1987-07-07
CHARTER
OFINTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALSPREAMBLE
The International Congress on Mechanical Behaviour of Materials was formed partly asa result of the efforts of the late Professor Shuji Taira, who organized the first International
Conference on Mechanical Behaviour of Materials in Kyoto, Japan in August 1971, andcontinued his efforts in furthering the objectives of this organization, namely to foster
research on the mechanical behaviour of materials and to promote international cooperation.
Founder governors of ICM are listed in article 13.
STATUTESArticle 1  NAMEThe name of this organization is the International Congress on Mechanical Behaviour ofMaterials, hereafter referred to as the "Congress", or by its initials, ICM.
Article 2  OBJECTIVES
2.1 The objectives of the Congress are to foster research on the mechanical behaviourof materials, to promote related international cooperation among scientists and engineers andto provide means for the public dissemination of the results from these efforts.
2.2 For this purpose the Congress shall, both solely and in cooperation with otherbodies, hold an International Conference on Mechanical Behaviour of Materials generallyevery four years, and carry out any other activities deemed desirable and feasible to promote
the stated objectives.
Article 3  MEMBERSHIP
3.1 Membership shall be open to organizations, societies, bodies and individuals
maintaining an active interest in the objectives of the Congress.
3.2 In these Statutes the word "members" shall be understood to mean members of theCongress.
3.3 Those organizations, societies, bodies and individuals who desire to join theCongress shall make written application in such form as may be prescribed by the Board ofGovernors of ICM and shall undertake to be governed by the Charter of the Congress. The
Board of Governors shall consider such applications, and obtain the advice of the delegationof the country concerned, if there is one, and make such inquiries as it may think desirable.
Membership shall be granted by vote of the Board of Governors.
Article 4  THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

4.1 The Board of Governors shall consist of the President, the Vice Presidents and arepresentative of each national delegation.
4.2 The national delegations for each country shall be established by that country.
Each national delegation shall delegate its representative for that Conference who will serveon the Board of Governors.
4.3 The function of the Board of Governors shall be:(a) To manage the Congress.
(b) To elect a President and not more than three Vice-Presidents.
(c) To elect not more than five Governors at Large and to elect members of
Executive Committee. The function of Governors at Large is to represent
other than national interests among other things liaison to other organizations.
(d) To elect members.
(e) To select a permanent Congress Secretariat.
(f) To select date and place of the next International Conference on MechanicalBehaviour of Materials as mentioned in 2.2.
(g) To approve amendments to the Charter.
(h) To consider any other matters affecting the Congress.
4.4 A session of the Board of Governors shall be held during each International
Conference.
4.5 Each member of the Board of Governors shall have only one vote. A quorum
shall consist of one-third of the total number of Governors of the ICM. A simple majority
shall be effective excepting for the selection of organizer of the next conference when themethod of voting shall be by proportional representation.
4.6 A Governor may appoint a member of his national delegation to represent him at a
meeting of the Board of Governors. This member shall have full voting rights.
4.7 For matters requiring interim action by the Congress, decisions may be taken by
proposal ballot. This requires a majority vote of the full Board of Governors for adoption.
Article 5  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
5.1 The President, the immediate past President, the Vice-Presidents, the Governors atLarge, the representative of the Secretariat, and six representatives elected by the Board ofGovernors shall function as the Executive Committee, which will constitute the Agenda
Committee for the Board of Governors.
5.2 The Executive Committee shall meet each International Conference, and at suchother times as the President and Vice-Presidents deem necessary.
5.3 A quorum of the Executive Committee is 50%. Postal ballots may be used. A
simple majority shall be effective.
5.4 The President of the Congress shall be the Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Article 6  PRESIDENT

6.1 The function of the President shall be:(a) To preside at meetings of the Executive Committee and at sessions of theBoard of Governors.
(b) To act on behalf of the Congress in the conduct of the affairs of the Congressin accordance with the politics and procedures adopted by the Board ofGovernors and the Executive Committee.
(c) To designate the order of the precedence of the Vice-Presidents with respect tothe assumption of the duties of the President under the circumstances referred
to in Article 7.
(d) To appoint a committee to nominate candidates for elected office. Thiscommittee should consist of four members of the Board of Governors.
6.2 The term of the President shall commence at the end of a Conference and continue
through the next Conference. He shall be eligible for reelection.
Article 7  VICE-PRESIDENTS
The functions of the Vice-Presidents shall be to assume the duties of the President incase the President is unavailable.
Article 8  SECRETARIATThe function of the Secretariat shall be :(a) To be responsible to the Board of Governors for the administrative andfinancial management of the Congress and to submit a report, a financial
statement and a balance sheet to the Board of Governors each year.
(b) To make all necessary preparations for meetings of the Board of Governors andthe Executive Committee.
(c) To maintain the records of the Congress.
(d) To conduct the correspondence necessary to maintain the affairs of theCongress.
Article 9  FINANCES
9.1 National members shall be responsible for meeting their own expenses.
9.2 The financial arrangements connected with holding the International Conference
and other meetings shall be the responsibility, in each case, of the host country.
9.3 The foregoing shall not preclude any one from voluntarily contributing to the fundsof the Congress or to the organizing expenses of the International Conference.
9.4 The financial year of the Congress shall coincide with that of the Secretariat.
Article 10  GENERALThe official language of the Congress shall be English.
Article 11  AMENDMENTS

11.1 Amendments may be proposed either by any national delegation or by the Boardof Governors.
11.2 To amend the Statutes, a quorum of three-fifths of the Board of Governors shallbe required.
11.3 Adoption of any amendment to the present Statutes shall require two-thirds
affirmative vote of the members present at the meeting of the Board of Governors.
11.4 The proposed amendments shall be circulated to all Governors at least one month
before the meeting at which they are to be considered.
Article 12  HONORARY FELLOWSThe Congress shall award to appropriate individuals the grade of Honorary Fellow of theCongress, in recognition of work done by such individuals to further the objectives describedin Article 2. Such Honorary Fellows shall be elected by the Board of Governors.
Article 13  ICM BOARD OF GOVERNORS  FOUNDER GOVERNORS
Honorary President
Presidents
Vice Presidents

Professor Shuji Taira*Dr Nathan Promisel
Professor Volker Weiss
Dr Robert Goldhoff*
Professor Joe Dean MorrowProfessor Keith Miller
GOVERNORS

Austria
BrazilEgypt
FranceIsraelJapan
SwedenUSA

Prof. W. Stickler
Dr S.N. Monteiro
Prof. M. Farag
Prof. J. Lemaitre
Dr B. Cina
Prof. S. Taira*Prof. J.A.H. Hult
Prof. W. Owen

Belgium
Prof. W. Soete
CanadaProf. A. Plumtree
England
Prof. K. Miller
Germany
Prof. E. Macherauch
Italy
Prof. G. Caglioti
Netherlands Dr C. Verbraak
USSR
Prof. P. Poluchin

GOVERNORS AT LARGE
Professor D. Taplin
Professor D. Francois(Also ICM/ICF Liaison)(Also ICM/ICF Liaison)* Deceased
June 5, 1987