ARTICLE  I   -  NAME AND AUTHORITY



 SECTION  1  -  NAME



 The name of this organization shall be the New 

 England Region (F) (hereinafter called "the 

 Region") of the Society of Women Engineers 

 (hereinafter called "the Society").



 SECTION  2  -  AUTHORITY



 The Region is empowered by the Society of Women 

 Engineers to pursue the objectives of the Society

 under these bylaws, and in consonance with the by

 laws of the Society.





 ARTICLE  II  -  PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES



 The Region is an organizational unit whose 

 purpose is to further the objectives of the 

 Society.  The objectives of the Region are:



 a. To promote communications within the Society.



 b. To provide a forum for discussion of national, 

    regional, and local Society concerns.



 c. To provide direct representation on the Board

    of Directors.





 ARTICLE  III  -  MEMBERSHIP



 SECTION  1  -  QUALIFICATIONS



 Members of the Region are all members of the 

 Society assigned to the Region. Subject to the 

 Society's policies and purposes, the Society 

 shall not discriminate in connection with its 

 membership and its services to the public at 

 large.



 SECTION  2  -  GRADES OF MEMBERSHIP

 Members shall have the same membership grade in 

 the Region as they have in the Society.



 SECTION  3  -  VOTING MEMBERS



 All voting members of the Society in the Region 

 are voting members of the Region and have the 

 right to attend all Region meetings.



 SECTION  4  -  NON-VOTING MEMBERS



 Associate, Student, and Affiliate members of the

 Society in the Region are the non-voting members

 of the Region and have the right to attend all 

 Region meetings.





 ARTICLE  IV  -  OFFICER



 SECTION  1  -  DIRECTOR



 The officer of the Region is the Director.



 SECTION  2  -  ELIGIBILITY



 A candidate for the office of Director must be a

 voting member of the Region.  The candidate must

 have served at least one year on the Society 

 Council of Section Representatives, as a Section

 President, or on the former Board of Directors.



 SECTION  3  -  TERM OF OFFICE



 The term of office for Director is two fiscal 

 years.



 SECTION 4  -  DUTIES AND POWERS



 The Director shall:



 a. Represent the Region on the Society Board of 

    Directors.



 b. Prepare and submit reports of activities 

    within the Region as requested by the Board 

    of Directors or Society committee chairs.



 c. Report to the Region on regional matters 

    reported in the minutes of the Board of 

    Directors' meetings.



 d. Coordinate communications within the Region to 

    identify needs within the Region and to 

    assist in meeting Society goals.



 e. Execute the business and policies of the 

    region between meetings of the Regional 

    Council.



 f. Administer Region funds in accordance with the 

    approved Region budget.



 g. Maintain the records of the Region.



 h. Prepare an annual budget for discussion at the 

    Region F meeting at the National Convention...

    Final budget to be presented to the Regional 

    Council for approval within 30 days of the 

    beginning of the fiscal year.



 i. Prepare a financial report for presentation at 

    each meeting of the Regional Council.



 j. Be responsible for ensuring minutes of all 

    Regional Council meetings are recorded and 

    distributed to Council members within 30 days

    of the meeting.



 k. Presides at all meetings of the Regional 

    Council.



 l. Appoint committee chairs or other positions as 

    needed.





 ARTICLE  V  -  REGIONAL COUNCIL



 SECTION  1  -  MEMBERS



 a. The voting members of the Regional Council are

    the Council of Section Representatives (CSR) 

    members from the Region.



    1) The Section Representative(s) of each 

       Section assigned to the Region, or 

       alternate(s) as designated by written 

       consent of the Section President.



    2) The Member-at-Large (MAL) Representative(s)

       assigned to the Region, or alternate(s) as

       designated by written consent of the 

       elected MAL representative for the Region.

        



    3) The Student Representative for the Region 

       or an alternate as designated by written 

       consent of the elected Student 

       Representative for the Region.



 b. The Regional Director chairs the Regional 

    Council, and is a non-voting member of the 

    Council.



 SECTION  2  -  MEETINGS



 The Regional Council meets at least once annually

 at the Society's Convention, and at the call of 

 the Director, or upon petition of a majority of 

 the members of the Council.  At least 30 days 

 written notice shall be given to all members of 

 the Council unless the meeting is held within 5 

 days of a previous meeting.  Ad hoc meetings may

 be called by the Director without 30 days written

 notice by obtaining verbal approval of two-thirds

 of its voting members.



 SECTION  3  -  QUORUM



 A quorum of two-thirds of its voting members is 

 required to conduct official business.



 SECTION  4  -  DUTIES



 The Regional Council shall have the following 

 duties and powers:



 a. To transact the business of the Region.



 b. To ensure the objectives and purposes of the 

    Society and the Region are pursued.



 c. To elect a Regional representative to the 

    Society's Nominating Committee.



 d. To support the initiation and development of 

    Sections within the Region.



 e. To make recommendations on Society policy.



 f. To formulate Region policy.



 g. To approve the Region budget by a majority of

    the Regional Council members.



 h. To elect an interim Director in the event of 

    a vacancy as specified in Article VIII, 

    Section 5.a.



 i. To vote promptly by letter or electronic mail

    on all items submitted by the Director between

    meetings.





 ARTICLE  VI  -  COMMITTEES



 Committees may be established for specific 

 purposes by the Director.





 ARTICLE  VII  -  REGIONAL NOMINATING
COMMITTEE



 SECTION  1  -  MEMBERS



 Each Section and the MALs may appoint one member

 to the Nominating Committee.  The chair of the 

 Nominating Committee shall be a non-voting member

 of the committee selected by the Regional Council.



 SECTION  2  -  ELIGIBILITY



 A candidate for member of the Nominating 

 Committee must be a voting member of the Region 

 and must have had recent experience in Region 

 affairs which would provide an understanding of 

 the requirements of each of the positions and a 

 knowledge of the capabilities of those members 

 who are eligible for nomination.



 SECTION  3  -  DUTIES



 The duties of the Nominating Committee members 

 are:



 a. To select at least one qualified candidate 

    for Director.



 b. To select at least one qualified candidate 

    for regional member of the Society Nominating

    Committee.



 c. To present proposed candidates to the members

    of the Regional Council by January 1.



 d. To submit the proposed Director slate to the 

    chair of the Society Nominating Committee and

    the Society Secretary by January 1. The slate

    shall be presented to the voting members of 

    the Society in the Region by March 1.



 e. The Nominating Committee reports 

    administratively to the Director who is not 

    an ex-officio member of that Committee.





 ARTICLE  VIII  -  ELECTIONS



 SECTION  1  -  VOTING



 a. The voting members of the Society in the 

    Region elect the Director.



 b. The members of the Regional Council elect a 

    regional member to the Society Nominating 

    Committee.



 SECTION  2  -  PETITION CANDIDATES



 The ballot shall include candidates nominated 

 by petition for Director provided that the 

 following requirements have been met:



 a. The member is qualified for the position.



 b. The member has given written consent to being 

    placed on the ballot.



 c. A minimum of 2 percent of the voting members 

    of the Region have signed a petition to place

    the candidate's name on the ballot, with no 

    more than half of the petitioners being from 

    any one Section.



 d. The petition together with the written consent

    are submitted to the Society Secretary by 

    February 1.



 SECTION  3  -  WRITE-IN VOTE



 Each member may write on the ballot the name of 

 any qualified member even though that member has

 not been nominated.



 SECTION  4  -  VOTE REQUIRED TO ELECT



 A plurality of the legal votes cast for a 

 particular position elects a candidate to the 

 position.



 SECTION  5  -  VACANCIES



 a. A vacancy in the office of the Director will 

    be filled until the end of the fiscal year by

    election by the Regional Council.  If such a 

    vacancy occurs before February 1 and if the 

    rest of the term extends through the next 

    fiscal year, the office for the present and 

    next fiscal year will be filled by a vote of 

    the voting members of the Society in the 

    Region.



 b. A vacancy in the position of regional member 

    of the Society Nominating Committee is filled

    by election by the Regional Council.



     

 ARTICLE  IX  -  FINANCES



 SECTION  1  -  FISCAL YEAR



 The fiscal year shall be the same as that of the

 Society.



 SECTION  2  -  DISPOSITION OF FUNDS



 In the event of dissolution, the assets of the 

 Region shall be distributed to an organization 

 or organizations organized and operated 

 exclusively for educational purposes.





 ARTICLE  X  -  AMENDMENTS



 SECTION  1  -  SOURCE OF AMENDMENTS



 Amendments to these bylaws may be proposed by any

 Section, the Regional Council, an appointed 

 Bylaws Committee, or any five voting members of 

 the Region.



 SECTION  2  -  PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENTS



 All proposed amendments to these bylaws must be 

 submitted to the Director.



 SECTION  3  -  VOTE REQUIRED WITH NOTICE



 a. These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds 

    vote of the members of the Regional Council.



 b. Written notice shall be given to Regional 

    Council members at least 30 days prior to the

    vote.



 SECTION   4  -  ADOPTION



 After acceptance by the Region, all amendments to

 these bylaws must be submitted to the Society 

 Bylaws Committee for review.  Amendments become 

 effective upon approval of the Society Board of 

 Directors.