MICHIANA AQUARIUM SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP HANDBOOK The Michiana Aquarium Society March 2018 1 MICHIANA AQUARIUM SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................ PAGE SECTION I .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 SECTION II ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 BYLAWS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Article I. Name .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Article II. Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................... 8 Article III. Membership ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Article IV. Officers............................................................................................................................................................... 9 Article V. The Board of Directors ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Article VI. Meetings .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Article VII. Quorums ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Article VIII. Committees .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Article IX. Finances .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Article X. Elections ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 Article XI. Terms of Office ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Article XII. Expulsion of Members, Removal from the Board Of Directors ....................................................................... 14 Article XIII. Parliamentary Authority ................................................................................................................................. 14 Article XIV. Amendments to the Bylaws ........................................................................................................................... 14 Article XV. Dissolution ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 Article XVI. Administrative Provisions .............................................................................................................................. 15 SECTION III .................................................................................................................................................................................................16 COMMITTEES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17 1. AUDIT COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................................ 17 2. BYLAWS CHAIRPERSON ....................................................................................................................................... 17 3. MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON .............................................................................................................................. 17 4. BREEDER AWARD PROGRAM CHAIRPERSON .................................................................................................. 17 5. HORTICULTURE AWARD PROGRAM CHAIRPERSON ....................................................................................... 17 6. AQUATIC-ANIMAL AWARD PROGRAM CHAIRPERSON ..................................................................................... 17 7. BOWL SHOW CHAIRPERSON ............................................................................................................................... 17 8. SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIRPERSON ....................................................................................................................... 18 9. ADVERTISING & PROMOTION CHAIRPERSON ................................................................................................... 18 10. LIBRARIAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 11. PUBLICATION EDITOR ....................................................................................................................................... 18 12. ARCHIVES CHAIRPERSON ............................................................................................................................... 18 13. PUBLICATION EXCHANGE EDITOR ................................................................................................................. 18 14. SPRING AUCTION CHAIRPERSON ................................................................................................................... 18 15. TROPICAL MAGIC CHAIRPERSON ................................................................................................................... 18 The Michiana Aquarium Society March 2018 2 MICHIANA AQUARIUM SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP HANDBOOK 16. KILLIFISH KARNIVAL CHAIRPERSON .............................................................................................................. 19 17. PROGRAM CHAIRPERSON ............................................................................................................................... 19 18. WEB SITE CHAIRPERSON ................................................................................................................................. 19 19. SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIRPERSON ........................................................................................................................ 19 20. SWAP MEET CHAIRPERSON ............................................................................................................................ 19 21. MEMBERSHIP RETENTION CHAIRPERSON .................................................................................................... 19 SECTION IV .................................................................................................................................................................................................20 PROGRAMS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 1. BREEDER AWARD PROGRAM (BAP) ................................................................................................................... 21 3. ULTIMATE CHALLENGE AWARD PROGRAM (UCAP) ......................................................................................... 21 4. HORTICULTURE AWARD PROGRAM (HAP) ........................................................................................................ 21 5. AQUATIC-ANIMAL AWARD PROGRAM (AAP) ...................................................................................................... 21 6. BOWL SHOW ........................................................................................................................................................... 21 7. AUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 8. OTHER ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................................ 23 SECTION V ..................................................................................................................................................................................................24 BREEDER AWARD PROGRAM .......................................................................................................................................... 26 1. PURPOSE ...............................................................................................................................................................