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| ARTICLE I: NAME AND REGISTERED OFFICE The name of this medical society shall be: "The EUROPEAN SALIVARY GLAND SOCIETY" (abbreviation ESGS). The registered office of the ESGS is located in GENEVA (Switzerland). The official language of the ESGS is English. The ESGS is one of Continental Societies that make up the International Salivary Gland Society. The statues of the ESGS should be in accordance of those of the International Salivary Gland Society.  ARTICLE II: PURPOSES The European Salivary Gland Society is a multidisciplinary society. The purposes of the ESGS shall be to:
ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP The membership of the Society shall be composed of five classes: founder-, full-, trainee-, honorary- and corporate- members. Applications for membership must be made in writing to the ESGS secretary, who will submit each application to the Board. New membership applications will be an agenda on each Board meeting. Since the correspondence of the society shall be conducted exclusively electronically, all members are responsible to provide to the secretary an updated and valid e-mail address. 3.1 - Founder member 3.1.1 Requirements Physician or scientist, with special expertise in saliva and / or salivary glands diseases who has made a noteworthy contribution to the founding of ESGS. 3.1.2 Privileges Founder members endorse other classes of candidates for the Society. Founder members have all privileges of full members. 3.1.3. Duties Founder members should promote the ESGS and lead in the various ESGS tasks. 3.2 - Full member 3.2.1 Requirements Physician active in disorders of the salivary glands and related diseases OR researcher in saliva, salivary glands or related fields. An engagement in teaching, developments, or research in the field of saliva or salivary gland diseases is recommended. 3.2.2 Election procedure A full member should be proposed by two founder or full members. A vote during an administrative meeting should be endorsed by more than half of members present. 3.2.3 Privileges Full members may participate in working groups, training programmes; endorse candidates for full-, trainee-, and corporate- membership. Full members have full voting rights. Full members pay reduced fees at meetings or workshops organized by ESGS. 3.3 - Trainee member 3.3.1 Requirements Trainee members have a medical or other academic degree and are involved in a training program of a medical discipline or in a research-training program 3.3.2 Election procedure A trainee member should be proposed by two voting members of the Society. A vote during an administrative meeting should be endorsed by more than half of members present. 3.3.3 Privileges Trainee members pay reduced fees at meetings or workshops organized by ESGS. Trainee members may participate in the General Assembly but do not vote. 3.3.4 Duties A certificate signed from the trainee and the program director should be forwarded yearly to the secretary of ESGS. At graduation trainee members are eligible to full member status. 3.4 - Honorary member 3.4.1 Requirements Emeritus person who has made a significant contribution to the field of salivary gland diseases. 3.4.2 Election procedure Proposed by the Board. A vote during an administrative meeting should be endorsed by more than half of members present. 3.4.3. Privileges Honorary members may attend the Board, may participate in training programs, and may endorse candidates for full-, trainee-, and corporate- membership. Honorary members pay reduced fees at meetings or workshops organized by ESGS. Honorary members have full voting rights. 3.5 - Corporate member 3.5.1 Requirements Corporate members are legal entities that support or sponsor the purposes of the ESGS. 3.5.2 Election procedure Proposed by the Board. A vote during an administrative meeting should be endorsed by more than half of members present. 3.6 - Membership fees Members, except honorary members, will pay an annual membership fee. The amount of annual membership fees is decided by the Board. > Top ARTICLE IV: ORGANIZATION The European Salivary Gland Society consists of a Board, Working groups and the General Assembly. 4.1 - The Board 4.1.1 Constitution The Board of the Society is constituted by:
President, president-elect, and past-president serve two years at
each position. Treasurer and secretary and specialty
representatives are elected for a period of 4 years, renewable
once. It will supervise the overall activities of the Society. It has to invite all members of the ESGS to a General Assembly at least every four years. It has the right to take all administrative decisions regarding memberships. It has authority to decide regarding meetings and courses. It has the authority to establish and award various prizes and academic recognitions in the name of the society. The President of the Board chairs Board meetings as well as the General Assembly. The President and/or the secretary represent ESGS at the European Academy of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, International Salivary Gland Society, or other instances. The Secretary is responsible for keeping the minutes of the Board and General Assembly, conducting the correspondence of ESGS, and keeping its records up to date. The Treasurer collects the money due to ESGS, receives gifts made to ESGS, and keeps proper and necessary books of the incomes and expenses. A Website should be created and regularly updated by the Board. It should include a public section and a section reserved to members. The work of the Board, meeting and course announcements should be regularly posted on this Website for members of Society. 4.1.3 Meetings The Board meets at least every 2 years upon invitation by the President. More frequent meetings may be required by the needs and interests of the ESGS. A scientific meeting should be organized by the Board at least every four years. The president and secretary of the International Salivary Gland Society should be informed of all meetings and courses. Some of these scientific meetings can by endorsed by the International Salivary Gland Society. 4.1.4 Decisions The decisions of the Board are taken by simple majority vote of the present Board members. In the likely event of a tied vote the President shall have the casting vote. 4.2 - The Working Groups 4.2.1 Purpose Specialized technical committees should be selected in order to foster scientific developments and exchanges in the ESGS and to create high quality control. The following Standing Committees list is proposed initially, and can be enlarged or modified by the Steering Committee at any time:
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Geneva
- Switzerland