Election of supporting members
Supporting Members
Supporting Members shall be educational, research, industrial, or governmental organizations and individuals, who are actively engaged in carrying out or promoting research in wood science or the enhanced utilization of wood on the basis of scientific or technological principles and practices. Approval for membership and the annual contribution from Supporting Members is established by the Academy Board based on a two-thirds majority vote (currently at $US200 per year). Supporting Members have the privilege of designating an Affiliate, who does not have to be a Fellow, to represent the organization in the Academy. Supporting Members receive the same publications as Fellows, including the Bulletins (twice a year) and the yearly Membership Brochure.
The importance of Supporting Members to the Academy is two-fold :
- The Academy derives direct contact with organizations and individuals actively engaged in the utilization of wood and wood products
- The Academy receives financial support for its activities from these members.
Extract from the Bylaws :
Election of Supporting Members
- The importance of Supporting Members to the Academy is two-fold :
- The Academy derives direct contact with organizations and individuals actively engaged in research and development on the utilization of wood and wood products
- The Academy receives financial support for its activities from these members
- The Academy shall actively seek the support of academic institutions and other research and development organizations having wood science programs. Such institutions should be invited to join the Academy in meeting its objectives by becoming Supporting Members.
Applications for membership shall be submitted to the Secretary. The application shall include a statement outlining the objectives of the institution and its wood science program and a list of its relevant publications for the past three years.
The Secretary shall, within one month of receipt of the application, prepare the materials and distribute them to members of the Academy Board and arrange for a vote. Ballots shall be sent to the Tellers Committee within one month of this presentation. Individual Board members shall, as soon as possible, notify the President of their approval or disapproval of the application for election to Supporting membership. The President shall then inform the applicant of the election result in a timely manner.