CONSTITUTION
OF THE
ASSOCIATION
FOR CULTURAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL
ARTICLE
I
The name of the organization shall be
The Association for Cultural Economics International (ACE International or
ACEI).
ARTICLE
II
PURPOSE
AND OBJECTIVES
¶1. The purpose of the Association is to
promote scholarly investigation of issues involved in the economics of cultural
activities and to provide opportunities for sharing the results of this
research among members of the academic community, the community of arts and heritage
organizations, the community of arts practitioners, the community of the
artists, and other interested parties.
¶2. The objectives of the organization
include the sponsorship of regular international conferences of scholars,
administrators, and practitioners for the purpose of sharing needs,
discoveries, and information of mutual benefit; to promote the regular
publication of on-going research; to
encourage individual research involving students at all levels; to recognize
outstanding achievements in any of the fields of investigation included in the
Association; and to engage in such other activities that promote world-wide
interest and activity to research on the various aspects of cultural economics.
¶3. For purposes of the constitution,
culture is a class of economic activities and institutions that are associated
with a society's efforts to realize its aesthetic needs, including, but not
restricted to, (1) visual arts, including sculpture, paintings, photography,
architecture; (2)
performing arts, including drama, music, dance, films; (3) literary arts, including novels, poetry,
essays, plays; (4) historic
preservation/restoration; and (5) arts
education.
ARTICLE
III
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
¶1. Membership and Affiliation
¶1.1 Membership
¶1.1.1 Regular membership is available to anyone
who indicates an interest in the purposes and objectives of the Association and
who subscribes to membership with an application and the payment of dues.
¶1.1.2 Sustaining and life memberships are
available to individuals who wish to establish a lifetime commitment to the
Association or to make a sustaining contribution to the Association under terms
to be defined by the Executive Board and revised from time to time as
appropriate.
¶1.1.3 Institutional memberships are available to
organizations and institutions under terms to be defined by the Executive Board
and revised from time to time as appropriate.
¶1.1.4 Honorary
memberships may be awarded to individuals who will qualify by reason of their
outstanding accomplishments in the fields of cultural economics and/or by
reason of the unusual contribution to the work of the Association. The Executive Board shall have the authority
to designate honorary members. Any
member of the Association may propose to the Executive Board the name of the
prospective honorary member.
¶1.1.5 Charter membership will be extended to
those who enroll at the time of the organizational meeting where this
constitution is adopted and to those who enroll within a period of one year from
the date of that meeting in the manner prescribed in ¶1.1.1.
¶1.2 Sections and Affiliation
¶1.2.1 Country sections may be formed and
affiliated with the Association upon petition to the Executive Board by members
of the Association residing or employed in a particular country or region. Such a section will bear the name,
Association for Cultural Economics (identification of the country or region)
expressed in the language appropriate to that country or region.
¶1.2.2 Such petition
should include a cover letter communicating the reasons for organizing the
section and a constitution which must be approved by the Executive Board for
its consistency with the purpose and objectives of the Association. Upon approval of the section by the Executive
Board, the petition will be submitted to a vote of the membership of the
Association. A majority of the votes
cast will be sufficient to ratify a petition.
¶1.2.3 An organization
already constituted with purposes and objectives consistent with those of the
Association may propose an affiliation with the Association in the same manner
as members may propose the organization of a section (as provided in ¶1.2.1 and
¶1.2.2). Such affiliate organization
will be designated by a section identifier followed by "The Association
for Cultural Economics" expressed in the language that is appropriate to the
organization.
¶2. The Executive Board
¶2.1 The Executive Board will consist of the
elected officers of the Association, the immediate Past-President1, the
Executive Secretary/Treasurer, and nine (9) additional members elected by mail
ballot of the membership. No more than
four (4) of these nine elected members of the Executive Board may represent the
same country. The members of the
Executive Board must be members of the Association in good standing.
¶2.2 The duties and
responsibilities of the members of the Executive Board have been defined in the
various sections of this constitution.
¶2.3 Each elected
member of the Executive Board will hold office for a period of six years. The initial composition will include
one-third elected for a two-year term, one-third elected for a four-year term,
and one-third elected for a six-year term.
The terms of each initial member will be determined by lot.
¶2.4 The election
of members to the Executive Board will be accomplished by email ballot
distributed to members no later than one month after the adjournment of the
¶2.5 Nominees for membership on the
Executive Board will be designated by a committee of seven (7) members who do
not serve on the Executive Board but who are appointed to the Nominating
Committee by the officers of the Association. Nominees may also be named by
other members of the Association. The
name of the nominee will also be placed on the ballot if the nomination has
been endorsed by at least two members of the Association and is received by the
Executive Secretary/Treasurer within two weeks of the adjournment of the
¶2.6 A vacancy on
the Executive Board occurs when an elected member resigns or when an elected
member assumes one of the elective offices of the Association. A vacancy will be filled by the remaining
members of the Executive Board by majority vote.
¶3. Officers of the Association
¶3.1 The Association has two elected
officers, the President and President-Elect.
The President-Elect is elected by mail ballot administered in accordance
with the procedures for the Executive Board (Article III, paras.
2.4 and 2.5), except that candidates must have been members of the Association
for at least two years, and, if not nominated by the Nominating Committee, the
nomination must be endorsed by at least five members of the Association.
¶3.2 The President
¶3.2.1 The President of the Association will
preside over all general sessions of the Association and over each meeting of
the Executive Board.
¶3.2.2 The President of the Association will
serve for a period of two (2) years and will assume office at the end of the
biennial conference held in even numbered years or on December 1 of the same
year, whichever comes first.
¶3.2.3 It is the intent
of the Association that the presidency should rotate regularly among nationals
of different countries.
¶3.3 The President-Elect
¶3.3.1 The President-Elect will serve in the
place of a vice-president and will replace the President in the event that
office is vacated before the person's regular term expires.
¶3.3.2 The President-Elect of the Association
will serve for a period of two (2) years beginning on December 1 of
even-numbered years.
¶3.4 The Executive Secretary/Treasurer
¶3.4.1 The Executive Secretary/Treasurer will be
recruited by the Executive Board from a list of nominees. The list of nominees may include names of
persons which have been submitted by individual members of the Association or
which nominees, themselves, have proposed.
¶3.4.2 The Executive Board will select the
Executive Secretary/Treasurer based on the qualifications of the nominee and
the character and extent of support guaranteed by the institution with which
the nominee is affiliated.
¶3.4.3 The duties of the
Executive Secretary/Treasurer will include at least the following:
¶3.4.3.1 Maintenance of all financial records;
¶3.4.3.2 Maintenance of all membership records;
¶3.4.3.2 Administration of all financial resources;
¶3.4.3.4 Conduct of any business not indicated above
but essential to the day-to-day operations of the Association as determined by
the Executive Board.
¶3.4.3.5 Maintain records of each meeting of the
Association and each meeting of the Executive Board and distribute such minutes
to the Association or the Board as appropriate.
¶3.4.4 The Executive Secretary/Treasurer will be
compensated for the time spent in activities assigned by the Association. The amount of this compensation will be
determined as needed by the Executive Board.
¶3.4.5 The Executive Secretary/Treasurer will
serve for a period of two (2) years beginning at the time a vacancy occurs in
this office. The person so selected may
be reappointed by the Executive Board at its pleasure.
¶3.5 Intra-Term Vacancies
¶3.5.1 Vacancies in any of these offices may be
filled on an interim basis by majority vote of the Executive Board. Persons appointed in this way to fill an
elected office in the Association will serve until the next regularly scheduled
election is held for members of the Executive Board (Article III, paras. 2.4 and 2.5).
An election by the Association's members will be held at that time for a
permanent replacement to complete the remainder of the original term.
¶3.6 Removal of an Elected Officer1
¶3.6.1 An elected officer of the Association can be removed from office under exceptional circumstances. The removal must be approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the Executive Board. The created vacancy will be filled in accordance with paragraph III.3.5.1 of this constitution.
¶4. The Publications Board
¶4.1 The Executive Board may appoint an
appropriate number of members of the Association to serve as a Publications
Board.
¶4.2 The Publications Board will serve terms
of office that are appropriate to the interest of the individual appointees and
of the Executive Board.
¶4.3 The Publications Board will be responsible
for planning, supervising, and selecting the publications appropriate to the
purpose and objectives of the Association.
ARTICLE
IV
OPERATIONS
¶1. Biennial Conferences
¶1.1 The Association will arrange for
biennial conferences in continuation of the series of International Conference
on Cultural Economics which began in 1979.
¶1.2 Each
conference will be held in a country at the invitation of individual members,
groups of individual members, organizations, or government agencies in the host
country. The person or persons extending
the invitation will constitute the site selection committee. This committee will be responsible for all
local arrangements for the conference.
¶2. Interim Country/Regional Conferences
¶2.1 Conferences on Cultural Economics may
be arranged by local groups of members during the interim period between
biennial conferences for residents of the country or region in which the local
conferences will be held.
¶2.2 In order to use the name,
¶2.3 The Association will extend its
permission to the local group of members when the Executive Board has approved
the proposal by majority vote.
¶3. Publications
¶3.1 Anthologies and other Book Length
Publications
¶3.1.1 From time to time, the Publications Board may
publish anthologies of individual research reports or book length monographs on
topics that are appropriate to the purpose and objectives of the Association.
¶3.1.2 Proposals may be made to the Publications
Board by person or persons who expect to complete the proposed project.
¶3.2 Newsletters
¶3.2.1 The Executive Board and the Publications
Board may decide to publish a periodical newsletter on matters of interest to
the members of the Association.
¶3.2.2 The format and
contents of such newsletters, in the event they are published, will be planned
and executed by the Publications Board.
¶3.3 Journal
¶3.3.1 The Journal
of Cultural Economics is the official journal of the Association. If found to be necessary the Executive Board
and the Publication Board may arrange special relationships with existing
journal(s) or the Boards may decide to sponsor another journal.
¶3.3.2 The operation of
a journal or the nature of any special relationships shall be determined by the
Executive Board and managed by the Publications Board.
¶4. Administration Operations
¶4.1 Administration of the business of the
Association will be assigned to the Executive Secretary/Treasurer of the
Association. It will be the
responsibility of that officer to maintain all records of the Association
including its membership lists, its mailing lists, and its financial records.
¶4.2 The
administrative functions of the Association will be located at a site that is
appropriate to the activities of the Executive Secretary/Treasurer.
¶4.3 The location
for the administrative functions will require certain kinds of institutional
support.
¶5. The Association for Cultural
Economics International will cooperate with related professional organizations
for mutual benefit. Possible relationships include, but are not limited to,
joint sponsorship of conferences and cooperatively produced or edited
publications.
ARTICLE
V
FINANCING
¶1. Dues and Assessments
¶1.1 Dues of members will be set by majority
vote of the Executive Board after hearing budget proposals from the Executive
Secretary/Treasurer of the Association.
¶2. Other Funding
¶2.1 Other funding may be solicited from
time to time as appropriate to the purpose and objectives of the Association.
¶2.2 Such funding will be solicited only
after the Executive Board has reviewed the source of funds, the granting
agency, and the proposal for its/their consistency with the purpose and
objectives of the Association. Sources of funds raised in support of a
conference shall be reviewed by the President, President-Elect and the
Executive Secretary/Treasurer.
¶3. The Association's treasury will be
located in a financial institution chosen by the Executive Board and which is
convenient to the Executive Secretary/Treasurer.
ARTICLE
VI
STANDING
COMMITTEES
¶1. The following standing committees may
be formed at the discretion of the Executive Board based on the requirements
for conducting the operations of the Association. The duties and responsibilities for each of
these committees will be designed by the Executive Board as appropriate to the
function of each committee.
¶1.1 The Conference Planning Committee
¶1.2 Membership Committee
¶1.3 Finance Committee
¶1.4 Affiliation Review Committee
¶1.5 Scholarship and Awards Committee
¶1.6 Educational Support Committee
¶2. Such other committees as will
facilitate the execution of programs and operations of the Association.
ARTICLE
VII
ADOPTION
AND AMENDMENTS
¶1. This constitution of the Association
for Cultural Economics International will have been adopted when a majority of
those individuals who participated in the organizing session held at
¶2 Amendments to this constitution may
be proposed by majority vote of the Executive Board or on petition by at least
ten (10) percent of the enrolled membership of the Association.
¶3. A proposed amendment will be
submitted to the entire membership of the Association from the Executive
Board. The expense involved in this
submission will be borne by the persons who have proposed the amendment.
¶4. An amendment to this constitution
will be accomplished when at least one-half the members of the Association have
voted to ratify the proposal. The
Association's members will be given approximately two months to return ballots
on constitutional amendments to the Executive Secretary/Treasurer. The deadline for receipt of such ballots will
be established by the Executive Secretary/Treasurer.
¶5. The Executive Board will propose as
quickly as is feasible a set of bylaws concerning necessary procedures and
items not included in this constitution.
ARTICLE
VIII
DISSOLUTION
AND ASSET DISPOSITION
¶1. In the event of the dissolution of the Association,
all remaining assets will be dispersed to another organization whose purpose
and objectives are as nearly related to those of this Association as possible.
¶2. The determination of the consistency
of such an organization will be made by the Executive Board in conjunction with
the decision to dissolve the Association for Cultural Economics International.
¶3. The actual disposition of the assets
of this Association will be accomplished by the Executive Secretary/Treasurer
of the Association as that person's last official act.
ARTICLE
IX
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS *
¶1. Notwithstanding any other provisions
of these articles, the organization is organized exclusively for one or more of
the purposes as specified in Section 501 (c)(3) of the
U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and shall not carry on any activities not
permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt from Federal income tax
under IRC 501(c)(3) or corresponding provisions of any subsequent tax laws.
¶2. No part of the net earnings of the
organization shall inure to the benefit of any member, trustee, director,
officer of the organization, or any private individual (except that reasonable
compensation may be paid services rendered to the organization), and no member,
trustee, officer of the organization or any private individual shall be
entitled to share in the distribution of any of the organization's assets on
dissolution of the organization.
¶3. No substantial part of the activities
of the organization shall be carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to
influence legislation (except as otherwise provided by IRC 501(h) or
participating in, or intervening in (including the publication or distribution
of statements), any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any
candidates for public office.
¶4. In the event of dissolution, all of the remaining
assets and property of the organization shall after payment of necessary
expenses thereof be distributed to such
organizations as shall qualify under section (501(c)(3) of the internal revenue
code of 1986, or corresponding provisions of any subsequent Federal tax laws,
or to the federal government or State of local government for public purpose,
subject to the approval of a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New
York.
¶5. In any taxable year in which the
organization is a private foundation as described in IRC 509(a), the
organization shall distribute its income for said period at such time and
manner as not to subject it to tax under IRC 4942, and the organization shall
not (a) engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in IRC 4941 (d), (b)
retain any excess business holdings as defined in IRC 4943 (c), (c) make any
investments in such a manner as to subject the organization to tax under IRC
4944, or (d) make any taxable expenditures as defined in IRC 4945 (d) or
corresponding provisions of any subsequent Federal tax law.
*These amendments were adopted January
18, 1994.
(February 1996, revisions by amendment
December 1994)
(May 2001, amended, December 2000)
1. Amended October 2003
2. Amended April 2006
C.
Richard Waits
Immediate
Past President Original
on file
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(signature)
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(date)
Dick
Netzer Original
on file
President _______________________________________________
(signature)
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(date)