(a) The business of the Society shall be conducted by an Executive Committee elected from the Ordinary Membership of the Society. The Executive Committee shall comprise the Officers of the Society (President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer) and four Ordinary Members and, where appropriate, a President-Elect, Secretary-Elect and the former-President (for a period of one year). The Executive Committee shall be empowered to co-opt additional Ordinary Members to serve on the Committee for specific purposes. Co-opted members have no voting power.

 

(b) Four members shall form a quorum at a meeting of the Executive Committee.

 

(c) Periods of Office and Duties of Officers and Committee Offices:

(i) The President is elected one year before he/she takes office. During that year, he/she is President-Elect and will be a supernumerary member of the Executive Committee if not already a member.

(ii) The period of office is four years, and the President is not eligible for immediate re-election. The President shall preside at Executive Committee and Members’ Assembly meetings and is empowered to nominate another member of the Executive Committee to preside in his/her absence if the Vice-President is not present. The President has a casting-vote at all meetings.

(iii) The Vice-President assists the President in running the society. The period of office is four years and the Vice-President is not eligible for immediate re-election.

(iiii) The Secretary is elected one year before he/she takes office. During that year, the Secretary-Elect will be a supernumerary member of the Executive Committee if not already a member. The period of office is four years, and the Secretary is eligible for immediate re-election for not more than one further period of office. The Secretary is responsible for all administrative matters excluding financial matters. 

(iv) The Treasurer holds office for four years and is eligible for re-election for not more than one further period of office. He/she is responsible for all the Society's financial matters.

(v) The four non-Officers of the Executive Committee will ordinarily serve four years. They are not eligible for immediate re-election.

(vi) The EAS may appoint an Administrative executive and/or administrative assistants to assist the Executive Committee with the running of the Society business.