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6. Membership

  1. Members of the Association comprise both individuals and corporate bodies.

  2. Any individual, who has been actively engaged in research and engineering practice in the field of erosion and sedimentation interpreted in its widest sense, shall be eligible for approval as an individual member by the Council or by the authorized Secretariat, after application and payment of the required membership fee.

  3. Any institution, organization or agency that has been engaged in research and engineering practice in the field of erosion and sedimentation interpreted in its widest sense, shall be eligible for approval as a corporate member by the Council or by the authorized Secretariat, after application and payment of the required membership fee.

  4. An individual who has performed special services to the Association or to sediment studies more widely may be nominated for honorary membership. The Council shall determine whether a nominee is to receive honorary membership.

  5. Benefactor member are those individuals or organization who give major donations to the Association. The Council shall define the required size of a “major donation”.

  6. Membership may be terminated by the Council for just cause or at the request of the member, or if the membership dues have not been paid for two years in succession.

  7. All members are entitled to all customary rights and privileges including preferential treatment when attending international meetings to be organized by the Association and purchase of publications at a preferential price.

7. The General Assembly

  1. The members of the Association shall meet every three years at the General Assembly held during the International Symposium on River Sedimentation (hereinafter called “the ISRS”).

  2. The Council Members will be elected by the members of the Association either at the General Assembly or through an election involving a mail or postal vote. Each individual member has one vote.

  3. Any decisions deemed by the Council to require approval by the Assembly shall require a majority vote of the Assembly to be approved.?

8.Council

8.1 The Council shall consist of:

  • The President of the Association;

  • The Vice-Presidents;

  • The Secretary General;

  • Ordinary members of Council.

  • 8.2 The Council shall be presided over by the President of the Association or, in case of the President's inability to attend, by a Vice-President designated by the President. In the event of a tie during voting on decisions, the President or the Vice-President presiding over the meeting shall cast the deciding vote.

  • 8.3 The Council shall define the general policy of the Association and shall debate and approve the activities and other matters proposed by the President.

  • 8.4 The Council shall meet every three years during the ISRS. An extraordinary meeting can be called, if requested by three or more Council members. The Council may make decisions by postal communication on questions put to it by the Secretariat with the approval of the President. The Council may set up temporary standing and ad hoc committees and working parties with specific objectives and whatever names, powers and terms of reference it may decide. The institution of Permanent Committees and Divisions should be made in the framework of a specific By-Law to be preliminarily approved by the General Assembly.?

  • 8.5 The Council shall determine with the advice of the Secretariat, the membership dues and approve the budget of the Association.

  • 8.6 The Council elected by the members of the Association shall comprise 12 members.? No more than 5 additional Council members may be co-opted by the elected members. The procedure for the election of the Council shall be defined by the Council. The term for a Council member is three years. Council members can be re-elected for a maximum of three consecutive terms, but no less than 1 / 3 of the Council members for each term should be new members. No more than three council members shall be from the same country. To ensure continuity, the President and Vice Presidents will remain co-opted members of the council for one term after their retirement as Officers.

 
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