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Bylaws of Foundation, 1974 |
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Rules of the Society
Revised, 2009.
I- NAME AND
ADDRESSES
Sec. 1. Latin American Thyroid Society (LATS) is an association of Latin
American scientists interested to promote research in the thyroid field
(fundamental and clinical).
Sec. 2. The length of the Society shall be indefinite.
Sec. 3. The administrative offices will be located at the address of the
Treasurer. The certificate of incorporation was formed under the law of the
State of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
II- AIMS
Sec. 4. The aims of the association are to promote research in the thyroid field
(fundamental and clinical) and improve knowledge of the thyroid gland and its
diseases.
Sec. 5. To organize and sponsor scientific meetings and courses.
Sec. 6. To keep relationship with other international scientific societies.
III- MEMBERSHIP
Sec. 7. Membership shall consist of Active, Corresponding, Honorary and
Associate members.
a) Active membership is confined to those citizens or residents in the Latin
American continent whose present and established interest is the experimental or
clinical investigation of the thyroid gland and its diseases (anatomy,
physiology, experimental pathology, biochemistry, biophysics, nuclear medicine,
cellular and molecular biology and clinical investigation). Candidates for
Active membership must have attended an earlier meeting of LATS and be proposed
by two Active members of the Society. Applications must be accompanied by a
brief curriculum vitae and a list of the applicant's principal publications (at
least 2) in the thyroid field. Applications must be submitted to the Secretary
and examined by the Executive Committee. Those receiving the support of two
thirds of those present shall be presented to the general Assembly for election
in occasion of the LATS meetings.
b) Corresponding membership is confined to citizens of countries, which do not
belong to
c) Honorary membership is conferred upon persons of great distinction who have
provided exceptional service to the study of the thyroid gland. Honorary members
must be nominated by Active members and approved by the General Assembly.
d) Associate membership is conferred upon
those (i) students, young investigators or clinicians that are interested in the
study of the thyroid gland; (ii) any person belonging to governmental or
non-governmental organizations involved in the study of the thyroid gland, or
involved in the implementation/regulation of public health policies regarding
any aspects of the thyroid gland. Applications must be submitted to the
Secretary and approved by the General Assembly.
Sec. 8. Founder members are all those who joined the Association before June
1st., 1975.
IV- DIRECTION
Sec. 9. An Executive Committee, constituted by the President, President-Elect,
Secretary, Treasurer and nine other members (Directors), all Active members,
will direct LATS.
Sec. 10. The President will be the main executive of LATS, will preside the
General assembly and Executive Committee and will represent LATS, together with
the Secretary, in the meetings with other international societies. The
President-Elect will perform the President functions in his absence.
The President and President-elect are
designated
for a two-year term and are not eligible for reelection.
Sec. 11.
Active members attending the general Assembly held during LATS meetings elect
the President-Elect,
Secretary,
Treasurer and Directors together with the
votes of
active
colleagues on good standing with LATS Society, who voted through internet for
the candidates of elective positions.
Sec. 12.
Pre-Meeting Nominations
(a) Three
members of the Executive Committee will compose an Electoral Committee.
(b) Candidates for offices (President-elect, Secretary,
Treasurer and Directors) shall submit the nominations by petition for elective
office to the Electoral Committee at least
forty days
before the LATS Meeting.
The President elect shall serve
as vice-president and shall automatically become the president after two years
following his or her election.
(c) The Electoral Committee shall notify the membership of
the proposed candidates for elective positions after receiving the nominating of
candidates for the offices of President-Elect, as well as candidates for
Secretary and Treasurer and
each director position available, at least
thirty days
before the LATS Meeting
Meeting Elections
(d)
From the first day of the Meeting until 12h00 of the day of the General Assembly,
ballots will be provided just for active members in good standing. Ballots will
be tabulated in advance of the business meeting
by the Electoral Committee with
the voting results announced at the General Assembly. LATS colleagues on good
standing with LATS Society, can vote on-line for the candidates of elective
positions just after receiving from the Electoral Committee the names of the
proposed candidates. Election to office shall require a plurality vote of the
active members voting.
Sec. 13.
The
Secretary should be elected for four years and is not eligible for reelection. The Secretary must take care of LATS
correspondence, archives, attend and keep a record of all meetings, report the
activities to the Executive Committee, negotiate and sign the contracts in the
name of LATS and, together with the President, represent the Society in the
meetings with other international societies.
Sec. 14.
The Treasurer should be elected for four years and is not
eligible for reelection.The
Treasurer must take care of LATS finances, collect due and donations and pays
bills while cooperating with the Secretary and Executive Council for the good of
the Society.
Sec. 15. The nine Directors of the Executive Committee will
be elected by the majority of the Active members attending the General Assembly
together with the votes of
members of the SLAT in good conditions with the Society. They
shall serve for a period of two years. The Directors of the Executive Committee
might be re-elected for
a more
two-year term .
Sec. 16. LATS
Directors or any Active Member of the Society can candidate for the position of
President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer of LATS.
Sec. 17. The
period of service of all officers will be automatically extended if, during
their term of office, the LATS meeting and the LATS General Assembly do not take
place.
Sec. 18. The President,
the Secretary and the Executive Committee shall the right to establish
sub-committees or call the members to work on specific problems.
Sec. 19. Any vacancy among the officers, except for the office of President and
President-elect, may be filled by an appointee of the President subject to the
majority approval of the Executive Committee.
V- FEES
Sec. 20. The fees for Active and Associate members shall be decided by the
Executive Committee and agreed by the General Assembly. Associate members shall
pay half the value of the Active members.
Sec. 21. The Executive Committee may require special fees with the approval of
the General assembly.
Sec. 22. Any member neglecting to pay dues or special assessments approved by
the Executive Committee, after due notice from the Secretary, may be dropped
from membership.
VI- PROPERTIES
Sec. 23. The Society properties will be formed by:
a) annual fees paid by the members.
b) donations, gifts, grants and legacies.
c) profits from meetings, publications or courses organized by the Society.
VII- ANNUAL
ACCOUNTS
Sec. 24. The annual accounts report shall be submitted by the Treasurer to The
Executive Committee and to the Active members attending the General Assembly.
The annual accounts report shall be approved by the General Assembly.
VIII- AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES
Sec. 25. Any member in a letter to the Secretary may require modifications of
the bylaws at least one month before the General Assembly. The bylaws may be
amended by a two-thirds vote of Active members.
IX- LATS CONGRESS
Sec. 26. The LATS Congress will create the necessary conditions to get
information, change of ideas and connections between the investigators involved
on thyroid research.
Sec. 27. The meeting will take place every two years in a Latin American city,
except those years in which the International Thyroid Congress takes place. The
Executive Committee may change the year and the city if it is necessary for any
reason. The LATS Congress must not take place simultaneously with other
international meeting.
Sec. 28. The local organizing committee will be indicated by the LATS Executive
Council and should be formed preferentially by LATS members living in the host
country.
Sec. 29. The LATS Executive Committee will indicate the program organizing
committee.
X- LATS PRIZE
Sec. 30. The LATS Prize will be awarded at each LATS Congress to an Active
member of the Society who has made outstanding contributions to thyroid research
over a considerable period of time.
Sec. 31. The Executive Committee will make the award. The Executive Committee
can indicate a special board of experts, not necessarily members of LATS, to
work as referees. The final decision will be made by the Executive Committee.
Sec. 32. Candidates for the Prize may be proposed and seconded by any two Active
members of SLAT. The proposal should include the candidate's curriculum vitae
(of no more than 10 pages) and a short citation (of no more than 2 pages)
indicating the nature of candidate's personal contribution to thyroid research
to the Secretary.
Sec. 33. The recipient will be asked to deliver a lecture at the LATS Congress.
Sec. 34. . The LATS Prize - young investigator - will be awarded at each LATS
Congress to 2 young members of the Society (less than 40 years of age)
presenting an accepted paper at the Congress. The categories under which the
prize will be given are: (1) clinical and (2) basic research. The young
investigator must be the first author.
The
work must be presented by the candidate
Sec. 35. The work presented must have been
made in full in a country of
Sec. 36. The recipients of the LATS Prize - young investigator - awards will be
selected by the Program Organizing Committee or a smaller Awards Committee
appointed by the POC, and
can receive this
prize once in a life time.
