3. The Couneil shall be answerable to the General 
Assembly for management of Society affairs and shall 
guide the conduct of the General Assembly. 
4. The Council shall assist the President to coordinate 
and guide the activities of the Technical Commissions. 
5. Between meetings of the General Assembly the Council 
may consult Members by correspondence or otherwise. 
6. The responsibilities of the members of Council are 
defined in the Bylaws. 
STATUTE XII - Headquarters 
The headquarters of the Society shall be designated by the 
Council. 
STATUTE XIII - Technical Commissions 
1. The scientific work of the Society shall be the respon- 
sibility of its Technical Commissions and shall be 
guided by Resolutions approved by the General 
Assembly. 
2. Responsibility for the work of each Technical Com- 
mission during the interval between two successive 
Congresses shall be entrusted by the General 
Assembly to one of the Ordinary Members or to a 
number of Ordinary Members who have agreed to 
collaborate. 
3. The work of each Commission shall be conducted by 
the Commission Board consisting of: 
- The Commission President 
- The Commission Secretary/ies 
- The Working Group Chairpersons 
- The Commission Rapporteurs 
STATUTE XIV - Financial Commission 
1. At each Congress the General Assembly shall elect a 
Chairperson and two members of a Financial Commis- 
sion. 
2. The role of the Financial Commission shall be advi- 
sory and consultative. It shall examine expenditure of 
all kinds incurred by the Society and suggest to the 
General Assembly broad lines of financial policy for 
the Society having regard to its scientific responsibil- 
ities. 
3. Between Congresses the Financial Commission shall 
report directly to the Council through the Secretary 
General at least once a year after the annual balance 
sheet has been prepared and examined. It shall be 
present in an advisory capacity at meetings of the Gen- 
eral Assembly. 
STATUTE XV - Finances 
1. Each Ordinary Member and Associate Member shall 
pay annually the subscription fee assigned to its cate- 
gory. The amount of subscription fee for each category 
shall be determined by the General Assembly and may 
be altered by the General Assembly only at one of its 
ordinary meetings held during the course of a Con- 
gress. 
2. Regional Members and Sustaining Members shall pay 
an annual subscription fee established by Council. 
STATUTE XVI - Voting 
1. In plenary sessions of the Congress, decisions shall be 
taken by a show of hands and by a simple majority of 
votes passed. 
  
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2. Voting in the General Assembly shall be conducted as 
follows: 
(a) Only Delegates shall have the right to vote. 
(b) No Delegate shall represent or vote for any Ordinary 
Member other than his/her own. 
(c) Voting shall not be by proxy. 
(d) If the President or any Delegate so requests, the 
vote shall be taken by secret ballot. 
(e) Each Delegate shall have a number of votes equal 
to the category of the Ordinary Member which 
he/she represents. 
(f The adoption of Resolutions concerning admission of 
new Ordinary Members, Associate Members or 
Regional Members, cancellation of membership, 
alteration to the Statutes or the Bylaws, dissolution of 
the Society or its amalgamation with another interna- 
tional organization, shall require at least three-quar- 
ters of the votes cast to be in favor of the Resolution. 
Decision on all other matters shall be approved by a 
simple majority of the votes cast. 
(g) Associate Members and Regional Members shall 
have observer status in the General Assembly with 
no voting rights, but with full discussion privileges. 
3. Recourse to a vote by correspondence shall only be 
permitted in exceptional cases. This procedure shall 
be taken only when the Council considers it necessary 
to reach a decision without awaiting a meeting of the 
General Assembly. 
STATUTE XVII - Regulations and Directives 
The Council shall be entitled to issue provisional Regula- 
tions and Directives to provide guidance in transitory situ- 
ations, and such shall be valid until considered at the next 
Congress. 
STATUTE XVIII - Languages 
1. The official languages of the Society shall be English, 
French and German. 
2. The English Text of the present Statutes and Bylaws 
shall be considered to be the definitive version. 
STATUTE XIX - Dissolution and Amalgamation 
Only the General Assembly may approve a decision on 
dissolution of the Society or amalgamation of the society 
with another international body. An extraordinary meeting 
must be specially called for that sole purpose. For such an 
extraordinary meeting three clear calendar months notice 
shall be given to all Ordinary Members in writing, request- 
ing them to send Delegates thereto. 
STATUTE XX - Amendments to Statutes and Bylaws 
1. Only the General Assembly has authority to amend the 
Statutes and Bylaws. 
2. The Statutes may be amended under the following 
conditions: 
(à) An amendment may be formulated in writing by an 
Ordinary Member and addressed to the Secretary 
General not less than 10 months prior to the date 
fixed for the meeting of the General Assembly at 
which it is to be considered. Such an amendment 
shall be supported by at least one other Ordinary 
Member. 
(b) Amendments may be formulated by the Council or 
a committee appointed by the Council. In such a 
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