Our parent organization, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is an educational and scientific society of the computing community, and is dedicated to the development of information processing as a discipline, and to the responsible use of computers in an increasing diversity of applications. Through its publications, special interest groups, chapters, and committee activities, ACM promotes and provides for the dissemination of technical and non-technical computing information to its members and the public. The address is: ACM, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. Their website is http://acm.org.
1. NAME AND SCOPE
The organization shall be called the Greater Boston Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction. It will be referred to herein as ‘the Local’. The acronym for the Local will be GBSIGCHI. The scope of the Local is the study of the human-computer interaction process. The Local will support within the Greater Boston area activities that are complementary to ACM SIGCHI and the ACM.
2. PURPOSE
The Local is organized and will be operated exclusively for educational and scientific purposes in the Greater Boston area and in furtherance thereof. Its activities will include the following:
• Collecting and disseminating information through a newsletter, announcements and other publications
• Sponsoring meetings, discussion groups and workshops
• Serving as a source of information for its members, other subunits of ACM, and the general public.
3. CHARTER
The Local is formed and will operate under the sponsorship of the ACM and ACM SIGCHI. The Local can be dissolved by consent of its members, or by joint action of the I ACM’s Local Activities Board and the ACM’s SIG Board.
4. MEMBERSHIP
The Local is an open Local SIG. Anyone who supports its purpose may join the Local. A person becomes a member by enrolling and paying any required dues. Voting members shall be those members of the Local whose dues are paid in full at the time of an election or other official ballot
5. MEETINGS
The Local shall conduct at least one meeting each year. All activities of the Local shall be open to the public and shall be held only in places that are open and accessible to all members of the ACM.
6. OFFICERS
The Local’s officers are
• the Chair
• the Treasurer
• the Vice Chair
Officers shall normally serve 1 year beginning July 1. All officers must be voting members of ACM, ACM SIGCHI and the Local.
7. SELECTION OF THE OFFICERS
Officers shall be elected by the voting members of the Local.
8. DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS
Chair
The Chair is the principal officer and is responsible for leading the Local and managing its activities. Duties of the Chair are:
• Conducting the activities of the Local in accordance with the policies of the ACM and ACM SIGCHI
• Ensuring that all reporting requirements to the ACM and ACM SIGCHI are met.
• Monitoring the financial status of the Local.
• Performing other duties as required for the administration of the Local.
Treasurer
The Treasurer is the chief financial officer of the Local. The duties of the Treasurer are:
• Managing the finances of the Local according to the financial accountability policies of the ACM and ACM SIGCHI
• Keeping full and accurate accounts of receipts and expenditures of the Local.
• Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the Chair.
Vice-Chair
The duties of the vice Chair are:
• Assisting the Chair in leading the Local.
• Serving as acting Chair in the absence of the Chair.
• Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the Chair.
9. VOTING PROCEDURES
Procedures for election of officers of the Local or for the modification of the Local’s bylaws or for dissolution of the Local shall be publicized in advance and shall be open to observation by all members of the Local. The date(s) and procedures for the formation of a ballot and for the voting on that ballot shall be announced by the officers of the Local at least two months in advance of their occurrence. This announcement shall be received by the current membership of the Local and by the Chairs of ACM and ACM SIGCHI. All proposed changes to these Local bylaws shall have been approved by the Chairs of ACM’s Local Activities Board and ACM’s Constitution and Bylaws Committee before being presented to the Local membership for a vote. Voting of the membership shall be conducted on ballots received by all eligible members of the Local at least two weeks in advance of the deadline for their return to the Chair of the Local.
10. DISSOLUTION OF THE LOCAL SIG
Dissolution by consent of the local members shall consist of unanimous agreement of all its officers, together with a majority vote at a meeting which has been publicized in advance for the purpose of taking this vote to all members of the Local. Joint action of the ACM’s Local Activities Board and the ACM’s SIC Board shall not be taken without at least presentation of cause to membership of the Local. On dissolution of the Local, its treasury shall be used to repay any outstanding debts. Any remaining assets shall be transferred to the ACM and shall be supervised by the ACM’s Local Activities Board.