THE CONSORTIUM FOR COMPUTING SCIENCES IN COLLEGES, NORTHEASTERN REGION
Established 1996
Article 1: Name and Purpose
The name of this organization is The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, Northeastern Region (CCSCNE). It is affiliated with The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC). The purpose of CCSCNE is to foster and promote the development of computing in undergraduate programs. To that end, it holds an Annual Conference on education in computing disciplines.
Article 2: Membership
Members of CCSCNE are those members of CCSC who have selected the Northeastern Region as their region for purposes of CCSC voting.
Article 3: Governing Body
The Regional Board is the governing body of CCSCNE. Its officers include the Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Editor, Registrar, Webmaster, Membership Officer, and the Regional Representative to CCSC. The Regional Representative serves as Chair. The Regional Board may have up to15 members. Membership in CCSC is the requirement for eligibility to sit on the Regional Board.
Officers serve three-year terms, and approximately one-third is elected each year. The CCSC conducts the election for the Regional Representative. The Regional Board elects other officers and Board members, following procedures described in the Standing Rules named in Article 6.
The principal duties of the officers are:
a. Chair: to preside at meetings of the Regional Board and of CCSCNE, to represent CCSCNE in public. The Chair serves ex-officio on all board committees.
b. Secretary: to keep and distribute minutes of Regional Board meetings.
c. Treasurer: to manage the finances of CCSCNE and of the Regional Board and to coordinate with the CCSC Treasurer.
d. Editor: to prepare the papers of the annual meeting for publication in the Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, in coordination with the CCSC Publications Chair.
e. Registrar: to manage registration at the Annual Conference and provide registration information for the CCSC database.
f. Membership Officer: to maintain and use a mailing list for notices of the Annual Conference and any other membership activities.
g. Webmaster: to maintain and update the CCSCNE Web site.
h. Regional Representative: to serve as liaison between CCSC and CCSCNE.
Article 4: Conference
The Regional Board approves the location and the chair of the CCSCNE Annual Conference following procedures in the Standing Rules named in Article 6. The Conference Chair establishes a Conference Committee to run the Conference.
Article 5: Meetings
The Regional Board holds its annual meeting at the CCSCNE Annual Conference and holds meetings at other times as necessary. Meetings are open to all CCSCNE members. At the annual meeting of the Regional Board, the Conference Chair for the following year’s Conference will present the plan for that Conference.
Article 6: Standing Rules
The Regional Board may define Standing Rules to implement these Bylaws, provided they are not inconsistent with the Bylaws. Standing Rules may be modified by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the Regional Board. Any proposed changes to the Standing Rules must be presented to the Regional Board at least ten business days before the vote on them.
Article 7: Amendments
Any CCSCNE member may present a proposal to amend these Bylaws to the Regional Board. If the Regional Board approves a proposed amendment, it is submitted to the membership at least 30 days before a vote by the membership. An amendment is approved if it receives a simple majority of the ballots cast in the vote and that majority is at least 10% of the voting membership. An amendment becomes effective immediately following its approval unless it specifies a later effective date.
Article 8: Operating Procedures
A simple majority of the Regional Board constitutes a quorum. Meetings of the Regional Board will follow procedures in the most recent edition Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised, except where they are inconsistent with these Bylaws or the Standing Rules of CCSCNE.