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ARTICLES OF THE US JSPS FELLOWS ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE 1: Name
The name of the organization shall be
gUS JSPS Fellows Alumni Associationh, and shall
hereafter be referred to as gthe Alumni
Associationh
ARTICLE 2: Objectives
The objective of the Alumni
Association is to maintain the network of JSPS
fellows and to promote US-Japan scientific
cooperation. In pursuit of these objects, the
Alumni Association will carry out the following
activities:
(1) Foster and encourage US alumni
and young researchers to maintain and develop
relationships with Japanese host researchers.
(2) Host science related events
(forums, conferences, etc.).
(3) Issue news letters at least two
times a year.
ARTICLE 3: Program Year
The fiscal year for the Alumni
Associationfs program runs from April 1 to March
31.
ARTICLE 4: Membership
(1) All persons who have received or
will receive support from following JSPS programs
and now are living in the US are eligible for the
membership.
Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign
Researchers
JSPS Summer Program
Invitation Fellowship Program for
Research in Japan
(2) Individuals that are interested
in pursuing and achieving the Alumni Associationfs
objectives are eligible for the associated
membership by being given permission from the chair
of the executive committee.
ARTICLE 5: Organization
(1) Fifty states, District of
Columbia and territories of US are recognized in
five regions as following.
. Northeast - Connecticut, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia
Southeast - Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West
Virginia
Midwest - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin,
Wyoming
Southwest - Arizona, Colorado,
Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
West ? Alaska, California, Hawaii,
Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington
(2) A representative is elected from
each region by mutual vote among the members who
are residence of the region.
(3) The five region representatives
form the executive committee.
ARTICLE 6: Executive Committee
The executive committee (hereafter
gthe committeeh) is set up in the Alumni
Association.
(1) The committee is formed by five
region representatives.
(2) A chair and a vice-chair are
elected by mutual vote among the committee.
(3) The term of office for the
committee members is two years. Until a re-election
of the committee is held, the members are to remain
in office. If a member resigns his/her post in
mid-term, the committee will appoint another person
to fill the remainder of the term.
(4) A committee member may be
re-elected.
(5) The elections shall be held every
two years.
(6) The committee members shall serve
without remuneration.
ARTICLE 7: Responsibilities of the committee
(1) The chair presides over the
committee, supervises activities of the Alumni
Association, and is the official representative of
the Alumni Association.
(2) The vice-chair assists the chair,
and acts for the chair in the absence of
him/her.
(3) The committee shall have
responsibilities for achieving the objectives of
the Alumni Association.
(4) The committee shall consult with
JSPS Washington Office about their programs.
ARTICLE 8: Establishment of the Alumni
Association
The Alumni Association shall be
established on the day Junbi-Iinkai
(Preparatory-Committee) acknowledges the
Articles.
ADDITIONAL RULES:
(1) gJunbi-Iinkaih committee which
was formed to set up the Alumni Association shall
take office of the executive committee until March
31, 2006.
(2) These Bylaws may be amended,
repealed or altered in whole or in part by a
majority vote at any regular or special meeting of
the executive committee.
September 25, 2004
Blanca Chattin-Kacouris
Chair of Junbi-Iinkai, Representative
of Midwest
Wael Zatar
Vice-Chair of Junbi-Iinkai,
Representative of Southeast
Rezwanul Wahid
Representative of Northeast
Daniel Weeks
Representative of Southwest
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