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Change in SSPD BylawsThe proposed changes in the SSPD Bylaws, proposed by the Executive Committee, were approved by mail-in ballot at the time of the last election. The relevant sections of the bylaws have been changed to read as follows: ARTICLE IV. Officers IV.1 The SSPD shall have four officers: President, President-elect, Immediate Past-President, and Secretary/Treasurer. These four officers shall comprise the Executive Committee of the SSPD. IV.2 The president shall serve for two years, beginning in an odd-numbered year (e.g., 2003-2004). The tenure will overlap the two-year term of the Treasurer/Secretary, which will begin in an even-numbered year (e.g., 2002). During this term, the president will have primary responsibility for the scientific meetings and other activities of the society. Notwithstanding, all substantive actions of the president should be approved by at least three members of the Executive Committee before they are implemented. The president shall schedule, announce, and make arrangements for all SSPD meetings and plan the program of these meetings in cooperation with the President-elect. The president will also represent SSPD to the scientific public and to government agencies. IV.3 The President-elect shall serve in this office for one year before becoming president. During this year the president-elect shall develop advance plans for SSPD meetings to be held during the following year. The president-elect shall assist the president to develop and implement the current meetings of the society, to as great a degree as requested. Arrangements for meeting rooms shall be the responsibility of the president-elect. The president-elect also will act as editor of any newsletter issues and will be responsible for bulk mailings to the membership. IV.4 The secretary/treasurer shall serve for two years, beginning in an even numbered year (e.g., 2002-2003). The tenure will overlap the two year term of the President, beginning in an odd numbered year (e.g., 2003-2004). The secretary/treasurer shall keep financial records and minutes of SSPDs actions, shall keep SSPD membership records, shall act as membership chairman, shall supervise the nomination and election of new officers, shall collect membership dues, and shall be responsible for any property of the society. As these current bylaws read, every other year both the President and Secretary/Treasurer of the organization are replaced. By alternating the two-year tenure for both positions there will be more continuity and experience for a smoother organization of meetings. |
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Summer 2004