Research: Organizations

Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the International James Joyce Foundation.

Section 2. The principal office of this Foundation shall be located at the Ohio State University, 164 W. 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.

Section 3. The Foundation may also have offices at such other places as the Board of Trustees may from time to time appoint or the business of the Foundation require. The Board may also select a different site for the principal office.

Section 1. The purpose of this Foundation shall be to encourage scholarship, criticism, and study in regard to the life, work and career of James Joyce, and to facilitate and coordinate ways in which people interested in his works--scholars, critics, teachers, students, and general readers--may meet together, correspond with each other, learn from one another, and help each other in achieving a greater appreciation and understanding of his work.

Section 2. No part of the Foundation's income shall inure to the pecuniary benefit of any member, and none of its income shall be devoted to influencing legislation or circulating political propaganda.

Section 3. An important function of the Foundation shall be the sponsorship of the International James Joyce Symposium. The Board of Trustees shall determine the date and site of each Symposium. The President, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, shall appoint those responsible for directing and coordinating the Symposium.

Section 1. Any individual, business, educational institution, or corporation interested in the aims of the International James Joyce Foundation may join it.

Section 2. Membership in this Foundation shall be through payment of annual dues, according to schedules determined by the Board of Trustees.

Section 3. Membership in the Foundation shall include a subscription to the James Joyce Newestlatter. Subscriptions to other periodicals or publications may also be included when determined by the Board of Trustees, according to a sliding scale of dues.

Section 4. Life membership may be conferred, by majority vote of the Board of Trustees, for extraordinary gifts or for extraordinary service to the Foundation or to Joyce studies. Such membership shall be open to all who qualify for any class of membership under these bylaws.

Section 5. Honorary membership in the Board of Trustees may be conferred, by majority vote of the Board of Trustees.

Section 1. All members in good standing shall have the right to attend meetings, stand for office, participate in the Foundation's activities and discussions, and receive all publications issued by the Foundation, in accordance with the scale of dues set by the Board of Trustees.

Section 1. The officers of the Foundation shall be a President, a Vice-President, and an Executive Secretary.

Section 2. Officers shall serve without compensation. They shall be entitled to reimbursement for legitimate Foundation expenses.

Section 3. The President will be elected for a term of four years. The President is elected from among and by the members of the Board of Trustees. Whatever term is remaining on the President's term on the Board will be extended if necessary to six years. After her or his term as President expires, the President will serve ex officio on the Board for two years.

Section 4. The current President will appoint a nominating committee composed of at least three current Board members at the end of her or his second year in office, to select a Presidential candidate in consultation with the Board members. The future President will serve as President-elect for the last two years of the President's term.

Section 5. The President shall call meetings and preside at them unless unable to do so. The President or her or his designee shall keep a record of monies received and dispersed and prepare an annual report of the Foundation's finances, to be made public.

Section 6. The Vice-President is appointed by the President for the President's term of office. Should a Vice-President be nominated as President-elect, the office of Vice-President will be open for two years. If the current President resides in North America, the Vice-President will be selected among Board members working outside the United States and vice-versa.

Section 7. The Vice-President shall replace the President in the latter's functions if the President is unable to perform them.

Section 8. The Executive Secretary will be appointed by the President and ratified by the Board as a whole. The Executive Secretary serves at the discretion of the President and may be a member of the Board or ex officio after her or his regular term expires, again at the discretion of the President.

Section 9. The President, the Vice-President, and the Executive Secretary shall perform such duties as the Board of Trustees may request.

Section 1. A Board of Trustees shall advise the President on any pertinent matters and perform such functions as the bylaws shall direct. The Board consists of eighteen members, whose terms run for six years. The terms are staggered to provide places for six new members at each biannual election. Adjustments to this schedule may be made as unforeseen vacancies occur. Members may not be nominated for a second term until they have been off the Board for two years.

Section 2. Nomination to the Board may be made by any current, enrolled member of the Foundation, and nominees must also be currently paid-up members of the Foundation. Nominations will be sought biannually in the Spring preceding the International Symposium. The Board as a whole will ratify nominations and prepare the slate, taking into account breadth of support, activity in the Foundation, and geographic and gender balance. Whenever possible, the Board will present to the membership a slate of at least twelve candidates, divided into two equal groups: North American and non-North American, six members chosen from each group. All Foundation members can vote in all elections. Elections will be held in the Autumn following the biannual Symposium.

Section 3. A vacancy in any office, or in the Board, shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Trustees.

Section 1. A meeting of the Board of Trustees shall be held at each International James Joyce Symposium. Special meetings may be called by the President or by two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees, for social and/or business purposes. Six members shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business.

Section 1. The funds of this Foundation shall be collected and dispersed by the President or the President's designees, for the Foundation's needs and lawful expenditures.

Section 2. No member of the Foundation shall be liable except for payment of dues.

Section 1. Amendments to these bylaws shall be voted upon, by mail, by the full membership; approval will need a two-thirds majority of those voting. Amendments may be proposed by the Board of Trustees, or by petition signed by twenty or more Foundation members in good standing.

Section 2. Business meetings shall be conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order Revised.