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A meeting of the ASCE Board of Direction will be held on July 25, 2009, in Keystone, Colorado. Among the items to be considered are amendments to the Society's Bylaws. Pursuant to Section 11.1.2 of ASCE's Constitution, Society members are required to be notified at least 60 days prior to Board action on the following proposed Bylaws amendments.

1. Bylaws Article 9.6 to create the Industry Leaders Council.
2. Bylaws Article 6.2.1.1 and 9.2.1.1 to clarify Standing, Standing Board, and Executive Committee Committees.
3. Bylaws Article 7.3.6.1 to clarify that only Region Official Nominees who were not selected by the Board Nominating Committee for President-elect may seek a petition route to the election ballot.

The complete text for the proposed amendment may be found at www.asce.org/inside/bylaws. For more information, e-mail board@asce.org or call ASCE customer service at (800) 548-2723 or (703) 295-6300.

INTENT: Create the Industry Leaders Council.

PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENT

Article 9. Committees, Institutes, Academies, Geographic Units, Foundations, Affilited and Other Organizational Entities

9.6 Other Organizations. Coalitions or other special interest groups may be formed by the Board of Direction or the Executive Committee.

9.6.1 Industry Leaders Council. The Industry Leaders Council engages senior leaders from industry, academia, government, and non-governmental organizations to identify needed strategic actions for ASCE and the civil engineering profession

9.6.2 1 Multi-Region Younger Member Councils. Following consideration of input from the Committee on Younger Members, the Executive Committee may (i) establish Multi-Region Younger Member Councils upon written request from two (2) or more Younger Member groups for formal affiliation, (ii) modify or dissolve any Multi-Region Younger Member Council upon request of said Council, and (iii) approve initial Governing Documents for Multi-Region Younger Member Councils. Amendments to Governing Documents shall be approved by the Committee on Younger Members.

INTENT: Clarify Standing, Standing Board, and Executive Committee Committees.

PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENT

Article 6. Officers, Directors and Governors

6.2.1 Geographic Region Governors.

6.2.1.1 Qualifications. A Geographic Region Governor shall be a Society member in Good Standing; have an Address of Record within the Region being represented; have served as a Section or Branch officer, as a member of a Section or Branch committee, or as a member of a Standing Committee Society-level Committee; and shall not currently be serving or pursuing nomination as a Technical Region Governor.

Article 9. Committees, Institutes, Academies, Geographic Units, Foundations, Affiliated and Other Organizational Entities

9.2.1.1 Standing Committees. Standing Committees shall be constituted to perform a continuing function and shall only be created or discharged by an amendment to these Bylaws.

9.2.1.1.1 Standing Board and Executive Committee Committees. Standing Board and Executive Committee Committees shall be defined in the Bylaws with a specific purpose and organization. Standing Board and Executive Committee Committees may only be created, changed or discharged by an amendment to the Society???s Bylaws.

9.2.1.2 Task Committees. Task Committees shall be organized and charged as needs arise to carry out a specified task and shall be discharged automatically upon presentation of a final report to the organizing assembly.

9.2.1.3 Society-level Committees. A Society-level Committee is defined as any committee that is a Board of Direction committee or that reports to a Board of Direction committee.

INTENT: Clarify that only Region Official Nominees who were not selected by the Board Nominating Committee for President-elect may seek a petition route to the election ballot.

PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENT

Article 7. Regions And Elections

7.3.6 Inclusion on Election Ballot. The Official Nominee(s) are automatically included on the election ballot.

7.3.6.1 Petition Nominees. Only Region Official Nominees who were not selected as Official Nominees by the Board of Direction Nominating Committee, may seek a petition route to the election ballot. Signatures from at least fifteen hundred (1500) voting Society members shall place a member on the election ballot.