By-Laws
of the International Society for the Philosophy of Music Education (ISPME)
[Draft--November
21, 2002]
I
Nature and Fiscal Year of the Society
The Society shall be a non-stock corporation having a fiscal year from January
1 through December 31.
II
Purpose
The particular business and objectives of the Society are educational and
professional, and shall be devoted to the specific interests of philosophy
of music education in elementary through secondary schools, colleges and
universities, in private studios, places of worship, and all the other places
and ways in which music is taught and learned. Its primary purposes
shall be (1) to gather, consider, and disseminate ideas on the philosophy
and practice of music as an integral part of music education, and (2) to
increase communications on philosophy among the various disciplines of the
music profession that bear on education, and (3) to sponsor symposia as the
Society deems necessary for the express purpose of exhibiting appropriate
research and discussion.
No part of the net earnings of the Society shall inure to the benefit of
any individual. The Society shall not participate or intervene in any political
campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
III
The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee (hereafter know as EC) shall function as the operating
committee of the Society and shall implement the policy decisions as the
Society members direct at the Symposia meetings.
IV
Officers
Officers of the Society, their functions, and the manner of their selection
shall be as follows:
1. Chair Pro-Tempore: At each meeting of the Society
in Symposia, a Chair will be selected who will oversee the business of the
Society until the next Symposium. This person will be the Chair of the Society
and is empowered to act in the interests of the Society whenever appropriate.
The Chair will have executive authority absent the availability of Committee
Members.
2. Committee Members: At each meeting of the Society in
Symposia, four additional members will be selected to serve as the governing
board until the next Symposium. Their responsibilities will be to assist
the Chair in arriving at beneficial solutions to the normal business of the
Society. One shall be selected as Vice-Chair in the event the Chair
is in some way incapacited.
3. One of the Committee Members will act as Recording Secretary
and another will act as Treasurer for any funds that require
recording and disbursement. Any documents created by the Secretary
and Treasurer will be held and passed on to the succeeding Committee Members.
A third member will be responsible for disseminating news regularly, but
as needed, in an on-line newsletter.
4. In addition to the members of the Executive Committee
described
above, a Site-Chair shall be selected once the location is
determined; that person shall become an ex-officio member whose
term will expire at the conclusion of the Symposium.
V
Functions and Procedures of the Executive Committee
The functions and procedures of the EC shall be as follows:
1. The EC shall carry on the general business of the Society
as pertains to initiating and implementing Symposia.
2. The EC will seek input from the membership before making
decisions on how the Symposia are to be structured, and direct the procedures
for selecting papers for the next Symposium.
3. Consensus will be sought by the EC for all decisions
among the members. Final decisions will be placed in the hands of the
EC.
4. Meetings as necessary will be held during each Symposium
to take up Society business as pertains to Site and Symposium Chair(s), location
of the next Symposium, and any other business deemed necessary. The
EC shall convene separately at least once before the close of the Symposium
VI
Membership in the Society
1. Membership shall be individual, not institutional, and
shall be open
to persons interested in furthering the purposes of the Society.
Membership in the Society shall be without regard to race, creed,
sex, or national origin. Applications with appropriate supporting
materials (as deemed necessary by the EC) shall be made to the
EC.
2. Annual dues in an amount to be established by the members
of
the Society at each Symposium shall be made payable to the
Society and sent to the Treasurer. Dues shall be annual on the
Fiscal Year of January 1 through December 31. The Treasurer
shall send notices of dues payable. Any member not properly
paying her/his dues may be suspended from membership in the
Society.
3. There shall be a meeting of the membership of the Society
at each
Symposium. Business requiring attention between Symposia shall
be carried on by electronic means.
4. At all meetings of the members in Symposia, those entitled
to vote
shall have one vote each.
VII
Symposium and Site Chairs
1. Symposium Chair: The Symposium Chair shall be
appointed at each meeting of the Society in Symposia and shall carry out
the following duties.
a. Organize the Symposium with respect to location
and format, as directed by the membership.
b. Put out a Call for Papers through the normal channels
of the Society's electronic mail and through other related organizations.
c. Set deadlines for receipt of papers and send them out
for review.
d. Determine from the reviews the accepted papers and arrange
for appropriate notification.
e. Align the papers with appropriate subject areas of discussion
as determined by the papers accepted.
f. Assign respondents and outline their responsibilities.
g. Serve as Moderator of the Symposium.
2. Site Chair: The Site Chair shall coordinate with the
Symposium Chair the necessary requirements for the meeting of the Society
with respect to facilities and equipment, plus the following:
a. Make all necessary arrangements for lodging and special
meals and receptions.
b. Make necessary arrangements for air and ground transportation
where appropriate.
c. Notify members of the Society of all arrangements
as appropriate.
d. Receive payment for lodging, meals, and other
special events held during the Symposium.
e. Assist the Symposium Chair in carrying out the activities
of the Society in Symposia.
f. Report to the present EC all financial accounting as
pertains to the Society.
VII
Amendments
Amendments to the ByLaws may be proposed by a member of the EC or by any
member of the Society at each Symposium, subject to the membership's approval
by majority vote.
IX
Dissolution
In case of dissolution of the Society, the EC shall, after paying or making
provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose
of all of the assets of the corporation pursuant to those provisions consistent
with the law regarding the distribution of assets of a nonprofit corporation
upon dissolution.
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