PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
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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 Directors present at a duly convened Board meeting, 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 responsi-
bilities, policies, and procedures as necessary, in accordance
with these Bylaws and the Society’s policies.
Section 3. Membership
Membership in a Council shall be determined by the Council’s
charter and operating rules documented in the Society’s Op-
erating Procedures.
Section 4. Dissolution
Councils shall be dissolved upon a three-quarters vote of the
Directors present at a duly convened Board meeting.
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 Governance
Committee shall be apprised of establishing or dissolving
these working groups for reporting purposes.
Section 6. Officers of the Councils and their Re-
sponsibilities
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 of-
ten 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, Ex-
ecutive 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 Directors,
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 annual 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
better communication for and between all Corporate Mem-
bers in order to address issues of importance that affect their
relationship with the Society. Each Corporate Member shall
appoint a representative as a member of the Council. The
appointed representative 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 professionals;
advocate continuing education; foster positive relationships
between members transitioning from the member with Stu-
dent distinction to the member without that distinction; en-
courage the dissemination of professional and institutional
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
strengthen the Society. The Chair of the Council shall be a full
voting member of the Board of Directors.
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