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Bylaws* Index Article I—Name AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION BYLAWS* INDEX ARTICLE I—NAME ....................................................................................................................... 2 ARTICLE II—PURPOSE .............................................................................................................. 2 ARTICLE III—MEMBERSHIP .................................................................................................... 2 ARTICLE IV—DUES ..................................................................................................................... 3 ARTICLE V—BOARD OF DIRECTORS .................................................................................. 3 ARTICLE VI—REGIONAL AND DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS .................................... 5 ARTICLE VII—OFFICERS .......................................................................................................... 6 ARTICLE VIII—DUTIES OF OFFICERS ................................................................................ 6 ARTICLE IX— NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS ............................................................ 8 ARTICLE X—COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS ............................................................................ 9 ARTICLE XI—AD 2 DIVISION .................................................................................................. 9 ARTICLE XII—ACADEMIC DIVISION ................................................................................. 10 ARTICLE XIII—THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ....................................................................... 10 ARTICLE XIV—OFFICERS AND STAFF ............................................................................. 10 ARTICLE XV—MEETINGS ....................................................................................................... 11 ARTICLE XVI—QUORUM ........................................................................................................ 11 ARTICLE XVII—CONDUCT OF MEETINGS ...................................................................... 11 ARTICLE XVIII—AMENDMENTS ......................................................................................... 11 *As amended at the Annual Business Meeting during the AAF National Conference June 11, 2010, Orlando, FL. ARTICLE I—NAME To promote a better F. Duly organized understanding of the entities located outside The name of the functions and value of the boundaries of the organization is the advertising among the United States. AMERICAN ADVERTISING public, in academia and in FEDERATION INC. the halls of government. 2. The Board of Directors (hereinafter called of the FEDERATION FEDERATION). To promote and encourage shall judge the fellowship, understanding qualifications for ARTICLE II—PURPOSE and cooperation among the membership and shall various disciplines of the elect all new members The FEDERATION’S advertising profession. by majority vote. In so purpose is to provide doing, the Board may national leadership on ARTICLE III— establish from time to issues involving and MEMBERSHIP time such conditions of affecting advertising, and, membership as it through the efforts of its 1. The following shall be deems appropriate to national membership: eligible for carry out the purposes membership in the of the FEDERATION. To strive for the betterment FEDERATION: of advertising and its 3. Regular and Ad 2 clubs service to the public by A. Duly organized or federations and AAF encouraging, recognizing advertising clubs or student chapters shall and rewarding excellence in federations, regardless be chartered by the all fields of advertising, of official name, so long FEDERATION upon including public service as a primary purpose affirmative action by advertising. relates to the the Board of Directors. advancement of the Standards for To cooperate with advertising profession. qualification for a government officials at the charter shall be set by federal, state and local B. Companies which the Board of Directors. levels, and to represent the buy, sell, use or provide industry’s positions before advertising services. 4. Each application from legislative and an advertising club or C. Duly organized Ad 2 administrative bodies. federation for a charter clubs or federations, shall be referred to the To enhance the knowledge regardless of official President for and skills of advertising name, so long as a investigation, practitioners, support and primary purpose consideration and promote advertising relates to the recommendation to the education and encourage advancement of the Board of Directors. talented young people to advertising profession. enter the advertising 5. Applications for D. Duly organized profession. membership from national or regional companies and national To promote and encourage associations or regional associations the maintenance of high representing special shall be referred to the ethical industry standards, areas of interest in President for including support and advertising. investigation, expansion of self-regulatory consideration and programs designed to E. Duly organized recommendation to the ensure that advertising is student advertising Board of Directors. truthful and accurate. chapters on college or university campuses. 2 | P a g e 6. Applications for AAF student chapters) committees and membership from holding charters from councils which may student advertising the Federation shall be have an effect on the chapters shall be billed and collected on operation of the referred to the an annual or semi- FEDERATION and the Academic Division for annual basis. national policies investigation, established by the consideration and 4. Dues of all other classes Board of Directors shall recommendation to the of members shall be be subject to review Board of Directors. billed and collected on and approval by the an annual basis. Board of Directors, 7. Except as otherwise upon its own initiative provided in Article IV, 5. The Board of Directors or in response to the any membership may may revoke the charter request of a member or be discontinued for of or suspend from a regional or district cause by two-thirds membership, any officer. In reaching its vote of the annually advertising decision on such elected members of the club/federation or AAF matters, the Board shall Board of Directors, Student Chapter which afford all interested provided that the fails to remit dues in parties notice and an member concerned has accordance with the opportunity to present been given full and rates established. their views. The timely notice of the decision of the Board in 6. The Board of Directors charges or allegations such matters shall be may suspend from against it and a full final and binding. opportunity to present membership any other its case to the Board. class of member which 2. The Board of Directors fails to remit dues in shall consist of all past ARTICLE IV—DUES accordance with the National Chairs and the rates established. following members to 1. The annual dues for be elected annually, as 7. A suspended or each class of provided under Article discontinued member membership except IX: All National Officers that has paid District dues shall be at (Article VII, Section l); delinquent dues shall the rate recommended Vice Chair and be reinstated to full by the Finance Secretary-Treasurer, membership status Committee and Council of Governors; upon a majority vote of approved by the Board Thirty-two (32) the Board of Directors. of Directors. Directors-At-Large; Five (5) 2. Districts may not levy ARTICLE V—BOARD OF Club/Federation dues on clubs/ DIRECTORS Representatives; federations within such Immediate Past Chair districts in excess of 1. The Board of Directors of the Council of 42% of the amount of shall exercise the Governors, an Eastern dues paid by such administrative and Corporate Vice Chair, a clubs/federations to fiscal powers of the Western Corporate the national FEDERATION, pursuant Vice Chair, and a FEDERATION. to the laws of the State of New York. All Central Corporate Vice 3. Dues of advertising activities and policy Chair; the Chair and clubs or federations decisions of constituent Vice Chair of the Mosaic (including Ad 2 members, divisions, Council on clubs/federations and regions, districts, Multiculturalism; and 3 | P a g e the National ADDYS with Regional, Division Committee. The Committee Chairs. or District procedures. responsibility of the An office may be Finance Committee 3. Directors-At-Large considered to be vacant includes the shall be representative if the incumbent during recommendation of a of company members his/her term ceases to fiscal policy and dues of the FEDERATION. be representative of the structure for all classes They shall be elected as company, of members for follows: Seven (7) from club/federation or approval by the Board, the advertising agency other membership and such other duties category; Seven (7) classification held at as may from time to from advertiser the time of his/her time be assigned. companies; Seven (7) election or Except for authority to from media or appointment or the amend these Bylaws, advertiser service company or the change the provisions companies; and Eleven membership relating to (11) to be elected classification is no membership, fill without regard to longer a member in vacancies on the Board, category. The Chair good standing. or establish annual shall designate one (l) dues, the Executive of the Thirty-two (32) 5. The Executive Committee shall Directors-At-Large to Committee shall be possess and may serve as Corporate composed
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