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-There will be no more than 15 Associate members at any given time. -Associate members will have no voting rights, nor can they hold a post within the Operational Committee, unless in exceptional circumstances. 6. Honorary Membership -The President and Vice President; SOPC Chairperson & Vice Chairperson and Lead NR (on behalf of the NR Board of Representatives) as a group, have the right to approve/award Honorary Membership to those ladies who have worked tirelessly for the good of the SOPC. -To enable this award to be considered, any full member of the SOPC may approach a member of the Operations Committee and or a National Representative with their proposal who in turn, will put it forward on their behalf to the Steering Group. -It is proposed there will be no more than 5 Honorary members at any given time. This number may be reviewed should exceptional circumstances occur. -Honorary members shall be exempt from annual SOPC membership fees. -Honorary members will have no voting rights. ARTICLE IV - PRESI DENCY 1. The President of the Club shall be the partner of the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. In this capacity, she/he shall be a member of all committees. In her/his absence, the Vice President shall act for her/him at any meeting or social event. 2. The Vice President shall be the partner of the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, except in exceptional circumstances when the partner of the Chief of Staff will be expected to take up the position. 3. The President shall solicit the advice of the partners of the Flag and General Officers who are members of the Club, and represent their views accordingly. ARTICLE V BOARD There shall be a Board consisting of the President and Vice-President, one National Representative of each nation represented in the Club, the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson, and the primary position holders in each function of the Operations Committee. All members of the Club are advised to be familiar with and abide by the Bylaws and Guidelines
ARTICLE VI - OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 1. The members of the Operations Committee are: Chairperson Vice Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Reservations Coordinator Benefits Coordinator Membership Coordinator Newsletter Coordinator Social Activities Coordinator Photographer Webmaster 2. Posts becoming vacant shall be announced as soon as the vacancy becomes known. Vacancies will be advertised in the Newsletter and announced at the monthly luncheon. When appointing candidates, we shall seek representation from as many different member nations as possible. 3. For the Operations Committee positions, assistants can be designated who generally succeed to the primary post. If an assistant is appointed, she/he is a full member of the Operation Committee. The Vice Chairperson succeeds the Chairperson. 4. The post of Vice Chairperson will be offered to each nation 1 represented in the Club in reverse alphabetical order, i.e. Ukraine, United Kingdom, Turkey, etc., via the Lead NR in October of each year. 5. The President will host a meeting in October to meet with the NRs to introduce herself and to discuss the SOPC and appointment of the Vice Chairperson. 6. The Vice Chairperson will normally take up the post in January of each year. If, however, the Vice Chairperson wishes to step down for whatever reason, her nation will be asked to replace her/him for the time remaining. Should the nation decline, the post will be offered to the next nation. 7. Members of the Operations Committee usually serve about a year as office holder. They may serve more than two years exceptionally. 8. The Operations Committee office holders usually rotate at the end of the calendar year, except for the Reservations Coordinator whose job will generally rotate in the summer. 1 The Nation who elects the Vice Chairperson has the right to determine whether their representative is behaving in accordance with their nation and that of the SOPC and may withdraw their candidate with consultation of the Steering Group, should this not be the case. All members of the Club are advised to be familiar with and abide by the Bylaws and Guidelines
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