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Article I. NAME
The name of this organization is the Section on Bayesian
Statistical Science (SBSS) of the American Statistical Association (hereafter
called the Association).
Article II. OBJECTIVES
The broad objectives of the Section are: to encourage
research on theory and methods of statistical inference and decision making
associated with Bayes' theorem, and to encourage the application and proper
use of Bayesian procedures in the behavioral, biological, managerial,
engineering, environmental, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, physical,
and social sciences.
Principal objectives of the Section are to:
1. Foster understanding and proper use of methods
of Bayesian statistics within the statistical community.
2. Encourage the teaching of Bayesian inference
and decision theory and methods in colleges and universities, as well
as in secondary schools.
3. Provide a focus within the Association for
dialogues relating to issues associated with Bayesian statistics.
4. Build cooperative relationships on behalf of
the Association with other professional organizations that have interests
in Bayesian statistics.
Specific objectives of the Section shall include, but
not be limited to:
1. Organizing sessions on Bayesian statistics
at meetings of the association.
2. Planning sessions at meetings of other professional
societies.
3. Inviting other professional societies to sponsor
sessions at meetings of the Association as part of the Association's
Bayesian statistics program.
4. Producing non-journal publications on Bayesian
statistics.
5. Organizing short courses and tutorials on Bayesian
statistics.
6. Developing plans for education in Bayesian
statistics.
7. Organizing meetings, seminars, and conferences
on the theory and application of Bayesian methods in statistics and
related fields.
8. Establishing and maintaining liaison and cooperation
with other scientific and professional organizations.
9. Establishing and maintaining liaison and cooperation
with other sections of the Association.
10. Aiding the general development of Bayesian
statistics, statistics, and the Association.
11. Serving as a resource for public and private
groups or agencies with interests in the field of Bayesian statistics.
12. Recognizing, by awards or other means of public
demonstration, excellence in developing theory, or in applying Bayesian
statistics that have outstanding value to the profession and/or to
the public.
Article III. MEMBERSHIP
Any full member of the Association may become a member
of the Section by paying dues to the Section.
The membership year for each member of the Section shall
coincide with that member's membership year in the Association.
Article IV. OFFICERS
The officers of the Section shall be the Chair, the Chair-elect,
the Secretary/Treasurer, the Program Chair, the Program Chair-elect, the
Publications Officer, and the Representatives to the Association's Council
of Sections. The number of Representatives shall be determined by the
Charter of the Council of Sections.
The Chair is the chief officer of the Section and is
a member of its Executive Committee. The Chair shall preside at all meetings
of the Section and the Executive Committee. The chair, with the approval
of the Executive Committee, may designate committees or individuals to
carry out functions of the Section. The Chair shall coordinate the work
of the officers and committees of the Section and shall prepare an annual
report, for publication in a news bulletin, on the activities of the Section.
The Chair shall review the regular financial reports provided by the Association's
central office.
The Chair-elect shall serve as a member of the Executive
Committee and preside over meetings of the Section and the Executive
Committee in the absence of the Chair. In consultation
with the Chair, the Chair-elect shall prepare the budget of the Section
for the year in which the Chair-elect is Chair.
The Secretary/Treasurer shall serve as a member of the
Executive Committee. The Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible for
the minutes of all meetings of the Section and the Executive Committee.
The Secretary/Treasurer shall also assist the Chair-elect in preparing
the annual budget and shall monitor the Section's dues collections and
expenditures and prepare an annual report on the financial condition of
the Section.
The Program Chair shall be responsible for developing
and coordinating the Section's sessions and other program events at national
and regional meetings of the Association. The Program Chair serves as
a member of the Executive Committee and also as a member of the Association's
Program Committee.
The Program Chair-elect shall serve as a member of the
Executive Committee and assist the Program Chair.
The Publications Officer shall serve as a member of the
Executive Committee and also as the Section's representative on Association
committees concerned with section publication matters. The Publications
Officer shall coordinate activities within the Section related to publications
sponsored by the Section. The Publications Officer shall solicit the views
of the Section's members concerning the content and operation of the Association's
journals and shall bring those views to the attention of the Editors.
When requested by the Editors, the Publications Officer shall assist in
soliciting, reading, and editing articles on Bayesian Statistics for publication
in the Association's journals.
The Representatives to the Council of Sections shall
serve as members of the Executive Committee and shall represent the interests
of the Section and its members on matters that come before the Council
of Sections.
Article V. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee of the Section shall consist
of the officers of the Section and the immediate past Chair of the Section.
The Executive Committee shall set the amount of the Section's annual dues.
Between business meetings the management of the affairs of the Section
shall be in the hands of the Executive Committee, subject to such standing
rules as the business meeting may from time to time provide.
Article VI. NOMINATION AND ELECTION
Each year the Section's Committee on Nominations shall
submit, to the Secretary of the Association and the Section Chair, at
least two candidates for each position to be filled. All such candidates
must be members of the Section. The Association's general deadline for
submission of nominations shall apply. As part of the Association's annual
election, the Secretary of the Association will mail a ballot to all members
of the Section.
Additional nominations may be made by submitting a petition
signed by at least 25 members of the Section, to the Section Chair and
the Secretary of the Association. Such a petition must be submitted within
45 days after the mailing date of the publication announcing the names
of the candidates submitted by the Committee on Nominations.
If the office of Chair becomes vacant, the Chair-elect
shall become Chair, the term extending through the following year. The
same principle of succession shall apply if the office of Program Chair
becomes vacant. Vacancies in other offices shall be filled by appointment
by the Chair with the approval of the Executive Committee.
Article VII. TERMS OF OFFICE
The Chair, Chair-elect, Program Chair, and Program Chair-elect
shall each serve a one-year term. The Chair-elect and the Program Chair-elect
shall automatically succeed the Chair and the Program Chair, respectively,
at the annual change of officers, which shall occur on January 1.
The Secretary/Treasurer and the Publications Officer
shall each serve a two-year term.
The term of office for the Representatives to the Council
of Sections shall be as specified in the Charter of the Council of Sections.
No officer shall be eligible for immediate re-election
to the same office except the Secretary/Treasurer.
Article VIII. COMMITTEES
1. Types. The Committees of the Section
shall consist of the Executive Committee, Standing Committees provided
by this Charter, and such Standing or Current Committees as the Chair
may establish. Current Committees may be established to serve a particular
need or interest of the Section.
2. Membership.. The term of membership
on Standing and Current Committees, if not otherwise specified in
this Charter, shall be three years. Initial terms shall be set by
the Chair for one, two, or three years so that, as nearly as possible,
one-third of the members shall be appointed each year. No member may
serve on a committee for more than six consecutive years without specific
approval by the Executive Committee, except for ex officio members.
Members of committees shall serve until their successors are appointed
or elected.
Unless otherwise specified in this Charter, each
committee shall be governed by a chair appointed by the Chair of the
Section. All members of Standing Committees, as well as the chairs
of Current Committees, shall be full members of the Association.
3. Normal Time of Appointment. In order
that new members of Standing and Current Committees may begin work
promptly, the Chair-elect shall normally designate these members.
If possible, the designations shall be made at least two months prior
to the time when the new committee members take office.
4. Standing Committees. The Standing Committees
provided by this Charter are as follows:
a. Committee on Nominations. The Committee
on Nominations shall consist of the immediate past Chair of the
Section, who serves as chair of the Committee, and three other
members, one appointed each year by the chair of the Committee.
The Committee shall submit nominations for officers as provided
in Article VI of this Charter. Members of the Committee are not
eligible for nomination by the Committee.
b. Committee to Nominate Fellows.
The Committee to Nominate Fellows shall consist of three members.
Each year the Committee shall identify members of the Section
who would be suitable nominees for the honor of Fellow of the
American Statistical Association (as described in the By-Laws
of the Association) and shall coordinate preparation and submission
of the nominations.
c. Charter Committee. Not more than
three years after adoption of this Charter, the Chair shall appoint
a Charter Committee for the purpose of reviewing the Charter of
the Section. If necessary, the Charter Committee shall prepare
a revision to be submitted to the Section not more than five years
after the adoption of this Charter, in accordance with Article
XI of this Charter. In the event that the Committee undertakes
a major revision of the Charter, the Executive Committee may extend
the life of the current Charter one year at a time.
Each committee must submit an annual report to
the Executive Committee.
5. Current Committees. The life of a Current
Committee may not exceed five years without a review of its need by
the Executive Committee. Any committee that is to continue for more
than one year must have a charge approved by the Executive Committee.
Each committee must submit an annual report to the Executive Committee.
Current Committees established in accordance
with this article may be dissolved at any time by a majority vote
of the Executive Committee.
Article IX. PUBLICATIONS
Publication of non-journal periodicals, reports, proceedings,
or other publications may be authorized by vote of the Executive Committee.
Editors for Section publications shall be members of
the Section and shall be appointed by the Chair with the approval of the
Executive Committee.
Article X. MEETINGS.
The annual business meeting of the Section shall be held
in connection with the annual meeting of the Association and shall be
announced in the printed program of the annual meeting. The officers may
also conduct business with members of the Section by mail.
The Executive Committee shall meet at the annual meeting
of the Association. It may also hold additional meetings at times and
places designated by the Chair with the consent of the Executive Committee.
Meetings shall be held at the call of the Chair or by vote of two-thirds
of the Executive Committee. Between meetings the Executive Committee may
conduct business by mail, telephone, or other electronic means.
Article XI. AMENDMENTS.
1. Proposal. Amendments to the Charter
may be proposed by the Executive Committee or by a petition signed
by at least 25 members of the Section. An amendment originating by
petition shall be referred to the Executive Committee, which shall
vote on its recommendation regarding ratification. Periodic revisions,
as provided for in Article VIII, shall be referred to the Executive
Committee, which may recommend ratification as a whole or in parts.
The Executive Committee may also decide upon the final wording of
a proposed amendment, as long as such wording is consistent with the
original intent of the petition.
2. Ratification. All proposed amendments
shall be submitted to the members of the Section for mail vote at
the time of the next annual election of officers. If approved by a
majority of the members voting, the amendment shall take effect immediately.
A copy of the amendment shall be filed with the Secretary of the Association.
S. James Press
October 4, 2000
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