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WAVES has provision for having a Branch in a country and several chapters in that
country. A chapter may develop activities in a given geographical area or in an
academic discipline, with 20 members to start with.
Bylaws for forming Branches & Chapters (An extract from WAVES Bylaws):
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ARTICLE X: BRANCHES & CHAPTERS
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Section 1:
The WAVES will have its units to be called as 'Branches' and 'Chapters'. A unit
of WAVES in a country shall be called its 'Branch', and a unit in a state or a specified
region of a country a 'Chapter'. Thus WAVES shall have Branches (and their Chapters)
in other countries, and Chapters in different states of USA.
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Section 2:
Initially an ad-hoc committee may be constituted by the 'Governing Council' for
starting a Branch or a Chapter. A Branch will be founded and will exist if there
are at least 30 financial members, and a Chapter will be founded and exist if there
are at least 20 members who, in writing, express to form and associate with that
unit. A Chapter shall, ordinarily, associate with the Branch of WAVES in that country.
However, the Chapters in USA will directly associate with the central 'Governing
Council' of the WAVES.
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Section 3:
Every branch/chapter will have a 'Branch/Chapter Governing Council' consisting of
a President, a Secretary, a Public Relation Officer, and four members, elected by
members forming that unit. A Branch shall additionally have Chapter Presidents of
Chapters in that country as the members of the 'Branch Governing Council'. The term
of persons serving on 'Branch/Chapter Governing Council' shall be two years.
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Section 4:
The 'Branch President' of a duly constituted Branch and the 'Chapter President'
of a duly constituted 'Chapter in USA' will be members of the 'Governing Council'
(with voting rights) of the WAVES, and will have the designation of a 'Regional
Vice President' of the WAVES.
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Section 5:
The membership dues of the members associating with a Chapter/Branch shall be payable
in full to the central office. For organizing an activity a the Council of a unit
can request funds or may, with permission from Executive Council, raise special
funds. All residual funds, unless authorized by the Board of Directors, should be
transferred to the central account of the WAVES after an activity is over.
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India Branch & Chapters:
WAVES has a branch in India. Also it has four chapters in India : in Banglore, Varanasi,
Jodhpur-Bikaner, and Lucknow. Every year India Branch holds conferences. India Branch
in Delhi and Chapters at other places, keep on organizing academic activities, like
talks, symposia, seminars, workshops in areas of special interest to members.
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