CONSTITUTION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (IAAP)
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE
DE PSYCHOLOGIE APPLIQUEE (AIPA)
MISSION AIMS AND MEMBERSHIP
ARTICLE 1 -
The mission aim of the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY shall be to
promote the science and practice of applied psychology and to facilitate
interaction and communication among applied psychologists around the world on the one hand, to establish
contact between those who, in different countries, devote themselves to
scientific work in the various fields of applied psychology, and on the other
hand, to advance the study and achievement of means likely to contribute to
scientific and social development in these fields.
Rationale
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ART. 2 - The life of the Association
shall be indeterminate. The Association
may be chartered, registered or
otherwise certified in various countries shall have its headquarters in Sweden
Rationale
Although, evidently, IAAP once had its headquarters in
ART. 3 - The Association's activities
shall be:
(i) organising periodic international congresses, regional conferences and workshops;
(ii) forming permanent international working committees for
the study of particular problems;
(iii) publishing
periodic learned journals;
(iv) disseminating
information through printed and electronic communication;
(v) organization of research and experiments in parallel in different
countries, and publication of a periodical journal and such implementing other
means as may be approved by the Board of Directors. members in General Assembly.
Rationale
(i) this
takes into account the expanding spheres of activity of IAAP
(ii) the
verb inserted here keeps the new format uniform
(iii) this takes into account the publication Applied
Psychology: an International Review and the European Journal of Work and
Organisational Psychology
IAAP’s second journal (the European Journal of Work and Organisational
Psychology)
(iv) this
takes into account advances in information and communication technology.
(v) this
acknowledges the fact that IAAP does not conduct research and experiments in
parallel
(v) this amendment to
abolish the General Assembly was passed in principle at the Board of Directors
meeting in
ART. 4 - The Association shall consist
of:
(i) Full
Members;
(ii) Student
Members;
(iii) Honorary
Members;
(iv) Fellows Associate
Members;
(v) Affiliate
International Organization Members.
Rationale
IAAP does not have an associate category now and thus this category is
redundant.
The category of Fellow is a new one aimed at giving recognition to
distinguished psychologists who have made substantial contributions to applied
psychology.
To qualify for Full Membership
candidates shall be required:
(a) to be eligible in their national/regional psychological
societies or associations;
(b) to be supported by two Full Members in good standing;
(b) to be accepted by the Officers of the Association.
Rationale
The original requirements under b make it difficult to attract members.
To qualify for Student Membership a candidate shall be required:
(a) to be a student in good standing in an
appropriate academic program to
have reached graduate level in university studies of psychology;
(b) to have the status of graduate student certified by the
respective Department Chair;
(c) to be supported by one Full Member in good standing;
(b) to be accepted by the Board
of Officers of the Association.
Student memberships are limited in time to four years.
The President of the Student Division shall serve ex officio on the
Board of Directors.
{AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS ITEM BE TRANSFERRED TO THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS SECTION}
Rationale
The original requirements under a, b, and c make it difficult to attract
student members.
The term Board of Officer is described later in the Constitution under
Article 6.
With respect to the length of time of student membership, Blackwell now
uses the approach that after three years students have to prove that they are
still students.
To qualify for Honorary Membership
candidates shall be required:
(a) to have rendered outstanding services in one of the
different fields of applied psychology or related fields;
(b) to be granted
the title of Honorary Member by the
Association in General Meeting on the recommendation of the Board
of Officers Executive Committee.
Rationale
This makes it easier and
faster to confer the honour.
To qualify to be a Fellow a candidate
shall be required to:
(a) be
qualified for Full Member status in IAAP;
(b) have
had at least five years of professional experience;
(c) be
a distinguished psychologist who has made substantial contributions to applied
psychology.
A Fellow is also a Full Member and pays the same dues unless the Board
of Directors directs otherwise.
To qualify for Associate Membership a candidate shall be
required:
(a) to practice in one of the different fields of applied
psychology or in related domains;
(b) to be nominated by the President of one of the IAAP
Divisions;
to be
accepted by the Officers of the Association.
Rationale
This follows on automatically with the adoption of (iv)
above.
To qualify for Affiliate International
Organization Member a candidate shall be required:
(a) to have the status of an international psychological society
or association with a focus on one of the fields of applied psychology;
(b) to be accepted by the Board
of Directors. Executive
Committee.
All new applications for Membership
will be processed by the Secretary General.
The annual dues subscription for Membership shall be fixed by the Board of Directors Executive Committee. The Board
of Directors Executive
Committee may decide on differential subscription fees within one
membership category according to needs and possibilities of candidates and
members.
The title of Honorary Member may be
granted by the Association in General Meeting on the recommendation of the Board of Directors Executive
Committee to persons
who are rendering or who have rendered outstanding services in one of the
different fields of applied psychology.
Honorary Members shall have the right to take part in congresses and to
receive publications of the Association and to be
present at General Meetings without being required to pay dues a subscription.
Rationale
"Dues" is recommended rather than subscription to make it
clear that members are not just paying a subscription to the journal but are
paying dues to obtain all of the benefits of membership, one of which is the
journal.
ART. 5 - Membership of the Association
shall be brought to an end:
(i) by resignation;
(ii) by a
decision of the Board of Directors Executive Committee in case of arrears
in payment of subscription for two years or for some serious reason without
awaiting a meeting of the Board of Directors General Meeting of the
assembly, it being understood that the member in question has been
first called upon to furnish explanations.
ART. 6 - The Association shall be administered by a Board of Directors Executive Committee composed of not
less than 24 and not more than 45 members elected by the Board of Directors Association
in General Meeting and chosen from among Full Members of the
Association. In addition, the Divisional
Presidents shall be members of the Board of Directors Executive Committee while in Office.
One-third of the members of the Board of Directors Executive
Committee, or if their number is not a multiple of three then the number
nearest to but not exceeding one-third, shall retire from office at each IAAP
congress. Retiring members of the Board of Directors Executive
Committee shall retain office until
the conclusion of the Congress General Meeting at which they are due to retire. The members of the Board of Directors Executive Committee to retire
shall be those who have been longest in office since their last election. As between members of equal seniority,
members to retire shall (unless such members of equal seniority shall agree
among themselves) be selected from among them by lot. A retiring member of the Board of Directors Executive Committee shall
be eligible for re-election.
It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors Executive
Committee to propose to the Association in General Meeting the names of
Full Members of the Association for election to the Board of Directors Executive Committee. Other nominations for the Board of Directors Executive
Committee may be made by Full Members of the Association provided they are
seconded by two other Full Members and forwarded in writing to the Secretary
General of the Association at least eight weeks before the Board of Directors meeting
General
Meeting of the Association together with the consent in writing of
the nominee.
The vote for the election of members of
the Board of Directors Executive Committee at a General Meeting shall take place by a show of hands unless a ballot is demanded by
twenty full members present.
The Board
of Directors Executive Committee may, from time to time and at
any time, co-opt any Full Member of the Association as a member of the Board of Directors Executive
Committee either to fill a casual vacancy or by way of addition to the Board of Directors Executive
Committee provided always that the total number of members of the Board of Directors Executive
Committee does not exceed the maximum laid down above.
Any members so co-opted shall retain
their office only until the next Board of Directors meeting General Meeting, but shall then be eligible for re-election, and
any member of the Board of Directors
Executive Committee who so retires shall not be taken into account in determining
the number of members of the Board of
Directors Executive Committee who are to retire by rotation at
such Meeting.
The Board
of Directors Executive Committee shall appoint, according to
rules of procedure which it shall itself determine, a Board of Officers an Office composed of a President, a President
Elect, a Secretary General, a Treasurer, and a Past President, who shall be ex-officio members of the Office and of the Board
of Directors Executive Committee.
If members of the Board of Officers Office thus appointed
are not at the same time of
their
appointment a member of the Board of Directors Executive Committee, they will
be
a member
of the Board Executive Committee ex-officio but shall retain their membership
of the
Board of Directors Executive Committee only until the next meeting of the Board
General Meeting, when they will then be eligible for
re-election, and they will not be taken
into account
in determining the number of members of the Board of Directors Executive
Committee
who are to retire by rotation at such General Meeting.
The Board of Officers shall be the administrative agent of the Board of
Directors and shall exercise general supervision over the affairs of the
Association. In the intervals between
meetings of the Board of Directors, the Board of Officers shall have the
authority to take such actions as are necessary for the conduct of the
Association's affairs. Actions taken on
behalf of the Board of Directors between regular meetings shall be reported to
the Board of Directors at the next regular meeting and are subject to
confirmation by the Board of Directors.
The terms of Office are as follows:
President, 4 years, no re-election; President Elect, 4 years; Secretary
General, 4 years, 1 re-election possible; Treasurer, 4 years, 1 re-election
possible; Past President, 4 years. Also,
the President Elect cannot be from the same continent as the President.
Rationale
Besides being complicated and difficult to understand, paragraph 8 is
effectively redundant because once Officers are elected they automatically
become members of the Board of Directores ex
officio.
The term Board of Officers replaces the term Office and the substantive
recommendation above describes its role and authority.
ART. 7 - The Board of Directors Executive Committee shall meet
regularly at before each IAAP congress and at each International Congress of Psychology. If special need arises, it shall be summoned
in the interval between congresses on the demand of eight of its members or by
the Board of Officers Office. A vote
may be taken by correspondence or
electronic communication in the interval between congresses but such actions
must be ratified at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Rationale
The change in time of the Board of Directors meeting gives more
flexibility than before, as does the capacity to conduct voting using
electronic means of communication.
ART. 8 - A General Meeting of the
Association shall consist of Full Members, and Honorary Members. A General Meeting shall be held during the
course of each international congress, and at any time that it is summoned by
the Board of Directors Executive Committee or on the demand of at
least twenty-five members of the Association entitled to attend a General
Meeting. Notices convening General
Meetings shall be in the form determined by the Office.
The agenda of the General Meeting shall
be proposed by the Board of Directors Executive Committee and
submitted to the approval of the General Meeting. The Board of Directors Executive
Committee shall be responsible to the members in General Meeting for the
general and financial administration of the Association, and the accounts and
the budget shall be presented to the General Meeting for approval. The General Meeting shall discuss the questions
on the agenda paper and, if necessary, appoint members of the Board of
Directors Executive Committee.
{PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTENTION IS TO REPLATE ARTICLE 8 ABOVE WITH
ARTICLE 8 BELOW}
ART. 8 - Divisions may be organized to represent major scientific and
professional interests that lie within the Association. Each Full Member of the Association is
entitled to join two divisions. Student
members are entitled to join two divisions in addition to the Student Division.
A division may be established upon petition to the Board of
Directors. A division may be dissolved
by the Board of Directors when the division votes to recommend dissolution or
is deemed by the Board of Directors to be inactive.
A division shall have a President and a Secretary and such other
officers as specified in the Rules of Procedure pertaining to the role and
functioning of Divisions.
Each division is entitled to receive, from the IAAP general dues, funds
to be allocated by the Board of Directors for each member in good standing. Accordingly, each division shall submit
annually to the Board of Directors a report which covers the activities of the
Division during the preceding year.
The President of the Student Division shall serve ex officio on the
Board of Directors.
Rationale
The previous Article 8 concerning the General Assembly and its function
should be deleted in accordance with the vote of the BOD taken in
The new Article 8 clarifies the role and functioning of Divisions which
have been progressively admitted to IAAP since the last substantial revision of
the Constitution.
The membership of the President of the Student Division takes into
account the formation of this Division since the Constitution was last revised.
ART. 9 - Payment of expenses shall be
made by the Treasurer who alone shall have the power to pledge the
Association's credit, to receive cash, to open postal or banking accounts, and
to sign cheques in the Association's name.
In the absence of the Treasurer, the President or the Secretary General
are authorised to sign cheques in the Association's name. In addition, sub-treasurers may also be
authorised by the Treasurer to open postal or banking accounts and to collect
subscriptions in their respective countries, provided that they transmit the
money collected to the Treasurer at least once a year.
ART. 10 - The Board of Directors Executive Committee shall be
authorised:
(i) to fix the date and place of congresses;
(ii) to arrange meetings of the Board of Directors Executive Committee;
(iii) to set up, if need be, both
ad hoc committees as well as permanent working committees;
(iv) to supervise the work of such committees;
(v) to set up a Finance Committee which shall be responsible for
the verification and control of the system of accounting referred to in Article
11 of the present constitution, and for presenting at each congress to the
members of the Board of Directors Association
present in the General Meeting, a report on the Association's financial position. The Board
of Directors Executive Committee shall itself determine the
method of operation of this Finance Committee;
(vi) to do all things necessary to carry on the affairs of the
Association except in such
matters as are expressly reserved by these Articles for the members in general
meeting.
Rationale
(iii) Gives flexibility to the way the Board of Directors functions.
(v) and (vi) As mentioned previously, the
motion passed at the BOD meeting in
ART. 11 - There shall be maintained a system of accounting for the recording of daily receipts and expenditure and also, if necessary, stock accounting.
MODIFICATION OF
THE CONSTITUTION AND WINDING UP
ART. 12 - The constitution shall be
modified only on a proposal made by the Board
of Directors. Executive
Committee or by a number of the members equal to
at least one-tenth of the total membership of the Association submitted to the
Office at least one month before the General Meeting.
The
meeting must consist of at least fifty members in good standing. If this proportion is not
reached the
meeting shall be adjourned and reconvened with an interval of at least fifteen
days, but at the
adjourned meeting its decisions shall be effective, whatever may be the
number of members
present. In no case shall the
constitution be modified except by a
majority of two thirds
of the members present at the meeting.
In no case shall the constitution be
modified except by a majority of two-thirds of the members present at the
meeting.
Rationale
As mentioned above, the motion passed at the BOD meeting in
ART. 13 - A Board of Directors meeting General
Meeting called
upon to determine the winding up of the Association and especially summoned for
this purpose must be attended by at least half the members in good standing
plus one. In considering termination, the
Board shall seek comments from the general membership at least six months in
advance on the Board meeting. If this proportion is not reached, the
meeting shall be adjourned and re-convened with an interval of at least fifteen
days, but at the adjourned meetings its decisions shall be effective, whatever
may be the number of members present. In any case, At
the meeting itself the
winding up shall not be effected except by a majority of two-thirds of the
members present.
Rationale
As just mentioned above, the motion passed at the BOD meeting in
ART. 14 - On the winding up of the
Association, the Board of Directors members in General Meeting shall appoint one or several liquidators charged with the liquidation of
the assets of the Association. The Board
of Directors General Meeting shall allot the net assets of the Association to
one or more public bodies recognised as being in the public interest and
pursuing an aim analogous to that of the Association.
Rationale
Similar to the above, the motion passed at the BOD meeting in Singapore
to remove the General Assembly from the Constitution necessitates this
rewording of Article 14.