Society Business
ISCP
Membership
(A). All
individuals who meet the eligibility requirements for membership as
specified in the Constitution, above, and who attend at least one of
three consecutive biennial meetings, beginning with the 2008 meeting,
are regarded as Active Members of the ISCP until the end of three
consecutive unattended meetings.
(B). All
individuals who not meet criterion (A) above, but who were listed on
the 2006 membership list will be regarded as active members until the
end of the 2012 meeting.
Individuals
not meeting criteria (A) or (B), above, may be admitted to active
membership by a majority vote of the Operations Committee.
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ISCP
Operations Committee
President:
Aaron Blaisdell (2010-2012) - blaisdell@psych.ucla.edu
President-elect: Shogo Sakata (2010-2012) - ssakata@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Past-president: Mauricio R. Papini (2010-2012) - m.papini@tcu.edu
Secretary: Juan M. Rosas (2008-2012) - jmrosas@ujaen.es
Treasurer: Timothy Flemming (2008-2012) - timothy.flemming@gmail.com
Editor, IJCP: Stan Kuczaj (2006-2011) - s.kuczaj@usm.edu
Website manager: Timothy Flemming (2006-2012) - timothy.flemming@gmail.com
Members
at Large:
Francisco Donis (2008-2012) - donis@mail.ccsu.edu
Masato Ishida (2008-2012) - ishida@cc.osaka-kyoiku.ac.jp
Ruben N. Muzio (2008-2012) - rmuzio@dna.uba.ar
Sergio Pellis (2008-2012) - pellis@uleth.ca
Andrés Pérez-Acosta (2008-2012) - amperezacosta@gmail.com
Björn Brembs (2010-2014) - bjoern@brembs.net
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Constitution and By-Laws of the
International Society for Comparative Psychology
(Adopted September, 1984, Acapulco, Mexico)
(Amended August, 1986, San Jose, Costa Rica; August 1988, Sydney,
Australia; July, 1992, Brussels, Belgium; August 2000, Warsaw, Poland;
September 2006, Christchurch, New Zealand; October 2008, Buenos Aires,
Argentina)
(click here to download
a PDF version)
PREAMBLE
The International Society for Comparative Psychology is organized for
the purpose of encouraging the teaching, theoretical development, and
empirical investigation of behavior in a comparative context, that is,
the study of the evolution and development of behavior. All individuals
interested in these aims are eligible to be members and officers of the
Society.
CONSTITUTION
I. Membership
Any individual, who by example of research, writing, or training has
shown interest in the aims of the Society as set forth in the Preamble,
is eligible to become a member and officer as stipulated in the Bylaws.
The duties and benefits of such membership shall be defined by the
Bylaws.
II. Governance
The specific structure shall be set forth in the bylaws so that they
may be changed as necessitated by developments within the Society. The
basic principles of the structure shall be: 1) maximum participation by
the membership in all policy and operational decisions; 2) direct
election of all officers by the membership; and 3) regular and frequent
review of organizational activities and procedures by the membership.
III. Activities
The Society
shall encourage the scholarly development of comparative psychology by
holding regular biennial meetings, organizing education programs,
seeking means to support young scientists in their training and
research activities, publishing such journals and books as may be
determined to be useful, and maintaining relationships with existing
international organizations which share the goals outlined in the
Preamble to the Constitution. The Society’s biennial meetings
shall take place in a venue decided by the Operations Committee
membership at the biennial meeting. Consideration should be given to
meeting concurrently with the International Congress of Psychology at
its quadrennial meeting.
BYLAWS
A. Membership
1.
Eligibility: (A). All individuals who meet the eligibility
requirements for membership as specified in the Constitution, above,
and who attend at least one of three consecutive biennial meetings,
beginning with the 2008 meeting, are regarded as Active Members of the
ISCP until the end of three consecutive unattended meetings. (B).
All individuals who not meet criterion (A) above, but who were listed
on the 2006 membership list will be regarded as active members until
the end of the 2012 meeting. Individuals not meeting criteria (A)
or (B), above, may be admitted to active membership by a majority vote
of the Operations Committee.
2. Membership
Dues: There are no membership dues. All of the ISCP’s revenues
are to be derived from the biennial meting registration fees and other
sources as necessary.
3. Benefits:
Any member of the Society may become a member or chair of a committee
and an officer of the Society. Participation in all activities of the
Society, such as presenting material at meetings and publishing in the
Society's journals and books, is a benefit of all members. Non-members'
participation in such activities can be made possible through
sponsorship by a member of the Society.
4.
Responsibilities: Accepting election to a position as an Officer
of the Society implies intent to attend all biennial meetings while
holding that office.
B.
Officers:
1.
The officers of the Society shall consist of the President,
President-elect, Past-President, President Emerita, Secretary,
Treasurer, and six at large members of the Operations Committee.
a.
Nominations for officers shall be solicited by e-mail preceding the
biennial meeting in which a vacancy occurs. Additional nominations
shall take place at the biennial meeting by the members present.
b. The election of all officers shall be held at the biennial business
meetings by the members present. A simple majority of members is
required to elect a person to any office of the Operations Committee.
2. President:
a. A
President will be elected every two years for a six-year term. The
first two years of the term will be served as President-elect, the
second two years as President, and the final two years as
Past-President.
b. The President will conduct the Operations Committee and general
business sessions at the Society's biennial meetings, as well as
preside over Society business that takes place by correspondence or
other means between biennial meetings.
c. The President serves as ex-officio member of the Program Committees
for the biennial meetings during the 6-year term of office. The
President is expected to assist the committee and assure its proper
function and responsibility to the Society.
d. The President shall be responsible for maintaining relationships
with the International Union of Psychological Sciences, and with other
international societies as determined by the Operations Committee.
3.
The President-elect may temporarily assume the responsibilities of the
President when requested to do so by the President or the Operations
Committee
4. The Past-President's responsibilities include assisting the
President, assisting the treasurer in any fund raising activities
undertaken by the Operations Committee, and assisting membership or
other committees in their activities.
5. The Secretary's term of office is four years. Responsibilities
include recording all activities of the Society, reporting the minutes
of previous meetings, furnishing other information when requested, and
maintaining the archival integrity of the Society's records and other
documents through a working relationship with an archival institution
to be decided upon by the Operations Committee.
6. The Treasurer's term of office is four years. The treasurer is
responsible for the funds of the Society and for maintaining accurate
records of membership, income, and expenditures.
7. President Emerita: As the founding member of the Society, Ethel
Tobach is named President Emerita in perpetuity.
8. Operations Committee:
a. The
Operations Committee shall consist of the President, President-elect,
Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, Journal Editor, web site manager,
and six members elected at large from the membership.
b. Terms of the members-at-large shall be four years. Efforts shall be
made to guarantee that the members of the Operations Committee
represent the international diversity of the society.
c. The operations Committee shall meet twice at the biennial Society
meetings, once prior to and once following the general business meeting
C.
Committees
1. As required by the activities of the Society, committees may be
formed, their composition constituted, and their activities described
by the Operations Committee, either at their meeting or by mail decision
2. Program Committee
a. The Program Committee shall be regularly constituted for purposes of
issuing a call for programs, presentations and symposia, and for
organizing and managing the biennial meetings.
b. The Program Committee shall be consist of the President, the
President-elect, the Past President, the local host, the local host's
designee if applicable, and two members of the Operations Committee
appointed at the biennial meeting preceding the meeting being planned.
D. The International Journal of Comparative
Psychology (IJCP)
1. The IJCP
is to be published quarterly every year, including special issues
containing abstracts and papers from biennial meetings when
appropriate.
2. Editors shall be elected for six year terms
3. The Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of
Comparative Psychology shall be composed of editors representing the
international diversity of the Society, and shall be appointed by the
Journal Editor.
E.
Amendment of Constitution and Bylaws
1. Any member
shall be able to propose changes in the constitution or bylaws by
writing to the Operations Committee or proposing the change at the
biennial meeting. Voting on the proposed changes shall take place at
the biennial meeting by the members present.
2. Changes to
the constitution and bylaws shall be distributed to members immediately
following the biennial meeting at which changes are made.
