2006 Membership Directory - Ultrasonic Industry Association

ULTRASONIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION2006 UIA DIRECTORYPage 26BylawsSec. 4. The determination by the Board of Directors ofthe amount refunded to each member, as herein provided,shall be final.ARTICLE XII StandardsSec. 1. PURPOSEThe Ultrasonic Industry Association may adopt, at itsdiscretion, standards that are in the public interest andare designed to eliminate misunderstandings betweenthe manufacturer and the purchaser, and to assist thepurchaser in selecting and obtaining the proper productfor this particular need.Sec. 2. VOLUNTARY USEThe existence of the Association standards does not inany respect preclude any member from manufacturingor selling products not conforming to the standards.Sec. 3. DEFINITION OF STANDARDA standard of the Ultrasonic Industry Association definesa product, material, process, or procured withreference to one or more of the following: nomenclature,composition, construction, dimension, tolerance,safety, operating characteristic, performance, quality,rating, testing, and service for which designed.ARTICLE XIV ProcedureSec. 1. Except as otherwise provided by these By-Laws,Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern in any question ofparliamentary procedure.ARTICLE XV AmendmentsSec. 1. These By-Laws may be amended by the affirmativevote of a majority of the members of the Associationvoting in person or by proxy. Such vote may be taken atany regular or special meeting of the Association, or byletter ballot.Sec. 2. Notice of any amendment, or amendments, proposedfor action at any regular or special meeting of theAssociation, shall be given to all members thirty (30)days prior to such meeting.ARTICLE XVI DurationSec. 1. This Association shall continue until such time asit shall be dissolved by the members of the Associationin good standing at any meeting of the members dulycalled for that special purpose at which a quorum is presentin person or by proxy, provided not less than twothirds(2/3) of the members vote in favor thereof.ARTICLE XIII Non-liabilitySec. 1. The Association shall hold harmless and defendat its own cost and expense, any and all claims, whichmay be made against its officers, directors, agents, andemployees.Sec. 2. The Association, its Board of Directors, officers,agents, and employees, shall not be liable to any of itsmembers for any statement, errors, or omissions in anyreports sent out by the Association, whether the sameshall be due to the negligence of the Association, itsBoard of Directors, officers, agents, employees, or otherwise;and each and every member or those that mayhereafter become members, shall be deemed to haveexpressly released the Association, its Board of Directors,officers, agents, and employees, form any and allliability for such statements, errors, and omissions, andfurther, from any and all liability to reason ofagreements, contracts, obligations, acts, steps, or plansentered into or undertaken by the Association onbehalf of its members.