Constitution

a.    to serve professionals working in the field of catalysis by:

 

i)      fostering interaction among scientists and engineers involved in the field of catalysis;

ii)     promoting an interdisciplinary approach to catalysis research;

iii)    sponsoring and organising interdisciplinary meetings of interest to scientists and

        engineers in catalysis;

iv)    disseminating information relevant to the interest of the catalysis community.

i)    make grants, awards or loans of money, books, apparatus or other matters or things for

      the purpose of    promoting invention and research in the field of catalysis and its

      applications;

ii)   take all necessary and proper steps to co-operate with the industry, government

      departments or statutory boards, educational establishments and other professional

      bodies, or any other places in which the Society may have interests, for the purpose of

      directly or indirectly carrying out the objectives of the Society;

iii)  institute, supervise, advise upon and advance the standards and methods of education

      and training at all levels in the field of catalysis;

iv)  encourage original work and research associated with catalysis, including methods of

      education and training related thereto, having regard to the interests and needs of the

      industry and the Society;

v)   promote the dissemination of knowledge of any aspect of catalysis by holding public

      meetings, exhibitions and discussion, delivering public lectures and seminars, and

      publication of scientific papers, periodicals, bulletins, pamphlets, books and other

      literature.

vi)  print, publish and to sell, lend and distribute papers, treatises, communication and

      publications relating to catalysis and any reports of the proceedings and accounts of the

      Society.

i)    Honorary Membership

ii)   Ordinary Membership

iii)  Corporate Membership

iv)  Student Membership

 b.     Honorary Membership

         Honorary Membership shall be restricted to persons who have made significant contributions to

         the advancement in the field of catalysis. Nominations of Honorary Membership shall be made

         in writing by Ordinary Members to the Committee and must receive the unanimous approval of

         a duly constituted meeting of the Committee.

i)    on his death;

ii)   upon notice, in writing, validly served on the Society to withdraw from membership;

iii)  on the passing, by a majority representing more than half of the total number of members

      of the Committee, of a resolution to suspend or terminate the membership of a member

      by reason of: 

a)   non payment by the member of his annual subscription within six months of the

      due date for payment thereof, or,

b)   willful or persistent failure on the part of the member to observe the rules of the

      Society as laid down in this Constitution, or,

c)   conduct of the member which the Committee considers to be prejudicial to the

      objectives or reputation of the Society, or,

d)   the member becoming of unsound mind, or

e)   admission to membership of the Society resulting from his submission of a false

      or misleading application for membership.

Honorary Membership       Free

Ordinary Membership        $50.00

Corporate Membership     $1000.00

Student Membership         $10.00