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Bylaws of the
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
ARTICLE I:
CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP
Regular Member: a) A person who
is an employee of an institution of
higher education or a teaching
hospital, who is engaged either
directly or indirectly in activities
relating to the administration of the
Institution's intellectual property, or
who has the same responsibility as
such person but is an employee of an
entity which manages intellectual
property for such an institution; or
b) A person who is regularly
engaged by an institution of higher
education or teaching hospital to
manage its intellectual property.
Regular Member status shall be
granted upon application for
membership in the manner prescribed
by the New Member Committee and
by being elected to membership and
paying the dues for the year of such
election to membership. Initial dues
will not be pro-rated.
Each Regular Member shall be
entitled to one vote, in person or by
written proxy, at all meetings of the
membership, except as herein
otherwise provided.
Affiliate Member: A person who is
engaged either directiy or indirectly in
activities relating to the administration
of intellectuai property belonging to or
under the control of an organization
other than an institution of higher
education or teaching hospital, or of
an entity which manages intellectual
property for such an organization,
such as a not-for-profit research firm,
an industrial concern or other profitmaking
organization, government
agency, etc., and whose organization
interacts with institutions of higher
education or teaching hospitais.
Effective: October 29, 1994
(As approved: October 29,1994)
Student Member: A person who is
a full-time student or fellow in an
institution of higher education, or a
resident in a resident-training program
at a teaching hospital, whose
educational experience involves
activities relating either directly or
indirectly to the administration of the
institution's intellectual property.
Affiliate Member or Student Member
status will be granted upon application
for membership in the manner
prescribed by the New Member
Committee; being elected to
membership by such committee; and
paying the dues for the year of such
election to membership. Initial dues
will not be prorated.
Affiliate Members and Student
Members: a) shall be eligible to attend
all regular and special meetings of the
membership; b) shall be eligible to
serve on any committee as a voting
member of the committee; c) shall not
be eligible to vote on motions
proposed in regular and special
Association meetings or in any
election of Board of Trustee Members;
d) shall not be eligible to serve as
Board of Trustee Members; e) shall
not be eligibie to attain Member
Emeritus status.
Member Emeritus: A Regular
Member in good standing for at least
five (5) years prior to retirement from
full-time employment, who at the
Regular Member's written request,
and upon approval of the Board of
Trustee Members, shall attain the
status of Member Emeritus.
Members Emeritus: a) shall be
entitled to one vote, in person or by
written proxy, at all meetings of the
membership; b) shall be eligible to
serveon any committee as a voting
member of thecommittee; c) shall be
eligible to vote on motions proposed