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jklump [§ 2 Purpose, objectives, charitable status] update
igsn:revision2013 [2013/10/25 13:54] (current)
jklump Statutes of 2011 replaced by statutes of 2013
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 ====== Statutes for an IGSN Implementation Organisation ====== ====== Statutes for an IGSN Implementation Organisation ======
  
-Draft 2013-03-18+Final Version of 17 June 2013
  
 ===== § 1 Name, registered office, fiscal year ===== ===== § 1 Name, registered office, fiscal year =====
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   - The exclusive and immediate purposes of the Association are charitable as defined in the section on “tax-privileged purposes” [Steuerbegünstigte Zwecke] of the German Tax Code [Abgabenordnung – AO]. The purpose of the Association is to promote science and research.   - The exclusive and immediate purposes of the Association are charitable as defined in the section on “tax-privileged purposes” [Steuerbegünstigte Zwecke] of the German Tax Code [Abgabenordnung – AO]. The purpose of the Association is to promote science and research.
   - Its statutory object is realized in particular by   - Its statutory object is realized in particular by
-    - developing and providing providing methods to locate, identify and cite physical samples with confidence+    - developing and providing methods to locate, identify and cite physical samples with confidence
     - international cooperation to ensure the availability of physical samples     - international cooperation to ensure the availability of physical samples
     - defining, adopting and promoting standard methods in order to locate, identify and cite physical samples with confidence     - defining, adopting and promoting standard methods in order to locate, identify and cite physical samples with confidence
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 ===== § 4 Membership ===== ===== § 4 Membership =====
  
-  - Membership is open to all not for profit organizations who wish to allocate IGSN names and use the Registration Agency of IGSN in their capacity as allocating agents.((It is to be discussed whether we want to open the association for commercial members.))+  - Membership is open to all organizations who wish to allocate IGSN names and use the Registration Agency of IGSN in their capacity as allocating agents.
   - A member should be actively working with data centers for the purpose of issuing IGSNs.   - A member should be actively working with data centers for the purpose of issuing IGSNs.
   - A member is expected to attend the General Assembly meeting. If any member fails to attend three meetings of the general assembly in a row, then this shall result in removal from the register of members according to [[statutes#termination_of_membership|§6(4)]].   - A member is expected to attend the General Assembly meeting. If any member fails to attend three meetings of the general assembly in a row, then this shall result in removal from the register of members according to [[statutes#termination_of_membership|§6(4)]].
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   - If the Association is dissolved, reasonable steps are taken with the endeavor to maintain the resolution of IGSN names registered by IGSN.   - If the Association is dissolved, reasonable steps are taken with the endeavor to maintain the resolution of IGSN names registered by IGSN.
   - Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the General Assembly, the President and the Deputy President shall act as liquidators holding joint power of representation.   - Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the General Assembly, the President and the Deputy President shall act as liquidators holding joint power of representation.
-  - If the Association is dissolved, or if any of its tax-privileged purposes cease to exist, any assets remaining following disposal of any liabilities to the association then those assets shall be donated to Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V. (German Research Foundation), Bonn, who shall use the same directly and exclusively for tax-privileged purposes.<del> [[statutes#purpose_objectives_charitable_status|§2(5)]] shall apply mutatis mutandis.</del>+  - The assets remaining after completion of the liquidation shall be donated to Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V. (German Research Foundation), Bonn, Germany, who shall use the same directly and exclusively for tax-privileged purposes.
   - The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis if the Association is dissolved, or loses its legal capacity, for any other reason.   - The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis if the Association is dissolved, or loses its legal capacity, for any other reason.
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 +Potsdam, 17 June 2013
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-San Francisco, California, on 07 December 2011 
  
-===== Members =====+====== Members ======
  
-IGSN Members, in alphabetical order (07 December 2011)+IGSN Members, in alphabetical order (17 June 2013)
  
 [[http://www.azgs.az.gov|Arizona Geological Survey]], Tucson, AZ, USA. Contact: M.L. Allison [[http://www.azgs.az.gov|Arizona Geological Survey]], Tucson, AZ, USA. Contact: M.L. Allison
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 [[http://www.iedadata.org|Integrated Earth Science Data and Applications (IEDA)]] at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, USA. Contact: K. Lehnert [[http://www.iedadata.org|Integrated Earth Science Data and Applications (IEDA)]] at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, USA. Contact: K. Lehnert
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 +[[http://www.marum.de|MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Studies]] at University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Contact: H.-J. Wallrabe-Adams
  
 [[http://lrc.geo.umn.edu/laccore|LacCore]] National Lacustrine Core Facility, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Contact: A. Noren [[http://lrc.geo.umn.edu/laccore|LacCore]] National Lacustrine Core Facility, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Contact: A. Noren
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 +===== Pending Membership Applications =====
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 +Thre are no membership applications pending at this time.
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 +[[igsn:membership|How to]] become a member of IGSN e.V.?
  
 ===== Observers ===== ===== Observers =====
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 [[http://www.ga.gov.au/|Geoscience Australia]], Canberra, Australia. Contact: L. Wyborn [[http://www.ga.gov.au/|Geoscience Australia]], Canberra, Australia. Contact: L. Wyborn
  
-[[http://www.usgs.gov|USGS]], Reston, VA, USA. Contact: LGundersen +[[http://www.usgs.gov|USGS]], Reston, VA, USA. Contact: SBristol 
  
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