e. Decide on the organisation and location of all CIPA
sponsored or co-sponsored meetings.
f. Define or modify the administration of CIPA.
. Elect the Officers of CIPA.
Nominate candidates for Ordinary and Associate Mem-
bers of the Executive Board.
i. Approve the Delegates of the International Scientific
and National Committees of ICOMOS and of the Ordi-
nary and Associate Members of ISPRS.
j Elect Honorary Members.
k. Decide on the admission of Sustaining Members.
l. Approve the reports of CIPA Officers and Chair-per-
sons (Article 24), especially of the Treasurer.
m. Develop and cultivate a communication system in
order to keep all members and the parent
n. Societies permanently informed about activities and
programs.
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Article 23
The Expert Advisory Board is presided over by an
elected member of the Executive Board who is not a
chairperson.
The Expert Advisory Board will:
a. Evaluate the results and reports of the Expert Groups,
Working and Task Groups and report to the Executive
Board with appropriate recommendations.
b. In co-operation with the Symposium Directors evaluate
submitted papers for presentation at CIPA Symposia.
C. Assist in the preparation of the technical items of the
agenda for the Annual Sessions of the Executive Board.
d. Evaluate and amend the draft resolutions of CIPA prior
to publication.
Article 24
The Board of Delegates is presided over by the President.
The Board of Delegates will:
a. Provide advice to the Executive Board concerning
regional, national and cultural matters relevant to CIPA
activities.
b. Propose and elect, by simple majority of the Delegates
present, the host country and location of the next but
one CIPA Symposium, i.e. four years in advance.
c. Propose regional and cultural delegates and consult-
ants requested by CIPA.
d. Evaluate and amend the draft resolutions of CIPA prior
to publication.
V Working Units
Article 25
The Working Units of CIPA are:
- Expert Groups,
- Working Groups and
- Task Groups.
An Expert Group is loosely formed by an unlimited number
of international experts, scientific specialists as well as
practitioners associated with a broad area of CIPA. The
experts are expected to communicate freely within CIPA.
The communication is received by selected chairpersons
to determine the needs or problems to be treated and
solved by CIPA and its Working Groups.
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The framework of expert areas and the rules for the com-
munication are to be published in the Terms of Reference
for Expert Groups. The Expert Group Chairpersons report
via the Expert Advisory Board to the Executive Board.
A Working Group is a permanently established group of
international experts co-operating to solve problems in
well defined areas, approved by the Executive Board. The
group co-operates under the guidance of two Chairper-
sons elected by the group and approved by the Executive
Board. The terms of reference of a Working Group and its
areas, tasks and aims are approved by the Executive
Board. Working Group Chairpersons report via the Expert
Advisory Board to the Executive Board.
A Task Group is a non-permanent Working Group formed for
a special task or the solution of a narrow and urgent problem.
VI Officers
Article 26
The Officers of CIPA are:
- he President
- The Vice-President
- The Secretary General
- The Treasurer
- The Internet Communication Officer (WebMaster)
Article 27
The President directs the activities of CIPA in accordance
with the rules defined in the statutes. He/she represents
the Committee with respect to the parent societies, the
ICOMOS and the ISPRS, and all other international author-
ities with which the Committee has relations.
The President is elected by the Ordinary Members from
amongst the Ordinary (non-ex-officio) Members by simple
majority. The election of the President will be submitted for
approval to the ICOMOS and ISPRS President. The election
is automatically approved after six weeks notice, unless an
extension is requested by a parent body, in which case the
approval period will be extended up to twelve weeks.
The duration of the mandate of the President will be four
years. The mandate can be renewed only once, irrespec-
tive of the duration as Ordinary Member in the Committee.
Suspension of the President requires a simple majority of
Ordinary and Associate Members.
Article 28
The Vice-President represents the President in his
absence, becomes automatically President should the
President being unable to continue for any reason. He/she
must belong to the other of the two parent societies than
the President, and shall assist the President especially in
all questions of intersociety communication and integra-
tion of interests.
The Vice-President is elected after the election of the Pres-
ident, by the Ordinary Members from amongst the (non-
ex-officio) Ordinary Members of the parent society that is
not represented by the President. The election of the Vice-
President will be submitted for approval to the ICOMOS
and ISPRS President. The election is automatically
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