Proposed AAPG Bylaws Amendment for Consideration
This proposal will be an agenda item at the House of Delegates meeting May 19, 2013, at the AAPG Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. Please contact your delegate with your comments or questions.
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A proposed amendment to Article XIII, Section 3, of the AAPG Bylaws deleting the requirement for mailing an annual dues statement to each Member, Student, and Associate and providing for written notification by mail, electronic mail, or other suitable means to each Member, Student and Associate of the annual dues owed.
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Article XIII. DUES
Section 3. Dues Schedule and Billing
The annual dues of members shall be payable in advance of the fiscal year in accordance with a schedule to be established annually by the Executive Committee, provided that the dues shall not exceed the sums set forth below:
- Member -- Up to $125
- Member designated an Emeritus Member-- Up to $62.50
- Member designated an Honorary Member-- None
- Student -- Up to $10
- Associate -- Up to $125
The above schedule shall be subject to the following provisos:
- That dues are not refundable;
- That members having previously obtained exemption under the former Life Member category shall not be required to pay dues;
- Students will be reclassified as Associates twenty-four (24) months after termination of academic enrollment.
- There shall be three levels of annual dues for Members and Associates which shall be based on gross annual personal income in United States dollars. The levels are: Level 1 – Annual income greater than $50,000; Level 2 – Annual income greater than $25,000 but not more than $50,000; and Level 3 – Annual income of $25,000 or less. Level 2 dues shall be one-half of Level 1 dues; Level 3 dues shall be one-fourth of Level 1 dues; provided, however, that in no event shall annual dues based on any level of annual income be less than $20.00. A Member or an Associate whose annual income is in Level 2 or Level 3 may, at his or her option, pay dues which correspond with any higher level of annual income. The Executive Committee may provide for access to the Bulletin and the Explorer by different means for persons paying different levels of dues.
- Except as required to initiate the various dues levels as set out in subsection (d) above, that the annual change in dues for Members and Associates cannot exceed twenty percent (20%), and that this annual change is noncumulative; and
- That a penalty to be established annually by the Executive Committee will be levied for each quarter year of delinquency beginning on July 1.
A statement shall be mailed to each Member, (including each Member designated as an Emeritus Member or an Honorary Member), Student, and Associate before July 1 of each year, stating the amount of annual dues.
Written notification by mail, electronic mail, or other suitable means shall be provided to each Member, (including each Member designated as an Emeritus Member or an Honorary Member), Student, and Associate before July 1 of each year, stating the amount of annual dues owed.
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In addition to the consideration by the AAPG House of Delegates on May 18, 2013, of the proposed amendment to the Bylaws of AAPG, the following motions will be considered at that meeting of the AAPG House of Delegates:
MOVED: that Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and Uzebkistan be transferred from
the Asia/Pacific Region to the European Region.and
MOVED: That a new Technical Division to be known as the Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division be established
Motion for consideration by the AAPG House of Delegates pursuant to Section 1, Article VI, of the AAPG Bylaws transferring Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzebkistan from the Asia/Pacific Region to the European Region.
MOVED, that Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzebkistan be transferred from the Asia/Pacific Region to the European Region.
Motion for consideration by the AAPG House of Delegates pursuant to Section 2, Article VI, of the AAPG Bylaws to establish a new Technical Division to be known as the Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division.
MOVED: That a new Technical Division to be known as the Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division be established.