IAHR Business Meetings Toronto August 15-21, 2010

According to the IAHR By-Laws (Rule 3.d.), "[t]he General Secretary shall notify the officers of the constituent societies/and or members of the Executive Committee concerning the date, place and provisional agenda of each session at the latest one month in advance."

Though I will send you a formal notification with exact dates, locations and a provisional agenda for the Toronto 2010 meeting of the International Committee and the General Assembly in the beginning of 2010, I sincerely ask the member societies and its officers to consider the appointment of your two delegates to the IAHR International Committee already now.

According to the IAHR By-Laws, Rule 5.c., "[t]he executive committees of each constituent society appoint no more than two representatives to each International Committee meeting. These are normally, but not necessarily, the president and secretary of the constituent society."

The General Assembly, "composed of all members of constituent societies of the association" present at the congress in question, "may take action only on matters referred to it from the International Committee, and it may refer any matter to the International or Executive Committee for consideration and support." (Constitution, Article 4a).

I cannot but encourage all constituent member societies to do whatever in their power to ensure the participation in the International Committee meeting also in Toronto 2010 of delegates from their society. It is vital to the well being of the IAHR that as many of its members as possible participate in the discussions and decisions of the International Committee and the General Assembly. This is, of course, also the reason (see above) why we have decided to give preference to officers or members who have been delegated by their national or regional association to be one of two representatives to the International Committee when IAHR/CIPSH funds are to be granted to applicants.  

Please remember (see below) that voting rights are dependent upon annual payment of dues, that "each constituent society shall provide the General Secretary with a list of fully paid members who shall then be recognized as members of the General Assembly", and that the General Secretary of the IAHR shall also be notified about the names of the designated representatives (By-Laws, Rules 5b and 5e).