Article 1 (Title)

This society is named "The Korean Association of Anatomists".

Article 2 (Purpose)

This society not only contributes to anatomy research in Korea but also promote fraternity among the members, development of medical science, enhancement of public health, and spreading of medical knowledge for the people

Article 3 (Business)

This society run a business to achieve a goal in below.

1. Hold a symposium
2. Journal publication
3. Fund raising
4. Term deliberation
5. International exchange
6. Article qualification deliberation
7. Compilation of teaching materials
8. General dissemination of anatomical research materials
9. Decided business from board of directors etc.

The plenary research and projects pursue the public interest, and the beneficiaries are targeted to the entire nation, an unspecified number of people.

Article 4 (Qualifications for membership)

Members for this society engage in anatomical education or anatomical research and get two members of the society’s recommendation with committee’s approval.

Article 5 (Member rights and responsibilities)

1. Annual fees and allotments should be paid to the society.
2. Members who discharged a duty can have all rights including suffrage and eligibility for election.
3. Membership fee and allotment are decided separately.
4. An ordinary citizen who is not engaged in anatomy education or research may be a general member, and in the case of a youth, may be admitted as a youth member, approved by the secretary in general.

Article 6 (Honorary member)

Honorary member consists with retired professor among our society. Honorary member has no responsibility for annual fees and cannot become an executive.

Article 7 (Special member)

Special member (person or organization), who obtained society’s purpose, should ask for the approval of board of directors.

Article 8 (Board member)

This society has board members in the list below.

1. One president
2. One chairman of the board
3. One director (ex officio director, general director and standing director)
4. Two auditors

Article 9 (Executive election and quantification)

1. For president and chairmen of the board, candidates are recommended within 2 people from candidate recommendation committee and then a regular directorate decides the candidate. The president and chairmen of the board decide in general meeting.
2. Candidate recommendation committee consists with 3 people, who are recommended from previous chairman of the board, previous president and current president.
3. The auditor is recommended by directorate and then voted in a general meeting.
4. Directors are divided into official members, regular members and standing directors.
5. Official directors consist of more than 3 full-time lecturers who are representatives or professors in Department of anatomy and professors who were a president or chairmen of the board.
6. Regular director is appointed within members of full professor by a chairman of the board. The number of regular director is no more than 1/2 of official director.
7. Standing director is appointed among the members of the society by a chairman of the board.

Article 10 (Executive tenure)

1. The president and auditor tenures are from the day fixed for a general meeting till general meeting in next year.
2. The chairman of the board, regular director and standing director are elected to a two-year term.
3. Tenure for director is continuing until acquired director’s quantification.

Article 11 (Executive election to fill a vacancy)

1. If there is a vacancy for the president, a chairman of the board and auditor, candidates are recommended from the next general meeting and board of directors does an election to fill up a vacancy.
2. For current president’s absence with leave, the next president will be an acting the president. In the case of a chairman of the board’s absence with leave, director of affair deputized it.
3. Tenure for elected executive from election to fill a vacancy is remaining period of a predecessor.

Article 12 (Duty of Executive)

1. The president conducts a general meeting as a representative of our society.
2. A chairman of the board handles everything in affairs of a society and conducts the board of directors.
3. Director recruits of the board of directors and deliberate on an affairs of a society.
4. Standing auditor assists a chairman of the board and resolves affairs of a society.
5. Auditor audits an affair of a society and the results will be made a report to a general meeting and a board of directors.

Article 13 (Next president and chairman of the board)

For the smooth functioning of the society’s business, next president and chairman of the board are elected beginning of their tenure starts a year ago.

Article 14 (Election for next president and chairman of the board)

A chairman of the board suggests next president and elects in a general meeting.

Article 15 (The general meeting)

The general meeting is held once a year by the president. Special general meeting is held as occasion demands.

Article 16 (Decision of the general meeting)

The general meeting is passed majority by attended members. When the votes are tied, the president can give a casting vote. However, the revision of the rules shall be made by 2/3 of attended members’ agreement.

Article 17 (Matters for decision)

The general meeting is decided next to the board of director's decision by points in below.

1. Budget and settlement of accounts
2. Revision of the rules
3. Plan for a business
4. The election of officers
5. Selecting venue for the general meeting and the society
6. Membership fees and allotment
7. Assets
8. Journal publication
9. Other necessary points

Article 18 (Hold a symposium)

The regular symposium is held once a year and additional symposium also can be held followed by additional rules.

Article 19 (Member of directorate)

1. The directorate consists of director and standing director. Chairman summons the directorate as a chairperson.
2. The directorate is associated with majority by attended members and the decision will be made by majority. When the votes are tied, the president can give a casting vote.

Article 20 (Written resolution)

A chairman can attach the written resolution for the bill if necessary.

Article 21 (Deliberate matter)

The directorate resolves lists in below.

1. Submit the lists to the general meeting
2. Commission’s terms of reference
3. Other necessary points

Article 22 (Standing director)

The directorate resolves lists in below.

1. For the smooth affairs of a society, the directorate places standing directors as below.
   • a. General director
   • b. Academic director
   • c. Project director
   • d. Publication director
   • e. Finance director
   • f. International director
   • g. Education director
   • h. Cast director
   • i. Public director
2. A chairman, standing director and next chairman attend for the board of standing director but the next chairman has no voting right.
3. Some volunteer directors keep for project director and academic director.

Article 23 (Committee)

The committee is present for the business of the society and committee rules are decided in the regular meeting.

1. General affairs committee
2. Journal editing committee
3. Operational fund committee
4. Terminology committee
5. International exchange committee
6. Article quantification deliberation committee
7. Compilation of teaching materials committee
8. Anatomical education committee
9. Informatization committee
10. Academic committee
11. Ethics committee
12. Special Committee
    • 1) If necessary, a committee may be established for a period of time to prepare and operate such events as international academic conferences (APICA Organizing Committee, IFAA Organizing Committee, etc.).
    • 2) The above committee is operated through the financial support of the Korean Association of Anatomists. At the end of the event, the remaining property belongs to the Korean Association of Anatomists.
    • 3) A steering committee separate from the steering committee under the Korean Association of Anatomists may be established for the operation of the above committee.

Article 24 (Steering committee)

1. Jurisdiction task for each committee is followed by the detailed rules.
2. Each committee should notify to hold a meeting. Also, chairman or general director is present as necessary.