Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1916)

Record Details:

Title:
Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Date:
1916
Publisher:
Washington D.C. : Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Volume:
Society of Motion Picture Engineers : incorporation and by-laws (1916)
Leaf #:
00048
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Cinematography -- Periodicals
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Preceeded by an unnumbered issue published in 1916 called: Incorporation and by-laws
Date Added:
December 28, 2023
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SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE ENGINEERS Membership in the Society of Motion Picture Engineers is a marked distinction. Applications for membership are by invitation and endorsement. All checks should be made payable to the Society of Motion Picture Engineers. All receipts are expended directly to promote the objects of the Society and the interests of its members. There are no salaries or emoluments of any kind. The following are extracts from the By-Laws : The objects of the Society are: The advancement in the theory and practice of motion picture engineering and the allied arts and sciences, the standardization of the mechanisms and practices employed therein, and the maintenance of a high professional standing smong its members. An Active Member is one who is actually engaged in designing, developing or manufacturing materials, mechanisms or processes used in this or allied arts; and an Associate Member is one who, though not eligible to membership in the active class, is interested directly in the art. Any person of good character may be a member in any or all classes to which he is eligible. Prospective members shall be proposed in writing by at least two members in good standing, and may be elected only by the unanimous vote of the Board of Governors. All applications for membership or transfers in class shall be made on blank forms provided for the purpose, and shall be accompanied by the required fee. The entrance fee (for both Active and Associate Members) shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The annual dues for Active Members shall be ten dollars ($10.00), payable in advance on July 1st of each year. The annual dues for Associate Members shall be five dollars ($5.00), payable in advance on July 1st of each year. That is, the total fee for the first year, which includes the entrance fees and first annual dues, is $35.00 for active members; and similarly $30.00 for associate members.