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PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
ASPRS
NEWS
c. The term for Council Chair shall be two years, except for
the Student Advisory Council, which shall be one year. One
year is defined as the time between two annual meetings.
d. Incomplete terms of any Elective or Appointed Officer
may be filled for the balance of the term by a Presidential
appointee approved by the Board of Directors at any reg-
ular or special meeting. Incomplete terms of Technical
Division Directors, Assistant Technical Division Direc-
tors and Council Chairs shall be filled in accordance with
the respective procedures for the Technical Division or
Council, as published in the Society’s Operating Proce-
dures.
e. On any other occasion when a position cannot be filled
by procedures defined within these Bylaws or the Soci-
ety’s Operating Procedures, the President may appoint
an individual to the position with the concurrence of the
Board of Directors
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ARTICLE V. REGIONS
Section 1. Definition
Regions shall function as administrative sub-elements of the
Society and provide a forum for local interaction among mem-
bers, face-to-face meetings, and interaction with regional
companies and organizations in the geospatial industry. All
Society members shall be members of a Region based on the
geographic location of a mailing address, submitted by the
member for purposes of receipt of the journal and other So-
ciety correspondence, or an alternative region of their choice.
No member may have membership in more than one Region.
Section 2. Boundaries
Region boundaries shall be established along State and/or
county (or their equivalent) boundary lines. Foreign areas
may be allocated to Regions to ensure opportunity for all mem-
bers to participate in Region activities. The Executive Director
shall maintain and publish a current file and map of all ap-
proved Region boundaries and list of members of each region.
Section 3. Establishing Regions
Modification of existing Region boundaries to establish a
new or different Region, or to change the geographical ar-
eas of two or more existing Regions, shall be requested by
the Region Officers Council, require approval of the Board
of Directors by a two-thirds majority, and shall be compliant
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. A request
for a Charter for a new or modified Region shall be presented
to the Board of Directors by the Region Officers Council and
must be approved by a plurality of the Council members vot-
ing. The number of those voting to request a new or modified
region must be at least 20% of the affected Regions’ mem-
bership. The Charter request shall include proposed bound-
ary lines, along with written approvals of the Regions whose
boundaries would be affected and shall be presented to the
ASPRS Board of Directors by the Region Officers Council.
Section 4. Dissolution
Dissolution of a Region shall be initiated by the Regions Officers
Council. Regions shall be dissolved and their charters rescinded
by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors. Members of dis-
solved regions shall become members of a newly formed Region
or by selection of an alternative Region, as described above.
Section 5. Financing
Funds required for Region activities shall be part of the an-
nual budget submission by the Region Officers Council to
the Executive Director for the annual budget planning cycle.
That submission shall include the input from each Region.
Regions’ requests shall be reviewed by the Board of Directors.
Funding approved shall be provided from the Society budget.
Regions shall not act in the name of the Society without the
prior consent of the Society, nor incur financial obligations for
the Society. Regions may conduct meetings, symposia, and
collect registration fees to support such activities.
Section 6. Operations
Regions shall adopt bylaws, policies and procedures as neces-
sary to carry out the objectives of the Society in accordance
with these Bylaws and the Society’s policies. Each Region shall
elect Region Officers, appoint committees and form and super-
vise Chapters, as defined in Article VI, as needed. Regions
shall report to the Executive Director and the Region Officers
Council, within three weeks of their elections, the names of all
elected officials and appointed committee chairs. Region elect-
ed officials shall be members of both the Society and the Re-
gion of membership as determined by Section 1 of this Article.
Section 7. Functions
Regions shall provide a forum for their members to consider
technical and professional matters of Region concern. This
may include cooperation with regional entities of related
scientific, technical, or professional associations or organiza-
tions, or with educational institutions. A Region may estab-
lish formal operating relationships with such entities subject
to approval of the Board of Directors, but shall not incur any
financial obligations in the name of the Society.
Section 8. Support to the Society
a. Regions shall provide support to the Society by:
(1) Electing the Region president and vice president to
administer the Region;
(2) Selecting two Region members (typically, but not nec-
essarily, the president and vice president) to serve on
the Region Officers Council of the Society.
(3) Developing regional position statements and pre-
paring recommendations relating to Society policies,
technical matters, education, legislation and other
pertinent matters, and actively participating in the
Society planning process. Regions shall not, however,
issue resolutions or statements of policy for the Soci-
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