Proposed Revisions to Bylaws: IASC Member Vote Required

December 14, 2010 - The International Aloe Science Council (IASC) Board of Directors met in late October, covering a variety of issues before the organization (details are available in the November issue of the newsletter - Inside Aloe Online - available on the IASC website). Included amongst these issues was a proposed revision to the organization's bylaws in regards to votes conducted during Board of Director elections.

At the last Board of Directors election in March 2010, a membership quorum was not present and the election had to be delayed by some weeks as a result. With the amount of important business regularly before the board, it was considered to be more effective to have the election conclude in a timely manner and the proposed changes were drafted as a result. Under the proposed changes to the Bylaws, no delay to the election process would be experienced.

Any change to the association's Bylaws requires a 2/3 majority vote of the membership. All members in good standing are being asked to please review the proposed revisions (available by download at THIS LINK) and then submit the ballot following the revisions, preferably by email. Only revised sections have been included and all the changes are marked in blue inside the document.

"The organization continues to work to improve internal processes in order to increase productivity and effectiveness on items of more pressing interest to the members," said Devon Powell, IASC Executive Director.

Questions regarding the proposed revision can be directed to Devon at 301.588.2420 x102 or dpowell@iasc.org.