BYLAW

I article

 An association called " Italian Academy of Craniomandibular Kinesiography and Electromyography " has been constituted, with
a) section for fisicians and dentists
b) section for laboratory technicians.
The society seat is in the President’s residence.

 II article

 The association is no profit and its scientific and cultural intents are:
a) the scientific advancement in the neuromuscular occlusion field by means of meetings, forum, lectures, roundtables, congresses and their proceedings.
b) The cooperation with similar associations and institutions both national and international.
c) The professional and cultural growth of members.

 III article

 The association members gather at least once a year: either during the biennal convention or during the members roundtable.

IV article

 The association is constituted by 3 types of memeberships:
a) Members: they require the institutional education degrees necessary for the dental and the technical sections and must be involved in the field of neuromuscular occlusion. Members can become full-members after a written form ( see paragraph b of this article or V article).
b) Full-members: the admission to full-membership, in both sections, is permitted to those members who submit a paper of a complete case treated following specific protocols which involve neuromuscular occlusion and which can be considered valuable by the board for the general Assembly.
c) Honorary members: those distinguished colleagues, who contributed with their work to the advancement and the diffusion of neuromuscular occlusion techniques.
Foreign colleagues who have the right qualifications can apply to the above mentioned 3 categories.

V article

Admission, Resignation, Cancellation, Expulsion of members
a) Admission: membership is given when:
1) the admission form is signed by 2 full-members as a guarantee for the reliability of the applicant and for his interest in our science. The form is valuated by the Board and presented to the general Assembly. The admission form can be found in the Secretariat and must be delivered to the Secretariat itself.
2) both members and full-members have to pay an annual fee; the first time at the moment of the admission and then before the first annual meeting. Only honorary members are dispensed from the annual fee.
The treasurer , before the first annual meeting, will send a written advice to the defaulter members and in case of no response after one month he will alert the Secretariat for cancellation.
b) Resignation: any member or full-member with his annual fee paid can resign presenting written explanations. The issue will be discussed by the Board even if not on the agenda.
c) Cancellation: the members who will not pay the annual fee are cancelled from the list.
d) Expulsion : expulsion can occurr when the Academy is voluntarily offended or slandered by acts against the deontological behaviour. The expulsion must be evaluated by the Board after the member defense; it has to be validated by the general Assembly by secret ballot with the majority of the voting full-members.

Article VI

 The Academy organs are:
The members general Assembly
The Regents Board
The Finance Committee
The Arbiters Committee made of a dentist and a technician.

 Article VII

 The General Assembly is constituted by all the members who are settled with the annual dues payment.
The full-members only have right to vote if settled with the annual dues payment.
The Assembly is called in the ordinary way by the academy President once a year as stated in Article III: it can be also called in extraordinary way by the President with a Regents Board resolution or by a formal request of one third of the full-members.

 Article VIII

The Assembly duties are:
a) to plan the Academy activities program and to decide the site, the date and the subjects of meetings and congresses
b) to deliberate on the agenda issues
c)to deliberate on possible by-laws modifications following the article XIII modalities
d) to pass the budget and the balance of the association
e) to elect separately the President, the Regents Board, the Finance Committee and the Arbiters Committee. These elections will have secret ballots
f) to decide the admission of members in the three categories and their resignations and expulsions
The Assembly is valid on its first convocation when 51% of the full-members settled with the annual dues payment are present; in second convocation when whatever number of full-members is present.
The Assembly will have the following characteristics:
1) when validated, the Assembly elect a session president, a secretary and two scrutineers.
2) the Assembly deliberates on the agenda issues.
3) The simple majority is requested for valid ballots except for special cases described in the bylaws
4) Ballots are not secret usually. They can become secret ,besides the special cases described in the bylaws, if the Assembly make a proposal and it is approved by the majority of members voting
5) The discussion must be limited to the agenda issues
6) Proposals regarding the agenda issues must concern the agenda issues and must be presented in a written form to the Assembly president. The majority of the Assembly will decide immediately wether to discuss the proposal.
7) not more than one delegation is permitted.

Article IX

The Regents Board is constituted of 7 members: The president, the vice-president, and 5 councillors.
The Regents Board elects among the members a secretary, a treasurer and a cultural secretary.
The first two offices can be conferred to the same councillor in special conditions, approved by the Regents Board.
The Regents Board lasts for a 4 years period.
In case of an anticipated resignment of the President, his office will be legally and automatically taken by the vice-president for the normal time left.
In case of anticipated resignment of the Regents Board or if a bylaw modification might be requested or if the anticipated dissolution of the Academy is decided , an extraordinary Assembly will be called to deliberate as stated in the Bylaw.
If a councillor resigns or is lacking for any other reason, the Regents Board should replace him with normal elections during the first possible Assembly.
The Regents Board members can be elected again after the 4 years office.
The Regents Board can accept only members settled with the annual dues payment.
The Regents Board is validated when more than half of its members is present.
The Regents Board is called by the President at least once a year during the Association meetings oe whenever can be necessary or when one third of the councillors or the Finance Committee request it.
The Regents Board is presided over by the President and deliberates with the majority of the voting members. In case of a draw during polls, the President’s vote wins.
The Regents Board can be formed only by dentists and technicians. The President and the Vice-president must be dentists. One councillor at least should be a technician.

 Article X

Regents Board duties:
a) the Regents Board is the Academy executive organ
b) it fulfils the functions given by the Assembly
c) it deliberates on urgent cases regarding subjects pertaining to the Assembly which will confirm the Regents Board decisions in the first convocation
d) it nominates special committees with specific duties which can ben considered useful or necessary
e) it reports about the Assembly activities during the annual congress.

Article XI
The Academy President:

The Academy President has the legal signature, is in charge of the Regents board and his office lasts until the Board; he can be reelected. In case of President’s absence or impediment, his functions are taken on by the vice-president or by a councillor designated by the President himself.
Other President’s duties are:
a) to get in touch with organizations and associations similar to the Academy
b) to perform the duties given by the Assembly
c) to engage, to move or to fire people of the staff.

Article XII
Finance Committee- Arbiters Committee

Finance Committee is constituted by 3 members elected from the Assembly.
Their office last for 4 years and they can be reelected.
Finance Committee’s duties are to check the financial management and the balance of the Association.

 Article XIII
Bylaw modifications.

For changes in the bylaw, during an extraordinary Assembly 50% plus one of the voting full-members is required.
The bylaw modifications proposals should be addressed by the Regents Board or by the Assembly majority. They have to be on the agenda of the Assembly.

 Article XIV

The Academy property is constituted by the annual dues, the voluntary donations and the goods that have been attributed for any reason.
Members cannot make any claim on social properties, neither in case of tha Association dissolution;
in this case the property will be utilized for scholarships for young colleagues who want to improve their knowledge in the neuoromuscular occlusion field.

 Article XV

The Academy management is fullfilled by the Regents Board which check and rule the Academy funds.
The Academy is liable only for commitments decided following the bylaw.
For these commitments members , including the ones who directly run the Academy, cannot be considered personally responsible.

Article XVI

The Academy dissolution will be valid only if decided in the general Assembly with the great majority of full-members of the Academy. In case of financial dissolution, the residual money will be utilized for scholarships, as stated in article XIV, or in charities, with the vote of the 2/3^rd of full-members.

Article XVII

For all the issues not included in the present bylaw, it rules the internal articles of the association, approved by the Assembly with the 2/3^rd of the voting full-members, following the laws regarding the associations and the general principles of italian legal system