Amended October 16, 2004; Annual Meeting,
Amended 10-04-02, Business Meeting,
Approved October 13, 2000; Annual Meeting
at Southern
BYLAWS OF THE MOUNTAIN PLAINS MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE (MPMC)
ARTICLE I: NAME
The organization to be governed by these bylaws is the
Mountain Plains Management Conference (MPMC).
ARTICLE II: OBJECT
2.1 Purpose.
The primary purpose of the organization, Mountain Plains Management
Conference (MPMC), is to conduct an annual conference for the members. The annual conference is sponsored by a host
college or university that is solely responsible for planning the conference,
organizing the activities necessary to provide a program of interest to
academics and practitioners, and arranging for the intellectual stimulation and
physical comfort of members at the meeting.
2.2 Geography.
The annual conference will be held in a state that is located in the
mountain-plains region of the
2.3
2.4 Organizing Interest Divisions. Although none exist at this time, functional
areas of business and related subjects are encouraged to organize into
divisions. This would facilitate the
growth of membership and participation.
Potential organizations would apply for approval of formal status by
submitting bylaws to the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE III: MEMBERS
3.1 Members.
A member is one who paid a conference fee to attend the annual
conference. The membership period
extends from one annual meeting to the next annual meeting.
3.2 Voting Rights of Members. The annual conference program will include a
session for a meeting of the MPMC membership.
All official business of the MPMC will be conducted at this
meeting. Members present at this meeting
may cast votes as required by the agenda.
On occasion, it may be necessary to conduct balloting by using
electronic mail or surface mail.
ARTICLE 1V: OFFICERS
4.1 Officers. The officers of the MPMC shall be the:
President/Program Chairperson, Past President, future President/Program
Chairperson, and Board Chairperson. These
officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these bylaws and by the
parliamentary authority adopted by the MPMC.
President/Program
Chairperson. This officer is the
designee of the host-college or university that was approved by the Board of
Directors for the next annual meeting.
The President /Program Chairperson will assume office at the close of
the last year’s annual conference and serves in that capacity until the next
annual conference.
4.1.2 Past President. At the close of the annual conference the
President
/Program Chairperson becomes the Past President.
Future President/Program Chairperson. This officer is the
designee of the host
school for the year-after-next annual meeting. . It should be the track
chairperson, but could be a designee. The purpose is to maintain continuity of
operations and to learn how to improve the conference.
Board Chairperson. The Board
Chairperson is elected by members of the Board
of Directors.
Terms of Office. As prescribed above, except that the Board
Chairperson is
restricted to serving two consecutive one-year terms.
Service. No member shall hold more than one office at
a time, and no member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive
terms in the same office.
ARTICLE V: MEETINGS
5.1 Annual Conference. The annual conference of the Mountain Plains
Management Conference (MPMC) shall be held in the fall, usually October, as
established by the Board of Directors in cooperation with the host-college or
university.
5.2 Members Business Meeting. At the annual conference, the program
schedule will include a time and place for a business meeting of the MPMC
membership. This meeting will have as
its purpose the election of board members, receiving reports of officers and
committees, and for any other business that may arise. An agenda will be provided in the
registration packet at the conference site.
5.3 Board of Directors Meeting. The Board will meet at the annual meeting,
prior to the members
business meeting. Special meetings of
the Board may be called by the Board Chairperson if a majority of the Board’s
members support such a meeting.
5.4 Quorum. A
quorum for the members business meeting is those
present at the meeting. The Board of
Directors needs the presence of a simple majority of the Directors to conduct
business.
ARTICLE VI: BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
6.1 Definition of Board. The officer s of the Mountain Plains
Management Conference (MPMC) and the Directors constitute the Board of
Directors.
6.2 Responsibilities. The Board of Directors represents the
interests of the members of the MPMC.
The Board shall have general supervision of the affairs of the MPMC
between its annual conferences, approve conference sites and/or host-colleges
or universities, establish a rotating schedule of conference sites, approve
requests for formal organization status, make recommendations to the
membership, and perform other duties as specified in these bylaws.
6.3 Composition.
The Board of Directors consists of eight members. As two spots are filled by
Board actions, i.e., the President/Program Chairperson and the Past President.
Directors shall be elected to three year staggered
terms. Subsequently, Directors shall be
elected as terms expire.
6.4 Eligibility.
Members of the MPMC who are in good standing are eligible for nomination
as a Director. The Nominating Committee
will nominate members for election, but nominees will always be taken from the
floor. Those receiving a majority of the
vote are elected.
ARTICLE VII: COMMITTEES
7.1 Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will consist of
three members appointed by the Board Chairperson. The Past President is one of the three
members and serves as chairperson of the Nominating Committee. The Committee’s purpose is to present a slate
of nominees to the membership at the Members Business Meeting.
7.2 Forming Committees. The Board of Directors is authorized to form
committees as needed in the performance of its duties, to improve conference
quality, and to improve service to the membership.
7.3 Ex Officio Member. The Board Chairperson shall be ex officio,
nonvoting, member of all committees except the Nominating Committee.
ARTICLE VII:
PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s
Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the MPMC in all cases to which
they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws
and any special rules the MPMC may adopt.
ARTICLE IX: AMENDMENT TO
BYLAWS
These bylaws may be amended at any members business meeting of the MPMC by a two-thirds vote, provided that the amendment has been submitted in writing to the membership one month prior to the members business meeting.