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To
join the NNENS, please open and print the application document below.
Dues
are $25.00 per year and are payable upon receipt of your completed
application for membership.
Please
fill out the application form and send it, along with your dues, to:
NNENS
c/o Robert Hamill, M.D., Treasurer
Neurology Health Care
111 Colchester Ave.
Burlington, VT
05401
Go
to: Application document (opens in new window).
Please
review our Bylaws:
THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.
[Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont]
BY-LAWS,
2003
ARTICLE
I: NAME
The
name of this organization shall be the Northern New England Neurological
Society, Incorporated. The Northern
New England Neurological Society, Incorporated shall
hereafter be referred to as the Society.
ARTICLE
II: PURPOSE
The
purpose of this society shall be to advance the science of clinical
neurology in Northern New England [Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont], to educate neurologists in the
latest aspects of clinical neurosciences and to foster and appraise the
application of a high standard of neurological care to community needs.
ARTICLE
III: MEMBERSHIP
There
will be four categories of membership; active, associate, honorary and
junior. Active members are defined as physician-neuroscientists. Associate members are
defined as nonphysician-neuroscientists. Honorary members are
defined as those members of the society who have made outstanding
contributions to the neurosciences in the states of Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont, as deemed by the
membership. Junior members are defined as Neurology residents or fellows in
training at the University of Vermont College of Medicine or Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical
Center.
Only
active members will have voting privileges and will be
permitted to hold office.
ARTICLE
IV: OFFICERS
Section
I
Officers
of the Society shall consist of a President, President-Elect, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Section
II
The
President, President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer shall
be elected at the Spring meeting on odd-numbered years for terms of
two (2) years and shall serve until their successors have been duly elected
and installed. The President-Elect
shall serve for two (2) years as President of the Society, and shall remain
on the Executive Board for two (2) further years as Past President. Except for the Secretary, the officers
shall not be eligible for immediate re-election to the same office on the
Board following expiration of their term of duty. To provide continuity in administration,
the Secretary may be elected for two successive
terms for a maximum of four (4) years on the Board.
The
duties of the officers shall be such as are usually associated with
respective offices and may be prescribed by the
By-Laws of the Society.
President
– The President will serve for a two year
term, will be responsible for the general operation of the Society, will
chair the Program Committee, will conduct the business at the annual
meetings and will be the spokesperson for the Society.
President-Elect
– The President-Elect will serve as a member of the Board and Program
Committee and will assume the President’s responsibilities prior to
the scheduled transition of leadership if needed immediately following the
President’s term of office.
Past-President
– The Past-President will remain as a member of the Board for the two
years immediately following the President’s term of office.
Secretary
– The Secretary will serve for two years, with an option for
extension to a second two year term. The Secretary will be responsible for
recording the minutes of the annual meetings and meetings of the Board.
Treasurer
– The Treasurer will be the “Chairs” of Neurology at the
University of Vermont College of Medicine and Dartmouth Hitchcock
Medical Center. The respective Chairs will rotate the
responsibility every two years.
Section
III
The
President, President-Elect and Secretary of the Society shall
be elected at the Spring semi-annual Meeting by a simple plurality
vote of those Active Members present.
Section
IV
Three
Councilors will be elected and one each shall will
represent the states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. They will be
chosen from the active membership.
This election will occur at the biannual election meeting to be held in the spring of the odd-numbered years. Councillors may be elected for two successive terms two-year terms
for a maximum of four years.
ARTICLE V - THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE SOCIETY
Section
I
The
Executive Board of the Society shall consist of the Past-President, the
President, the President-Elect, the Secretary, the Treasurer and the three
Councilors. The Chairman of the
Executive Board shall be the President of the Society and the Vice-Chairman
shall be the President-Elect of the Society. The Executive Board shall
hereafter be referred to as the Board.
Section
II
The
Board shall manage and exercise general executive supervision over the
affairs of the Society. It shall
have the power to initiate such rules, as it may deem expedient touching
the Government, Property and Objectives of the Society.
Section
III
In
the event of a vacancy occurring in any office other than that of the
President, this vacancy shall be filled by the Board at
its discretion until the next Annual Meeting. Should the position of President become
vacant, the President-Elect shall assume the office of the President for
the remainder of the unexpired term as well as for the succeeding term.
Section
IV
Dues
and Assessments: The Board shall set
the annual dues and special assessments to the membership according to the
needs of the Society. The Treasurer
shall disburse the funds collected as dues or assessments for conduct of
the business of the Society at the direction of the Board. In the event of dissolution, the residual
assets of this Society will be turned over to another
organization described in Section 501 (c), (3) of the Internal Revenue Code
or to a federal, state, or local government. A yearly treasurer’s report will be made to the Active membership at the Spring
meeting. Active and Associate
membership dues will be the same.
Honorary and Junior members will pay no dues.
ARTICLE
VI: COMMITTEES
Section
I – Standing Committees
Membership
Committee – The Board shall serve as the Membership Committee. The Membership Committee shall receive
applications from the Secretary, review individuals for membership and make
recommendations for new members at the Annual Meeting.
Program
Committee – The President shall appoint a Program Committee each year
to be composed of the Past-President and one or more additional members of
the Society. The President shall be
the Chair of the Committee. The
Committee will be responsible for the format of the Annual Meeting,
including scientific, business and social activities.
Legislative
Committee – The Legislative Committee shall be made
up of at least two members appointed by the President. There shall be one member representative
from each state of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
This Committee will monitor legislation that would be of interest to
the Society and shall report such legislation to the membership at large at
the spring meeting.
Nominating
Committee - The Nominating Committee will be an ad hoc committee appointed
by the Board and shall consist of three (3) Active Members not currently
servicing on the Board to serve with the current Past-President. The three members shall each represent
their respective states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
The
Nominating Committee shall report its recommendations for a slate of
officers at the Biannual March meeting (March meeting every two
years). Additional
nominations may be made from the floor by any Active Member at this meeting.
Section
II – Special Committees
The
President may appoint committees to assist in conducting the affairs of the
Society as deemed necessary and as defined by the membership.
ARTICLE
VII: FORFEITURE OF MEMBERSHIP
Section
I – Nonpayment of Dues
A member who has not paid dues within a period of one
(1) year after billing shall, upon being billed for the succeeding year, be
notified
of possible forfeiture of membership unless all indebtedness to the Society
is met within sixty (60) days.
Reinstatement following the sixty (60) day
period shall require the request of the delinquent member, approval by the
Board and liquidation of all indebtedness.
Section
II – Duration of Membership
Any
member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Secretary of
the Society.
Section
III –
Unethical
and unbecoming conduct of the member of the Society in all categories of
membership may be considered as a cause for
forfeiture of membership. Any charge
of unethical conduct shall be sent in writing to
the Secretary who will present it to the Board before any action is
taken. The member whose conduct is under
consideration shall be allowed to be present at
these proceedings and may have counsel.
The Board shall carefully consider the evidence and make
recommendations to the Society as to whether the member shall
be dropped from the Society.
ARTICLE
VIII: AMENDMENTS
On
resolution by the Board or by a written proposal signed by 25% of the
Active Members, these By-Laws may be amended by
two-thirds of the votes cast at the Spring meeting. Written notice of the
substance of the proposed amendment shall be sent to all members by the
Secretary at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting at which
action is to be taken.
ARTICLE
IV: MEETING
Section
I
The
meeting of the Society shall be semiannual and held in the Spring and Fall
of each year. Time and place of the meeting shall be
determined by the Board of the Society with concurrence of the
membership. Special meetings may be called by the President upon approval of the
Board or at the written request of one-third of the current active
membership.
Section
II
A
quorum shall consist of at least 25% of the Active membership.
ARTICLE
X: NATURE OF THE CORPORATION
The Northern
New England Neurological Society, Inc. shall be
incorporated as a nonprofit corporation according to the laws of the
State of Vermont.
1/29/03
Revised
2/13/03
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