BY-LAWS

STRUCTURES COMMITTEE

ARTICLE I.  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SECTION 1.               The purpose of the Structures Committee is to promote interaction and exchange of the ideas between those individuals who are involved with the practice of structures. The purpose of this Committee is to foster the exchange of the professional and technical knowledge and enhance structural engineering practice and the professional interaction between structural engineers, architects, and other related technical disciplines.

 

ARTICLE II.  FUNCTION

SECTION 1.               Meetings.   The Committee's primary function will be the organization and presentation of technical sessions and programs. The Committee will arrange meetings, seminars and workshops dealing with the analysis, design and construction of structures. Sub-committees shall be formed to deal with specific material such as steel, concrete or timber.

SECTION 2.               Practice.   The Committee may review Structural Engineering practice related current events, regulations, policies and proposals set forth by governmental, educational and regulatory bodies, and policies being developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The purpose of such review would be to identify the consensus opinion of practitioners and formally communicate such opinions with appropriate recommendations to the ASCE New Orleans Branch Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE III.  MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1.               Membership in the Structures Committee is open to all members of the American Society of Civil Engineers and any individual who has a professional interest in the field of structural engineering.

 

ARTICLE IV.  ORGANIZATION

SECTION 1.               Steering Committee.   The Structures Committee will be administered by a Steering Committee.  The Steering Committee will organize meetings and provide liaison between the general membership of the Committee and the New Orleans Branch Board of Directors. Steering Committee members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Steering Committee. The number of members on the Steering Committee will be variable and comprised of representatives of the private sector, representatives of Tulane and University of New Orleans, and representatives of the government agencies of the New Orleans Area

SECTION 2.               Officers.   The steering committee will elect on the annual basis the following officers who will be elected from voting members of the Steering Committee:

(a)        Chairman .  The Chairman will call and direct steering committee meetings, attend New Orleans Branch Board of Directors meetings reporting activities and needs to the Board. The Structural Committee Chairman shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

(b)        Vice Chairman/Budget Chairman   The budget chairman will prepare the annual budget for the Committee. He will also account for Committee expenditures, receipts and assets. Also he will provide an annual financial report to the New Orleans Branch Board of Directors.

(c)        News Letter Editor.   The editor will edit and publish a newsletter informing the Branch membership of the Committee's Activities.

SECTION 3.               Voting Members.   Voting members of the steering committee will be the Members only and no Corresponding Member will be eligible to vote. One designated member from each New Orleans area structural firms or contractors participating in the Committee's activities, one member from the University of New Orleans, one member from the Tulane University and one member from each governmental agencies participating in the Committee's activities.

SECTION 4.               Corresponding Members.   A Corresponding Member shall be an individual whose professional qualifications shall exhibit an exceptional level of structural expertise, but whose geographic location of career responsibilities precludes him from regular participation in Steering Committee activities. Corresponding Member shall be appointed by the Steering Committee.

SECTION 5.               General Membership.   All members who are not on Steering Committee and are not Corresponding Members, shall be General Members of the Structural Committee.

SECTION 6.               Term.   Steering Committee Members and Corresponding Members shall serve for a period of two years.

 

ARTICLE IV.  FINANCING

SECTION 1.               The Budget Chairman will prepare an annual budget and submit it to the New Orleans Branch Board of Directors at the Board's first meeting in each fiscal year. The steering committee will develop methods of revenue, if necessary, to supplement Branch subsidies.