Academia Panamericana de Ingeniería
Academia Pan-Americana de Engenharia
Pan American Academy of Engineering
In force as from September 22, 2004
TITLE I CREATION, LINKS AND LOCATION
TITLE II OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES
TITLE III POWERS
Article 6 The Academy has the power:
6.1 To elect its Charter, Corresponding and Honorary Members and Members Emeriti.
6.2 To periodically hold plenary sessions to resolve internal institutional matters and to receive engineering and other broad spectrum technological communications. UPADI shall be informed of these meeting six months before they are held.
6.3 To issue publications, to edit reports, and to communicate with its Members.
6.4 To contract services using its own funds or those that UPADI may supply or any other Institution for that specific purpose, expressly freeing UPADI from any responsibility for these acts.
6.5 To create Delegations or Chapters in the countries of the Continent, in agreement with the National Member Association of UPADI and the National Academy of Engineering acknowledged in that country , when the number of Charter Academicians of that country is ten (10) as a minimum and they so request the Board of Directors, informing on the economic sustainability of the entity to be created. Establish their goals, objectives and attributions; create rules for their organization and supervise their operation.
6.6 To create permanent divisions, sections, or specialized institutes or temporary committees and commissions, inviting people who are not members of the Academy to attend them.
6.7 To enter into agreements for cooperation with other Academies or institutions with similar or complementary objectives. Form part of Federations, Councils and organizations of Engineering, Technology and Science Academies be they regional, continental or international.
6.8 To request the necessary funds to support publications of its members , to promote plenary sessions, seminars, forums or congresses and all other activities related to the objectives of the Academy.
TITLE IV MEMBERS. CONDITIONS
TITLE V RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE MEMBERS
TITLE VI NOMINATION, ELECTION AND TERMINATION OF THE CATEGORY OF THE MEMBER.
TITLE VII WORKING, INFORMATION AND CONTROL INSTRUMENTS
TITLE VIII MEETINGS OF THE ACADEMY
TITLE IX BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TITLE X FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITES OF THE ACADEMY
TITLE XI ELECTION COMMITTEE
TITLE XII ADVISORY BOARD
TITLE XIII AUDITING COMMITTEE
TITLE XIV ASSETS
TITLE XV AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS
TITLE XVI DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
TITLE XVII OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
By Laws approved by the International Board of
UPADI in San José, Costa Rica, August 1996
Modified by the Plenary Extraordinary Session of the Academy - Mexico 2004
