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six Governors-at-Large, of whom not more than four shall belong to Chapters,
each of whom shall serve a three year term, subject to 4.2 e below;
the three immediate Past Presidents;
the term of office of all Governors shall begin with the conclusion of the Board of
Governors meeting following the election or designation of the Governor and
end following the conclusion of the Board of Governors meeting which follows
the election or designation of a successor. If, at the close of any term of office, a
successor has not been elected, then the term of that office is extended until a
successor is elected.
4.3 QUORUM AND VOTING
A quorum consisting of one-half of the Board members shall be required to conduct
its business. Action of the Board shall be by majority vote of those members present
or participating. Absentee and proxy voting is not permitted. The President shall be
entitled to vote.
4.4 MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
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The Board shall hold at least one regular meeting each year immediately
following the annual meeting of the Fellows.
The President may call a special meeting of the Board at such other time and
place, or as permitted under 4.4 g, as the President shall designate after oral or
written consultation with members of the Executive Committee.
Upon the written request of at least one-third of the members of the Board, the
Secretary shall call a special meeting of the Board at such time and place as
called for by the requesting members.
A written notice of each meeting of the Board shall be issued by the Secretary or
Executive Director at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting, ten (10)
days prior to a special meeting when such meeting is to be held in person or
seventy-two (72) hours prior to a special meeting to be held by methods of
communication other than in person. Each notice shall contain a description of
the business to be conducted by way of agenda, or otherwise, and separate
notice of any proposals to amend the Bylaws, as required by 13.1.
Minutes of all meetings shall be kept and mailed to each Board member within
sixty (60) days of each meeting.
Fellows shall be notified of and permitted to attend regular Board meetings and,
at the ruling of the President, to speak on pending issues and to raise new
issues.
Board meetings, except for the annual meeting, may be held using any method
of communication which will assure the widest possible participation by the
members of the Board, including but not limited to: in person, video or audio
tele-conferencing, online communication, individual telephone call, mail,
electronic mail, fax or telex.
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