Assembly of Delegates Business

November 10-12, 2000, Albuquerque, New Mexico
In conjunction with the Sigma Xi Forum, November 9-10, 2000

Eight-Point Motion
Each year the Assembly of Delegates considers a motion from the Board of Directors for the dues and fees for the year beginning next July 1. This motion from the Board contains 8 parts or items and is referred to as “the eight-point motion” because the motion has 8 points, yet is traditionally voted on by the Assembly as a single motion. This enables the Assembly to set the dues and fees in a single vote, rather than voting separately on each of the 8 points.

The eight-point motion contains the proposed dues for each class of Sigma Xi membership (regular, student, emeritus, etc.), the initiate and promotion fees, and the travel subvention that will be paid for delegates to attend the next annual meeting.

The eight-point motion to be considered by the Assembly for the year beginning 1 July 2001 contains no increases except that annual dues for regular and life members, and the amount returned to chapters from each affiliated member, shall be increased by the cost of living index for 2000 rounded to the nearest dollar. This motion is essentially identical, except for the year affected, to the motion approved for the current year by the November 1999 Assembly.

Bylaw Change
In accordance with the Society's Constitution, changes or additions to Sigma Xi's Bylaws may be made by the Board of Directors provided that chapters are notified of any proposed changes within 30 days of the Board action and further provided that if more than one chapter objects to the proposed change within 90 days of the Board's action, the proposed change is deferred to the next Assembly of Delegates for discussion and action.

On 8 June 2000, the Board of Directors recommended to the Society's chapters that the Bylaws be amended to extend the date for submission of chapter resolutions to the Assembly from 90 to 150 days in advance of the Assembly. Since the Ottawa and McGill Chapters filed objections to this proposed change, the proposed change is before the 2000 Assembly of Delegates for discussion and action. A majority vote of the Assembly is needed for the proposed change to be implemented.

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