Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Qualification of Members

The qualifications for membership in this organization are as follows:
  1. Alumni of the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Belgrade (ETF Belgrade).
  2. Friends of the ETF Belgrade can be admitted as members upon a recommendation of an active member.
  3. Graduates of other engineering schools and colleges, who express the desire to be members of the ETF Belgrade Alumni and Friends Association
  4. Trusts, nonprofit organizations and legal entities can be admitted upon a recommendation of an active member.
Admission of Members

Applicants shall be admitted to membership upon the payment of initiation fee and the first annual dues, as specified in the following sections of the Bylaw.

Fees Dues and Assesments

(a) The initiation fee payable to the corporation by members shall be $20.00. The fee for the student members shall be $10.00.

(a) The annual dues payable to the corporation by members shall be $30.00. The annual dues for the student members shall be $15.00.

(b) Any increase in the fees or dues shall be announced to the membership no less than thirty (30) days prior to the date on which the increase becomes effective.

Termination of Membership

(a) Grounds for Termination. The membership of a member shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) Upon his or her notice of such termination delivered to the President or Secretary of the corporation personally or by regular/electronic mail. Such membership to terminate upon the date of delivery of the notice, or date of deposit in the mail.

(2) Upon a determination by the Board of Directors that the member has engaged in conduct materially and seriously prejudicial to the interests or purposes of the corporation.

(3) If this corporation has provided for the payment of dues by members, upon a failure to renew his or her membership by paying dues on or before their due date, such termination to be effective thirty (30) days after a written notification of delinquency is given personally or mailed to such member by the Secretary of the corporation. A member may avoid such termination by paying the amount of delinquent dues within a thirty (30)-day period following the member's receipt of the written notification of delinquency.

(4) Upon member's death.
(b) Expulsion: Members may be expelled from the Corporation only upon a simple majority approval of the full Board of Directors.

(c) Responsibility for Charges: Termination of membership shall not relieve the member of responsibility for payment of accrued charges.

(from ETF BAFA Bylaws, article 6)