Amendments to the TIAFT constitution

The TIAFT board proposed to make three amendments to the TIAFT constitution. These proposed changes were discussed during the business meeting in Seattle, on August 30, 2007 and published in TIAFT Bulletin, volume XXXVIII, page 9.

Approval of the amendments requires a two-third majority of full members casting a mail ballot. The returned ballots must exceed 10% of the total full membership.

Members from 30 different countries cast a vote, with in the top-10, the UK (25 votes), Belgium and France (17), Germany and Japan (10), the USA (9), Switzerland (5), Australia, Finland, Italy and Korea (4).

As 10.5 % of the membership voted and more than two thirds voted yes, all conditions for the change of the constitution are fulfilled.

List of the adopted changes:

1. The first sentence of article 5.1 is changed (addition of 'the immediate past-president') to:
   The Executive Board of the Association shall consist of a President, the immediate past-president, a President-elect, a Secretary, a Treasurer and three other elected Board Members.
   
   
2. Addition of sentences to the first paragraph of article 6:
   ...to be determined by the Treasurer. The dues are waived for members from developing countries (DCF countries). The list of countries that qualify for DCF status is determined by the board. Members from DCF countries are full members, but they do not receive a printed version of the Bulletin.
   
   
3. The third paragraph of article 11 is modified (addition of 'and honorary') as follows:
   Only full and honorary members carry speaking and voting privileges but speaking privileges may be granted to other attendees by the Chairperson.

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