International Society for Nitric Oxide and Cancer – VI International Workshop on "Nitric oxide in cancer and beyond”

STATUTES AND RULES
The International Society for Nitric Oxide and Cancer (ISNOC) was founded in Siena (Italy) on October 4th 2018 as an international Society registered as a charity with headquarters in Spain (Jordi Muntané, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, Av. Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013-Seville, Spain), and other Subsidies located in USA (Khosrow Kashfi, Divisions of Biochemistry & Chemistry, City University of New York School of Medicine 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031, United States; Ben Bonavida, Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Institute University of California, 270 Northlake Boulevard, Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701, United States) and the Republic of Ireland (Sharon Glynn, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Costello Road, Galway, Republic of Ireland).

The name of the Institution (hereinafter called the ‘Society’) is the International Society for Nitric Oxide and Cancer.
The Society shall be a voluntary non-profit making body of persons associated for the purposes listed hereinafter.
The objective of the Society is to provide collaborations and to be a liaison among investigators to facilitate publications to the general public.
The Society shall be a constituent international Organisation with the following responsibilities:
(a) the Society shall have clear objectives described above.
(b) the Society shall have its own elected Council.
(c) there will be no subscription, membership will be free.
(d) the Society shall be responsible for registering a list of members.
(e) the Society will receive funds from persons, foundations, institute, universities, pharmaceutical companies, etc.
The Council
(a) The affairs of the Society will be managed by a body to be called the Council which shall be the governing body of the Society and which will exercise all such powers of the Society and do on behalf of the Society with all such acts done within the Rules.
(b) The members of the Council will be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
(c) The Council will decide the venue and timing of their Meetings which have to take place at least once a year either in person or virtually, as well as at alternate years and before than the General Assembly of the Society.
(d) The Council will assist in the coordination of meetings on the field of nitric oxide and act as poster judges and session chairs. The timing and venue of the General Meeting of the Society will be the responsibility of the Council. As far as is possible, the General Meeting of the Society will be held in conjunction with the General Meeting of the International Society for Nitric Oxide and Cancer.
(e) The composition of the Council may be amended by the General Meeting of the Society.
Membership
Membership of the Society will be open to all individuals with interest in the objectives of the Society, irrespective of place of residence, and subject to the approval of the Council. The Council may elect persons of distinction in the field as Honorary Members of the Society. The other membership categories are regular, pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and sponsoring partners that they have to follow rights and duties based on the recommendations of the Council.
Subscriptions
(a) Membership is free but subject to the approval of the Council.
General Meeting
(a) A General Meeting of the Society will take place not less frequently than once in every two years, at such a place as may be determined by the Council in coordination with the organizers of the Scientific meeting of the International Society for Nitric Oxide and Cancer. At least twenty-eight days in advance, details of time, place, agenda and resolutions to change the Rules will be given to the members in the case of each General Meeting.
(b) A quorum for a General Meeting will comprise not less than three ordinary members of the Council and twenty-five members or 15% of the total membership whichever is the smaller.
Special General Meeting of the Society
(a) The Council may, whenever, they think fit convene a Special General Meeting of the Society.
(b) The General Secretary may also convene a Special General meeting upon the requisition in writing of at least fifty members or at least 20% of the total membership of the Society whichever is the largest, stating the purpose for which the Meeting is required.
(c) At least twenty-eight days notice will be given of a Special General Meeting. Every such notice will specify the place, the day and the hour of the Meeting and the motion to be discussed. Members will be entitled to vote on the motion by post.
(d) A quorum at a Special General Meeting convened under sub-clause (a) hereof will be twenty members or 10% of the membership whichever is the largest. A quorum at a Special General Meeting convened under sub-clause (b) hereof will be fifty members or 20% of the membership whichever is the largest.
Procedure of General Meeting
(a) The President, or Vice President in his/her absence, of the Council will preside as President at any General Meeting.
(b) The President of the meeting may, with the consent of the meeting at which a quorum is present, or if such a meeting so decide, adjourn the meeting from time to time, or from place to place, but no business will be transacted at such adjourned meetings other than business for which the adjournment took place.
(c) At all general Meetings any resolution put to the vote at the meeting will, unless the rules otherwise provide, be decided by a show of hands by a majority of the members that a resolution has been carried or lost will be conclusive and the General Secretary will record the outcome in the minutes of the meeting, which will be made available on the Society website to all members.
(d) Every member present will have one vote and in the event of a tied vote the President will be entitled to a further or casting vote.
(e) If within half an hour of the time appointed for the holding of a General Meeting a quorum is not present the meeting will stand adjourned to such time as the Chairman will decide. In the case of a Special General Meeting the meeting will be dissolved.
Election of the Council
(a) The election of the President to the Council shall take place during General Meeting and shall be open to all members of the Society. If possible, the members may vote electronically via a secure website according to a calendar established by the Executive Committee.
(b) In giving notice of the Election at the General Meeting, the Secretary a list of the present Council members, identifying those eligible for re-election, and will request nominations for the new President.
(c) Any member will be entitled to nominate any other member for each office, provided the nominee has consented to stand and is eligible for the office. The nominations will be sent by email to the Secretary according to a calendar estalished by the Executive Committee and not less than twenty-eight days before the date of the General Meeting. The nomination has to include his/her selected new Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
(d) All members of the Council will be elected for a period of four years, to run from January 1st.
Procedure at Council Meetings
(a) The Council may meet and undertake business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting will be decided by a simple majority of votes. In the case of a tied vote the President will have the casting vote.
(b) A quorum of the Council will be four consisting of three members with the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. In the absence of the President, the Vice-President will act as President.
(c) The Council will ensure that proper minutes be made of the proceedings of all meetings of the Society and of the Council and of all business transacted as such meetings, and all such minutes will be approved by the President of such meetings which will be sufficient evidence without any further proof of the facts therein stated.
(d) All acts done at any meetings of the members of the Council or by any person acting as a member of the Council will be deemed to have been done in good faith. Should it be afterwards discovered that there was some mistake in the appointment of any such member of the Council or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified their actions would be deemed as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a member of the Council.
Accounts
(a) The Council will ensure proper records of accounts to be kept with respect to (i) all sums of money received and expended by the Society, (ii) all sales and purchases by the Society and (iii) all assets and liabilities of the Society.
(b) At each General Meeting, the Council will present to the members of the Society an account of income and expenditure since the last General Meeting made up to the preceding March 31st, together with a balance sheet made up as at the same date.
(c) The Council may have the accounts audited by an independent auditor.
(d) Banking account will be held in the name of the Society and outgoing transactions will be approved in writing by two authorised persons of the Council.
Change in Rules
(a) The Council may alter, amend or add to the Rules any resolution passed at any meeting by a majority of not less than two thirds of the members present and voting subject to the approval of the next General Meeting.
(b) Members unable to attend the General Meeting at which such a resolution is voted on, may vote on such resolution by email and all email votes received by the Council not later than twelve hours before the time of the meeting will be added to those cast personally at the meeting.
Winding Up
The Society may only be dissolved by resolution at a General Meeting approved by seventy-five per cent of the members present and voting, postal votes will be allowed. In the event of winding up, the assets of the Society after payments of debts and liabilities, shall be transferred to a selected charitable institution having similar objectives to the Association.

FOUNDATION OF ISNOC

Acta of the session in which the “THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR NITRIC OXIDE AND CANCER” (ISNOC) is founded in Siena (Italy) on October 4^th, 2018

Signature of participants:

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All them agree:

1.- Constitution in the city of Siena (Italy) on October 4^th, 2018 a Society named “THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR NITRIC OXIDE AND CANCER” (ISNOC) that follows the Organic national law 1/2002, at March 22, that regulates the rights and duties of the Society.

2.- Approve the attached Statutes in which the activities of the Association are based and regulated, being incorporated to the actual signed Acta as Annex, and read and approved by all assistants.

3.- The Council of the “THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR NITRIC OXIDE AND CANCER” (ISNOC) is constituted by:

President: Jordi Muntané
Vice president: Khosrow Kashfi
Secretary: Sharon Glynn
Treasure: Ben Bonavida

4.- Consent that the Administration charged of Registering the Society to determine the veracity of identification of all information concerning the identity of the above participants (Royal Decree 522/2006, April 28–BOE nº 110, May 9, 2006).

And for the record and the appropriate outcomes, and with no other matters to discuss, the present Act, signed by the promoters of the “THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR NITRIC OXIDE AND CANCER” (ISONOC).

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Identification card: Identification card:

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