INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SEDIMENTOLOGISTS
OBJECTIVES AND CONSITITUTION
(As
discussed and approved by the Governing Council and General Body
of the IAS at the meetings held at the university of
Delhi
on
December
09-10,
2022)
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OBJECTIVES
The Objectives for which the Indian Association of
Sedimentologists is established are:
(1)
To promote the study and research in all the
aspects of
Sedimentology
and related disciplines viz.
Remote sensing,
Hydrogeology, Society and
Environment
and undertake and execute all acts pursuant to the same,
and
(2)
To provide a forum for advancement of research and
development in this and related disciplines of
G eology.
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CONSTITUTION
GENERAL
1.
The name of the association shall be "The Indian
Association of Sedimentologists" hereinafter called "The
Association".
2.
The headquarters of the Association
shall be located in the Department of Geology, Aligarh Muslim
University, Aligarh-202002. The headquarters may be
shifted to another institution and location by a resolution of
the Governing Council approved by the General Body by a majority
of two-thirds of the members present. The website
and the online journal will be managed by the Department of
Geology, Jammu University, Jammu.
3.
The Association shall be composed of a GENERAL BODY comprising
all Fellows in good standing, and
GOVERNING COUNCIL as stated herein
4.
The official year of the Association shall be the Gregorian
calendar year, commencing from Ist January.
5.
All persons engaged in and interested in the pursuit of
sedimentology and allied disciplines shall be eligible for
membership of the Association.
6.
The Association shall have the following classes of members: (a)
Fellows, (b) Honorary Fellows, (c) Sessional Members.
7.
Fellows: The members who join the Association by 31st December,
1976 are deemed to be Founder Fellows. Those joining after this
date shall be ordinary fellows. All Fellows shall pay the
prescribed fees, except as provided for in clause 15.
8.
A Fellow may become a member for life by paying lump sum fee.
The amount shall be determined by the Governing
Council from time to time.
9.
Honorary Fellows: A person who has made distinguished and
notable contributions to the science of sedimentology and allied
fields may be admitted as Honorary Fellow by a resolution of the
Governing Council. He/she shall not pay any fees, but shall
enjoy all privileges of membership including the right to
vote and hold office.
10. A
"non-fellow" wishing to attend a Convention of the Association
shall enroll himself/herself as a Sessional Member by registering at the Convention, like a
fellow of other categories. However, he/she shall not be
entitled to vote, hold office or participate in the Meetings of
the various bodies of the Association, and to receive gratis
publications of the Association
11. A
person shall cease to be a Member of the Association if he/she
becomes of unsound mind, becomes insolvent, be convicted of a
criminal offence involving moral turpitude, commits fraud of any
type, or fails to pay his/her dues to the Association.
12. (a)
Fellows in good standing shall be eligible to nominate, vote,
and stand for election to the Governing Council.
(b) All
Fellows shall be entitled to receive free of cost the Journal of
the Association. Other publications of the Association may be
purchased by a member at a special price determined by the
Governing Council.
13. Fees: The following
fees shall be payable:
(a) Fellow
Rs. 500.00 per annum
(b)
Life Member Rs. 5000.00
lump sum
(c) Industry sponsored fellow
Rs. 20000.00
(d) Foreign Member
$ 100.00
(For information see clause 8 above)
14. The
structure of the fees / dues payable by members may be revised by the
governing Council after approval of the General Body.
15. The
Governing Council may exempt a Fellow from payment of dues in
recognition of his/her services to the Association or to the
advancement of sedimentology without in any way affecting his
right and privileges.
GOVERNING COUNCIL
16. The
management of the Association shall be vested in a Governing
Council consisting of the Following:
(a) Office Bearers;
and (b) Council
Members
Office Bearers
The following shall
constitute the Office Bearers of the Governing Council:
(i)
President
(ii)
Two Immediate Past President
(iii)
Two Vice Presidents
(iv)
Two General Secretaries (of whom atleast one shall be resident
at the Headquarters of the Association)
(v)
Two Joint Secretaries
(vi) Treasurer (shall be resident at the headquarters of the
Association)
(vii)
Joint Treasurer
(shall be resident at the headquarters of the
Association)
(viii)
Two Managing Editors
Council Members
(ix)
There shall be ten Council Members.
The Governing Council shall appoint a foreign Secretary as and
when deemed necessary. He shall also be a member of the
Governing Council.
17.
The office bearers of the Governing Council from serial numbers
(i) to (viii) above shall hold office for a period of four
years, while the council Members at serial number (ix) shall be
elected for a period of two year w.e.f. 1993, as per the
decision of the General body at Dharwad on November 6, 1993. If
for any reason the Convention is not held in a year when the
election is due, the Governing Council shall hold office till
the next Convention is held.
18. Any
vacancy or vacancies that may occur during the tenure of the
Governing Council shall be filled by nomination by the President
from among the Fellows in good standing.
19. The
Governing Council shall transact its business by meeting or
correspondence. All meetings shall be called by the General
Secretary at the Headquarters.
20. Five
members of the Governing Council shall from a quorum in a
meeting. If the business of the Governing Council is transacted
by correspondence, the replies received from seven of them shall
be considered as a quorum.
21. Powers
and Duties of the Office Bearers
(a)
The President:
(i)
He shall ordinarily preside at all meetings of the
Association.
(ii)
He shall be responsible for effective implementation of the
policies, rules, regulations and bye-laws of the Association.
(iii)
In the absence of any definite rule/regulation by-law or in
matters not covered by constitution, the President shall give a
decision or take action, which shall be presented to the
Governing Council for its final decision.
(b) The
vice-Presidents:
(i)
In the absence of the President a Vice-President present shall
conduct the meetings of the Association.
(ii)
The senior Vice President shall also assume the responsibilities of the
president as nominated by the President while he is
away from India.
(iii) They
shall exercise such powers and carry out such duties as my be
assigned to them by the President or the Governing Council from
time to time.
(c)
The General Secretaries:
(i)
General Secreatry Headquarters shall conduct the correspondence of the Association.
He / She shall normally issue
notices for
convening meetings and be the officer-in-charge of the
Secretariat of the Association.
(ii)
The General Secretary (Headquarters) or in his absence the other
General Secretary shall prepare the periodical reports for
presentation to the General Body.
(iii)
They shall ordinarily attend all the meetings of the Governing
Council, keep necessary records, and present minutes
of the previous meetings of the Governing Council and the
General Body.
(iv)
In the event of litigation or any other legal matter pertaining
to the Association, the General Secretary (Headquarters) or in
his absence the other General Secretary shall be authorized to
represent the Association.
(d) The
Treasurer / Joint Treasurer:
The Treasurer
or in his absence the Joint
Treasurer shall receive and
deposit in the association account
all the funds received by the Association,
shall disburse payments, keep records of the financial transactions,
get them audited and present the same to the General Body after
approval by the Governing Council. He/she shall also issue notices
in respect of subscriptions and other dues from the members and
report to the Governing Council defaulters for appropriate action.
The Joint
Treasurer shall assist the
Treasurer in all matters related to the affairs of the
association.
(e)
The Managing Editors
They shall be responsible for editing and arrangements regarding
uploading on the website and printing of the Journal
of
Indian
Association
of
Sedimentologists
(JIAS)
and shall do all acts pursuant to this objective,
as
recommended by the Governing Council and approved by the General
Body of the IAS at the meetings held at the SGB Amravati University,
Amravati on 19-20 December 2017.
GENERAL BODY
22. A
meeting of the General Body of the Association shall normally be
held at the time of the Convention. All Fellows in good standing
shall be eigible to participate in the meeting.
BYE-LAWS
23. The
Governing Council shall frame bye-laws for the conduct of the
affairs of the Association. It shall have the power to amend or
delete any bye-law by a majority of two-thirds of the members
present.
24. All
fees of all classes of members including Life Members and
Sessional Members belong to the Association and should be
necessarily remitted to the Treasurer.
25.
Funds/grants received for publication of proceedings/papers in
the journal of the Association or in any other publication of
the Association shall be necessarily remitted to and maintained
by the Association for utilization.
FINANCES
26. All the money received by the Association shall be
deposited in bank account.
27. The
Governing Council at its discretion may invest funds of the
Association in Fixed Deposit(s), in Bank(s) or other financial
institutions and suitably utilize the interest there from.
28.
The Treasurer,
with the approval of the President and the General Secretary
(Headquarters)
shall have the authority to advance to any office bearer a sum
of
an
amount not exceeding Rs. 5000/- at a time for meeting incidental
expenses.
29.
The Treasurer shall get the account audited
by a Chartered Accountant every year and present a report there
to the
Governing Council and General Body at
its next meetings.
CONVENTIONS
30.
A
Convention of the Association shall normally be held every year
on the invitation of any scientific or academic institution.
This will be held in conjunction with
national seminar/conference on any suitable theme related to
sedimentology.
31. The
inviting institution shall designate a Convenor and other
functionaries of the Convention, and do all acts pursuant to the
organisation and conduct of the Convention in consultation with
the President of the Association.
32. The
Convenor of the Convention shall issue announcements/circulars
for the Convention.
33.
The finances for holding the Convention shall
be obtained and managed by the convening organization.
The Presidential Address or other addresses, the Volume of
Abstracts, and other Convention material shall be brought out by
the organizers from their own resources. However, a sum of
rupees 60,000.00 (Rs. 30,000/- in case of the
virtual convention) will be
paid by the convener of the
convention to the
Association towards the
publication of the Journal (JIAS)
of the Association.
This amount should be transferred into the
account of the association directly either online or
paid through a cheque.
34.
The papers presented at the Convention, after
due scrutiny, processing and acceptance by the
Editor-in-Chief(s) shall be published in the online Journal of
the Association (Journal of the
Indian
Association of
Sedimentologists)
from volume 35 onwards. The
JIAS will have an editorial board with its members amongst
sedimentologists from India and abroad. The review
process will involve two reviewers. Each
volume will have two numbers and will be released in June and
December as recommended by the
Governing Council and approved by the General Body of the IAS at
the meetings held at the SGB Amravati University, Amravati on
19-20 December 2017 or in any other publication as may be
decided by the Governing Council.
35. A
Convention Address shall be delivered ordinarily by the
President of the Association or by any other person requested by
the President to do so with the approval of the Governing
Council.
OTHER PROGRAMMES
36.
The Association may organize other
scientific/academic programmes, such as short-term
courses, workshops, lectures, field and/or laboratory
programmes, etc., for the advancement of sedimentology with the
approval of the Governing Council. A
sum of rupees 10,000.00
will be paid by the coordinator
of the short-term
course/workshop to the Association.
This amount should be transferred into
the account of the association directly either online or
paid through a cheque.
37.
The association introduced the ‘Young Sedimentologists Award’
from the year 1995 to encourage young sedimentologists below the
age of 35 years for the best paper presented under the category
during the convention. The paper with the candidate as the first
author and
his/her
research supervisor as the second author is permitted
as
recommended by the Governing Council and approved by the General
Body of the IAS at the meetings held at the
Pondichery
University,
Pondichery
20-21
December 2012.
A committee constituted will adjudge the best paper presented by
the candidate/s and the decision of the committee is final. The
award is a Life Membership of the association. Paper presented
under this category has to be compulsorily submitted to JIAS for
consideration for publication.
OUTSTATION CHAPTERS
38. A
minimum of ten members of the Association in good standing at a
place other than the Headquarters of the association shall be
entitled to establish a local Chapter of the Association subject
to the approval of the Governing Council and the General Body.
39. The
affairs of the chapter shall be conducted by a Convenor with the
help of a committee consisting of two members of the chapter,
and a nominee of the President of the Association.
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