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MRS regional Sections provide local forums for the interaction of scientists and engineers in various materials disciplines of particular interest to that community. Sections may sponsor their own meetings or educational activities. Sections may be created by petition to the MRS Council signed by 10 active members of the Society living in the geographical area to be served by the Section. Presently there are nine MRS sections that are active.
Forming an MRS Section
From the MRS Bylaws:
A. Establishment of a Section shall be authorized by the Council. Petitions requesting the organization of a Section shall be addressed to the Council and shall be signed by at least ten members in good standing living in the region to be served by the proposed Section. The title of the Section shall depict the region with which it is associated.
B. The geographical area to be served by the proposed Section shall be described in the petition, and shall be limited to that area within which members can reasonably be expected to travel for evening meetings. The geographical area is not to include any already served by an existing Section.
C. All members of the Materials Research Society living or working within the defined area of the Section shall automatically become Section members upon payment of Section dues.
D. Members residing and working outside the defined geographical area of the Section and nonmembers of the Society may, upon approval of the Section Executive Committee and payment of dues, become Associate Members of the Section, but shall not have the right to hold office or vote on matters affecting the Section or the Materials Research Society.
E. The officers of the Section shall include the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be combined and held by one person.
F. The Section Executive Committee shall consist of the officers of the Section.
G.The Section Executive Committee shall manage the affairs of the Section; pass upon and authorize the annual budget controlling expenditures; pass upon the eligibility of applicants or membership; fill all vacancies; approve all appointments; and consider and dispose of all matters referred to it by the Section. Any duties not otherwise specifically mentioned which tend to better the welfare of the Section may be assumed by the Section Executive Committee, insofar as they are consistent with the objectives of the Society.
H.By February 15 of each year the Section shall submit to the Chair of the Membership Committee a summary of Section activities for the previous calendar year including the number of meetings held, a list of newly elected officers, and the number of current members. It shall also submit a brief financial statement including total revenues and expenditures for the prior calendar year, and the current balance.
I. The Section shall not incur indebtedness on behalf of the Society without the prior approval of the Council.
J. A Section shall be placed on inactive status if its membership declines to below five Members and Associate Members for a period of twelve months. Assets of an inactive Section shall be forwarded to Materials Research Society Headquarters. Application for reactivation shall follow the same procedure as a petition for a new Section. A Section which is inactive for two years shall be dissolved.
K.The Constitution and Bylaws of the Society shall govern the procedures of a Section, but no action or obligation of the Section shall be considered an action or obligation of the Materials Research Society. A statement to this effect shall be imprinted in any contractual or financial agreement entered into by a Section.
L.The Society reserves the right to dissolve a Section at any time if, in the judgment of the Council, such action is in the best interests of the Society. For more information on MRS Sections, contact: MRS Headquarters, (724) 779-3003; E-Mail: info@mrs.org.
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