Seattle ACM SIGGRAPH Bylaws

Bylaws of the Seattle Special Interest Group for Computer Graphics of the Association for Computing Machinery

1. This organization shall be called the Seattle Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group for Computer Graphics, also known as the Seattle ACM SIGGRAPH. In these bylaws it will be referred to as "the Chapter" and the Association for Computing Machinery will be referred to as "ACM".

1. The Chapter is organized and will be operated exclusively for educational and scientific purposes. Specific objectives include:

   1. To promote an increased knowledge of and greater interest in the science, design, development, construction, languages, management and applications of modern computer graphics.

   2. To provide a means of communication between persons having an interest in computer graphics.

2. This Chapter will serve persons who live or work in the Seattle area.

3. This Chapter is chartered by the ACM. These bylaws neither supersede nor abrogate any of the Bylaws of the ACM that regulate chapter affairs.

1. Voting membership in the Chapter shall be open to all ACM members and ACM SIG members in the locality served by the chapter, upon request and payment of any local dues, as determined by the executive committee. Voting membership shall also be open to other interested persons in the Seattle area upon request and payment of local dues.

1. The officers of this Chapter shall be: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer.

2. All officers of the Chapter must be voting members of the ACM and members of ACM SIGGRAPH.

3. All officers must be voting members of the chapter.

4. Officers shall be elected by the greatest number of votes cast by the voting members of the chapter.

5. The officers shall be elected at the annual Election (or Business) meeting. They shall take office on July 1 and serve for one year.

1. The chairperson is the principal officer and is responsible for leading the Chapter and managing its activities. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of this chapter and of its executive council.

2. The Vice Chair shall preside at meetings in the absence of the Chair and assist the Chair in the management of the chapter.

3. The secretary shall perform the following duties:

   1. Keep minutes of all chapter and executive council meetings.

   2. Maintaining the records of the chapter.

   3. Preparation of the Annual Chapter Report for presentation to the Chapter at the Annual Election Meeting.

   4. Preparation of the chapter's annual activity report and submission of this report to ACM headquarters.

   5. Notification to ACM headquarters of any changes in the officers of the chapter.

   6. Submission of any proposed amendment to these bylaws to the chairs of the Local Activities Board and the ACM Constitution and Bylaws Committee for approval.

4. The treasurer shall perform the following duties:

   1. Collect membership and other fees from the members of the chapter.

   2. Pay dues and other financial obligations incurred by the chapter.

   3. Prepare the chapter's Annual Financial Report for presentation to the Chapter at the Annual Election meeting.

   4. Complete and submit the Annual Financial Report to ACM Headquarters.

1. The executive council shall consist of the present chapter officers and the immediate past chair.

1. The chapter shall conduct at least four meetings a year for the general membership.

2. The chapter shall hold meetings only in places that are open and accessible to all members of the ACM.

3. Notices of all meetings shall be made available to all members at least one week prior to any meeting.

4. The annual business meeting shall be held at the last meeting of the program year. At this meeting, the secretary and treasurer each shall present a report of the chapter status. In addition, the election results for the officers of the coming year shall be announced.

1. Disbursements from the treasury for chapter expenditures shall be made by the treasurer with authorization of the executive council and shall be included in the minutes of its meetings.

2. Membership dues shall be assigned annually by the executive council.

1. All proposed changes to these chapter bylaws shall have been approved by the chairs of the Local Activities Board and the ACM Constitution and Bylaws Committee before being presented to the chapter membership for a vote.

2. No official business of the Chapter shall be conducted unless a quorum of the Chapter is present.

3. A quorum of the Chapter shall be defined as 50% of the voting membership of the Chapter or 50 voting members, which ever is greater.

4. Elections shall be open to voting for a period of 20 days. Each member may change their ballot as often as they deem necessary until the voting period is ended.

5. Officers will be elected by a plurality of votes cast. Enough votes must be cast to constitute a quorum of the chapter.

1. Dissolution of this Chapter by consent of the members shall consist of unanimous agreement of all its officers together with a majority vote at a meeting which has been publicized in advance to all members of the Chapter for the purpose of taking this vote.

2. Should this Chapter be dissolved, its assets and liabilities shall be transferred to ACM and shall be supervised by the Local Activities Board.