RULES FOR THE BASIC SCIENCE DIVISION
OF
Amended May 1, 2000
ARTICLE BR-I. NAME
The official title of this Division shall be The Basic Science Division of
The American Ceramic Society.
ARTICLE BR-II. PURPOSE
1. It shall be the purpose of this Division to stimulate the interest of
the members of the Society in the fundamental facts, principles, and theories
that underlie the various manufacturing processes of the branches of the
ceramic industry, the properties of ceramic materials, and the behavior of
such materials in various applications. Toward this end, it shall encourage
the preparation, presentation, discussion and publication of papers in any
department of physico-chemical science that has broad application to ceramics
in two or more of the industrial Divisions. Papers that are of primary concern
to only one Division shall, with the advice and cooperation of the Society's
management, be referred to the Division directly concerned.
2. This Division shall represent the Society in matters of general
scientific interest when specifically requested by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE BR-III. MEMBERSHIP
1. The Basic Science Division shall consist of those Honorary Members,
Distinguished Life Members, Fellows, Emeritus and Senior Fellows, Members,
Emeritus and Senior Members, Associate Members, Student Members, and
Corporation Members in good standing whose major interest lies within the
field covered by the Division and who have instructed the Executive Director
of the Society to so enroll them.
2. The following grades of Members enrolled in this Division shall be
entitled to vote: Distinguished Life Member, Fellow, Emeritus and Senior
Fellow, Member, Emeritus and Senior Member, Associate Member, and Voter of a
Corporation Member.
3. The following grades of Members enrolled in this Division shall be
entitled to hold office: Distinguished Life Member, Fellow, Emeritus and
Senior Fellow, Member, Emeritus and Senior Member, and Associate Member.
ARTICLE BR-IV. GOVERNMENT
1. The affairs of this Division shall be directed by an Executive Committee
consisting of the Chair of the Division, the Chair-Elect, Vice-Chair,
Secretary, and three Counselors.
2. The term of office of the Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary shall be one
year, to wit: from the close of one Annual Meeting of the Society until the
close of the next succeeding Annual Meeting, or until their respective
successors shall have been elected and duly qualified. The term of office, of
the Chair-Elect shall be from the close of one Annual Meeting to the close of
the next succeeding Annual Meeting, when he or she shall become the Chair of
the Division. The term of office of the Counselors of the Division shall be
three years, to wit: from the end of the annual meeting following completion
of their term as Chair of the Division at the close of one Annual Meeting of
the Society until the close of the third successive Annual meeting of the
Society.
3. The three immediate past Chairs of the Division shall serve as
Counselors of the Basic Science Division each for three years following their
term in office as Division Chair. Duties of the Counselors will include acting
as members of the Executive Committee to provide continuity and advisement in
the operation and management of the Basic Science Division and to serve in any
manner deemed agreeable by the Chair of the Basic Science Division within the
Rules of the Basic Science Division.
ARTICLE BR-V. MEETINGS
1. The annual meeting of this Division shall be held during the week of the
Annual Meeting of the Society. The annual business meeting shall be an item on
the Division program and the time of the meeting shall be conspicuously posted
in the Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society
2. Fifteen (15) voting members of this Division shall constitute a quorum
at any business meeting.
3. Special business meetings may be called by any three (3) of the Division
Executive Committee or by petition of ten (10) voting members on thirty (30)
days notice.
ARTICLE BR-VI. OFFICERS
1. The Division Chair shall have general supervision of the affairs of the
Division. He or she shall preside or, in the event of the refusal or inability
to act of the Chair-Elect and the Vice-Chair, he or she shall appoint a
substitute to preside, at all meetings of the Division or of the Division
Executive Committee. He or she shall not be eligible for re-election within a
period of five (5) years. The Division Chair conducts business meetings,
communicates Division's interests to the Board of Directors and the Society
Executive Committee, plans Division's Executive Committee meeting, monitors
Division's standing committees, and follows up the recommendations and actions
identified at business meetings. He or she shall appoint the chairs and
members of the Division's standing committees.
2. The Chair-Elect shall preside at all meetings in the absence of the
Chair and shall immediately succeed to the powers and duties of the Chair in
the event of the refusal or incapacity of the Chair to act. If the
chairmanship becomes permanently vacant, he or she shall assume the title of
Chair. The Chair-Elect shall also serve as the Chair of the Division
Nominating Committee.
3. The Vice-Chair shall assist the Chair as requested and shall succeed to
the powers and duties of the Chair in the event of the refusal or incapacity
of the Chair and Chair-Elect to perform them. The Vice-Chair serves as the
Division's representative to the Society's program and meetings planning
activities.
4. The Secretary shall keep minutes of all Division business meetings and,
after approval by the Division Executive Committee, shall promptly file a
report of a meeting with the Executive Director of The American Ceramic
Society and circulate copies of the report to members of the Executive
Committee. He or she shall keep a full record of the correspondence of the
Division. The Secretary shall appoint a program chair or co-chair, within one
month after the beginning of the Secretary's term.
ARTICLE BR-VII. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
1. a. The Division Nominating Committee shall consist of Division
Chair-Elect as well as three (3) at-large members nominated and elected at the
business meeting of the Division during the Annual Meeting of the Society. The
Chair of the Nominating Committee shall be the Chair-Elect of the Division.
At-large members of the Nominating Committee shall serve one year and are not
eligible for re-election prior to the third succeeding year. Their duties are
to present nominees for the offices of the Division.
b. It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to make nominations for
the following, to wit: (1) Chair, if necessary; (2) Chair-Elect; (3)
Vice-Chair; and (4) Secretary. The Chair-Elect shall automatically become the
Chair for the following year. The Nominating Committee shall nominate only the
current Vice-Chair for election to the office of Chair-Elect, and only the
current Secretary shall be nominated for election to the office of Vice-Chair.
c. The Nominating Committee shall nominate three (3) candidates from the
membership of the Basic Science Division for election to the office of
Secretary, recognizing that the elected Secretary may eventually become the
Chair of the Basic Science Division.
d. The Nominating Committee shall recommend to the Society Nominating
Committee three Basic Science Division members in good standing for
consideration for the Society's annual Board of Directors Ballot.
e. The names of the nominees, together with acceptances in writing, shall
be certified to the Chair of the Division by the Nominating Committee at such
time that the Chair can forward the nominations, together with the assurance
of acceptance of each nominee to the Executive Director of the American
Ceramic Society so they may be published in The American Ceramic Society
Bulletin on or before the fifteenth of September.
2. Additional nominations may be made by petition in writing of fifteen
(15) voting members, providing the petitions accompanied by each nominee's
acceptance in writing are received by the Division Chair in such time that the
Chair can forward these additional nominations, together with the assurance of
each nominee's acceptance, to the Executive Director of the Society on or
before the fifteenth day of October following the publication of the
Nominating Committee's nominees.
3. a. The Division Chair shall promptly transmit all nominations of the
Nominating Committee, together with the assurance of each nominee's
acceptance, to the Executive Director of The American Ceramic Society so they
may be published in The American Ceramic Society Bulletin on or before the
fifteenth of September. The names of all other nominees, together with their
acceptances, shall be forwarded to reach the Executive Director on or before
the fifteenth day of October.
b. The ballots shall be prepared in combination with the ballots of the
Society by the Executive Director and election conducted as provided in the
By-Laws, Article B-VI, and the Rules, Article R-VI, of the Society. A
plurality of the votes cast shall constitute election.
4. a. In the event of refusal to act, incapacity to act, or resignation of
any of the members of the Division Executive Committee, other than one of the
Counselors or Secretary, the vacancy shall be filled by the officer who would
be nominated to the vacant office in the next election. A vacancy occurring in
the office of Secretary shall be filled by an appointment by the Division
Chair; the appointee may be, but need not be, one of the unelected nominees
from the immediate previous election for the office. This change in officers
shall occur at a time determined by the Chair of the Basic Science Division,
and the Nominating Committee shall nominate three (3) candidates for the
office of Vice-Chair and three (3) candidates for the office of Secretary for
vote of the Division membership at the next election.
b. In the event of election as President, President-Elect, Vice-President
or Treasurer of the Society, or in the event of refusal to act, incapacity to
act, or resignation of one of the Counselors of the Division, a successor to
fill the vacancy shall be selected promptly by agreement of the majority of
the other members of the Division Executive Committee. The appointee's name
and acceptance in writing shall be promptly transmitted to the Executive
Director of the Society by the Division Chair, and he or she shall serve until
the next Annual Meeting. The unexpired term, if any, shall be filled by
election of a Trustee representative prior to the next Annual meetings as
provided in Article BR-VII, Sections 1d, e, 2, and 3.
ARTICLE BR-VIII. RELATIONS WITH THE SOCIETY
1. As soon as possible after each Annual Meeting of the Society, the
Division Chair shall fill all vacancies for the Standing Committee of the
Society as currently required by the By-Laws and Rules of the Society.
2. The Division Chair shall promptly appoint Division representatives to
special committees of the Society upon proper notification by the Society.
3. The Division shall not expend funds of the Society or incur indebtedness
without the formal approval of the Board of Directors of the Society.
4. The provisions of the Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of the Society
shall govern the procedure of this Division, but no action or obligation of
the Division shall be considered an action or obligation of the Society. This
By-Law shall be imprinted on any publication issued by the Division.
5. Authorization for incurring indebtedness by the Division for a purpose
which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Society shall be
obtained by a majority of the members voting on a ballot which shall state the
purpose and amount of the proposed expenditure and the agreement of the voter
to a stipulated maximum assessment to liquidate the indebtedness. Such
assessment shall be collected by the Society and credited to the account of
the authorized indebtedness.
6. Special funds to be expended for an approved purpose may be collected by
the Division or an authorized committee thereof. Such funds shall be deposited
with the Society, held in a special account, and paid out by the Society of
the authorized purpose in a manner currently agreed upon by authorized
representatives of the Division and the Society.
ARTICLE BR-IX. COMMITTEES
1. The standing Committees of the Division shall be as follows:
a. Programming Long Range Planning b. General Long Range Planning c. Rules
d. Publications e. Fellow Nominations f. Ceramographic Exhibit g. Sosman Award
a. The Programming Long Range Planning Committee shall consist of the vice
chair of the division, the program chairs, the past program chair, and the
chair of long range planning. With this structure each member will serve at
least 2 years. This structure requires that the incoming secretary appoint the
program chair/s in time for the annual meeting. This committee will meet at
the annual meeting. A summary of the conclusions will be produced to be
collected and passed on to the next committee. The following three items will
be acted upon.
i. The committee chair will have provided the list of suggested symposium
topics from the last meeting, along with lists of the symposia held in the
last 5 years. This information will provide the basis of the discussion of
future symposium topics. Both the needs of currently active society members
should be addressed as well as the potential to encourage peripheral but
relevant or emerging scientific communities to interact with the ceramics
community. This discussion will generate a list of topics to be used by the
program chairs and passed on to the next committee.
ii. The committee will finalize symposia topics for the second term program
chairs.
iii. The committee will highlight organizational difficulties that are not
consistent with efficacy of programming in Basic Science and supply
recommendations for the upcoming years.
b. The General Long Range Planning Committee, appointed by the chair of
Long Range Planning and the division chair, will include the vice chair, and
vary in size depending on the specific objectives of the upcoming year. The
tenure of the members may also vary. (For example if a study is undertaken
which requires 3 years, then the members might be appointed for that time, if
an event will be organized then only 1 year might be required to complete the
task.) The committee will meet at the annual meeting to identify objectives
for the upcoming year. Since the activities will vary in scope from year to
year, the only continuing requirement will be to provide a short (1 page)
report to be collected and passed on to the new chair after the third year. In
this way every new Long Range Planning chair will have a comprehensive and
concise review of previous activities and discussions.
c. The Committee on Rules shall consist of a Chair who is appointed by the
incoming Division Chair for a concurrent appointment of one year. The Chair of
the Rules Committee is eligible for re-appointment for consecutive terms. The
responsibilities of the Committee Chair on the Rules of the Division are to
present recommendations on amendments to or revisions of the Rules of the
Division and operating procedures of Division in agreement with the By-Laws
and Rules of the Society.
d. The Publications Committee shall consist of a Chair who is appointed by
the in-coming Division Chair for a term of one year. The Publications
Committee Chair is eligible for re-appointment. The Publications Committee
Chair will serve on the Society's Committee on Editorial Advice as specified
in the By-Laws and Rules of the Society.
e. The Committee on Fellow Nominations shall consist of the past Division
Chair, the current Division Chair, and the Chair-Elect. The Chair of the
Fellow Nominations Committee shall be the immediate past Division Chair. It is
the responsibility of the Fellow Nominations Committee to select nominees for
Fellowship in the Society in accordance with the By-Laws and Rules of the
Society. The actions of this committee do not preclude selection of Division
members for Fellowship through other channels.
f. The Committee on the Ceramographic Exhibit shall consist of a Chair who
is appointed by the incoming Division Chair for a concurrent appointment of
one year. The Chair of the Ceramographic Exhibit Committee is eligible for
re-appointment during the following year. It is the responsibility of the
Chair of the Ceramographic Exhibit to solicit photographs of the exhibit,
organize the display at the meeting of the Society, select and assist the
judges, and arrange for publication in the Journal of the American Ceramic
Society the entrants of the Ceramographic Exhibit.
g. The Committee on the Sosman Award shall consist of the past three
program Chairs of the Division and the present Publications Committee Chair.
Each of the past Program Chairs will serve for a period of three (3) years,
and each member's term on the committee will begin at the end of their term as
Program Chair. The member of the committee with the greatest seniority shall
be the Chair of the Sosman Award Committee. The committee shall each year, if
any candidate be worthy, select the recipient of the Award.
2. Any temporary Division committee authorized by the Division shall be
appointed by the Division Chair for one year. A temporary committee may be
re-authorized by the Division Chair and its members shall be eligible to
immediate re-appointment.
3. Committee Chairs may request assistants who, on approval of the Division
Executive Committee, shall be chosen by the Committee Chair.
4. Each Standing Committee of the Division shall cooperate with and assist
the corresponding committee of the Society as instructed in matters which
require Division representation. The Chair of a Standing Committee of the
Division will become a member of the corresponding committee of the Society,
when Division representation is specified in the By-Laws or Rules of the
Society.
ARTICLE BR-X. AMENDMENTS
1. Amendments to these Division Rules may be proposed by a petition signed
by fifteen (15) voting members of the Division and presented to the Division
Chair.
2. The Division Chair shall promptly ascertain by written communication
from the proper authority of the Society whether the proposed amendment is
consistent with the Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of the Society and, if so,
it shall be voted upon by ballot.
3. A two-thirds majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to carry an
amendment.
