Article III. Officers

 

Sec. 1

The organization shall have four Executive Officers. These Executive Officers shall be titled: President; Vice President; Treasurer; and Executive Director. The President, Vice President, and Treasurer shall be elected from among members in good standing. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the three elected Executive members, with ratification of his/her appointment by the Executive Council. The Executive Officers, each of whom, ideally, should have his/her principal professional appointment in a different country, shall be responsible for the administration of the organization and for overseeing its successful operation. They will represent the Association in all matters of policy, administration, and finance. The Executive Officers shall consult with the Executive Council as necessary and present for its ratification any fiscal and governance policy when such fiscal and governance decisions involve more than routine operational matters. The Executive Officers will duly report to the General Assembly. The initially appointed officers serve pro-tem until an election has taken place according to the procedures to be established by the first congress.

Sec. 2

The President shall serve a three-year term, once renewable. The President shall preside at meetings of the General Assembly, the Executive Council, and congresses of the Association. The President, in collaboration with the other Executive Officers, will be responsible for the formulation of policies and projects and for receiving motions and resolutions formulated and voted on by members of the General Assembly for presentation to the Executive Council for disposition and implementation.

Sec. 3

The Vice President shall serve a three-year term, once renewable. Should the term of the standing President, through any cause, become vacant, the Vice-President assumes the office of President for the remainder of the PresidentÍs term.

Sec. 4

The Executive Director, who serves a three-year term, once renewable, shall be the chief administrative officer of the Association. With the concurrence of the President and the Executive Council, he/she shall oversee the administrative affairs of the Association and its operations, co-ordinate the work of its committees, participate in the formulation of policies and projects submitted to the Executive Council and co-ordinate the disposition and implementation of initiatives of the General Assembly and decisions of the Executive Council, of which the Executive Director should be an ex-officio member.

Sec. 5

The Treasurer, who serves a three-year term, once renewable, shall oversee the financial affairs of the Association and its operations.