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The Bylaws of SIETAR JAPAN

THE BYLAWS OF SIETAR JAPAN (English)
I. Membership and Dues
1.  Privileges: Members shall receive the newsletter, all the announcements
of the Society, and the directory.  Members  shall have other rights
specified by SIETAR JAPAN and  SIETAR International.
2.  Categories:  Membership shall be available in the following categories
upon payment of the appropriate annual dues.
       (1) Regular Member: Regular members shall be entitled to all
benefits, including voting rights, newsletters, announcements, directory,
and discount rates for events and programs.
       (2) Institutional Member: Companies, associations, or institutions
can  designate 3 people from their organization to be institutional
members.  The institutional members shall enjoy all the privileges of
Regular membership and in addition shall have free admission to regular
meetings.
       (3) Student Member: Student members shall have the same privileges
as the regular membership at student rates.
       (4) Correspondence Member: Correspondence membership is given to
those who are located too far away to participate in SIETAR JAPAN
activities regularly.  Correspondence members shall receive all the
announcements, the newsletter, and the directory.
       (5) International Member: Members who are located outside of Japan
shall receive  the same service as Correspondence Members at international
membership rate.
       (6) Honorary Member: Members recognized for special contributions
to the Society will be given the honorary membership status by the Steering
Committee.
       (7) Senior Fellow: Members recognized for outstanding contribution
to the society and to the intercultural field for long period of time,
shall enjoy lifetime membership without payment of the membership fee.
3.     Dues: Annual dues for each category shall be decided by the two
thirds vote of the Steering Committee.

II Duties of the Officers
1.    President: The President shall have general responsibility for
coordinating the activities of the Steering Committee and for directing and
publicizing the affairs of the organization.  The President shall preside
at the Steering Committee meetings and the Annual General Meeting.  The
President, with the approval of the Steering Committee , shall have the
power to appoint the head of standing committees.
2.     Vice President: The Vice President shall preside at the meetings in
the absence of the President and shall share the duties and the
responsibilities of the presidency.  In the absence of both the President
and the Vice President, another member of the Committee, appointed by the
President shall chair the meeting.
   The Vice President shall be responsible for keeping the minutes of
the Steering Committee meetings and overseeing that the policies are being
carried out by the Committee members and Administrative Secretary.
3.  Membership Director: The Membership Director shall be responsible for
keeping the membership records, publishing the directory, and shall be
actively involved in  organizing and implementing the membership drives.
4.     Finance Director: The Finance Director shall keep all financial
records, collect and disburse all funds of the Society, and present an
account of the financial status of the Society at the Annual General
Meeting.
5.     Program Director: The Program Director shall be responsible for
planning and coordinating programs for regular meetings  and other special
events of the Society.
6.     Public Relations Director: The Public Relations Director shall be
responsible for promoting public relations and visibility with educational
organizations, business organizations, the media, and NGOs, and society at
large.
7.     Internal Relations Director: The Internal Relations Director shall
be responsible for the annual election and other elections, organizing the
retreat, and for facilitating communication and networking among the
members.
8.     Newsletter Director: The Newsletter Director shall be responsible
for planning and putting together the relevant articles for the Society's
Newsletter.
9.     Resource Director:  The Resource Director shall be responsible for
filing and managing the resources of the Society including membership
resource, publications, and audiovisual resources
10. International Relations Director: The International Relations Director
shall be responsible for coordinating the Society's activities with other
SIETAR  organizations all over the world.  This Director shall act as
liaison with the other international organizations in conjunction with the
Public Relations Director.
11. Conference Director: The Conference Director shall be responsible for
organizing and implementing the SIETAR JAPAN Conference.
12. Journal Director: The Journal Director shall be responsible for
publishing a Journal once a year. The Journal Director shall make the
Editorial Board and get approval of the Steering Committee. The Journal
Director shall make a Referee Team that is independent from the Editorial
Boards and get approval of the Steering Committee.

III. Administrative Secretary
       With the approval of the Steering Committee, the
Administrative  Secretary shall be appointed by the President to do the
administrative work in  carrying out the responsibility of the Presidency.
The Administrative Secretary shall be a voting member of the Steering
Committee.

IV. Financial Auditor
       The Financial Auditor shall audit the financial records of
the Society and report at the Annual General Meeting.  The Financial
Auditor shall be appointed by the President upon approval of the Steering
Committee.

V. Nominations and Elections
1.     The Internal Relations Director will send out the call for
nominations for elective offices in November.
2.     Each Chapter shall present a slate to the Internal Relations
Committee  by the end of November. The Steering Committee shall nominate
candidates for the directors' positions.  In addition, any member may
nominate oneself or other member for the position.
   The Internal Relations Director shall contact the nominees and
receive their consent to be on the ballot.
3.     The ballot will be sent out to all the voting members in December.
4.     The result of the election shall be announced in  the newsletter
shortly after the election.

VI. Chapters
1.     A group with at least 10 members who meet regularly and have the
same aims and mission as SIETAR JAPAN may apply to the Steering Committee
to become a Chapter by adopting an appropriate constitution and by paying
the prescribed share of the annual dues.
2.     Chapter names shall be in the form of SIETAR JAPAN Kanto, SIETAR
JAPAN Kansai, SIETAR JAPAN Chubu, etc.
3.  The Chapter shall receive the Society's newsletter, all the
announcements, and the directory. Chapter members shall be entitled to
membership rates and voting rights  for all  SIETAR JAPAN and SIETAR events.

VII. Amendments
   Amendments to the Bylaws may be initiated by the Steering Committee
or by one tenth of the membership. To become effective, proposed amendments
must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the Steering Committee.


These bylaws shall be effective from April 1, 1997.
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