SSF Bylaws

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Membership

Institutional Membership

Initial membership will be the membership of SEPP plus the Core at the time of formation. Thereafter Institutional Membership will

  • be open to Higher Education Institutions anywhere in the world.
  • require payment of a subscription
  • Institutional Members will elect the Board
  • (Option) require ratification by 2/3 of existing institutional membership

Individual membership

Individual membership will be part of the meritocracy roles/levels. It will

  • be open to any individual
  • have 2 classes; technical/developer and utility/functionality
  • require nomination in one or other class by an existing individual member, institutional member, or corporate affiliate member and ratification by 2/3 of existing individual membership in the corresponding class
  • be free
  • Individual Members may be elected to the Project Management Committees and to the Board

Corporate Affiliate Membership

Corporate Affiliate Members will

  • be open to any Organisation supplying goods or services to the higher education sector
  • require nomination by an existing individual member, institutional member, or corporate affiliate member and ratification by 2/3 of existing institutional membership
  • require payment of a subscription
  • representatives of Corporate Affiliate Members may be elected to the Board

Compostition of the Board

Number and Term of Directors

  • The Board will be composed of 9 Directors
  • (Option 1) The Board will be re-elected each year (1 year term for Directors)
  • (Option 2) Half of the Board will be re-elected each year (2 year term for Directors)
  • (Option 3) One third of the Board will be re-elected each year (3 year term for Directors) and a Director may be removed by a 2/3 vote of Institutional Members

Election of the Board

  • Nominations for election to Board vacancies can be made by any member (institutional, individual or corporate affiliate)
  • Voting will be at the annual meeting by institutional members only - one institutional member, one vote
  • Any member (or their nominated representative in the case of institutional or corporate affiliate members) is elegible for nomination and election
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