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Soybean Research
Copyright © 2007 Society
for Soybean Research and Development. All rights reserved.
(Registration No. 03/27/03/07918/04)
MEMBERSHIP AND PRIVILEGES OF
THE MEMBERS
The membership of the Society
shall be open to all workers and Institutions in
It shall consist of:
(a)
Annual
Members
(b)
Life
Members
(c)
Honorary
Members
(d)
Student
Members
(g)
Patrons
An Annual Member is a person engaged and
interested in research, teaching or extension in soybean research and
development and is admitted as a member of the Society by the Executive Council
after he/she submits the membership form
duly filled and pay the prescribed admission fee and annual subscriptions. The Annual Member shall be entitled to receive
the Journal of the Society free of cost from the year for which subscription is
paid. He will have rights to vote and
hold and office of the Society provided he had been a member of the Society for
a minimum period of 3 years prior to the year of election.
A Life Member is a person engaged and
interested in research, teaching or extension in soybean research and
development and is admitted by the Executive Council as a life member of the
Society on payment of 10 years Annual subscription at current rates (subject to
revision) payable in lump sum or three equal installments within six months of
application for life membership. The
Life Member shall enjoy all the privileges of the Annual Member. He shall be exempted from the payment of
annual subscriptions. He shall, however,
not be entitled to back issues of the journal that the Society had published
before his enrolment.
An Honorary Member shall be a person eminent
for his contributions or services to the objectives of the Society. Honorary Members shall be elected for 5 years
on the recommendation of the Executive Council at the General Body meeting by a
3/4th majority of the members present and voting at the
meeting. Their number shall be limited
to ten at any time and not more than 2 elected each year. They shall enjoy all the privileges of the
Annual Members except that of voting or holding office and shall be exempted
from the payment of the annual subscriptions.
A Student Member is a person studying in
colleges/Institutes and is admitted as Student Member by the Executive Council
of the Society on payment of prescribed annual subscription. The Student Member
shall enjoy all the privileges of the Annual Members except voting and holding
office in the Society.
Scientific, Educational Institutions and
Industry can become members of the Society by paying Rs.10,000/P.A. (subject to
revision). They will be entitled to
receive the Journal of the Society free of cost. They will enjoy all the privileges of the
Society except the voting rights and holding office in the Society.
Corporate member shall be any Industrial or
Voluntary Organisations with an active interest in promoting the objectives of
the “Society of Soybean Research Workers”. The Organisation shall have to apply
for corporate membership of the Society and pay the Society a lump sum amount
of Rs.15, 000 (US $ 1500 for foreign organisation). The Executive Council shall then consider the
application for admitting such organisation to the Society.
Each corporate member shall be entitled to
nominate one representative to the Society, who shall enjoy all the privileges
given to a Life Member.
The Executive Council may declare eminent persons as
patron of the Society. The patron will
enjoy all the privileges of the member except the right to vote at meetings or
hold office to the Executive Council.
·
Any
person (s) who becomes (s) a life member in the first year of the formation of
the Society will be a founder member.
·
The
Life, Annual and Student Members shall have, in addition, the privilege of
introducing to the ordinary scientific meeting of the Society, visitor (s)
whose name (s) together with the name (s) of the introducing member (s) shall
be entered in a book kept for the purpose.
·
No
member shall have the privilege to vote the proxy.
Soybean Research
Copyright © 2007 Society
for Soybean Research and Development. All rights reserved.
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