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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