MAS Bylaws Revision - Proposed August 2010

For reference, a copy of the current MAS Bylaws can be found here.

Proposed Bylaws revisions fall into three distinct and independent categories:

1. Society Name Change: Proposed that the name of society be changed from "The Microbeam Analysis Society" to "The Microanalysis Society"; associated revisions of the ByLaws would be incorporated to revise the mission focus from "microbeam instruments" to "microanalysis."
2. Executive Council Restructuring: Proposed that (a) the term of the President be increased from one (1) year to two (2) years; correspondingly, the election of the President-Elect would occur only every other year; the President-Elect / President / Past President cycle would comprise four years, with one-and-one-half years as President-Elect, two years as President, and one-half year as Past President; there would thus be only two voting members of Council in the "President" cycle at any one time; the number of voting members of Council would decrease from the current eleven (11) to ten (10).
3. Miscellaneous Revisions: Proposed that (a) the qualification for Emeritus status be broadened to recognize longstanding Society membership, in addition to distinguished service to the Society; (b) that the terms of Appointed Officers be revised from four years to three years, in line with other appointments (e.g., Committee Chairs); and (c) that the definition of a non profit organization be updated to reflect the current legal revision of the Internal Revenue Code.
   

Explicit revisions can be found by clicking on the links above.