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RULES
AND REGULATIONS Interpretations 1.
“Society” means “Society
for Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine” 2.
“Executive committee” means
Governing Body of the Society 3.
“President” means President
of the Society 4.
“Vice President” means Vice
President of the Society 5.
“Secretary” means Secretary
of the Society 6.
“Joint Secretary” means
Joint Secretary of the Society 7.
“Treasurer” means Treasurer
of the Society 8.
“Patron” means Patron of the
Society 1.
The name of the Society shall be
SOCIETY FOR TISSUE
ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE 2.
Address of the Society shall be Division of Biosurface Technology, Biomedical
Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences
& Technology, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram 695012. District
: Taluk : Village : Aramada 3.
Registered office of the Society
shall be at Division of Biosurface Technology, Biomedical
Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences
& Technology, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram 695012. 4.
Area of operation of the Society
shall be whole of 5.
Objectives
The emerging technology of tissue engineering,
where a living assembly based on the patients own cells and a delivery
scaffold is used to specifically repair diseased or damaged tissue, is
the key area for progress in modern health care. Regenerative medicine
is likely to involve the implantation of new tissue and or promote
regeneration of normal parenchyma in patients with damaged or diseased
organs. Regenerative
medicine will result in extended healthy life span, with reduction of
morbidity and mortality. With a rapid advancement of material sciences,
nanotechnology, molecular and cell biology including stem cell research,
it is possible to evolve new strategies in tissue engineering and
regenerative medicine. However, the success of this challenging new
field of medicine depends on development of a strong interdisciplinary
and collaborative platform. In near future it may be possible to repair
or replace the damaged tissue in any organ system by appropriate tissue
engineering scaffolds containing intelligent system of release of
different growth factors in sequential fashion to create an organ
specific microenvironment resulting in recruitment and differentiation
of stem cells. Aging damages
every part of our body, including our stem cells! Until we can address
the root cause of age-related degeneration, we must learn how to
regenerate every part of the human organ systems including brain. We
must also become capable of reliably preventing and defeating cancer in
all its forms. The Society shall assemble and discuss matters
of scientific interest and mainly strive to achieve the objectives
described below:- 1.
to cultivate an atmosphere
nationwide for the growth of basic and technological oriented research
in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine 2.
to bring the professionals from
various faculties together to improve the quality of their approach in
future research. 3.
communicating to all members, by
developing a Society's Newsletter and also by arranging workshop with
laboratory demonstrations, where learning and exchange of relevant
concepts can be stimulated every year. 4.
members will be encouraged to
join and participate in the activities of the Tissue Engineering and
Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS).
6.
Membership Membership of the
Society shall be open to all individuals above 18 years of age, without
any discrimination of race, sex or nationality and to the objectives of
the Society. 1.
A member of the Society has the
right to elect and to be elected. 2.
Any member of the Society has
the right to submit suggestions for discussion in the committee on any
matter related to the interest of the Society. 3.
To inspect the accounts of the
Society on appointment with the General Secretary. 4.
To forego his membership after
due information in writing to the committee. 5.
To pay his subscription within
the prescribed time. 6.
Defaulting members shall not be
allowed to take part or vote in a meeting. 7.
Subscription and admission fee
for membership shall be as follows: A one time admission fee shall be Rs.
50/- ; Life membership fee and Organizational membership fee for Indian
nationals shall be Rs 1200/- and Rs. 5000/- respectively. Life
membership fee and Organizational membership fee for foreign nationals
shall be US$ 75/- and US$ 250/- respectively. 8.
Retired scientists shall pay 50%
of the latest membership fee at the time of enrollment. 9.
Payments to the Society by way
of cheque or draft shall be in favor of “Society for Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine” payable at 7.
Admission Applications for
joining the Society shall be made to the Secretary in the prescribed
form along with admission fee and subscription fee. The Secretary shall
screen all applications and put them up to the Executive Committee who
shall be the deciding authority to accept or reject it with assigning
proper reasons. 8.
Admission Register 1.
An admission register shall be
maintained at the registered office and the details of the newly
admitted member shall be entered. 2.
Removal of any member from the
membership of the society shall be entered in the admission register. 9.
Cessation of Membership A
member of the Society ceases to be a member on 1.
resignation from membership by a
letter addressed to the Secretary. 2.
suspension owing to nonpayment
of dues till the end of the year. 3.
conduct prejudicial to the
interest of the Society and 4.
on conviction of any offence in
connection with the formation, promotion, management of conduct of the
Society's affair. 5.
on death. 10.
Functioning of the Society 1.
The funds of the Society shall
consist of Admission fee, Subscription, Grants-in-aid received from
State Government and Government of India, Donations and contributions
from other sources and other incomes and receipts. 2.
All funds and properties of the
Society shall be managed by the Executive Committee. Funds shall be
deposited in an account with a scheduled bank. Approved cash
transactions shall be carried out by any two of the President, Secretary
or Treasurer. 3.
The accounts of the Society
shall be audited by an auditor annually. He shall be appointed by the
General Body of the Society. 4.
All donations to the Society are
nonrefundable. 11.
General Body Meeting 1.
All individuals whose name is
entered in the Admission Register of the Society shall be considered as
members of the General Body Meeting. 2.
All members of the Society shall
have the voting rights except Patrons. 3.
General Body Meeting should be
convened at least once in a year. 4.
Each calendar year shall be one
year of the Society. 5.
General body should meet before
December 20 each year. 6.
The yearly Receipts and
Expenditure, Balance Sheet and Budget shall be presented and approved by
the General Body. This shall be filed at the office of the District
Registrar within 21 days of the said General Body. 7.
Twenty five percent of the
members of the Society shall form a quorum for the General Body meeting.
33% of the members of the Executive Committee shall form the quorum for
the Executive Committee meeting. 8.
Minimum 10 days notice shall be
given to the members for meetings with specification of the date, time,
venue and the business of the meeting. 9.
The General Body shall elect
fourteen members Executive Committee for the day to day functioning of
the Society. Election shall also be conducted by secret ballot. 10.
It is the duty of all members to
be present on all General Body Meetings. 11.
On normal circumstances if 25 or
more members request in writing an extraordinary General Body shall be
convened by the Secretary. If it is not convened by the Secretary the
said members shall convene a General Body by them self and shall take
decisions. 12.
Any changes in the Rules and
Regulations should be intimated to the members 10 days in advance of the
General Body by the Secretary. Three-forth members present in the
General Body shall vote for the said changes to be valid.
The changed Rules and Regulation shall be filed at the Office of
the District Registrar within 14 days of the said General Body. 13.
Balance sheet and receipts and
expenditure statement of the Society shall be audited by an auditor
annually. He shall be appointed by the General Body of the Society. 14.
Powers to do lawful acts and
make change as may be required with time and circumstances for the
fulfillment of the above aims shall be with the General Body. 15.
Implementation of all policy
decisions and projects approved by the General Body shall be the
responsibility of the Executive Committee. 16.
If any Executive Committee
member, members or Executive Committee doing any unlawful activity to
jeopardize the existence of the Society shall be dismissed by the
General Body. 17.
Only the general Body shall have
the power to take a final decision on the matters regarding theft,
missing or unable to recover the property of the Society. 12.
Administration 1.
The Society shall be
administered by a fourteen member Executive Committee elected by the
General Body Meeting from amongst the eligible members of the Society.
One of the members must be a student representative. 2.
The Office Bearers of the
Society shall be the President, two Vice presidents, the Secretary, two
Joint Secretaries and the Treasurer elected by majority votes from the
Executive Committee. Editor (publication) may be recommended by the
executive committee to any member of the society. 3.
Quorum of the Executive
Committee shall be 7 members. 4.
The Executive Committee shall
have the power to manage the affairs of the Society according to the
Rules and Regulations of the Society. 5.
The office bearers shall hold
office for three year and shall be eligible for re-election provided,
however, that the president shall not hold office for more than two
consecutive terms. 6.
The standing Executive Committee
shall be in charge until the new Executive Committee takes over the
charge after the election. 7.
The list of Executive Committee
shall be filed at the Office of District Registrar within 14 days of
General Body Meeting. 8.
President has the power to
nominate members to the Executive Committee in the event of an interim
vacancy. Same shall be approved by the Executive Committee. 9.
Executive Committee member shall
be removed from the Executive Committee if the member is absent for
three consecutive Executive Committee meetings without proper reason. If
there is a valid reason for absence and same has been convinced by the
Executive Committee the member shall be allowed to continue. 10.
If the President resigns from
the Executive Committee, the Vice-President shall be given the charge
and the resignation shall be accepted by the Executive Committee. The
next Executive Committee shall elect a new President. 11.
In any case majority of the
Executive Committee members resigns; Secretary shall convene an
extraordinary General Body Meeting for the election of new Executive
Committee. 12.
The Executive Committee shall
meet at least once in two months. 13.
All the receipts and
expenditure, vouchers and receipts of the Society from the date of last
Executive Committee shall be checked by the Executive Committee and
approve it only if it is found correct. 14.
The annual balance sheet and the
receipts and expenditure statement shall be audited by and auditor
appointed by the General Body if it is for the first time. 15.
The true copy of the Income and
Expenditure statement and the Balance Sheet approved by the General Body
and signed by at least two members of the Executive Committee shall be
submitted to the office of the District Registrar within 21 days of the
said General Body. 16.
The list of Executive Committee
prepared after the election at the General Body should be filed with the
office of the District Registrar within 14 days of the said General
Body. 13.
Powers and Duties of the Office
Bearers The responsibilities of the office bearers
shall include the following in addition to those which may be prescribed
in the byelaws from time to time. 1. Patron The Executive
Committee shall nominate and enroll an individual with his previous
consent as a patron on the basis of his record of meticulous service to
any public cause. Patrons shall have all the right and privileges of a
member except voting right and in addition shall be exempted from
payment of dues. 2. President 1.
To exercise such powers of
functions as are provided by the regulation and such other powers as are
delegated by the Executive Committee from time to time. 2.
The President shall preside over
all meetings of the Society and act as Chairman of the Executive
committee. 3.
All documents and records of the
Society shall be in the name of the President. 4.
He shall be an ex-officio member
of all sub-committees of the Society and shall have the power to take
any action not contrary to those present to meet an emergency, subject
to report to the committee at the earliest feasible date. 3. Vice President 1.
In the absence of the President
one of the Vice presidents shall assume duties and powers as are
delegated to him by the President. 2.
Shall help the President in day
to day administration. 3.
Other duties decided by the
Executive Committee. 4.
Secretary The
Secretary shall 1.
be in charge of the
correspondence and records of the Society 2.
convene all general meetings of
the Society and of the committee with the previous concurrence of the
President 3.
carry out such other work as may
be entrusted to him by the committee and 4.
sue and be sued upon all matters
relating to or affecting the Society 5. Joint
Secretary 1.
Joint Secretary shall share the
responsibilities of the Secretary. 2.
In the absence of the Secretary,
the Joint Secretary shall assume the duties of the Secretary. 6. Treasurer The Treasurer
shall 1.
be in charge of all accounts of
the Society 2.
prepare quarterly and annual
financial statements and budget for submission to the committee 3.
accept money and issue receipts
on behalf of the Society 4.
an imprest amount shall be
retained by the Treasurer for day to day requirements of the Society's
activities. The Executive Committee shall be the deciding authority in
fixing this amount. 5.
signed vouchers shall be filed
for any amount spent. 6.
be in charge of pass books and
cheque books. 7.
official seal of the Society
shall be affixed on all receipts issued on behalf of the Society 7. Editor
(Publications) The Editor shall
be in charge of all the publications of the Society. The Executive
Committee shall assign to any of its members on consent. 14.
Records to be maintained by the
Society 1.
A register of all members with
their name, occupation and addresses will be maintained. The register
will be open for all members 2.
Registration Certificate and the
Bye-Laws of the Society. 3.
Minutes book. 4.
Admission register 5.
Receipt books 6.
Stock register 7.
Receipts and Expenditure account
book 8.
Property register 9.
Pass book and Cheque book 10.
Register of deposits 11.
Statements of Receipts and
Expenditure, Balance Sheets 12.
Notice book 13.
Correspondence file 14.
Inward register 15.
Outward register 16.
Stamp account book 17.
Other necessary registers 15.
Suits by and against the Society 1. The person in whose name the Society may sue or be sued shall be the Secretary of the Society. 2. The Society and the Executive Committee shall be responsible for all loans taken by the Society. 3.
The Executive Committee shall have the power to recover
any amount due to the Society. 16.
Members
guilty of offences punishable as strangers Any member of the Society who shall steal, purloin, or embezzle any money or other property, or willfully, and maliciously destroy or injure any property of the Society, or shall forge and deed, bond, security for money, receipt, or other instrument, whereby the funds of the Society may be exposed to loss, shall be subject to the same prosecution, and, if convicted, shall be liable to be punished in like manner, as any person not a member would be subject and liable to in respect of the like offence. No office bearer
of the Society or member of its committees shall receive directly or
indirectly any salary, traveling expenses, compensations or other
emoluments form the Society unless authorized by the committee. 17.
Provision for dissolution of the
Society and adjustment
of their affairs Any
number not less than three-fifths of the members of the Society may
determine that it shall be dissolved, and thereupon it shall be
dissolved forthwith, or at the time then agreed upon, and all necessary
steps shall be taken for the disposal and settlement of the property of
the Society. All aspects including the property and the funds of the
Society shall be decided by the General Body. If upon the dissolution of the Society there shall remain, after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Society or any of them, but shall be given to some other Society with similar objectives. In case of non existence of such Societies the properties shall be taken up by the Government. 18.
Society shall have a Registered
Office, Office Seal and Name Board If
anything is missing in this Rules and Regulations for the functioning of
the Society, to include the same amendment of the bye law shall be
possible only by the General Body. The amendments thus made should be
filed with the office of the district registrar within 14 days of the
said General Body Meeting. Declaration:
In all circumstances the Society shall be
functioning in accordance with the provisions of Cochin Literary and
Scientific Act XII of 1955 and all the provisions of the said act shall
be applicable to the Society. We undersigned members of the Executive
Council do hereby certify that this is correct copy of the Rules and
Regulations of the said Society. 1.
President Dr.
Chandra P. Sharma SCTIMST,
BMT Wing Poojappura,
2
Secretary Dr.
H.K. Varma SCTIMST,
BMT Wing Poojappura,
3.
Treasurer Shri.
Willi Paul SCTIMST,
BMT Wing Poojappura,
First Executive Committee Being the member of the executive council
of TERMIS-AP (Asia Pacific), Dr. Chandra P Sharma attended the
Executive Council meeting of TERMIS at the Regenerate 2006, the World
Congress on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine in Prof. K. Mohandas, Director, SCTIMST,
Thiruvananthapuram
Patron Dr. G.S. Bhuvaneshwar, Head BMT Wing,
SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram
Patron The First Executive committee is as
follows for the duration of one year 2007-2008 Dr. Chandra P. Sharma, SCTIMST,
Thiruvananthapuram
President Dr. Amit Dinda, AIIMS, New Delhi
Vice President Dr. Prabha D Nair, SCTIMST,
Thiruvananthapuram
Vice President Dr. H. K. Varma, SCTIMST,
Thiruvananthapuram
Secretary Dr. Rinti Banerjee, IIT Dr.
Dhirendra Katti, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
Joint Secretary Shri. Willi Paul, SCTIMST,
Thiruvananthapuram
Treasurer Members Dr. Niranjan Bhattacharya, Dr. H.N. Madhavan, Vision Research
Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai Dr. K.G.
Rajendran, USV Ltd. Mumbai Prof.
H.T. Kashipara, U V Dr.
Sampath Kumar, IIT Dr. Annie John,
SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram Shri. K. Kaladhar, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram (Student
Representative)
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