How will the Society be managed? How will it evolve?
The Society is managed by the Executive Committee (EC). Members of the EC are Directors and have a legal responsibility to ensure the Society is well governed. It is obviously not practical to have frequent physical meetings of committees whose members are resident in different continents. The constitution provides for electronic communication and the Society uses cheap internet based conferencing software with text, voice (and optionally web-cam). As the Society grows the EC may need to expand too. But we all know that large committees do not always make the best decisions. Consequently the EC has the power to delegate powers to unelected sub-committees. Whilst the EC is always responsible for any decisions delegated to others, the members may pass a vote of no confidence in any officer (including members of sub-committees) who shall immediately resign. An example of a sub-committee is the Scientific Commission (a historical name), responsible for awarding Society prizes. All committe
