Bylaws of KSID
대한피부연구학회 회칙
Chapter 1. General Provisions
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Article 1 Name of Association
The name of this General Incorporated Association shall be the Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology (hereinafter, the “Society”).
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Article 2 Objectives
The objectives of the Society shall be to promote basic and clinic research in dermatology and to make contributions to the advancement of dermatology. The Society is a non-profit organization.
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Article 3 Activities
The Society shall carry out the following activities to accomplish the purposes set forth in Article 2:
- Holding academic conferences and other meetings
- Publishing a Society Newsletter and a Society Journal
- Maintaining exchanges and partnerships with related domestic and overseas academic organizations
- Other activities to accomplish the aims of the Society
Chapter 2. Society Members
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Article 4 Membership eligibility and admissions
The Society shall consist of members who engage in and/or are interested in dermatological research and agree to the purposes of the Society and have passed the prescribed entrance formalities after their applications are reviewed and approved by Board of Directors.
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Article 5 Membership categories
The Society shall have the following members:
- Regular Members: Researchers, physicians and students in the dermatologic field or related fields, who reside in Korea and agree to the purposes of the Society
- Overseas Members: Researchers in the dermatologic field or related fields in a foreign country, who agree to the purposes of the Society
- Honorary Members: Persons who are nominated by the Board of Directors due to remarkable achievements in dermatologic research and great contributions for the advancement of the Society
- Organization Members: Organizations that agree with the purposes of the Society
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Article 6 Duties
The Society members shall observe the by-laws, various regulations and decisions of the Society. Regular members, overseas members and organization members shall pay their membership fee and other burden charges.
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Article 7 Rights
All members have the right to receive the official journal of the Society, Annals of Dermatology. Regular members have the right to vote, be eligible for election and have other prescribed voting rights.
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Article 8 Expulsion
When a member does not observe the duties imposed by the Society, damages the reputation of the Society, and/or has not paid the membership fee for more than 3 years without proper reasons, such member may be expelled from the Society by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at a General Assembly.
Chapter 3. Officers
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Article 9 Composition
The Society shall have 1 President, 1 President-Elect, fewer than 50 members of Board of Directors, and 2 Auditors as its Officers.
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Article 10 Appointment
- The President and President-Elect shall be elected by a resolution of the Board of Directors and approved by the General Assembly.
- The Auditors shall be selected by the General Assembly.
- The Executive Directors shall be selected by the President. Directors shall be selected by the Committee for Recommendation of Directors; one-third of the Directors may be replaced per term upon approval by the General Assembly.
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Article 11 Term of Office of Directors
The term of office of all officers shall be 2 years, and officers may be reappointed with the exception of the President.
The Present-Elect shall be selected 2 years prior to the assumption of his/her presidency. The term of office of Directors shall be 2 years, and Directors can be reappointed up to 4 times.
The terms served as the President and Executive Directors shall not be included in the terms of reappointment for Directors.
The term of office of a Director who has been selected to fill a vacancy shall expire when the term of office of his/her predecessor expires. -
Article 12 Responsibilities
- The President shall represent the Society, oversee overall businesses of the Society and preside over the General Assembly.
- The President-Elect shall take the office of the President in case the President is absent or the term of office of the incumbent President expires.
- The President shall oversee overall businesses of the Board of Directors and chair the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board of Directors.
- The Directors shall be members of the Board of Directors and review major matters related to the operation of the Society.
- The Executive Directors shall be members of the Board of Directors and Executive Board of Directors and execute overall businesses of the Society.
- Secretaries may be appointed in order to assist the Executive Directors to implement their duties. The Secretaries can attend the meetings of Board of Directors and Executive Board of Directors.
- The Auditors shall audit matters related to the financial conditions of the Society and report the results to the General Assembly.
Chapter 4. Meetings
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Article 13 Divisions
The Society shall hold General Assemblies, Board of Directors meetings, Executive Board of Directors meetings, and Committee meetings.
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Article 14 General Assembly
- The President shall convene a regular General Assembly once a year. However, an extraordinary session of the General Assembly shall be convened by the request of more than 1/5 of regular members or by the request of the Board of Directors.
- A General Assembly shall be formally established when 1/3 of regular members are present and shall adopt resolutions by a majority vote. However, when a General Assembly cannot be formally established, a General Assembly shall be valid when 1/3 of the regular members who have registered their attendance at the General Assembly are present, and resolutions shall be adopted by a majority vote
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The General Assembly shall adopt resolutions regarding the following matters.
- (i) Election of Auditors
- (ii) Approval of the President, President-Elect, Directors, and Executive Directors
- (iii) Formulation of budget and settlement of accounts
- (iv) Approval of the amendments to the by-laws of the Society
- (v) Other matters presented by the Board of Directors
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Article 15 Board of Directors
- The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Directors and Executive Directors and can be attended by the Auditors and Secretaries.
- The Board of Directors shall be established by the presence of the majority of the Directors, and resolutions adopted by a majority vote.
- A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be convened by the President two times a year. However, an extraordinary meeting can be convened by the President as often as needed and by the request of more than 1/3 of the Directors.
- The Board of Directors shall elect President and President-Elect, and review, resolve or approve overall matters necessary for the operation of the Society.
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Article 16 Executive Board of Directors
- The Executive Board of Directors shall consist of the President, President-Elect, General Secretary, Director of Academic Affairs, Director of Publications, Director of Financial Affairs, Director of Information, Director of International Affairs, and a few Directors without Portfolio. It shall review overall matters necessary for the operation of the Society and shall execute the appropriate businesses.
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Each of the Executive Directors shall fulfill the following affairs of the Society.
- (i) General Secretary: Managing Society businesses, affairs related to Society meetings, and various matters related to Society member friendship and other affairs
- (ii) Director of Academic Affairs: Academic conferences and academic matters
- (iii) Director of Publications: Businesses related to Society Newsletter, Society Journal and other publications
- (iv) Director of Financial Affairs: Businesses related to finances and accounting of the Society
- (v) Director of Information: Businesses related to information, communication and website management and operation
- (vi) Director of International Affairs: Businesses related to international communication
- (vii) Director of Planning: Businesses related to planning of new programs and events other than existing projects
- (viii) Director of Public Relations: Businesses related to nationally related organizations and renting venue
- Each Executive Director may form the Operation Committee, Scientific Committee, Publication Committee, Financial Committee, Information Committee, International Committee, and Funding Committee, each consisting of several regular members.
Chapter 5. Finances
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Article 17 Source of Revenue
The financial resources of the Society shall consist of the membership fee, entrance fee, donations and other earnings.
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Article 18 Financial Year
The financial year of the Society shall commence on the date of the annual General Assembly and end on the date of the next annual General Assembly.
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Article 19 Audit
The financial accounts of the Society for the previous financial year shall be reported to the annual General Assembly after they have been settled and audited by the Auditors.
Chapter 6. Supplementary Provisions
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Article 20 Amendment of By-Laws of Society
These by-laws shall be amended only after a review by the Board of Directors and approval by the General Assembly.
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Article 21 Governing Law
Any matter not set forth in the By-Laws of the Society shall be governed by other relevant laws and ordinances and general and common practices.
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Article 22 Promulgation of Amendments
- These by-laws shall be put into effect as of the promulgation date (March 23, 1991).
- The amendments to these by-laws shall be put into effect as of March 21, 1992.
- The amendments to these by-laws shall be put into effect as of March 20, 1993.
- The amendments to these by-laws shall be put into effect as of March 16, 1996.
- The amendments to these by-laws shall be put into effect as of March 16, 2002.
- The amendments to these by-laws shall be put into effect as of March 25, 2006.
- The amendments to these by-laws shall be put into effect as of October 17, 2009.
- The amendments to these by-laws shall be put into effect as of March 29, 2015.
- The amendments to these by-laws shall be put into effect as of October 11, 2019.