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Preamble

The GIS Club seeks to expand upon our knowledge of GIS, GIS software, GIS Science, and any other GIS-related themes to help members build a portfolio of skills and projects that will assist them in gaining desired employment.

GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems, and this is the common usage. GIS can also stand for Geographic Information Science, though GIScience or GIS Science is more descriptive. GIScience deals with the science and techniques that underlie the Geographic Information Systems. Without GIScience, GIS couldn’t exist.

GIS allows for the modeling of our world; the creation of visual representations for data analysis. Through GIS we can explore data, and find relationships or outliers in data that would be difficult to find without a visual representation.

Article I – Name

The name of this group is the GIS Club

Article II – Membership

To obtain membership, one must be interested in GIS, and a student at SIUC, or a spouse of a student, and pay the dues as described in Bylaw 1. There are no other limits for membership, or on the size of the GIS Club.

Article III – Officers

President: 1 semester term. Responsibilities for President include setting times for meetings, organizing members for various projects, making decisions regarding the expenditure of GIS Club funds, and providing guidance and direction to the GIS Club.

Vice-President: 1 semester term. Responsibilities for Vice-President include assisting the President with their responsibilities, or filling in for the President if they are unable to perform their duties.

Secretary: 1 school year term. Responsibilities for Secretary include maintaining member lists, keeping track of project due dates, keeping track of members assigned to various projects, keeping minutes of meetings if appropriate, and helping new Presidents and Vice-Presidents with understanding their responsibilities and the rules of the GIS Club.

Article IV – Executive Committee

Due to the limited number of potential members in this club, no executive committee will be created.

Article V – Meetings

The GIS Club will meet weekly on Thursday evenings at 4:00-5:00pm. Any other meeting times will be called by the President or Vice-President.

Article VI – Amendments

To amend the GIS Club’s constitution a two-thirds vote by GIS Club members in good standing will be required.

Bylaws

1. Membership dues are $20 per semester to be paid within one month after the beginning of the semester.
2. Members have the right to attend meetings and participate in club activities. They are responsible for attending meetings when they can and participating in projects to help further group knowledge.
3. There are no Orientation procedures.
4. Members may resign at any time. The President is responsible for suspending any persons who breaks club rules, but may be overturned by a majority vote by GIS Club members at a specially called meeting.
5. Officer elections will occur in the 2 nd week of each semester for the positions of President and Vice-President. The election for the Secretary position will occur only in the fall semester at the same time as the elections for President and Vice-President. If any of these positions becomes vacant, a special election can be called by any officer or the GIS Club members if all of the officer positions are vacant. The elections will be decided by secret ballot in the Geography Department offices.
6. See Article III.
7. See Article IV.
8. There will be no standing committees.
9. For an advisor to be elected, they must have some knowledge of GIS and GIS-related concepts and themes, and be willing provide their knowledge and experience to assist the GIS Club in projects and other learning-related activities. If more than one person is interested in the position of advisor, an election will be held as described in Bylaw 5.
10. The GIS Club will follow Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised in all appropriate situations.
11. If a special officer position is required, the position will be created and the person selected by the President or Vice-President and will require a majority vote by GIS Club members to ratify the position.
12. To amend the GIS Club bylaws a two-thirds vote by the GIS Club members will be required.
13. Use of GIS Club funds will require majority approval by members, and the signature of any officer.

For more information please email President Adam Jones or Vice President Travis Milsap