1.
NAME, DEFINITION AND OBJECTIVE
1.1 Name.
This organization (hereinafter
referred to as the "Association") shall be known
as the "U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics."
1.2 Definition. Computational
mechanics is that discipline of applied science and engineering
which is devoted to the study of physical phenomena by means
of computational methods, such as mathematical simulation
and modeling.
1.3 Objective. The objective of
the Association shall be to promote, foster, organize and
coordinate various activities concerning computational mechanics
in the United States and to represent U.S. interests in
computational mechanics as an affiliate of the International
Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM). The Association
shall serve as a formal vehicle for overseeing and coordinating
conferences, colloquia, symposia, and other technical meetings,
and it shall promote and recognize research, commercial
and academic activities in the general area of computational
mechanics that take place within the United States. These
functions shall be performed and coordinated on behalf of
IACM. In particular, the Association shall provide the United
States representation in the organization, planning and
hosting of IACM congresses and shall periodically coordinate
and organize U.S. conferences on computational mechanics.
2. MEMBERSHIP
2.1 Categories of Membership. Membership
in the Association shall consist of the following categories:
a) Individual Members; b) Student
Members; c) Institutional Members; d) Corporate Members.
2.2 Individual Members. Individual
membership shall be open to any U.S. resident engaged in,
connected with or interested in computational mechanics
and who is a graduate in engineering, science, mathematics,
or possesses equivalent qualifications.
2.3 Student Members. Student membership
is open to full time students (undergraduate and graduate)
who participate in a Student Chapter of the Association.
2.4 Institutional Membership. This
category is open to nonprofit U.S. research institutions,
technical societies, and university laboratories whose activities
include work in computational mechanics.
2.5 Corporate Membership. This
category is open to U.S. industrial organizations whose
interests include the field of computational mechanics.
3. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
3.1 Composition of the Executive Committee. The
governing body of the Association shall be the Executive Committee.
The membership of the Executive Committee shall consist of
no more than 13 Individual Members. The Executive Committee
administration shall be provided by its officers, which consists
of a President, Vice-President, and Treasurer and no more
than eight Members-at-Large. Two Past-Presidents of the Executive
Committee will be appointed as members of the Executive Committee
for one term. A Past-President of the Executive Committee
shall be a member of the IACM Executive Committee and shall
provide liaison between the Association and IACM. An appointed
Member of USACM shall represent USACM on the U.S. National
Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM),
and represent USNC/TAM interests in the Association. Other
members of the Executive Committee shall be chosen so as to
represent, as much as possible, larger constituents of computational
mechanics interests throughout the U.S. Executive Committee
members shall be elected by members of the Association from
a slate presented to them by the Executive Committee.
3.2 Nominations. Each Individual
Member is eligible to nominate candidates for Executive Committee
membership. The Executive Committee shall prepare a slate
of such nominees, of no more than twice the available positions,
based on these recommendations.
3.3 Voting. Each Individual Member
of the Association shall have one vote in the election of
members of the Executive Committee and in such matters as
are to be voted upon that are of broad concern to the Association.
3.4 Election of Executive Committee. The
President, Vice-President, and Treasurer and Members-at-Large
shall be elected by a simple majority of the vote of the Individual
Membership, such vote to be held within six months prior to
the period in which these officers shall hold office. The
Executive Committee is empowered to set procedures for the
election and terms of office as it deems appropriate.
3.5 Duties. The Executive
Committee is empowered to establish such committees of the
Association as it deems appropriate, to accept and act upon
petitions from the membership, to set membership dues, approve
the sites and dates for conferences sponsored by the Association,
and to establish affiliations with other associations and
societies.
3.6 Removal. A member of the Executive
Committee may be removed by a two-thirds majority vote of
the Executive Committee.
4. BYLAWS, VOTING MEMBERS
4.1 Amendments
and changes in the Association Bylaws must be approved
by a two-thirds majority of Individual Members of the Association
casting votes. Electronic or mail ballots may be used to poll
the members for votes on issues affecting the Association.
4.2 The
Treasurer of the Association shall maintain a register
of all members in good standing, these being only members
who have paid annual dues. Voting members shall be those Individual
Members of the Association in good standing.
|
