The Society shall meet once each calendar year at the time, date, and place determined by the Board of Directors. Notice of the annual meeting shall be announced to the membership in advance. A quorum of any meeting of the Society shall consist of those members in good standing who are present. Fees and Dues Section 1. Charges, fees, and dues, and classes of membership based on payments to the Society, shall be determined and announced to the membership by the Board of Directors, except that the status of anyone who is a life member at the time these Bylaws take effect shall not be altered thereby.
Dues are payable in advance.
The blazon of the shield is argent, three acorns gules, within a bordure azure. Amendments Any member may submit proposed bylaws amendments to the Board of Directors. Bylaws amendments shall be submitted to the membership for a 90-day comment period, and the Board of Directors must consider such comments before voting on the proposed amendments. An amendment must be approved by two-thirds of the Board of Directors. The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, or any future revision thereof, shall govern the Society in all cases in which they are not inconsistent with the Bylaws of the Society.