Section 1.

The Council shall:

Manage the affairs of the Society in accordance with this Constitution and policies and directives adopted by the General Meeting.

Make all the decisions by a simple majority vote of those present in Council meetings or those that respond to a postal vote.

Be empowered to replace any of its members as provided in Article 5, Section 3.

Appoint committees or working groups to conduct specific functions of the Society.

Hold its meetings normally at the time of the Symposium. Other Council business may be conducted in an extraordinary meeting of the Council or through a postal ballot.

Make nominations for Council elect.

Section 2.

The President shall:

Preside at all sessions of the General Meeting and Council meetings if present.

Delegate the First Vice-President or the Secretary/Treasurer to take the Chair for any meeting if he/she cannot be present. The Deputy shall have the same constitutional rights as the President during the meeting.

Have a deliberative and casting vote.

Have the right for election for a total of two terms only. However he/she can be elected for other positions on the Council.

Be the official spokesman and signatory of the Society when corresponding with other organisations.

Section 3.

The First Vice-President shall:

Organise the next Symposium of the Society in collaboration with the President and Secretary/Treasurer.

Assist the President in all his/her duties and when requested by the President, deputise for him/her and chair meetings as provided in Article 6, Section 2.

Succeed the President if he/she resigns or if replaced by the Council as provided in Article 5, Section 3. In that event he/she shall have the same rights and duties of the President until the next Symposium as stated in Article 6, Section 2. This period of succession shall not interfere with his/her right for election as President for two additional terms as provided in Article 6, Section 2.

Section 4.

The Second Vice-President (Fund Raising) shall:

Be responsible for fund raising for the Society.

Have the right for election for unlimited number of terms for this position, while maintaining the right to be elected for any other position in the Council.

Section 5.

The Secretary/Treasurer shall:

Be responsible for all financial affairs of the Society which includes receiving membership dues and gifts to the Society, cause books of account to be kept which can be audited by chartered accountants before the General Meeting and submit a financial report on accounts which shall be read at the General Meeting.

Prepare an updated list of members of the Society by the next Symposium.

Keep minutes of all General Meetings and all meetings of the Council and publish the minutes of the previous General Meeting in the Newsletter before the next Symposium.

Prepare and distribute stationery of the Society to Council members as soon as possible after their election.

Deputise for the President if the First Vice-President is absent or cannot deputise for the President.

Convene meetings after consultation with the President.

Section 6.

The Councillor - Publications shall:

Be responsible for all publications of the Society in consultation with the President.

The Councillor shall have the right of election to this position for an unlimited number of terms while maintaining the right to be elected for other positions in the Council.

Section 7.

The Councillor - Past President shall:

Serve as an advisor to all Council members because of his/her past experience with the affairs of the Society.

He/she shall have the right for election for positions in the Council except as stated in Article 6, Section 2.

Section 8.

Regional Councillors shall have the responsibility of liaising closely between the Society and its regional branches. This shall include financial matters, meetings, news and reports to the Newsletter and other matters that will provide cross-linkage between the Society and regional branches. The right of Regional Councillors for re-election will be the decision of regional branches or Society members of that region attending the Symposium. Regional Councillors have the right to be elected for any position in the next Council.