January 29, 2001
Revised May 22, 2003
Revised July 23, 2008

Statutes of the IERE
ARTICLE I: Name and Objective
This association shall be termed the IERE. IERE is a non-profit,
financially self-sustaining international organization consisting ofcorporations and institutions willing to promote R&D activities with
global cooperation as a means to solve medium and long-term issues
facing the electricity service industries of the world.
ARTICLE II: MembershipElectricity service industries, R&D institutions, manufacturers,
universities and government organizations that pay due respect to thespirit of mutual benefit and contribute to substantial R&D informationexchange through the platform of IERE are eligible for the membershipof IERE.
Admission to and removal from the IERE membership shall be decided
by the Board and notified by the Chair of IERE.
The membership of IERE consists of the Executive Members, Regular
Members, Individual Members and Academia Members as set forth in
the bylaw article 1.
Each member shall appoint and register a representative.
ARTICLE III: General Meeting
General Meeting is a platform for interactions among members, whereall IERE members can meet each other.
1. The General Meeting takes place at intervals as decided by theBoard.
2. General Meetings are attended by the Representatives of IEREMembers, guests invited by the Board members, and experts put
forward by the IERE members with the approval of the Chair.
13. General Meeting should receive the reports on important decisions
made by the Board as well as general information regarding theoperation of IERE.
Representatives attending the GeneralMeeting are provided with the opportunity to express their views onthe reports.
4. The General Meeting should include technical sessions, for which
guest speakers from the other fields may be invited.
5. The agenda of the General Meeting shall be established by the Chair
after consultation with the Board.
6. The minutes of the General Meetings shall be prepared by theSecretary General and approved by the Board.
Details are set forth in the bylaw article 5.
ARTICLE IV: The Board
The Board shall govern IERE and make decisions and approvals basedon the IERE Statutes. The Board shall primarily be responsible forrealizing effective planning and operation of IERE and promoting theinterest of the members by assuring openness and transparency.
1. Board members
The Board members shall be elected from among the representatives of
the Executive member organizations according to the bylaw article 12.
The number of the Board members shall be at least nine (9) and no
more than fifteen (15). Details are set forth in the bylaw article 6.
2. Tasks and Functions
The Board decides on the following matters so that a smooth, informal
and efficient operation of the IERE is ensured.
a. Admission and removal of the member organizations andindividual members
b. Planning and organization of conferences including dates, placeand format of the General Meeting and Workshop.
c. Evaluation and authorization of IERE activities
d. Revision of the IERE Statutes and bylaws
e. Election of the Chair, the Vice Chair and the Treasurer.
f. Organization of working groups to make investigations on special
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3. The Board Meeting
1) Decision of the Board shall basically be made in the Board Meeting.
Board Meeting may be substituted by other means, whenauthorized by the Board.
2) Attendance of the two-thirds (2/3) majority shall be required for thequorum of the Board Meeting with permission of proxy. Thedecisions shall be made by the simple majority vote of the Board
members present.
In case of a tie vote, the Chair shall make the final decision.
3) The Board Meeting shall be held by the proposal of the Board
members with agreement by at least half of the Board members.
4) The agenda of the Board Meeting shall be determined by the Chair.
5) The minutes of the Board Meeting shall be prepared by theSecretary General and approved by the Board.
ARTICLE V: The Chair and The Vice Chair
The Chair and the Vice Chair of IERE shall be elected from among theBoard members according to the bylaw article 12. The Vice Chair
shall act as the Chair in the absence of the Chair. The term of theoffice of the Chair and the Vice Chair shall be decided by the Board asprovided in the bylaw article 7.
ARTICLE VI: Treasurer
The Treasurer shall be elected from among the Board members
according to the bylaw article 12. The obligation of Treasurer is forfinancial policy and its sound implementation.
The term of the office of the Treasurer shall be decided by the Board asprovided in the bylaw article 8.
ARTICLE VII: Secretary General
The Chair of IERE shall appoint a Secretary General, with theapproval of the Board. The Secretary General, a full-time officer ofthe Central Office, represents the Central Office and is responsible forthe management of IERE activities and operation of the Central Office.

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ARTICLE VIII: Central Office
In order to assure consistency of management of IERE, the Central
Office of IERE shall be organized.
The functions are detailed in the bylaw article 9.
ARTICLE IX : Activities
The Board shall plan and organize activities to effectively exchange
information, ideas, views or opinions among members from various
kinds of entities related with R&D for electric power service industries.
The members shall actively participate in the IERE activities formutual benefit.
The IERE activities are authorized and set forth in the bylaw article
10.
ARTICLE X: Financial Matters
The fiscal year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 in thesame year.
Every organization represented on the Board and each of the Members
bear the costs of their representatives and of the correspondence
resulting from their membership of IERE.
The Central Office shall be financed by the member fees. The IERE
activities (Workshops, General Meetings and other IERE activities)
shall basically be financed by the registration fee, with support of thehosting organizations.
ARTICLE XI: Alteration of the Statutes and Bylaws
The Statutes and Bylaws may be modified. The decision shall bemade by the two-thirds majority vote of the Board with a notice to theBoard Members at least one month in advance.
ARTICLE XII: Unforeseen
In all matters, which are not foreseen in these Statutes, the Board
shall decide.
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