations. |
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2.5 |
A
member organization may resign
from the SOCIETY by submitting
its resignation in writing to
the President of the SOCIETY at
least one year in advance. |
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3. |
ORGANIZATION AND
ADMINISTRATION |
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3.1 |
The
operating year shall be from
January 1 through December 31. |
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3.2 |
Council
- A Council shall administer
the SOCIETY.
- Each of the founding
organizations, China and Taiwan
shall have two representatives,
and each of the other member
organizations representing their
countries shall have one
representative on the Council.
- The Council shall elect a
President and two
Vice-Presidents for a term of
two years. One reelection shall
be permitted.
- The Council shall appoint all
committees and committee members
to conduct such matters as may
be delegated to them.
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3.3 |
Duties of the Council
- The Council shall conduct all
the business of the SOCIETY.
- Decisions of the Council must
be by a majority vote, with a
minimum of one half of the total
Council members constituting a
quorum for the vote.
- The treasury of the SOCIETY
or the member organization may
provide expenses of the Council
members incurred through
participation in Council
meeting.
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3.4 |
President
- The President should be
elected by the SOCIETY Council
as stated in Section 3.3 ii.
- The President shall be the
chair of the Council.
- The duties of the President
shall be to coordinate the
activities of the SOCIETY and to
maintain contact with the member
organizations through their
representatives on the Council.
- In the case of the
President's inability to serve,
his duties shall be assumed by
the senior Vice-President until
the Council elects a new
President.
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Vice-President
Two Vice-Presidents shall be
elected by the SOCIETY Council
as stated in Section 3.3.ii. In
the absence of the President,
the senior Vice-President shall
assume the duties of that
office. |
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3.6 |
Secretary-Treasurer
The Secretary-Treasurer shall be
appointed for a term of two
years by the President. |
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Committees
The council shall appoint all
Committees and committee chairs.
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3.8 |
Advisory Board
Presidents of the SOCIETY
automatically become the members
of Advisory Board after their
presidency. The mission of
Advisory Board is to lead the
SOCIETY to better direction
based on their experiences.
Advisory Board members can
participate the AMS council
meetings, and express their
opinions, but don't have right
to vote.
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4. |
FINANCE |
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The SOCIETY may cover its
activities through the support
by external funds. Such funds
may be used for attendance of
representatives at Council
meetings, and/or to sponsor
SOCIETY activities. |
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5. |
OPERATION OF THE SOCIETY |
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5.1 |
The
meeting of the SOCIETY Council
shall be held at each Aseanian Membrane Society
Conference and at such other
times as determined by majority
of Council members or by the
President of the SOCIETY. A
member organization may appoint
properly qualified proxy
delegate(s), who will have
voting right(s), to attend
meetings of the Council. |
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5.2 |
The
SOCIETY may organize
international meetings or
conferences on any aspect of
membrane science and technology.
These may be of the following
types:
- The SOCIETY shall organize
the Aseanian Membrane Society
Conference every two years.
- Other meetings or
conferences organized by
national bodies and sponsored by
the SOCIETY.
To achieve SOCIETY sponsorship,
a plan of the meeting must be
submitted to the President of
the SOCIETY for consideration by
the Council, which may suggest
modifications before approval is
given. The financial management
of the meeting shall be the
responsibility of the organizing
national body. Members of all
national bodies affiliated to
the SOCIETY who wish to attend a
meeting sponsored by the SOCIETY
shall be treated as if they were
members of the organizing
national body.
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5.3 |
The
policy of the SOCIETY toward
publication of the proceedings
of any of its meetings shall be
determined principally by the
publication policy of the
organizing national body or
bodies. Prominent recognition of
the SOCIETY sponsorship shall
accompany all such publications. |
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5.4 |
The
Council may plan and execute
other activities of interest to
the SOCIETY. |
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6. |
AMENDMENTS OF THE
CONSTITUTION |
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Any member organizations of the
SOCIETY may propose an amendment
to the Constitution of the
SOCIETY by submitting it in
writing to the President of the
SOCIETY. Adoption of an
amendment to the Constitution
shall require an affirmative
vote of two-thirds of the
Council Members. |
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7. |
DISSOLUTION OF THE SOCIETY |
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The SOCIETY may be dissolved
only by a unanimous vote of the
Council of the SOCIETY. Prior to
dissolution of the SOCIETY all
debts of the SOCIETY must be
discharged and all its affairs
settled. |
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Established: May 18, 2001
(Tokyo, Japan)
First amended on August 24, 2007
Second amended on Nov. 23, 2010
(Sydney, Australia) |
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