1. The Community shall consist of people who are Members.
2. Membership of ICTMA is activated by attendance at an ICTMA Conference orparticipation in another ICTMA sponsored activity. Membership remains active until an
individual resigns, or ceases to participate in ICTMA activities; indicated by nonattendance at three successive conferences, when there is also nonparticipation in otherICTMA activities.
3. A ‘member eligible for election to the Executive’ is normally a member who has attendedat least two of the last three ICTMA conferences, where for purposes of interpretation acurrent ICTMA conference counts as ‘one of the last three ICTMA conferences’. Only‘eligible members’ may nominate others, and be nominated themselves to the office ofPresident, and to membership of the International Executive Committee.
4. A General Meeting of the Community shall be held at each ICTMA The principal
business of the General Meeting shall be to elect the Committee and to discuss matterspertaining to the Mission of the Community.
5. There shall be a President of the Community who shall normally hold office for fouryears, the period of office to commence at the end of an ICTMA and to finish at the endof the ICTMA held four years later. The President shall normally not be eligible for
immediate re-election. The President shall be the Chair of the International ExecutiveCommittee.
6. The International Executive Committee (the 'Committee') shall comprise
the President
the chief organisers of the last two ICTMA* conferences and the next ICTMAconference• three Members elected by the Members• up to three persons (who are Members of the Community) co-opted by theCommittee*where relevant, a current ICTMA conferences is deemed to be the most recent of thelast two ICTMA conferences••

7. The Organiser of an ICTMA shall be the chair of the local organising committee andchair of that ICTMA.
8. Nominations and co-options shall have regard to the desire that there should be at least
two men and at least two women on the Committee, and to general needs of geography
and demography.
9. The elected Members shall normally serve for four years (commencing at the end of anICTMA) and are eligible once only for re-election for a further period of four years.
10. Co-opted members may continue to serve provided this continued membership of theCommittee is approved at a General Meeting of the Community.
11. The Committee will select the venues and appoint the Organisers of future ICTMAs.
12. The Committee will appoint the Editorial Board for the publication containing selected
papers presented at an ICTMA. The Editorial Board will normally comprise:•••

the President
a Continuing Editor who shall previously have been a member of the Board
the Organiser of the current ICTMA•one Member who has served on the current local organising committee

13. The Committee shall appoint one of its number to serve as Registrar whose job will
include maintaining the Register of Members, conducting elections and overseeing themaintenance and development of the ICTMA web pages, computer conference and emaillist.
14. The Committee shall appoint one of its number to serve as Secretary to the Committee
and to the Community.
15. Elections for President and/or Committee members will take place at a business meeting
held at a convenient time during an ICTMA Conference. The first meeting of the newCommittee may be held at the end of the same ICTMA. Voting will be by ballot using
proportional representation with a single transferable vote system.
16. Members not attending an ICTMA may OBTAIN a postal ballot from the WEBSITE, andmust ensure that this is returned TO THE SECRETARY at least two weeks before theICTMA begins. Response may be by post, fax, or email.
17. Nominations for elected officers must be proposed and seconded by Members eligible forelection to the Executive, and must carry the agreement of the nominated person.
Nominations must be placed on the Conference noticeboard at least 24 hours before theGeneral Meeting. Proxies must be delivered to the Chair at the start of the GeneralMeeting.
18. Motions to change this constitution may be submitted to the Registrar at least four weeks
before an ICTMA conference and must be supported by at least ten members. These
Motions will be debated and a vote will be taken at the next General Meeting and, if
passed by a two-thirds majority of those voting including postal votes, will come into
effect immediately.
19. This Constitution was drafted by the Executive Committee in 1998, and approved bymany members who were consulted via e-mail. It was amended at the General Meeting
held at ICTMA 10 in Beijing, August 2001, and again at the general meeting held at
ICTMA 13 in Bloomington, July 2007.