BYLAWS OF THE CANADIAN ATLANTIC SECTION Nothing in these Bylaws is to be constructed to be contrary to the IEEE Constitution or Bylaws or the Section Constitution. ARTICLE I - Name and Territory Sec. 1 - This organization shall be known as the Canadian Atlantic Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Sec. 2 - The territory of the Canadian Atlantic Section as designated by the IEEE Executive Committee includes the following provinces of Canada: * Nova Scotia * Prince Edward Island ARTICLE II - Officers Sec. 1 - The elected officers of the Section shall be a Chairman, Vice-chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Sec. 2 - The Chairman, Vice-chairman, Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected to one year terms. Sec. 3 - Terms of office will begin on May 1, but in any case the outgoing officers will continue until their successors are duly elected and take office. Sec. 4 - Any vacancy occurring during the year will be filled by a majority vote of the Executive Committee. ARTICLE III - Standing Committees Sec. 1 - The standing committees of the Section will be as follows: Publicity, Membership, Student Activities, Program, and such other committees as the Executive Committee may add. Sec. 2 - The Chairman of the Standing Committees will be appointed by the Section Chairman with the approval of a majority of the officers and their term will expire the following April 30. Normally a Student Branch Counsellor will be appointed Chairman of the Student Activities Committee. Sec. 3 - Each Committee Chairman will appoint his committee members and their terms will expire the following April 30. ARTICLE IV - Management Sec. 1 - The management of the Section shall be by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Section Officers, the immediate Past Chairman, the Chairmen of the Standing Committees, local Student Branch Chairman, and the Chairmen of any Group Chapter or Subsection associated with the Section. Sec. 2 - A majority of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum. Sec. 3 - A majority vote of the Executive Committee present shall be necessary in the conduct of its business. Sec. 4 - Meetings of the Executive Committee will ordinarily be held monthly and will be called by the Section Chairman or by a request of any three of the Executive Committee members. ARTICLE V - Nomination and Election of Officers Sec. 1 - A Nominating Committee of three members, not then officers of the Section shall be appointed by the Chairman with the approval of the Executive Committee. The immediate Past Chairman will be Chairman of this Committee. Sec. 2 - The nominations of the Nominating Committee will be announced to the membership and an opportunity given for the additional nominations by petition. A petition to be valid must be signed by five or more voting members. Sec. 3 - If only one nomination is made for each office, the election will be made at the Annual Meeting. If additional nominations are made, election will be by ballot mailed to the membership and the vote counted by a committee appointed by the Section Chairman. Sec. 4 - The timetable for this procedure is as follows: January - Appointment of Nomination Committee February - Announcement of Nominations April 1 - Close nominations by petition April - Election by ballot (if required) May - Hold Annual Meeting A ballot, if required, shall be mailed prior to April 15. ARTICLE VI - Business Meetings Sec. 1 - In order to transact business at a Section Membership Meeting, at least fifteen voting members must be present to constitute a quorum. ARTICLE VII - Finances Sec. 1 - All expenditures of Section Funds must be approved by the Section Executive Committee. Budgets will be submitted to the Executive Committee by groups and other committees of the Section who require funds. Sec. 2 - Without prior authorization of the IEEE Headquarters Executive Committee, Section Funds can only be used for normal operations of the section such as payment for meeting halls, equipment used at a meeting, mailing and promotional expenses. Sec. 3 - An auditing committee of two members of the Section shall be appointed by the Chairman; prior to the Annual Meeting. They shall audit the books of the Section and record their findings with an entry in the ledger. Sec. 4 - Three co-signers will be selected by the Chairman of the Section from the Section officers. The Signatures of two of the three co-signers shall be required to draw funds as approved by the Executive Committee. ARTICLE VIII- Manual of Operations Sec. 1 - The duties of officers and committee chairmen are outlined in the IEEE Section Manual. A copy of appropriate sections of this manual shall be made available to each newly elected or appointed member of the Executive Committee. ARTICLE IX - Amendments Sec. 1 - Proposals for amendments may originate in the Section Executive Committee or by a petition of five or more voting members. Sec. 2 - Amendments to or revocation of these Bylaws shall be made in accordance with the Section Constitution. ARTICLE X - Section Awards Sec. 1 - The Section will provide a silver medal which is awarded each year at convocation to the student graduating in Electrical Engineering with the highest overall average in the program of studies at the Technical University of Nova Scotia. Sec. 2 - The Section will provide Student's Paper Contest Awards. The value of the awards will be decided annually at the discretion of the Executive. Sec. 3 - The Section shall provide a bronze medal in memory of the 1983-84 Chairman, Gnanendran Murugan, to be presented annually to the member who best demonstrates the qualities of professionalism, integrity, and dedication to the Purposes of the IEEE. The Chairman shall appoint an Awards Committee before November 30 of each year which will seek nominations from the membership. The Committee will present its recommendation to the Executive for ratification before April 30 and the Medal will be presented at the Annual General Meeting, or any other suitable occasion. The medal may not be awarded in any particular year. June, 1986.