Echo 2012

Art.1: Association Name

ECHO 2012

Art. 2: Corporate purposes

ECHO 2012 will contribute to peace and friendship by giving children a venue for ideas about friendship across borders and show in practice how children can cooperation through art and digital means.

• Network for individuals, organizations, schools, clubs and others who engage for peace / friendship
• Resource Bank and tools for anyone who wants to work in peace / friendship
• Initiator of the events in the peace / friendship

Art. 3: Structure

ECHO 2012 is an ideal association. The organization is political and religious neutral.

Species. 4: Members

Members:

Businesses, organizations, public institutions and individuals can become members of the ECHO 2012 by paying dues. Board establishes fee rates for one year at a time. The Board may establish different dues rates for the four groups mentioned above.

Membership is primarily related to a desire to participate and contribute to the overall development of the ECHO 2012.

Membership release vote at the Annual Meeting. Corporate organization and business membership triggering one vote. The same applies to individuals.

Anyone who wishes may be ECHO 2012 friends. Registration on the website and is free. Friends did not vote.

Art. 5: Association Governance

• Association's highest authority is the Annual Meeting.
• Annual Meeting chooses chairman.
• The Board shall consist of 4 to 6 board members and 2 to 4 alternates.
• The Board constitutes itself. The intention is that the board in the long term will be abroad. It is desirable to have a youth board and a youth deputy.
• The board members are elected for two years following annual meetings.
• The executive director appointed by the Board.

Art. 6: Annual Meeting
Normal annual meeting held by the end of June. Board in writing to convene the meeting with at least 5 weeks notice. At the annual meeting to documents on all matters to be addressed.

Proposed by-laws changes

Must be Board no later than 5 weeks before to be processed at the annual meeting. Other proposals to be discussed must be the Board no later than three weeks before the meeting.

• Election of chairman
• Election of two members to sign the protocol
• Request legality
• Annual Report
• Accounting
• Proposal to amend constitution
• Other proposals received
• Any
• Election of Board of Directors, deputies and other officers:
• Election of auditor
• Election of nomination committee.

The annual meeting is after legal notice is always a quorum. All members have proposals and to vote at the Annual Meeting. The annual meeting will decide whether people should have speech and / or submit proposals.

Art. 7: Extraordinary Annual Meeting
Extraordinary Annual Meeting to be held within 4 weeks when two of the Board members or 2 / 3 of the voting members require.

Art. 8: The Board's duties
The Board takes a position on ECHO's 2012 activities at a high level. The Board prepares Board instructions.

The annual meeting establishes specific rules for coverage of expenses for board work. The Association's fiscal year follows the calendar year.

Art. 9: Amendment of constitution
Statute may be amended by the Annual Meeting by 2 / 3 majority of the votes cast. Amendments in the local chapter other countries must be approved by the Board of ECHO 2012.

Art. 11: Resolution
Decision on the dissolution of the association must be done on a regular annual meeting, and have at least 2 / 3 majority of the votes cast. If a valid decision to dissolve the association's assets fall to a non-profit purposes approved by the Annual Meeting.