Fiber
Diffraction sig
Officers
Chair 2018
Paul Langan
Oak Ridge National Lab
P O Box 2008 MS6475
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
Past Chair
Joseph Orgel
Illinois Institute of Technology
132 Technology Park Building
Chicago, IL 60616
Secretary 2016-2018
Rama Sashank
Madurapantula
Dept. of Biology
Illinois Inst. of Technology
3440 S. Dearborn Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
Annual Reports
Annual reports contain
information on the activities of the SIG for the year, issues addressed by the
SIG members, future activity planning and any changes to the operations or
constitution of the SIG.
Constitution
I. Name
The name of this organization
shall be The Scientific Interest Group on Fiber Diffraction of the American
Crystallographic Association.
II. Purpose
The purpose of this group of the
American Crystallographic Association (hereafter ACA) is to further the
advancement of all aspects of the application of fiber diffraction techniques
and to promote communication between persons interested in such techniques and
results.
III. Relationship to the American
Crystallographic Association (ACA)
The constitution of this
organization shall be consistent with the Constitution, By-laws, and Operating
Rules of the ACA. In the event of conflict the Constitution, By-laws and Rules
of the ACA shall prevail.
IV. Membership
Membership in this Group is open
to all members of the ACA on application and payment of the prescribed dues, if
any.
V. Organization
The activities of this Group
shall be administered by an Executive Committee of four officers elected by
members of the Group. The officers of the Executive Committee shall be
Chairperson, Chairperson-Elect, immediate past Chairperson and
Secretary-Treasurer. It shall be the duty of the Chairperson to arrange, in
cooperation with the ACA Program Chairperson, the Scientific Interest Sessions
on Fiber Diffraction for the ACA meetings. The Chairperson-Elect and immediate
past Chairperson shall serve in a special advisory capacity to the Chairperson
and the Chairperson-Elect shall act in his capacity if for any reason the
Chairperson cannot act. The Chairperson-Elect shall also serve to represent the
Group to the Council of the Association and to be the Group's representative on
the Program Committee of ACA meetings. The duties of the Secretary-Treasurer
shall include the keeping of minutes of meetings, maintaining the membership
list, reporting the activities of interest to the membership, and keeping a
record of finances and expenditures of the Group in collaboration with the
Treasurer of the ACA. Wherever possible, all notices to the Group shall be
circulated along with the Newsletter of the ACA.
The term of office for each
officer shall be the two calendar years immediately following election. The
Chairperson-Elect automatically succeeds to the Chairpersonship after two
years. Thus, a Chairperson-Elect and Secretary-Treasurer are elected every two
years. Vacant, unexpired terms are filled by appointment by the Executive
Committee.
The Executive Committee shall
appoint a Nominating Committee of three members, none of whom may be on the
Executive Committee, to nominate candidates for election. The Nominating
Committee shall be appointed by March 31st of each year and shall report its nominees
to the Secretary-Treasurer by July 31st following. Other candidates may be
nominated from the membership by petitions signed by five or more members. No
persons may be regularly elected to any office of the Executive Committee for
more than two consecutive terms. Elections shall take place at the same time as
do ACA elections.
VI. Activities
The Executive Committee and the
Group may engage in any activities consistent with the ACA Constitution,
By-laws, and Operating Rules, which in its opinion further the purposes of the
Group. These activities include, but are not restricted to, organizing a Fiber
Diffraction half-day session, in cooperation with the ACA Program Chair, at
least once every two years at an ACA meeting.
VII. Elections and Voting
All votes shall be by mail
ballot. Votes shall be by a simple majority of those voting, except for votes
on amendments to the Constitution (see IX.)
VIII. Dues
The Executive Committee may set
dues to be charged to members of the group subject to an affirmative vote of
the membership and to approval by the ACA Council. Such dues shall be collected
and disbursed by the ACA Treasurer.
IX. Amendments
An amendment to the Constitution
may be proposed at any time by a petition signed by 5% of the membership or 7
members, whichever is smaller, or by the Executive Committee. Amendments must
be ratified by a 2/3 majority of the members voting. Votes shall be by mail
ballot.
