BULL 2011 AC - AIEP IAPS

VIE DE L’ASSOCIATION
must receive a majority of the votes cast; for revision of the Statutes, a two-thirds majority is
required.
8. The Executive Committee comprises a President, two Vice-Presidents, a
Secretary and a Treasurer. The President and the two Vice-Presidents are to be of different
nationalities. The Committee is elected for four years by the Council. The international
character of the Association is to be maintained, so far as possible, by an equitable
representation of the different branches of research within the Council and the Committee.The
Executive Committee meets at least once every year. It is entitled to coopt members in order to
have important nations or regions represented at its meetings. The Executive Committee is
responsible for the admission of new members, for the publication of a Bulletin and an
Annuaire, for the convening of the Council and for the appointment of a nomination group for
upcoming elections of a new Executive Committee.
9. The Executive Committee appoints national or regional correspondents of the
Association. Every nation or region represented in the Association should have an Association
correspondent, whose tasks are:
a) to collect information about patristic studies from the members and the various
centres of research and send these annually to the Secretary of the Association in time for
publication in the Bulletin;
b) to collect membership dues from the members of the Association in the nation
or region and report yearly to the Treasurer on membership and the payment of dues, unless
dues from that nation or region are paid directly to the central account of the Association;
c) to arrange the election of members of the Council (see § 5) from their
respective areas;
d) to promote the work of the Association and encourage doctoral students and
scholars in the field of Patristics to become members.
10. The Executive Committee may convene a General Assembly open to all
members of the Association in connection with an International Conference attended by a large
number of members. The purpose of such an Assembly is to inform members about the work of
the Association, to conduct elections to the Council and the Executive Committee, and to
enable members to present suggestions for the work of the Association.
(Le siège social de l’Association étant en France, seul le texte français de ces Statuts a valeur
légale).
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