Our Objectives & Constitution (PDF)

CONSTITUTION

1. NAME  :  THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SRI LANKA
2. OBJECTS :
1. To promote fellowship among the physiologists in all fields of   Science.
2. To improve the teaching of Physiology.
3. To encourage and support research in Physiology.
4. To help dissemination of knowledge in various aspects of Physiology.
5. To promote involvement of Physiologists in community development.
3. MEMBERSHIP : Six categories
1. Founder members : those who were present at the inaugural meeting
2. Ordinary members : those who have been so accepted by an Annual General Meeting of the Society
3. Student members : those who were/are students of physiology
4. Corporate Members : organizations such as business firms
5. Session Members : those who register at an Annual General Meeting of the Society
6. Honorary Members : those who have been so accepted by an Annual General Meeting of the Society
4. ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIP :
1. All categories of Members shall become Members only  after  election to Membership  by the Executive Committee. The Executive committee shall decide upon the procedures it will adopt to attract and elect individuals to become members, subject to approval of such procedures at the Annual General Meeting.
2. Founder Members are ipso facto not elected.
3. Honorary members are elected at an Annual General Meeting after nomination by the Executive Committee.
4. Session Members are those who register themselves for an Annual Session upon payment of a Session which will be prescribed by the Executive Committee.  Session Membership is valid only during the current Session.
5. RIGHTS  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES  OF MEMBERS
1. All Members shall receive receipts for payments made by them. All Members except Session Members shall receive:
2. notices of General  or Special Meetings of the Society,
3. the Society's newsletter,
4. a copy of the proceedings of the Annual Meeting.
5. All Members except honorary Members shall pay a subscription or a fee to the Society  as specified in Section 6.5 below. Non-payment of subscription for two years will automatically annul the Membership.
6. All members shall be of good behaviour  in the eyes of the Executive Committee. Transgression of this  rule will render the member liable to annulment of membership at a subsequent Annual General Meeting.
7. Only Founder Members and Ordinary Members have the right to be elected to the Executive Committee and also have the voting rights for such elections.
6. OFFICE BEARERS
1. The Office  Bearers of  the Society shall consist of a  President, Secretary, Treasurer, Editor and two  committee members.  The composition of the Office Bearers should be such to represent at least one member from each medical school.
• They shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting after nomination by the Executive Committee.They shall form the Executive Committee of the  Society.
• They shall hold office until the next Annual General Meeting.
• They shall be eligible for re-election.
2. The President  shall preside at all meetings of the Society. He shall deliver a Presidential Address at the Annual Meeting.  He shall hold office  until the next Annual General Meeting.
3. The Secretary shall keep and preserve all the documents of the Society. He shall issue notices of all meetings and keep minutes of the meeting. He shall manage the general correspondence of the Society and the distribution of the News- sheet and other publications of the Society. He shall present an annual report on the work of the Society.
4. The Treasurer shall take over and manage the finances of the Society. He shall duly notify members of their subscription dues. He shall present a duly audited account of the Society's financial position at the Annual General Meeting.
5. The Editor shall fulfil the following functions:
1. News sheet; Production of a News- Sheet whenever it is necessary. It should contain material related to physiological Sciences. This could be updated to a standard Journal of the Society if there is sufficient material as an Annual Publication.
2. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting : Publication of the "Proceedings of the Annual Meeting". The "Proceedings"  shall consist of two parts.
• Part I. Published one month before the Annual Meeting, the Annual Report of the Secretary and of the Treasurer, and the abstracts of the papers to be presented at the Annual Meeting.
• Part II.  Published one month after Annual Meeting, the Text of the Presidential Address, other special presentations if there are any, and the Secretary's report on the Annual Meeting.
7. The Executive Committee shall take decisions on all matters pertaining to the conduct of the affairs of the Society, subject to ratification of the decisions at the next Annual General Meeting. The decisions may be made at the formal committee meetings, or by the President after telephone communication or written communication with all the members of the Executive Committee. In the latter case, the President shall give weightage to the majority opinion in case of lack of unanimity. All on-going decisions of the Executive Committee shall be minuted and copies of the minutes distributed to all Executive Committee members by the Secretary at intervals not exceeding three months.
8. The Annual Meeting shall be held within a period of 11-12 months after the previous one. It shall consist of obligatory components, including the Presidential Address, Communications  by members on research on physiology or on physiological education  in Sri Lanka, and the Annual General Meeting; and of optional components such as lectures, orations, panel discussions, exhibitions and visits etc. In addition such lectures, orations  or discussion may also be phased out over the period of a year on the decisions made by the Executive Committee.  The venue of the Annual Meeting shall be decided upon by the Executive Committee but generally it preferably should rotate among the medical schools.
9. The Annual General Meeting which shall take place during the Annual Meeting shall decide the following matters :-
• Secretary's annual report
• Treasurer's annual report
• Executive Committee's decisions for ratification
• Election of Office Bearers :The quorum for the Annual General Meeting shall be one fourth or 20 members of the Society, whichever is smaller. Members for this purpose shall include all categories of Members except Session  Members and Student Members.
10. Meetings may be held in between the Annual Meetings for any purpose connected with the promotion of the objectives of the Society.
11. Dissolution - The Society may dissolve itself at any time upon a resolution signed by at least 75% of the Members (other than Student and Session Members) and accepted by the  Executive Committee.  All assets of the Society shall in such a case be disposed of by donation to one or more medical schools in Sri Lanka.