Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (1950-1954)

BYLAWS OF THE SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ENGINEERS BYLAW I Membership Sec. 1. Membership of the Society shall consist of the following grades : Honorary members, Sustaining members, Fellows, Active members, Associate members and Student members. An Honorary member is one who has performed eminent service in the advancement of engineering in motion pictures, television, or allied arts. An Honorary member shall be entitled to vote and to hold any office in the Society. A Sustaining member is an individual, company, or corporation subscribing substantially to the financial support of the Society. A Fellow is one who shall be not less than thirty years of age and who shall by his proficiency and contributions have attained to an outstanding rank among engineers or executives of the motion picture or television industries. A Fellow shall be entitled to vote and to hold any office in the Society. An Active member is one who shall be not less than twenty-five years of age and shall be or shall have been either one or an equivalent combination of the following : (a) An engineer or scientist in motion picture, television or allied arts. As such he shall have performed and taken responsibility for important engineering or scientific work in these arts and shall have been in the active practice of his profession for at least three years, or (b) A teacher of motion picture, television or allied subjects for at least six years in a school of recognized standing in which he shall have been conducting a major course in at least one of such fields, or (c) A person who by invention or by contribution to the advancement of engineering or science in motion picture, television or allied arts, or to the technical literature thereof, has attained a standing equivalent to that required for Active membership in (a), or (d) An executive who for at least three years has had under his direction important engineering or responsible work in the motion picture, television or allied indus tries and who is qualified for direct super-J vision of the technical or scientific features of such activities. An Active member : shall be entitled to vote and to hold any. office in the Society. An Associate member is one who shall be not less than eighteen years of age, andf shall be a person who is interested in thej study of motion picture or television tech • nical problems or connected with thej application of them. An Associate mem-^ ber is not privileged to vote, to hold office or to act as chairman of any committee, although he may serve upon any commit' tee to which he may be appointed; and,;* when so appointed, shall be entitled to thefl full voting privileges on action taken by! the committee. A Student member is any person regis j tered as a student, graduate or under j graduate, in a college, university, or other educational institution of like scholastic I standing, who evidences interest in motion j picture or television technology. Member j ship in this grade shall not extend morel than one year beyond the termination of] the student status described above. A] student member shall have the same privi1 leges as an Associate member of the Soci1 ety. Sec. 2. All applications for membership '. or transfer should be made on blank forms ] provided for the purpose, and shall give a :< complete record of the applicant's educa • tion and experience. Honorary and Fellow grades may not be applied for. Sec. 3. (a) Honorary membership may be granted upon recommendation of the j| Honorary Membership Committee when confirmed first by a three-fourths majority ; vote of those present at a meeting of the i Board of Governors, and then by a four \ fifths majority vote of all voting members • present at any regular meeting or at a special meeting called as stated in the by « laws. An Honorary member shall be ex I empt from the payment of all dues. (b) Upon recommendation of the Fellow Award Committee, when confirmed by a j three-fourths majority vote by those present at a meeting of the Board of Gover , nors, an Active member may be made a . Fellow. 422