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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT
The International Affiliation Agreement reflects the current relationships between the indexing societies of Great Britain and Ireland, United States, Canada, Australia, Southern Africa, and China. The agreement marks the development of international relationships between these societies, and the support and exchange of ideas that the societies can offer to each other.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SOCIETY OF INDEXERS, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INDEXERS, THE INDEXING AND ABSTRACTING SOCIETY OF CANADA, THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF INDEXERS, THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN INDEXERS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS AND THE CHINA SOCIETY OF INDEXERS (1999, Amended 2000)
All mention of Societies refers to Societies listed in Schedule A.
1 This agreement between the Societies promotes the aims and objectives of the Societies and their members, and supersedes all previous affiliation agreements between the Societies.
2 The members of each Society shall enjoy the right to attend meetings and conferences of the other Societies and to purchase publications at the member rate. Members shall not have reciprocal rights to vote or hold office. Services specific to a Society, such as certification and registers of indexers, are not included in the reciprocal rights.
3 Societies shall refrain from actively seeking members in areas covered by other Societies, but each Society may accept membership applications from individuals outside their own area.
4 Each Society agrees to nominate an international delegate to represent its interests on matters of international import and to act as liaison with the other societies. Each Society shall offer a discounted place at its conference to an authorised representative from each of the other Societies.
5 Each Society shall circulate an agreed number of copies of its newsletter to the other Societies. Individual members may subscribe to the newsletters of other Societies at a special rate.
6 The [British] Society of Indexers shall publish The Indexer on behalf of all the Societies. It shall remain the property of the [British] Society of Indexers.
7 The appointment of the editor(s) of The Indexer shall remain the responsibility of the [British] Society of Indexers. The management of The Indexer shall be the responsibility of the Editorial Board of The Indexer.
8 The editor(s) of The Indexer shall maintain the right to accept or reject contributions from whatever source, at their discretion.
9 Each Society shall make The Indexer available to its members according to its own rules and procedures.
10 The price of The Indexer for the members of the Societies shall be at a reduced rate as established by agreement of all the Societies. Price changes shall be notified by the beginning of July of the year before they take effect.
11 This agreement may be amended at any time by common consent. Review of the agreement will take place every third year, commencing in the year 2000.
12 The triennial International meeting shall take place at the conference of one of the Societies. At each meeting the host Society for the next meeting shall be nominated.
13 Any Society may withdraw from the agreement on giving 12 months notice to the other Societies.
14 This agreement shall come into effect on its approval by the respective Societies, according to their constitutional procedures.
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Schedule A
American Society of Indexers
Association of Southern African Indexers and Bibliographers
Australian Society of Indexers
China Society of Indexers
Indexing and Abstracting Society of Canada / Societe Canadienne pour l'analyse de documents
Society of Indexers (referred to as [British] Society of Indexers)
If you have questions about the International Affiliation Agreement, please contact Lori Lathrop, who is ASI's International Representative (1998-2001).
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