| Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Neurobiology Chairpersons |
| Constitution |
ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSE AND MISSION
The purpose of this Association shall be to provide
a forum for discussion and a medium for
communication among chairs of departments of
anatomy, cell biology, and neurobiology.
The mission statement of the Association is:
The AACBNC:
provides leadership and advocacy in the biomedical
sciences, especially the disciplines of Cell and
Developmental Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy;
represents at the national level the interests
of the academicians and investigators working in
these disciplines;
develops policies consistent with these
interests;
influences public policy, particularly with
regard to research support in
these disciplines;
identifies and addresses emerging issues
that affect our disciplines;
shares experience and provides expertise
for the improvement of academic
medicine and basic biomedical science.
The purpose of this Association shall be to provide
a forum for discussion and a medium for
communication among chairs of departments of
anatomy, cell biology, and neurobiology.
The mission statement of the Association is:
The AACBNC:
provides leadership and advocacy in the biomedical
sciences, especially the disciplines of Cell and
Developmental Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy;
represents at the national level the interests
of the academicians and investigators working in
these disciplines;
develops policies consistent with these
interests;
influences public policy, particularly with
regard to research support in
these disciplines;
identifies and addresses emerging issues
that affect our disciplines;
shares experience and provides expertise
for the improvement of academic
medicine and basic biomedical science.
ARTICLE 3 - MEMBERSHIP AND ATTENDANCE
Chairs, interim chairs, or permanent substitutes
appointed by the Chair of departments of anatomy,
cell biology and neurobiology, or equivalent
organizational units, in schools of medicine,
dentistry, veterinary medicine and osteopathic
medicine or in universities granting Ph.D. degrees
in these disciplines in the United States, Puerto
Rico and Canada shall be eligible for membership.
Presidents, directors, or permanent substitutes
appointed by the president or director of institutes
or centers for education or research in the
anatomical, cell biological, or neurobiological
sciences are also eligible for membership.
Schools must be accredited by the appropriate
national-accrediting body. The AACBNC Executive
Committee will serve as a reviewer of the
accrediting body and of the institutes and centers.
A school in which an equivalent organizational unit
is not readily identifiable may be invited to
designate a member of the faculty to represent that
school as a member.
Members shall not be permitted to send alternates
or substitutes to meetings of the Association
except under unusual circumstances and only with
the permission of the majority of the Executive
Committee of the Association.
Chairs, interim chairs, or permanent substitutes
appointed by the Chair of departments of anatomy,
cell biology and neurobiology, or equivalent
organizational units, in schools of medicine,
dentistry, veterinary medicine and osteopathic
medicine or in universities granting Ph.D. degrees
in these disciplines in the United States, Puerto
Rico and Canada shall be eligible for membership.
Presidents, directors, or permanent substitutes
appointed by the president or director of institutes
or centers for education or research in the
anatomical, cell biological, or neurobiological
sciences are also eligible for membership.
Schools must be accredited by the appropriate
national-accrediting body. The AACBNC Executive
Committee will serve as a reviewer of the
accrediting body and of the institutes and centers.
A school in which an equivalent organizational unit
is not readily identifiable may be invited to
designate a member of the faculty to represent that
school as a member.
Members shall not be permitted to send alternates
or substitutes to meetings of the Association
except under unusual circumstances and only with
the permission of the majority of the Executive
Committee of the Association.
ARTICLE 4 - OFFICERS
Section 1. The officers of the Association shall
consist of a President, President-Elect, and
Secretary-Treasurer. The President and
President-Elect shall serve for one year or until
successors are qualified. The Secretary-Treasurer
shall serve for three year terms or until a successor
is qualified.
Section 2. The Executive Committee of the
Association shall be composed of the three officers,
the President of the previous year, and four
councilors. The four councilors will serve for two
years, with terms so arranged that two councilors are
elected each year. The Executive Committee shall
be empowered to act for the Association in the
interim between duly called meetings.
Section 3. Up to two members of the Association
shall serve as Representatives to the Council of
Academic Societies (CAS). The CAS Representatives
will be elected by the Executive Committee for a term
of three years. The number of terms that an
individual can serve as CAS representative is
unlimited and if there are two Representatives, their
terms shall start in different years. The
Representatives shall meet with the Executive
Committee but not have the right to vote, unless
they are also members of the Executive Committee.
Section 4. The President shall appoint a Nominating
Committee with four members. No more than two
may be councilors. None of the members of the
Executive Committee, except for the Councilors,
shall be on the Nominating Committee. Due
consideration should be given to achieving broad
geographic representation on the Committee. The
Nominating Committee shall confer with the
Secretary-Treasurer that their selections are eligible
to run for office based on the constitution. The
Nominating Committee shall then ascertain that their
selections would be willing to serve if elected and
shall send the Secretary-Treasurer the names of two
candidates for President-Elect, four candidates for
Councilor, and two names for Secretary-Treasurer
(the latter, every third year). Elections shall be by
mail ballot of the voting membership, and occur prior
to the annual meeting at which the officers will be
inducted.
Section 5. The term of office of Councilors, Officers,
and all Committee Members shall begin at the close
of the annual meeting and continue until their
successors are qualified.
Section 1. The officers of the Association shall
consist of a President, President-Elect, and
Secretary-Treasurer. The President and
President-Elect shall serve for one year or until
successors are qualified. The Secretary-Treasurer
shall serve for three year terms or until a successor
is qualified.
Section 2. The Executive Committee of the
Association shall be composed of the three officers,
the President of the previous year, and four
councilors. The four councilors will serve for two
years, with terms so arranged that two councilors are
elected each year. The Executive Committee shall
be empowered to act for the Association in the
interim between duly called meetings.
Section 3. Up to two members of the Association
shall serve as Representatives to the Council of
Academic Societies (CAS). The CAS Representatives
will be elected by the Executive Committee for a term
of three years. The number of terms that an
individual can serve as CAS representative is
unlimited and if there are two Representatives, their
terms shall start in different years. The
Representatives shall meet with the Executive
Committee but not have the right to vote, unless
they are also members of the Executive Committee.
Section 4. The President shall appoint a Nominating
Committee with four members. No more than two
may be councilors. None of the members of the
Executive Committee, except for the Councilors,
shall be on the Nominating Committee. Due
consideration should be given to achieving broad
geographic representation on the Committee. The
Nominating Committee shall confer with the
Secretary-Treasurer that their selections are eligible
to run for office based on the constitution. The
Nominating Committee shall then ascertain that their
selections would be willing to serve if elected and
shall send the Secretary-Treasurer the names of two
candidates for President-Elect, four candidates for
Councilor, and two names for Secretary-Treasurer
(the latter, every third year). Elections shall be by
mail ballot of the voting membership, and occur prior
to the annual meeting at which the officers will be
inducted.
Section 5. The term of office of Councilors, Officers,
and all Committee Members shall begin at the close
of the annual meeting and continue until their
successors are qualified.
ARTICLE 5 - DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND COUNCILORS
Section 1. The President shall preside at all
meetings of the Association and shall serve as chair
of the Executive Committee. He/She shall appoint
the members of all ad hoc and standing committees
and the Nominating Committee, and shall designate
the chair of each committee from among its
members, unless otherwise provided in the bylaws
or by action of the membership. Subject to the
consent of the Executive Committee, he/she may
create, combine or discontinue all appointive
committees. He/She shall perform all other duties
required by custom and parliamentary usage.
The President shall have primary responsibility for
arranging the agendas of meetings both of the
Executive Committee and the Association, provided
that no question which five or more members desire
to have placed on the agenda shall be omitted, and
provided that there shall be at each meeting an
opportunity for items of business to be introduced
from the floor for action at a subsequent meeting.
Section 2. The President-Elect shall act as a
vice-president and shall assume the duties of
President whenever the latter is absent or unable to
act.
Section 3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be
responsible for keeping an accurate and permanent
record of the meetings and transactions of the
Association, for conducting the correspondence of
the Association, keeping a roster of members,
sending out notices of meetings and performing
such other duties as pertain to the office of
Secretary. He/She shall receive and be custodian of
the funds of the Association. He/she shall be
responsible for signing the contracts for financial
responsibilities for the annual and interim meetings.
He/She shall present a proposed budget for the
ensuing year, with the approval of the Executive
Committee, and this budget shall be ratified by vote
of a majority of the membership present at an annual
meeting. He/She shall incur no unbudgeted
expense during the ensuing year without the
consent of the Executive Committee. He/She shall
make a complete financial report at the annual
meeting of the Association.
Section 4. The Executive Committee shall be the
policy making and administrative body of the
Association during the interval between regular and
annual business meetings and shall be empowered
to enter into contracts and to authorize such
expenditures as may be necessary to carry on the
affairs of the Association. Its actions shall always be
governed by this constitution and bylaws, and all
actions by the Executive Committee shall be subject
to review by the Association. When necessary, the
consensus of the members of the Association may
be taken by mail ballot. The President of the
Association, acting as Chair of the Executive
Committee, shall present a condensed report of its
activities to the Association at the annual business
meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer shall act as
secretary of the Executive Committee. The
President shall select two members approved by the
Executive Committee yearly to audit the accounts of
the Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE 6 - MEETINGS
Section 1. The location and dates of the annual
meeting shall be determined by the
Secretary-Treasurer in consultation with the
President-Elect. The location and dates of all called
meetings shall be determined by the Executive
Committee.
Section 2. Notice of the time, place, and agenda of
all meetings shall be mailed to all members at least
thirty days prior to such meetings.
ARTICLE 7 - QUORUM
A quorum for any regular or called meeting of the
Association shall consist of twenty-five
percent of the voting members.
ARTICLE 8 - COMMITTEES
Standing or ad hoc committees shall be established
by the President or by vote of the Association or by
its Executive Committee acting between meetings of
the Association. Members of the standing
committees shall be chosen from among the
members of the Association. Members of ad hoc
committees may be selected from the academic
community-at-large.
ARTICLE 9 - AMENDMENTS
This constitution may be amended by approval of
two-thirds of the members voting at a regular or
called meeting, or by two-thirds of the total
membership voting on a mail ballot provided that
such amendment has been circulated to all members
at least thirty days prior to taking a vote.
Section 1. The President shall preside at all
meetings of the Association and shall serve as chair
of the Executive Committee. He/She shall appoint
the members of all ad hoc and standing committees
and the Nominating Committee, and shall designate
the chair of each committee from among its
members, unless otherwise provided in the bylaws
or by action of the membership. Subject to the
consent of the Executive Committee, he/she may
create, combine or discontinue all appointive
committees. He/She shall perform all other duties
required by custom and parliamentary usage.
The President shall have primary responsibility for
arranging the agendas of meetings both of the
Executive Committee and the Association, provided
that no question which five or more members desire
to have placed on the agenda shall be omitted, and
provided that there shall be at each meeting an
opportunity for items of business to be introduced
from the floor for action at a subsequent meeting.
Section 2. The President-Elect shall act as a
vice-president and shall assume the duties of
President whenever the latter is absent or unable to
act.
Section 3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be
responsible for keeping an accurate and permanent
record of the meetings and transactions of the
Association, for conducting the correspondence of
the Association, keeping a roster of members,
sending out notices of meetings and performing
such other duties as pertain to the office of
Secretary. He/She shall receive and be custodian of
the funds of the Association. He/she shall be
responsible for signing the contracts for financial
responsibilities for the annual and interim meetings.
He/She shall present a proposed budget for the
ensuing year, with the approval of the Executive
Committee, and this budget shall be ratified by vote
of a majority of the membership present at an annual
meeting. He/She shall incur no unbudgeted
expense during the ensuing year without the
consent of the Executive Committee. He/She shall
make a complete financial report at the annual
meeting of the Association.
Section 4. The Executive Committee shall be the
policy making and administrative body of the
Association during the interval between regular and
annual business meetings and shall be empowered
to enter into contracts and to authorize such
expenditures as may be necessary to carry on the
affairs of the Association. Its actions shall always be
governed by this constitution and bylaws, and all
actions by the Executive Committee shall be subject
to review by the Association. When necessary, the
consensus of the members of the Association may
be taken by mail ballot. The President of the
Association, acting as Chair of the Executive
Committee, shall present a condensed report of its
activities to the Association at the annual business
meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer shall act as
secretary of the Executive Committee. The
President shall select two members approved by the
Executive Committee yearly to audit the accounts of
the Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE 6 - MEETINGS
Section 1. The location and dates of the annual
meeting shall be determined by the
Secretary-Treasurer in consultation with the
President-Elect. The location and dates of all called
meetings shall be determined by the Executive
Committee.
Section 2. Notice of the time, place, and agenda of
all meetings shall be mailed to all members at least
thirty days prior to such meetings.
ARTICLE 7 - QUORUM
A quorum for any regular or called meeting of the
Association shall consist of twenty-five
percent of the voting members.
ARTICLE 8 - COMMITTEES
Standing or ad hoc committees shall be established
by the President or by vote of the Association or by
its Executive Committee acting between meetings of
the Association. Members of the standing
committees shall be chosen from among the
members of the Association. Members of ad hoc
committees may be selected from the academic
community-at-large.
ARTICLE 9 - AMENDMENTS
This constitution may be amended by approval of
two-thirds of the members voting at a regular or
called meeting, or by two-thirds of the total
membership voting on a mail ballot provided that
such amendment has been circulated to all members
at least thirty days prior to taking a vote.
| REVISED EDITION ACCEPTED JANUARY 16, 2004 |
ARTICLE 1 - NAME
The name of this organization shall be the
Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology and
Neurobiology Chairpersons, hereinafter to be
referred to as the Association. Its abbreviation
shall be AACBNC.
The name of this organization shall be the
Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology and
Neurobiology Chairpersons, hereinafter to be
referred to as the Association. Its abbreviation
shall be AACBNC.
AACBNC
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