MEETINGS

Section 1. Place of Meeting. All meetings of the Society shall be held at the principal office of the Society or at such other place within or outside Illinois as may be stated in the notice of the meeting.
Section 2. Biennial Meeting. The biennial meeting of the members of the Society for the transaction of business shall be held during the biennial conference or at a time selected by the Executive Board subject to the requirements of the State of Illinois. The agenda for this meeting shall be determined by the Executive Board after consultation with the Program Committee for the biennial Meeting. In the event that such a meeting is not held by oversight or otherwise not held as herein provided for, a special meeting may be held in place thereof, and any business transacted or elections held at such meeting shall be valid as if transacted or held at the biennial meeting. Such subsequent meeting shall be called in the same manner as that provided for special meetings.
All motions at the biennial meeting shall require only a simple majority of those voting for passage except where a higher vote is required by these By-Laws or by the laws of the State of Illinois.
Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the members of the Society shall be held whenever called by the President or when requested by a majority of the Executive Board or when otherwise required by the laws of the State of Illinois. A special meeting to consider motions to remove an officer or officers of the Society from office must be called whenever requested by a majority of the membership of the Society. Special meetings shall be called by the Secretary.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of the time and place of biennial meetings shall be given by a written notice mailed to each member of the Society at his or her post office address as last entered in the records of the Society at least seven days before the date of the meeting. Notice of the time, place, and purpose of each special meeting shall be given by a written notice mailed to each member at his or her post office address as last recorded in the records of the Society at least seven days before the meeting. If any meeting is adjourned no notice need be given of the reconvened meeting if the adjournment is to a certain time and place.
Notice of any meeting of the Society may be waived by any member of the Society before or after the meeting.
Section 5. Presiding and Recording Officers. Meetings of members shall be presided over by the President of the Society or, in his or her absence, by a member of the Executive Board chosen by that Board. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary of the Meeting, or in his or her absence, by a Secretary pro tempore chosen by the meeting. In any special meeting called to consider the removal of an officer of the Society, the ordinary duties of that officer shall be performed by a member of the Society chosen at the meeting.
Section 6. Quorum. A quorum shall consist of the presence or proxy of ten percent of the members.
Section 7. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Executive Board (either face-to-face or teleconference or video conference) shall be held when called by the President or requested in writing by a majority of the members of the Board. Notice of the time and place of special meetings of the Executive Board shall be given by written notice mailed to each Board member at this or her last known post office address as entered in the records of the Society not later than three days prior to the date of the meeting; or shall be conveyed to each Board member personally, or by telephone or telegram or email not less than twenty-four hours before the time fixed for the meeting. No notice is required if all the Board members waive notice in writing before or after such meeting.
Section 8. Voting Privileges. Regular, Associate, and Student members are eligible to vote. Affiliate and student affiliate members do not have voting privileges.