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PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
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Section 6. Membership
All members of the Society shall be given opportunities to in-
dicate and/or to modify their choice of the Technical Divisions
in which they wish to participate. A member may affiliate with
any or all of the Technical Divisions of interest to the member.
Section 7. Financing
Technical Divisions shall not levy dues. Funds required for
Technical Division activities shall be provided from the Soci-
ety budget as submitted by the Technical Division Directors
Council during the annual budget planning cycle. Technical
Divisions shall not act in the name of the Society without the
prior consent of the Society, nor incur financial obligations.
ARTICLE VIII. COUNCILS
Section 1. Definition
Councils represent a constituency within the Society and are
specialty groups with common interests and goals. The Coun-
cils shall act as a liaison and provide a communications forum
for and between all interested members on issues that are of
importance and affect their relationship with the Society.
Section 2. Establishing Councils
New Councils shall be established by a three-quarters vote of
the Board of Directors after considering a written petition by a
collection of no fewer than 10 members presented to the Board
of Directors. The petition shall include clearly stated objectives,
the sphere of interest for the proposed Council, and a charter
that defines responsibilities, policies, and procedures as neces-
sary, in accordance with these Bylaws and the Society’s policies.
Section 3. Membership
Membership in a Council shall be determined by the Coun-
cil’s charter and operating rules documented in the Society’s
Operating Procedures.
Section 4. Dissolution
Councils shall be dissolved upon a three-quarters vote of the
Board of Directors.
Section 5. Operations
Councils may organize working groups as necessary to carry
forward the work of the Society in their sphere of interest.
Councils shall adopt a charter to define responsibilities, pol-
icies, and procedures as necessary, in accordance with these
Bylaws and the Society’s policies. The chair of the Gover-
nance Committee shall be apprised of establishing or dissolv-
ing these working groups for reporting purposes.
Section 6. Officers of the Councils and their
Responsibilities
Councils shall have, at a minimum, a Chair and a Vice-Chair
elected by the voting members of the Council. Both the Chair
and Vice-Chair at the time of election shall be Individual Mem-
bers or representatives of Corporate Members of the Society.
The Vice-Chair shall serve in the capacity of the Chair in his/
her absence. The duties of the Chair, at a minimum, are:
a. Organizing and chairing a Council meeting at least as
often as the Board of Directors meets in regular session;
b. Development and maintenance of a strategic plan for the
Council, and the supervision of its implementation;
c. Preparation and presentation at least bi-annually to the
Board of Directors and Executive Director of periodic re-
ports to show the status of the Council activities;
d. Submission of an annual report to Board of Directors,
Executive Director, and President for the membership of
the Society, to include an assessment of progress within
the Council’s sphere of interest; and
e. Submission of a budget request for the Council to the
Board of Directors and the Executive Director during the
annual budget planning process.
Section 7. Financing
Councils shall not levy dues. Councils shall not act in the
name of the Society without prior approval of the Board of Di-
rectors, nor incur financial obligations. The Regions Officers
Council and the Technical Division Directors Council shall
review the annual budget plans and requests of their member
regions or divisions prior to submission to the Society’s annu-
al budget planning process.
Section 8. Corporate Members Council
Membership in the Corporate Members Council shall be open
to all Corporate Members of the Society. The Corporate Mem-
bers Council shall act as a liaison and provide a forum for bet-
ter communication for and between all Corporate Members in
order to address issues of importance that affect their relation-
ship with the Society. Each Corporate Member shall appoint a
representative as a member of the Council. The appointed rep-
resentative shall be considered the Corporate Member of the
Society in order to vote in Council elections. The Chair of the
Council shall be a full voting member of the Board of Directors.
Section 9. Early-Career Professionals Council
Membership in the Early-Career Professionals Council shall
be open to Individual Members of the Society who have not
yet completed five career years beyond their most recently
completed university degree or are within their first six years
of entering the profession. The Early-Career Professionals
Council shall engage and mentor early-career profession-
als; advocate continuing education; foster positive relation-
ships between members transitioning from the member with
Student distinction to the member without that distinction;
encourage the dissemination of professional and institution-
al knowledge and standards through education, mentoring
and technical opportunities; and work closely with the Soci-
ety’s membership staff and the Student Advisory Council to
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