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AGU Members — Vote on Governance Changes!

Tomorrow's AGU: Building a foundation for good governance
In May, the AGU Council voted unanimously to create a 16-member board of directors to oversee the business of the Union, and to expand the Council beyond section leadership to include focus group and committee leaders concentrating on matters of science and related Union activities such as AGU publications, meetings, and awards and honors. This fall, the AGU membership will be asked to vote on these important changes.

—Timothy L. Grove, AGU President
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Like all nonprofit organizations, AGU's structure is contained in “formation” documents (articles of incorporation or “charter”) and “governance” documents (bylaws, policies and procedures). At AGU, the bylaws are currently known as the “statutes and bylaws.” Members are required to give a majority affirmative vote on any changes to the statutes and a two-thirds affirmative vote to amend the articles of incorporation.

Listed in the documents below is the complete proposal for revised bylaws for AGU. Because of the large numbers of amendments, the Council felt it was better to start with a new set of bylaws. These changes were recently unanimously approved by the AGU Council in order to implement a new governance structure for the Union and to ensure compliance with changes in the law. These amendments to the bylaws will require some modifications to the articles of incorporation, also listed below. Additionally, a side-by-side comparison of the old statutes and bylaws and the revised bylaws is provided for reference.

** The membership vote will open on 15 October and close on 31 October **

All AGU members are encouraged to vote and approve these changes of great importance to the future of AGU!