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Forming a New Section

 
  • In forming a new Association section, a Petition for Formation of a Section (Appendix B) is required. Ten members must sign the petition.
  • The petitioners should elect a trustee, chairman, vice chairman, and secretary-treasurer for the first year.
  • The petition with the names and addresses of elected officers shall be forwarded to the area or region chairman. It is the duty of the chairman to submit this petition to the board of trustees for their consideration.
  • Upon approval, the board of trustees shall provide any funds necessary to help cover organizational and operating costs during the section's first year.

  Formation of NACE Student Sections
  • The Member/Area Operations Committee (MAOC) has an operating manual for student sections which shall be used in the formation and operation of a student chapter.
  • MAOC encourages the establishment of NACE student sections as a means of introducing college students to the importance of corrosion control technology and to the career possibilities in the corrosion field.
  • A student section shall be sponsored by a NACE section within which the proposed student section is geographically located. Areas and international regions can also sponsor student sections.
  • A student section may be formed at a college or university providing:
    • There are at least 10 Association student members enrolled at that college or university who wish to form a student section.
    • There is a faculty member who is a member of NACE and is willing to act as faculty advisor to the student chapter.
  • The following should be considered in forming a student chapter:
    • The sponsoring group must have individuals who are willing to visit the college or university and to talk to professors and students about NACE and the possibility of forming a student chapter.
    • The sponsoring group should contact colleges that might be interested in starting a chapter.
    • The appropriate college department should be contacted and the offer made to speak to interested students about NACE, the benefits of student membership, the possibilities of careers in corrosion related fields, and the impact corrosion will have on their professional work as engineers and scientists.
    • The sponsoring section should plan to have at least one student night annually as one of the regular meetings.
    • After a faculty advisor is found, section officers should work with that advisor to find several students interested in forming the section and should provide support for the organizational efforts.
    • After the student section is formed, one or more individuals from the sponsoring section or region should be given the responsibility of monitoring the section and providing the necessary support to keep the section active and effective.
  • The following procedures must be followed to form a student chapter:
    • Individuals proposing to form the student section should schedule an organizational meeting. An officer of the sponsoring section or region should attend this meeting to provide guidance to the organizing group.
    • The faculty advisor should initially chair the organizational meeting. The first order of business should be to elect officers from the student members present.
    • The Petition to Form a Student Section of NACE (Appendix C) must be signed by the student members (a minimum of 10 signatures). If any of those signing are not NACE student members, their application for membership must be attached to the petition. The petition must be countersigned by the officers and the faculty advisor.
    • The petition is submitted to the section governing board. If approved, the petition is submitted to the board of trustees for final approval.
    • If the petition is to form a student section under a region or area, the petition shall be submitted to the region board of trustees for approval.

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