The Design Research Society, hereafter referred to as the Society, shall be a voluntary non-profit-making body of persons associated for the purpose of promoting the study of and research into the process of designing in all its many fields, and of furthering education in and the application of such design knowledge through the collection, preservation and dissemination of such information by whatever means are deemed from time to time to be appropriate with a view to furthering the development of design skills and knowledge

Provided that the Society shall not support with its funds any object, or endeavour to impose upon, or procure to be observed by its Members or others, any regulation, restriction or condition which, if an object of the Society, would make it a trade union.

The income of the Society shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the Society's objects and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of profit to the Members:

Provided that nothing herein shall prevent the payment in good faith of remuneration to any Officer or servant of any Member in return for services actually rendered to the Society, or the payment to any Member of out of pocket expenses properly incurred in the service of the Society.

The Society shall be dissolved if a Resolution to that effect is adopted at a Special General Meeting convened for that purpose and that a further Resolution is then passed at the same Meeting appointing a qualified accountant to act as liquidator.

If upon winding up the Society there remains, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, any property or assets, the same shall not be paid or distributed among the Members of the Society, but shall be transferred to some other charitable institution(s) having objects similar to those of the Society, such institutions being determined by the Members of the Society at or before the time of dissolution. If effect cannot be given to the aforesaid, then the assets shall be transferred to some charitable object.

A Member shall be a person engaged in designing, design research and/or desirous of supporting the Society's objects who is on the Society's Register

Application for Membership shall be made on the official form provided for this purpose.

The Membership Secretary shall examine all applications for Membership and shall act as advisor to the Council on Membership matters.

The election of all Members shall be vested in the Council, whose decision shall be final.

From time to time, the Council shall determine categories of Membership, subscriptions and means of collection of subscriptions.

A Register shall be kept containing the full names, addresses and descriptions of all Members, and a Membership List, based on this Register, shall be provided to each Member from time to time as the Council may direct. No person shall be entered in the Register and thus enjoy the privileges of Membership unless the first annual subscription has been paid.

(e) The Events Secretary shall perform such duties as the Council may from time to time prescribe and shall under the general direction of the Council and with the guidance of a sub-committee, organise and plan the Society's conferences, seminars and other events

(f) The Communications Secretary shall perform such duties as the Council may from time to time prescribe and shall, under the general direction of the Council and where required, the assistance and guidance of a sub-committee, edit and organise the presentation of such formal communication, both on paper and electronic, as shall be required from time to time

The Council shall have power to fill any vacancy that occurs between AGMs

The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Council shall normally be elected for the coming year by the Council at the first Council Meeting after an Annual General Meeting.

The Chairman relinquishing office shall be termed the Past Chairman and shall be entitled to attend Council Meetings until the next Annual General Meeting.

The Council may as it sees fit, appoint a person to the post of President of the Design Research Society. The invitation shall normally be for a period of two years, which may be extended by re-invitation at the discretion of the Council.

The President shall have no voting rights on Council but shall be entitled to receive copies of Council minutes and associated papers and to attend Council meetings.

The President shall not be counted in calculating the total membership of Council. The President relinquishing office shall be termed Past President of the Design Research Society.

If possible, the President shall chair the Council Meeting on the occasion of the nomination and election of the Chairman, chair the Annual General Meeting and perform such duties as shall be agreed with the Council

In the absence of the President at the election of the Chair and Vice-Chair, the secretary shall oversee that part of the meeting.

The business of the Society, other than that dealt with at General Meetings, shall be transacted by the Council which shall consist of the Officers and up to 12 Ordinary Members elected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting or by some other means as determined by council. The transactions of the Council shall be minuted.

The Council shall have power to borrow and invest money in the names of selected Officers provided that such transactions shall be in accordance with the regulations for small charities. Members of Council are Charity Trustees within the meaning of the UK Charities Act 1993

The Ordinary Members of Council shall be elected or re-elected for a period of two years with half the number plus vacancies being elected every year. Members listed as standing for election to Council shall have been nominated by another Member on the basis of personal knowledge and shall have signified their willingness to serve if elected.

Ordinary Members of Council listed as standing for re-election shall have signified their willingness to continue serving.

The Council may co-opt Members of the Society to the Council whenever considered necessary, providing that such Members are willing to serve.

The Council may appoint the editor of a journal concerned with Design Research to be an ex-officio member of council.

A quorum at a Meeting of Council shall be three Ordinary Members of Council and two Officers, personally present.

The Hon. General Secretary shall give 14 clear days notice of a Meeting of Council to all those entitled to attend.

The Council may, as it sees fit, invite Members of the Society to serve as International Corresponding Members of the Council. Such Members will keep the Council informed of design research activities in their country of residence and will offer advice on questions of international interest. The invitation is for a period of two years, which may be extended by reUse of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at E:\listplex\SYSTEM\SCRIPTS\filearea.cgi line 455, line 168. -invitation at the discretion of the Council.

In making their selection Council aim to take account of the international standing of candidates and their geographical location.

International Corresponding Members shall have no voting rights on Council but shall be entitled to receive copies of Council Minutes and Associated Papers and to attend Council meetings.

International Corresponding Members shall not be counted in calculating the total membership of Council.

A list of all International Corresponding Members will be kept by the Hon. General Secretary and presented at each Annual General Meeting.

Officers of the Society shall not normally incur any but minor expenditures without the authorization of the Hon. Treasurer. Expenses incurred without such authorization may, however, be paid at the discretion of the Hon. Treasurer, or the Council (depending upon the amount and circumstances), if these are deemed to have been incurred in good faith in the execution of the Officer's duties.

The Council shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Society, all sales and purchases by the Society and all assets and liabilities of the Society.

At each Annual General Meeting the Council shall present to the Members of the Society an account of income and expenditure for the preceding year together with a balance sheet.

The Council shall have the accounts of the Society examined annually by an inspector appointed by the Annual General Meeting

The Members of the Council, the Officers of the Society for the time being, and any Trustees who may be appointed to act for the Society shall be indemnified out of the funds of the Society against all costs, charges, losses, damage and expenses which they shall respectively incur or be put to on account of any act, deed, matter or thing which shall be executed, done or permitted by them respectively in good faith in or about the execution of their respective offices.

Alterations or additions to these Rules may be effected by a two-thirds majority of those present and entitled to vote at a General Meeting, such proposals having been made known to all Members at the time of giving notice of the said General Meeting.

Such changes, having been approved, shall become effective from the time that the Membership has been formally advised of the changes.

These rules were drawn up in accordance with the directive given at the Inaugural Meeting of the Society and by the General Meeting held 24th May, 1967. Subsequent amendments have been consolidated in this edition and the rules renumbered. Approved by the AGM, 20^th March 2004.