- Constitution
- Name
- Field of Interest and Objective
- Members
- Officers
- Duties of the Officers
- Financing
- Affiliation
- Committees
- Meetings
- Regions
- Conferences
- Publications
- Amendments
Article I
Name
Section 1.1
The organization shall be known as the International Association for
Pattern Recognition. Hereafter "IAPR" shall refer to this organization.
Section 2.1
The field of interest is Pattern Recognition and the allied branches of
engineering, together with the related arts and sciences; the objective is
the advancement of theory and practice in the field of interest.
Section 2.2
IAPR shall organize the International Conference on Pattern Recognition
(hereafter called "ICPR"), may organize or sponsor other conferences,
workshops or courses, may publish periodicals, newsletters, proceedings or
special publications and may employ all other proper means to further its
objectives.
Section 3.1
Members may be scientific or professional organizations in the field of
interest.
Section 3.2
Members shall be entitled to all rights of IAPR in as far as practical. The
Bylaws shall provide criteria and procedures for enrollment.
Section 4.1
IAPR shall have a Governing Board, an Executive Committee, and the
following officers: President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President,
Secretary, and Treasurer. The officers may but need not be members of the
Governing Board.
Section 4.2
The Governing Board shall consist of representatives of the member
organizations.
Section 4.3
The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, First
Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Past President, Secretary and
Treasurer. Officers shall be elected by a procedure specified in the
Bylaws.
Section 4.4
The President and Secretary shall act as the chairman and the secretary of
the Governing Board, whether or not they are members of the Board.
Section 4.5
Only members of the member organizations are eligible for any office. Names
of candidates for office shall not be submitted or presented without their
prior consent.
Section 4.6
The terms of office of the officers shall be nominally two years.
Re-election is permissible with the restriction that the terms of the
President or Vice-Presidents shall be four years at most. Newly elected
officers shall assume their office immediately following the close of the
Governing Board meeting at which they have been elected, except the
Treasurer, who shall assume his office as mutually arranged with the
outgoing Treasurer, but no later than 60 days after the date of the
election.
Section 5.1
The President assisted by the Vice-Presidents shall be responsible for the
overall administration and leadership of IAPR. He presides at meetings of
the Governing Board and Executive Committee, and provides liaison between
these two bodies.
Section 5.2
The First Vice-President, or in his absence, the Second Vice-President,
shall act as President in case of the latter's absence. If the absence is
prolonged or permanent, the procedure in Bylaw
5.5
shall be followed.
Section 5.3
The Secretary shall handle correspondence and maintain a correspondence
file, and record minutes of the Governing Board and the Executive Committee
meetings.
Section 5.4
The Treasurer shall handle the financial affairs, prepare the budget, and maintain records of receipts and expenditures.
Section 6.1
The general financial policy of IAPR, including the amount of annual dues,
and the budget of the ICPR, shall be discussed and adopted by the Governing
Board. The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the execution of
the general financial policy and for detailing the general policy.
In case of emergency, and when there is no real opportunity to consult the
Governing Board, the Executive Committee may make decisions conflicting
with the adopted general policy of the Governing Board. The Executive
Committee will have to render account of its financial actions.
The Bylaws shall provide procedures concerning the authority of
representatives and officers to bind IAPR in financial affairs.
Section 7.1
IAPR may affiliate with international organizations. The intention of this
affiliation is to facilitate co-operation in related fields, the
co-ordination of conferences and the acquisition of facilities as to
conferences, secretariat and treasury. The Governing Board shall have the
final decision on conditions and procedures relating to such affiliations.
Section 7.2
Any company can apply to become an Industrial Affiliate of IAPR by writing
to the Secretariat and by paying the appropriate administration and
membership fees. Industrial Affiliates receive subscriptions to certain
IAPR sponsored journals and will also receive copies of the IAPR Newsletter
and other material normally mailed to members.
Section 8.1
The Governing Board shall set up standing committees as deemed necessary to
conduct the business of IAPR. The functions of the committees shall be
described in the Bylaws. There shall be a Nominating Committee and a
King-Sun Fu Prize Committee; the members of these committees are nominated
by the President but shall be elected by the Governing Board. There shall
also be a Membership Committee, a Constitution and Bylaws Committee, a
Publications and Publicity Committee, a Conferences and Meetings Committee,
an Education Committee, a Fellow Committee and an Industrial Liaison
Committee; the members of these committees shall be appointed by the
President.
Section 9.1
A biennial meeting of the Governing Board of IAPR shall be held during the
ICPR. The Executive Committee shall hold meetings at such times as deemed
necessary to carry on the management of IAPR .
The Bylaws shall provide procedures for obtaining decisions by the
Governing Board and the Executive Committee both from the floor at a
meeting and by written votes of their members in the case of a mail ballot.
Section 10.1
Regional committees may be established if members of a region wish to do
so. A region comprises a number of member organizations in a particular
geographical area. Each regional committee shall conduct its activities
within the Constitution and Bylaws of IAPR.
Section 11.1
The ICPR will be organized biennially, unless special circumstances prevent
it. The Governing Board shall ensure that these Conferences take place
successively in different parts of the world.
The Bylaws shall provide procedures concerning the organization of conferences.
Section 12.1
IAPR may publish periodicals, journals, newsletters, proceedings, or
special publications. The Publications and Publicity Committee is
established for this purpose. The general policy concerning publications
shall be determined by the Governing Board.
Section 12.2
Each member organization shall receive notice regarding meetings,
conferences and other pertinent functions and activities of IAPR.
Individuals may be charged by IAPR for sending this information.
Section 13.1
Amendments to the Constitution of IAPR or its Bylaws may be initiated by
members of the Governing Board or the Executive Committee or by petition
from at least five member organizations.
The Bylaws shall provide procedures to handle the amendments.