Notice of Proposed Bylaws Amendments and Proxy Voting Instructions
Date of Vote: May 29, 2024; 12:10 PM KST
Location: SFB Annual Business Meeting, EXCO Congress Center, Room 504, Daegu, South Korea
SFB is excited to attend the 2024 World Biomaterials Congress in Daegu, South Korea, May 26-31, 2024. The Annual Business Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 29, from 12:10 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. Korea Standard Time in Room 504 of EXCO Congress Center.
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Proposed Amendment: Ethics & Conduct Enforcement, addressing inconsistencies, clean up.
To exercise your voting rights as an Active Member of the Society For Biomaterials in absentia, in accordance with Article III, Section 6 of the bylaws, please complete the Proxy and forward a copy to the headquarters office by email (info@biomaterials.org), fax (856-439-0525), or mail (Society For Biomaterials, 1120 Route 73, Suite 200, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054). In addition, please give the original proxy to an Active SFB member who you know will be in attendance at the Annual Business Meeting and will vote on the issues presented there on your behalf. Voting will be held on the proposed bylaws amendments, and the election of new committee members for the Awards, Ceremonies and Nominations Committee.
You can read the current Bylaws on the website, located on the following page: https://www.biomaterials.org/about-about-society/bylaws
The signatures of six active members of the Society, shown at the end of the proposed amendments, meets the requirements for the amendment to be brought to a vote. A member’s signature does not necessarily imply an endorsement of the proposed amendments, only an endorsement that the proposed amendments be brought before the Society’s membership for a vote. A quorum of at least 50 active members of the Society is needed to vote on the amendment. Assuming that at least 50 active members vote on this proposed amendment, it will be adopted if it receives affirmative votes from at least three-fourths of those voting.
Thank you for your time and consideration!
Submitted by:
Stephanie Seidlits
Chair, Bylaws Committee