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The
Constitution of the Delaware Valley Society for
Radiation Safety
Subject to revision by
majority vote of the Board of Directors and by
majority of the voting membership.
NAME:
Delaware Valley Society for Radiation
Safety. A chapter of the Health Physics
Society. (The organization is hereinafter
referred to as the Chapter.)
OBJECTIVES:
- To improve dissemination of information
between individuals working in Health
Physics and related fields.
- To improve general understanding of the
problems and needs in radiation protection.
- To promote and improve Health Physics as
a field and as a profession. To promote the
activities of the Health Physics Society.
OPERATION:
The objective of the Chapter are to be
accomplished by meetings, conferences,
lectures, and publications with emphasis in
all sciences and technologies which
contribute to the knowledge of radiation
effects and radiation protection. Meetings
shall be held approximately 5 times from
September through May, once in any calendar
month. Meetings shall consist of prepared
programs of interest to the membership.
Business meetings, as necessary, will be
held immediately prior to or following the
prepared programs. Said organization is
organized exclusively for educational and
scientific purposes, including for such
purposes, the making of distributions to
organizations that qualify as exempt
organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the
corresponding provision of any future United
States Internal Revenue Law).
MEMBERSHIP:
Members shall be persons who are members
or associate members of the Health Physics
Society, and such other persons or
organizations as are provided for in the
By-Laws.
MANAGEMENT:
The affairs of the Chapter shall be
administered by a Board of Directors,
numbering not less than five nor more than
seven, including a President,
President-Elect, most recent past President,
Secretary, and Treasurer. Upon
recommendation of the Board of Directors,
one or more Board Members at Large may be
elected to serve for a one year term. The
Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected in
alternate years and each shall serve a
two-year term, other Board members a one
year term.
By-Laws
MEMBERSHIP:
The membership of the Chapter consists of
Members, Supporting Members, Members
Emeritus, Life Members, and Affiliate
Members.
MEMBERS are persons who are members or
associate members of the Health Physics Society.
SUPPORTING MEMBERS are persons with
strong interests in the field of and problems of
radiation hazard and control. Such membership
must be approved by the Board of Directors, who
may delegate authority to act in this manner to
a duly appointed Membership Committee.
Supporting members shall have all privileges of
membership in this Chapter except of holding
office or otherwise serving on the Board of
Directors.
MEMBERS EMERITUS are former members
who have (i) reached the age of 60 or have
ceased to function professionally in the field
of radiation protection as a result of permanent
disability, (ii) retired from active employment,
and (iii) held membership on the Chapter at
least 10 consecutive years prior to retiring or
becoming permanently disabled. Membership
Emeritus status may be obtained upon application
to the Board of Directors. There are no dues
requirements. Privileges accruing to this class
shall be no less than the privileges enjoyed by
a Member.
LIFE MEMBERS are persons who have been
designated by the Awards Committee and approved
by the Board of Directors as persons worthy of
Life Membership in the Chapter. There is no dues
requirement and privileges accruing to this
class of membership shall not be less than the
privileges enjoyed by a Member.
AFFILIATES are organizations whose
interests in the general field of radiation
protection are such as to warrant a formal
working relationship with the Chapter. This
class of membership is divided into subgroups at
the discretion of the Board of Directors. There
shall be no voting rights for this class of
member.
FINANCES:
The Executive Council shall review the
financial status of the Chapter annually and
establish membership dues. Dues for Members and
Supporting Members shall not exceed $10 per
annum. Any member of the Chapter whose dues are
unpaid as of March 1 of the calendar year in
which dues are specified is not a member in good
standing and shall have no vote. Annual dues
cover the period July 1 to June 30. All funds
accrued by authorized agents of the Chapter
shall, after proper accounting, be paid into the
office of the Treasurer where they shall be
entered into the books of the Chapter and
deposited in a bank approved by the Board of
Directors.
All expenditures shall be made in accordance
with a budget of operations as adopted by the
Board of Directors.
No part of the net earnings of this
organization shall insure to the benefit of, or
be distributed to its members, trustees,
officers, or other private persons, except that
the organization shall be authorized and
empowered to pay reasonable compensation for
services rendered and to make payments and
distributions in furtherance of the objectives
set forth in this document. No substantial part
of the activities of this organization shall be
to carry on propaganda, or otherwise attempt to
influence legislation, and the organization
shall not participate in, or intervene in
(including the publishing or distribution of
statements) any political campaign on behalf of
any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding
any other provision of these articles, the
organization shall not carry on any other
activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by
an organization exempted from Federal tax under
Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1954 (or the corresponding provisions of any
future United States Internal Revenue Law,) or
(b) by an organization, contributions to which
are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the
corresponding provisions of any future United
States Internal Revenue Law).
Upon the dissolution of this organization,
assets shall be distributed for one or more
exempt purposes within the meaning of Section
501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code or the
corresponding provisions of any future federal
tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal
government, or to a state or local government
for a public purpose.
COMMITTEES:
The following committees are established and
are to be filled by appointment of the President
with the approval of the Board of Directors.
- Nominating Committee
a. To consist of a Chairman and at least two
other members appointed by the President. No
Officer shall be eligible to serve on this
committee.
b. Duties: To prepare nominations for office
in accordance with the recommended charter
for Health Physics Society Chapters.
- Membership Committee
a. To be composed of more than one and not
more than three members and/or supporting
members. (The Chairman of this committee
must be a member.)
b. Duties: To conduct a drive for desirable
members and to recommend to the Board of
Directors regarding the acceptance of
applications for supporting members.
- Public Information Committee
a. To be composed of more than one and not
more than three members and/or supporting
members. (The Chairman of this committee
must be a member.)
b. Duties: To cooperate with the Public
Information Committee of the Health Physics
Society; to stimulate and support those
activities which improve public
understanding of the problems and needs in
radiation protection; to conduct such public
relations and publicity activities as are
proper and desirable for the Chapter.
- To consist of the committees and/or
members as are deemed necessary for the
effective operation of the Chapter.
VACANCIES:
In the event of a vacancy in the office of
the President, the President-Elect shall succeed
to the Presidency. In the event of a vacancy in
the office of the President-Elect, Secretary, or
Treasurer, the Board of Directors shall make an
appointment to hold office until the next
election of the Chapter.
AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP IN THE
DELAWARE VALLEY SOCIETY FOR RADIATION SAFETY
The Bylaws of the Delaware Valley Society for
Radiation Safety (DVSRS) contain provisions for
organizations to become Affiliate Members. These
organizations must be those whose interest in
the general field of radiation protection are
such as to warrant a formal working relationship
with the DVSRS. These organizations are
Non-voting Members except in matters as may
develop between the Affiliates and the Board of
Directors. However, a representative of such an
organization may serve on committees which serve
under the auspices of the DVSRS, when such
persons are duly appointed to such committees.
This class of membership has been divided into
four sub-groups, the privileges of each
described below.
Class A
Full size1 display booth/table at “Vendor’s
Nights”; full page in Membership Directory2;
mailing list may be used twice (2) per year
without payment of service charge3; Chapter
newsletter and all communications from the
Chapter.
Class B
Full size display booth/table at “Vendor’s
Nights”; half page in Membership Directory;
mailing list may be used once per year without
payment of service charge; Chapter newsletter
and all communications from the Chapter.
Class C
Half size display booth/table at “Vendor’s
Nights”; half page in Membership Directory;
mailing list available with payment of service
charge; Chapter newsletter and all
communications from the Chapter.
Class D
Mailing list available with payment of
service charge; Chapter newsletter and all
communications from the Chapter.
Notes:
1. Full size is approximately 10 ft. x 8 ft.
2. Althouth the DVSRS strives to publish a
Membership Directory as often as possible, the
DVSRS cannot guarantee that a directory will be
published every year. During any year in which
the Directory is not published, Affiliates
eligible for directory space will receive an
additional use of the mailing list without
payment of the service charge.
3. Service charges to cover only the actual cost
of preparation, printing, and distribution of
mailing labels or lists to the Affiliate.
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