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Constitutions and Bylaws of Services Science Global

(Effective as of Jan. 16, 2006)

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The Constitutions

Article 1: The Name, Objective, and Purposes

The Name:
Services Science Global (SSG)

The Objective: Promote and disseminate research and applications among scholars and professionals interested in theory, methodologies, and applications in Services Science, Engineering and Management, which cut across the fields of services business strategy and modeling, operations research, information technologies, industrial engineering, management science, social and cognitive science, work force management, and legal science, etc. Gain international visibility of the advances of the research in services research, development, and applications. Provide public relations benefits. Bring diverse international groups and individuals together (e.g., by sponsoring conferences, seminars, and informal focused topic roundtables) as a unified group to contribute to multiple endeavors.
The Purpose: The SSG is organized exclusively for educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
Article 2: Incorporation

The SSG has been incorporated in the State of Pennsylvania of the United States of America. Its non-profit organization status is pending the approval by the Internal Revenue Service of the USA.

Article 3: Qualifications of Members

Individual Members:
The membership is open to all persons who are academically and/or professionally inclined and have the desire to contribute to a scientific field.

Group Members:
The membership of the SSG is also open to groups of scholars and/or professionals of various sizes, as long as these groups are academically and/or professionally inclined and have the desire to contribute to this emerging scientific field.

Article 4: Officers and Their Elections

Officers: President, Vice-President, Director, Executive Director, Secretary.

Duties of the Officers:
The president shall:

· Preside over all meetings.

· Appoint all committees and officers as necessary.

· Recommend to the directors those measures deemed necessary to carry on the business of the SSG.

The vice-president shall:

· Be an ex-officio member of all committees and report to the President and the Executive Committee on their actions.

· Perform the duties of the president when necessary.

The director shall:

· Take charge of matters of public relations.

· Handle all financial issues of the SSG.

· Prepare financial report to be read at each meeting.

The executive director shall:

· Perform all day-to-day business of the SSG.

· Create more and new programs for the SSG activities.

· Supervise all financial transactions of the SSG proposed by the director.

· Perform the duties of the director when necessary

The secretary shall:

· Keep an accurate record of all business of the SSG.

· Keep a roll of all members.

· Make all necessary communications.

Elections of Officers:
· Candidates of officers of the SSG will be based on voluntary basis. Their selection and appointment will be based on a pool of volunteers for an open position. As soon as the need for such a position diminishes, the position will be automatically cancelled. All officers will be volunteers and no stipend will be paid to any of the officers of the organization.

· Elections: The final appointment of any officer will be the sole decision of the President.

Article 5: Meetings of the SSG

SSG will hold organization level meetings regularly and publish a minutes after a meeting is held. All such meetings are open to the entire international scientific community, and keynote speakers do not have to be members of the SSG. These speakers must be identified as one of the most active scholars with important scientific contribution(s) in his or her chosen field.

Article 6: How to Amend the Constitution

This constitution can be amended first with suggestions from any member(s) of the SSG, and second with approval of the president after having widely consulted with advisors and other members of the SSG.

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The Bylaws

Article 1: Responsibilities of Group and Individual Members

All members, both individual and group, will need to report to and obtain approval of planned activities from the president of the SSG in order to carry the name SSG.

Article 2: Conditions Imposed on Group Memberships

Due to the reason of increased business risk of group members and increased responsibilities of the organization, the following requirements will be imposed on each group member:

Each branch, such as a national or regional branch, of the SSG must operate within the laws of the region of its location. The SSG is not responsible for any legal consequences of any of its branches.
Each branch will need be financially self-contained without any financial support and/or resistance from the SSG.
Article 3: Rights, duties, resignation and expulsion procedures

1. Rights and Duties of Members: All scholars/professionals will have the right to suggest new programs and volunteer for offices. Each fee-paying member or sponsor has the right to initiate new ventures. However, all activities under the name of the SSG must be approved by the president in writing, due to the reason of legal matters involved.

2. Resignation and Expulsion Procedures: Any officer not responsible for his or her office duties will be expelled from the relevant office by a three-fourth approval vote of the Executive Committee or by the president of the SSG. Any officer can resign from his or her office by submitting a resignation letter to the president. In such a case, an interim officer will be appointed by the President.

Article 4: Names and Duties of Committees

1. Committees: Executive Committee, Membership Committee, and International Advisory Board

2. Duties of Committees

The Executive Committee shall keep the organization function normally and organize organization level activities, among other things.
The Membership Committee shall actively recruit new sponsors and fee-paying members and maintain membership records.
The International Advisory Board shall provide advice to the President and the Executive Committee and safeguard the organization in a healthy academic and professional condition.
Article 5: A Provision For Accepted Rules of Order and Parliamentary Manual

Majority Rule
Article 6: Quorum: A Percentage of Members Necessary to Conduct Business

There is no minimum percentage of members necessary to conduct business of the organization, provided the related business activities can financially self supported.

Article 7: Provisions for Honorary Members and Honorary Officers

Only the president can grant the status of honorary members or honorary officers, based on situations involved.

Article 8: Finances

All financial transactions of the SSG must be signed on paper by the president, no matter where and from whom the idea of the transaction was originated.

No part of the net earnings of the organization shall be incurred to the profit of, or be distributed to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensations for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article One of the Constitutions of the SSG. No substantial part of the activities of the SSG shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the SSG shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statement for) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the SSG shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 1 70 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Article 9: The Dissolution of the SSG

Upon the dissolution of the SSG, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c) (3) of the internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the principal office of the SSG is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization(s), as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

Article 10: A Method to Amend the Bylaws

This bylaws can be amended first with suggestions from any member(s) of the SSG or the international scientific community, and second with an approval of the president.

*Federal 501(c)(3) tax exempt status is approved by the IRS on Jan. 23, 2008.

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