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- The Utopian
Studies Society (hereinafter referred to as
"the Society") is an interdisciplinary
society that aims to co-ordinate and encourage
the diverse work currently taking place on
the subject of utopianism.
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Membership shall be open to anyone with
an interest in the study of Utopianism.
- The Society shall promote
the study of Utopianism by whatever means
its committee deems appropriate, for example
by holding conferences or lectures, or encouraging
publications in related fields of study.
- An Annual General Meeting
of the Society shall be held.
The quorum for the Annual
General Meeting of the Society shall be
10 members.
- At the Annual General Meeting,
a Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer and
a Committee of up to 10 members will be
elected.
- A Bank Account in the name
of the Society shall be opened. Instructions
to the Bank and cheques may be signed by
either the Chairperson or the Treasurer
as a sole signatory.
- The office-bearers so elected
will hold office for a period of three years,
after which they are eligible to stand for
re-election, provided they are duly nominated
as noted below.
- Nominations for membership
of the committee and the office-bearers
may be made in writing in advance of the
meeting. They may also be taken from the
floor at the Annual General Meeting of the
Society, provided that the member being
nominated is present, or has agreed to stand
for election.
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