Chapter 1 General Rules Article 1 (Name) This society shall be called the Korean Society of Osteoporosis. Article 2 (Office) The office of this Society shall be located in Seoul Metropolitan City. Article 3 (Goals) This Society shall aim to contribute to the medical development of our country through the research activities of osteoporosis, other skeletal system diseases and relevant natural science fields, and to promote the friendly and academic exchanges between members. Article 4 (Businesses) This Society shall perform the following businesses in order to achieve the goals of the previous article. A. Convocation of academic congresses, lectures and colloquiums B. Publication of academic journals and other academic books C. Academic exchanges with domestic and foreign academic organizations D. Projects for the academic development of members E. Training of practitioners and residents F. Other projects recognized to be necessary Article 5 (Division Establishment) This Society may establish Divisions by the approval of Council. Chapter 2 Members Article 6 (Composition) This Society shall consist of the following members. A. Regular members B. Associate members C. Honorary members D. Patronage members Article 7 (Member Qualification) The qualification of a member shall be defined as follows. A. Regular member: one who engages in the research of osteoporosis and other skeletal system diseases, agrees to the purposes of this Society, and has paid the set member fee. . B. Associate member: one who is being trained in the fields of osteoporosis and other skeletal system diseases or is equally qualified C. Honorary member: one who has conspicuously contributed to the development of this Society and has been elected by council. D. Patronage member: any individual or organization that agrees to the purposes of this Society and supports the businesses of this Society Article 8 (Entrance Procedure) Any person who wants to join this Society shall enclose the admission fee and the membership fee of the first year fixed by this Society in an application form. Article 9 (Rights and Duties) A. The regular members of this Society shall be qualified to have the rights of election, being elected and other fixed resolution, and to receive without payment the journals published by this Society. B. The members of this Society shall abide by regulations, bylaws and all Council resolutions, pay member fees and other shares. Article 10 (Expulsion) The member, who shall correspond to the following each Clause, may be dismissed from membership by the resolution of Council. A. When he shall not abide by duties as a member, shall damage the name of this Society, or trespass its purposes B. When he shall not pay for 3 years or more without due cause C. When he shall not attend Regular General Meeting without due cause Chapter 3 Executives Article 11 (Executives) This Society shall appoint the following executives among regular members. A. President: 1, B. Vice President: 1, C. Standing Director: around 6, D. General Director: 1, E. Councilor: fewer than 30, F. Auditor: 2, G: Commissioner: 7 Article 12 (Duties of Executives) A. President shall represent this Society and preside over General Meeting, Council and all sorts of academic congresses. B. Vice President shall assist President and carry out President’s duties as proxy. C. Auditor shall audit the office works and finance of this Society and report the results to Council. Article 13 (Election of Executives) A. President and Vice President shall be elected by Standing Board of Directors every second year and approved by Council. B. General Director shall be appointed by President. C. Auditor shall be elected by Council. Article 14 (Term of Office) A. President and Vice President shall hold office for 2 years and shall not be reelected.. B. General Director and Auditor shall hold office for 2 years. C. Any Executive elected by special election shall hold office for the remaining period of his predecessor. Article 15 (Honorary President) This Society may establish Honorary President, who shall be recommended by Council among previous Presidents and reported to General Meeting. Chapter 4 Organization Article 16 (General Meeting) A. President shall convene General Meeting once a year at which the resolutions and activities of Council and Committees are reported. B. Provisionary General Meeting shall be convened by President at the request of majority of Council members. C. General Meeting shall be effectuated by majority attendance of regular members on the register and by majority approval of present regular members. D. President shall preside over General Meeting, but shall have no vote. However, President shall have the right of resolution in case of a tie. Article 17 (Council) A. Council shall be established to summarize the resolutions of members on the general operations of this Society. B. Around 30 Councilors shall be elected among regular members including President and Vice President, and Executives shall automatically hold additional offices of Councilors. C. Councilor shall be a regular member corresponding to the rank of Assistant Professor at University or higher, hold office for 2 years, and may be reappointed for additional 2 years. D. Regular Council shall be convened and presided over by President once a year. E. Provisionary Council shall be convened, when requested by 1/3 or more of Councilors on the register. F. Council shall deliberate on budget and settlement, revise regulations, discuss and decide the establishment of divisions and the matters on other tasks, and approve President and Vice President. G. Council shall be established by the majority presence of Councilors on the register and resolved by the majority approval of present Councilors. H. President shall have an additional office of Council Chairman, who shall have no right of resolution. However, President shall have a right of resolution in case of a tie. Article 18 (Standing Board of Directors) A. Standing Committee shall consist of 7 or fewer members who have conspicuously contributed to the development of Society. B. Standing Committee shall consist of 2 from internal medicine, 2 from obstetrics and gynecology, 1 from orthopedics, 1 from basic medicine and 1 from other field. C. Standing Directors shall be approved by Council. D. Standing Board of Directors shall elect President, provide President with advice and suggestion as requested, and current President may join Standing Board of Directors and exercise the right of resolution. E. Standing Board of Directors may give counsel to the tasks of each Committee. Article 19 (Committee) A. This Society shall establish each Committee for science, publication, insurance, training, publicity, informative communication, international cooperation, etc. B. Each Committee shall have some commissioners, who shall be decided by the resolution of Committee. C. President may establish Provisionary Committee by the resolution of Board of Directors according to necessity except the above Committee. Article 20 (Tasks of Committee) The following Commissioners in charge shall be appointed to execute the resolutions of Committee. A. Commissioner for Science: academic congress and science-related business B. Commissioner for Publication: society journal and its publication C. Commissioner for Insurance: medical insurance and charge D. Commissioner for Informative Communication: homepage E. Commissioner for Training: training lectures F. Commissioner for Publicity: publicity and P.R. G. Commissioner for International Cooperation: international academic exchanges Article 21 (Division) The osteoporosis division of each region shall be established according to necessity, and its operation matters shall be reported to Council. Article 22 (General Meeting) Regular General Meeting shall be held at the autumn academic congress. . Chapter 5 Finance Article 23 The finance of this Society shall be met by the annual membership fees, life-long membership fees and contributions. Entrance fees and annual fees shall be decided by Committee according to the standards of Council. Article 24 The fiscal year of this Society shall be standardized by the date of Regular General Meeting. Chapter 6 Additional Rules Article 25 The regulations of this Society may be revised by the resolution of Council. Article 26 General customs shall govern the detailed items not regulated in these regulations. Article 27 These revised regulations shall take effect from November 6, 2002.