BYLAW for

Australian Chinese ICT Professional eSociety

（澳大利亚华人信息与通讯科技专业学会章程）

(last update: November 20, 2005)

ARTICLE I. Name

The name of the organisation shall be "Australian Chinese ICT Professional eSociety", designated hereinafter as the Society. Here ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology.

ARTICLE II. Purposes

The Society shall be an academic and non-profit organisation. The purposes of the Society shall be:

(a)    to promote the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and scientific development in ICT and related sciences and technologies among Chinese ICT professionals in Australia,

(b)   to provide an efficient channel between its members and ICT professionals in China, through which mutual understanding and cooperation can be enhanced, and

(c)    to promote the collaborations in ICT areas between China and Australia through ICT members’ contribution.

ARTICLE III. Membership

An individual member shall be a person who possess a doctoral degree or equivalent accreditation and standing, is presently engaged or has been engaged in ICT related work in an Australian university, research institute or industry/government organisations.

ARTICLE IV. Officers

Section 1. Officers and Term

The officers shall consist of a Chairperson, Regional Directors, Committee and a number of Secretary Generals. The official term of the officers shall commence the first day of election until the last day before next election.

Section 2. Chairperson

The Chairperson shall be elected by a majority vote of the Society Committee. The Chairperson shall appoint other officers and take such actions as deemed appropriate to complete goals as Chairperson of the Society and further the interests of the organisation. The Chairperson is the official spokesperson of the Society.

Section 3. Regional Director

Regional Directors are appointed by the Chairperson to act on his/her behalf in regions that have significant number of members.

Section 4. Secretary General

The secretary generals shall assist the Chairperson to handle the Society daily operations.  

ARTICLE V. Society Committee

Section 1. The Society Committee shall be the governing body of the Society. It shall consist of the Chairperson, the last-term Chairperson, the Regional Directors, and committee members nominated by the Society members.

Section 2. Except for last-term Chairperson, Regional Directors, each member of the Society Committee shall be nominated by a member of the Society and approved by a significant number of members.

Section 3. The term of the Committee is three years. The Chairperson may dismiss the Committee and call for an election before the end of the term.

ARTICLE VI. Election

Section 1. The Society Committee shall serve as the Election Committee to coordinate the Committee and Chairperson election.

Section 2. The Election Committee shall prepare a list of Chairperson candidates who shall be nominated or self-nominated by members. Members with significant number of support become member of the Society Committee. The Society Committee shall vote for the Chairperson.

ARTICLE VII. The Seal, Account(s) and Documents of the Society

Section 1. The Society does not have a seal.

Section 2. The Society does not have an account.

Section 3. The Chairperson or his/her designated representative shall prepare minutes of proceedings of committee meetings of the Society.

ARTICLE VIII. Meetings

Section 1. The Committee shall hold an electronic meeting each year.

Section 2. The Committee meetings may be called at any time by the Chairperson.

ARTICLE IX. Amendment

Section 1. Proposals to amend the Bylaws may be made by a petition to the Society Committee signed by at least ten members, or by a Committee member.

Section 2. After the amendments are approved by the Society Committee, they shall take effect immediately unless otherwise indicated in the amendments.