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| Name |
| Clause
1. |
The society is named the Japan
Esophageal Society (JES), hereafter referred
to as the Society.
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| Secretariat |
| Clause
2. |
The Secretariat of the Society
is located at Sun-city Inohana B, Inohana
3-2-4, Chuo-ku, Chiba-city, Chiba Prefecture. |
| Aims |
| Clause
3. |
The Society has taken over the activities
and duties of the Japanese Society for Esophageal
Diseases. Its major aims are the promotion
and development of basic and clinical research
on esophageal diseases, thereby contributing
to public health and welfare in Japan.
To accomplish the aims described in Clause
3, the Society performs the following activities:
1. Holds scientific meetings;
2. Publishes medical journals;
3. Contacts and cooperates with related scientific
committees in Japan and abroad;
4. Performs other activities required to accomplish
the aims of the Society. |
| Activities |
| Clause
4. |
To accomplish the aims described
in Clause 3, the Society performs the following
activities:
1. Holds scientific meetings;
2. Publishes medical journals;
3. Contacts and cooperates with related scientific
committees in Japan and abroad;
4. Performs other activities required to accomplish
the aims of the Society. |
| Types of Members |
| Clause
5. |
The Society shall be comprised
of the following types of members:
(1) Regular members: Persons who agree with
the aims of the Society and are admitted to
the Society
(2) Honorary chairmen: Former chairmen of
the Japanese Society for Esophageal Diseases.
(3) Honorary members: Persons who are recommended
by the Chairman after deliberation by the
Board of Directors and Board of Councilors,
selected from among the current Caretakers
of the Japanese Society for Esophageal Diseases,
the former Chairmen of the Society, and long-term
Directors of the Society.
(4) Special members: Persons who are recommended
by the Chairman after deliberation by the
Board of Directors and Board of Councilors,
selected from among long-term Organizers or
Caretakers of the Japanese Society for Esophageal
Diseases, long-term Councilors of the Society,
and individuals who have made substantial
contributions to the Society.
(5) Supporting members: Individuals, corporations,
or organizations recommended by the Board
of Directors and approved by the Board of
Councilors who/that agree with the aims of
the Society and want to help to develop the
Society.
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| Admission |
| Clause
6. |
Persons wishing to join the
Society have to apply for membership to the
Secretariat according to specified procedures
and have to be approved by the Board of Directors.
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| Admission
fee and membership fee |
| Clause
7. |
Members are to pay an admission
fee and membership fee according to the rules
established at the General Meeting. Honorary
chairmen, honorary members, and special members
do not have to pay the membership fee. |
| Loss
of membership |
| Clause
8. |
Members will lose their membership
qualifications for any of the following reasons:
(1) Cancellation of membership;
(2) Death;
(3) Expulsion from membership. |
| Cancellation
of membership |
| Clause
9. |
Members wishing to cancel their
membership must submit to the Chairman a written
request stating the reason for withdrawal
from the Society. |
| Expulsion
from membership |
| Clause
10. |
Members may be expelled from membership
by the Chairman after deliberation by the
Board of Directors in the event of any of
the following circumstances. However, such
members shall be granted an opportunity
to explain the situation to the Board of
Directors.
(1) The execution of actions that negatively
affect the honor of the Society or go against
the aims of the Society;
(2) Breaching duties of the membership;
(3) Not paying the membership fee for 2
or more years. However, membership can be
reinstated if the membership fee is paid
retroactively.
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| No
refund of membership fee |
| Clause
11. |
Membership fees, admission
fees, other contributions that have been paid
are not refundable. |
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