Forming a Branch of WPSA
Interested in forming a branch in your country?
How to form a branch
The first need would be to gather some members. A minimum of about 20 members would justify the approval of a Branch. It is strongly recommended to recruit only serious members who will stay in the WPSA once they join. If you found reliable members you can make the Constitution for your Branch as simple as possible. Examplesfrom Branch Constitutions can be obtained from the General Secretary. The branch organization should be democratic. Your own draft Constitution should then be sent to the Secretary to secure approval by the President. On this being given you should send the names and addresses of your offi cers – President, Secretary/Treasurer, and of all your members to the Secretary. This membership list is needed for delivering the WPS Journal – 4 issues per year – to all your members. Then, your Branch with the name and address of your Secretary will be listed in the Journal and on the website. At this stage, too, the new Branch becomes responsible for collecting and forwarding the annual dues to the Secretary.
Regulations for Branch Organizations
(article V of the Constitution of WPSA)
- The Board, or Executive Committee between Board meetings, may approve the formation of Branch Organizations, which then will be designated as Branches of the World’s Poultry Science Association.
- Branches will organize their own activities and programmes and shall not include in their constitutions and by-laws anything not in full accord with the WPSA Constitution. Branch Constitutions shall be submitted to theSecretary for approval by the Executive Committee.
- The Branch may retain from the dues collected certain sums for the purpose of local administration. Branch membership subscription rates in excess of those fixed by the Board may be charged at the discretion of the Branch. No portion of these excess amounts need be transferred to the WPSA.
- An Officer of each Branch shall be responsible for the remittance of the necessary amounts of the annual dues from Branch members to the Treasurer or Secretary of the WPSA.
- Branches shall not restrict their members from acting as free and independent members of WPSA, nor withhold, forbid, or restrict their members in regard to any privilege granted by WPSA to its members.
- Any person may be a member of WPSA with or without being a member of a Branch. All members of a Branchmust be members of the WPSA.
- Branches within a recognized global or continental region may, if they so wish, combine to form a Federation topromote further the aims of the Association by holding Regional Poultry Conferences and other means. Such Federations shall operate under a Constitution approved by the Council. The Presidents of such Federations shall be invited to attend annual meetings of the WPSA Board.
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