Annual Business Meeting: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Under the Section's [[By-Laws]], the membership is required to meet annually to conduct Section business. This Annual Business Meeting (ABM) fulfills the corporate | Under the Section's [[By-Laws]], the membership is required to meet annually to conduct Section business. This Annual Business Meeting (ABM) fulfills the corporate requirement for a meeting at least annually of members and officers. | ||
The [[Section Chair]], as the corporate president, presides over the ABM. Traditionally, the ABM is held over lunch on Monday of the annual spring technical meeting, whether hosted by the Section or the U.S. Sections of The Combustion Institute. | The [[Section Chair]], as the corporate president, presides over the ABM. Traditionally, the ABM is held over lunch on Monday of the annual spring technical meeting, whether hosted by the Section or the U.S. Sections of The Combustion Institute. Twenty (20) members of the Section constitutes a quorum. | ||
== Regular order of business == | == Regular order of business == | ||
The | The regular order of the ABM follows. The Section Chair presents all items, including reports of other officers. Endorsement of motions, nominations to the [[Board of Advisors]] and officers, and By-Laws occurs with a simple majority, at the Chair's discretion, via a show of hands, unless any member call division, which is resolved by a counting of hands. | ||
* '''Call to order''' | * '''Call to order''' | ||
* '''Review and approval of the minutes of the previous ABM'''. Membership must endorse the minutes, with any changes. | * '''Review and approval of the minutes of the previous ABM'''. Membership must endorse the minutes, with any changes. | ||
* '''Secretary's report'''. | * '''Secretary's report'''. | ||
* '''Treasurer's report'''. The report | * '''Treasurer's report'''. The report encompasses the previous [[Fiscal Year]] (FY) as well as activities in the current FY up to a week or so before the current ABM. Membership must endorse the report, with any changes. | ||
* '''Elections'''. The Chair presents the nominations of the Board of Advisors, and floor nominations are solicited. Officers are elected in odd-numbered years, and advisors in even-numbered years. | * '''Elections'''. The Chair presents the nominations of the Board of Advisors, and floor nominations are solicited. Officers are elected in odd-numbered years, and advisors in even-numbered years. | ||
* '''Awards'''. Any awards bestowed since the last ABM are reported. | * '''Awards'''. Any awards bestowed since the last ABM are reported, with recipients recognized, if present. | ||
* '''Acknowledgements'''. Recognition of outgoing officers and advisors or others of service to the Section is given. | * '''Acknowledgements'''. Recognition of outgoing officers and advisors or others of service to the Section is given. | ||
* '''Upcoming meetings'''. Announcements and details of upcoming technical meetings are given. | * '''Upcoming meetings'''. Announcements and details of upcoming technical meetings are given. | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
* '''Adjournment'''. The Chair entertains a motion, with second, to adjourn, and no vote of the membership is required. | * '''Adjournment'''. The Chair entertains a motion, with second, to adjourn, and no vote of the membership is required. | ||
== List of | == List of ABMs == | ||
A list of business meetings and available minutes may be found at [[https://www.cssci.org/w/index.php?title=Annual_Business_Meeting_minutes]]. | A list of business meetings and available minutes may be found at [[https://www.cssci.org/w/index.php?title=Annual_Business_Meeting_minutes]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:36, 14 December 2025
Under the Section's By-Laws, the membership is required to meet annually to conduct Section business. This Annual Business Meeting (ABM) fulfills the corporate requirement for a meeting at least annually of members and officers.
The Section Chair, as the corporate president, presides over the ABM. Traditionally, the ABM is held over lunch on Monday of the annual spring technical meeting, whether hosted by the Section or the U.S. Sections of The Combustion Institute. Twenty (20) members of the Section constitutes a quorum.
Regular order of business
The regular order of the ABM follows. The Section Chair presents all items, including reports of other officers. Endorsement of motions, nominations to the Board of Advisors and officers, and By-Laws occurs with a simple majority, at the Chair's discretion, via a show of hands, unless any member call division, which is resolved by a counting of hands.
- Call to order
- Review and approval of the minutes of the previous ABM. Membership must endorse the minutes, with any changes.
- Secretary's report.
- Treasurer's report. The report encompasses the previous Fiscal Year (FY) as well as activities in the current FY up to a week or so before the current ABM. Membership must endorse the report, with any changes.
- Elections. The Chair presents the nominations of the Board of Advisors, and floor nominations are solicited. Officers are elected in odd-numbered years, and advisors in even-numbered years.
- Awards. Any awards bestowed since the last ABM are reported, with recipients recognized, if present.
- Acknowledgements. Recognition of outgoing officers and advisors or others of service to the Section is given.
- Upcoming meetings. Announcements and details of upcoming technical meetings are given.
- All Other Current Business. The Chair may present other information to the membership and may canvass the membership for any outstanding business.
- Adjournment. The Chair entertains a motion, with second, to adjourn, and no vote of the membership is required.
List of ABMs
A list of business meetings and available minutes may be found at [[1]].