Academia Panamericana de Ingeniería
Academia Pan-Americana de Engenharia
Pan American Academy of Engineering
In force as from December 1º, 2008
TITLE I CREATION, LINKS AND LOCATION
TITLE II OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES
TITLE III POWERS
TITLE IV MEMBERS. CONDITIONS
TITLE V DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE MEMBERS
TITLE VI NOMINATION, ELECTION AND TERMINATION OF THE CATEGORY OF THE MEMBER.
TITLE VII WORKING, INFORMATION AND CONTROL INSTRUMENTS
Article 23 The Academy adopts as working and information instruments:
23.1 A Biennial Action Plan prepared by the Board of Directors or by whom the Board should appoint, that will be analyzed, debated and put in force at the Plenary Ordinary Session.
23.2 A Strategic Five-year Plan the first version of which shall be prepared by the Board of Directors or by whom the Board should appoint and that once approved by the Plenary Ordinary Session, shall be updated by it, biennially. In this document, the activities of the Action Plan will be considered as short term strategies.
23.3 The Biennial Report of Activities of the Academy, prepared by the Secretary to be considered at the Plenary Ordinary Session.
23.4 The Annual Report of Activities prepared by the President to be submitted to the Board of Directors of the Academy and the Board of UPADI.
23.5 The Directory of the Academy that shall contain the complete list of the Members in their different categories with a photograph and Curriculum Vitae. The Directory shall be published and updated periodically, at the time established by the Board of Directors and will be diffused by means of a printed version or by the electronic means adopted by the Academy.
23.6 For information and diffusion of the activities of the Academy a suitable web-site in Internet shall be used, or another electronic medium whilst also in printed form according to the Action Plan or as established by the Board of Directors.
Article 24 The control instruments, that will support the economic, financial and patrimonial situation of the Academy, are the following:
24.1 The Biennial Budget, prepared by the Treasurer of the Academy to be considered at the Plenary Ordinary Session. To prepare the budget, the Treasurer shall make a reasonable estimate of foreseeable expenses using the information to be provided by those members of the Board of Directors in charge of tasks and by the Presidents or Coordinators of the different working groups of the Academy.
24.2 The Annual Financial Statement prepared by the Treasurer as at December 31 of each year and duly certified by a Charter Accountant from the country of the Headquarters of the Academy. The Financial Statement should illustrate the patrimonial situation on the basis of Active and Passive funds existing at the end of the period; the evolution of the patrimony; the situation of income and expenses and the origin and application of the funds used during the period.
The Financial Statement shall be sent by E-mail by the Treasurer to the Board of Directors thirty (30) days before its annual meetings.
The Financial Statements of the two periods previous to the Plenary Ordinary Session shall be sent by the Treasurer by E-mail to all the Members and to the members of the Auditing Committee, to be analyzed, reviewed and approved, with an anticipation of thirty (30) days to the date of the Plenary Ordinary Session, in order that they are considered at that meeting.
24.3 Situation of Income and Expenditures, prepared by the Treasurer on the month previous to the annual meeting of the Board of Directors on the basis of the income from the membership fees and other concepts and the report on expenses provided by the members of the Board of Directors responsible for the working groups. This document shall be used by the Board of Directors to analyze the execution situation of the Biennial Budget in force and to adopt the pertinent decisions.
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 MODIFICATIONS 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, 1996
Modified by the Plenary Extraordinary Session of the Academy – Mexico 2004
Modified by the Plenary Extraordinary Session of the Academy, Brasilia , Brazil . December 2008
