Organization of Sections
Internal Regulations -Voting Procedures

1. Each Section of the European Association of Professor Emeriti (EAPE) consists of all its regular members and is managed by a committee of three (3) members in total. The committee of each section coordinates the activities of the section and functions as the liaison and in the name of the Board of Directors (BoD) of EAPE.
2. The committee of each section consists of: Chair, Co-Chair and Secretary. All registered members of EAPE, including corresponding members can be nominated and elected according to the By-laws of EAPE. No member can participate in more than two sections.
3. All members of EAPE can participate in the section to further promote its goals. The purposes of every EAPE Section must be in full compliance with those of EAPE (Article 3 & 4 of EAPE By-laws). Means to achieve the purposes of each Section are generally those of EAPE (Article 4 of EAPE By-laws).
   Certain additional actions to meet specific purposes are the following:
   • It should communicate with the BoD of the EAPE which will receive appropriate feedback and any other type of relevant information on a regular basis.
   • It should seek close collaboration with other Sections in order to maximize achievement of their respective goals; in this context, collaboration in regional meetings and other similar events is encouraged.
   • An outreach policy will be adhered to by dispatching information on the ongoing activities of Sections; a main vehicle for the implementation of this policy shall be publishing its news and items in the EAPE Bulletin, newsletter, and the website. Also, each section will pursue, on behalf of EAPE, the participation in various funding and research European or other National or International projects and other European or International Agencies.
4. The term of Chair, Co-chair and Secretary is limited to 2 years. Election among all active members of the Section will take place every 2 years following election of the BoD of EAPE, preferably by electronic ballot.
5. The members of each Section shall be considered active based on the regular payment of their dues to EAPE; no further financial obligation will be required through separate fees to the Section. Third party financial support or any other means of sponsorship should be handled by the EAPE Treasurer as appropriate in collaboration with the Committee of each Section.
6. Correspondence of each Section will be carried out by the Chair, Co-chair and Secretary under the official logo of EAPE with cc to the EAPE Board.
7. The title of Honorary Member can be awarded by the membership of the Section to a prominent personality who has excelled in the field of the Section.