AKK rules of procedure in the DKG

The AKK rules of procedure is the legal basis for the Carbon working group in the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft e.V. as an interest group and defines the objectives, bodies and activities of the AKK in the DKG.

Decided at the General Meeting, Freundenstadt, valid since November 2, 2016
 

§ 1 Name

The working group bears the name "Carbon working group" in the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft e. V. (AKK in the DKG or only AKK). The working group has its own rules of procedure.
 

§ 2 Tasks

The tasks of the Carbon working group are to promote the exchange of ideas and experience between scientists and practitioners working in the field of carbon, to provide technical stimulation, to provide information on emerging tasks and to promote research.
For this purpose, the working group holds working meetings at least once a calendar year and establishes and maintains contacts with corresponding groups abroad.
 

The working group is a member of the European Carbon Association (ECA).
 

§ 3 Affiliation to the Carbon working group

The Carbon working group consists of:

• extraordinary / regular AKK company members
• extraordinary / regular AKK institute members
• extraordinary / regular personal AKK members
• honorary members of the AKK

Explanation:
- extraordinary: AKK membership
- regular:            AKK membership and DKG membership

The rights and duties of the members shall be governed by these rules of procedure.

§ 4 Start and end of the membership

The application for membership in the Carbon working group in the DKG is always to be submitted to the chairperson of the working group. The Board decides on the admission with a simple majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the chairperson shall have the casting vote. The chairperson shall notify the applicant and the DKG busniess office in writing of the decision of the Board.
 

Membership begins with the payment of the first annual fee, it is terminated:
 

a) by a written resignation or
b) by a resolution of the Board of the working group.

The resignation becomes effective at the end of the calendar year in which the declaration was made. The rights of the member shall be suspended if, despite a reminder to pay the annual dues that have become due, the member does not fulfill this obligation within a period of six (6) weeks from receipt of the reminder. The obligation to pay outstanding annual dues shall not be affected by resignation or exclusion from the working group.

§ 5 Fees

Members shall pay an AKK annual subscription, the amount of which shall be proposed by the Board and confirmed by the General Meeting of the working group (the DKG membership fee is governed by the valid DKG membership fee regulations). Payment of the fee(s) must be made within four (4) weeks after receipt of the invoice to the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft e. V. Honorary members do not pay any fees.

§ 6 Organs of the Carbon working group

Organs of the working group are:
 

a) the General Meeting
b) the Board
 

§ 7 General Meeting

The General Meeting of the Carbon working group shall be held once a year. The meeting shall be convened by the chairperson of the working group or, in his place, by the vice-chairperson. The meeting shall be convened at least four (4) weeks in advance and the agenda shall be announced in the invitation.

Extraordinary General Meetings shall be convened by the chairperson of the working group if requested by at least 50 % of the members of the working group or by at least two members of the Board.

Every member of the Carbon working group is entitled to vote in the General Meeting, except for members whose membership is suspended in accordance with § 4. Unless otherwise stipulated in the rules of procedure, all resolutions shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes cast by the members present; in the event of a tie, the chairperson shall have the casting vote.

The General Meeting is responsible in particular for:
a) the election of the chairperson of the Carbon working group,
b) the discharge of the Board of the Carbon working group,
c) the election of one or several auditors,
d) the determination of the annual fee (s. a. § 5),
e) the acceptance of the annual report,
f) the election of an honorary chairperson of the Carbon working group; it is carried out on the proposal of the Board with the approval of at least 2/3 of the members,
g) the election of the honorary members; it is carried out on the proposal of the Board with the approval of at least 2/3 of the members,
h) Resolutions on amendments to the rules of procedure and on the dissolution of the Carbon working group; these decisions are made on the proposal of the Board or the General Meeting with the approval of at least 2/3 of the members present at the General Meeting (s. §§ 9 and 10).

Members of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft (DKG) or authorized representatives of the Executive Board shall be heard by the General Meeting upon request. The AKK reports annually on its activities in the DKG activity report.

§ 8 Board of the Carbon working group

The Board of the Carbon working group consists of the chairperson, his deputy and three other members. For special tasks, the Board can be extended by an additional member. The Board should be composed of members from universities/research institutes and from industrial companies in roughly equal numbers.

After election by the General Meeting, the Board shall require confirmation by the Executive Board of the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft (DKG).

The term of office of the members of the Board of the Carbon working group shall be four (4) years; it shall commence on January 1 of the year following the election. If a General Meeting is cancelled, the Board members for whom successors would have had to be elected at this General Meeting shall remain in office for a further year. Re-election is permitted.

The members of the Board serve on an honorary basis. The chairperson and/or the deputy chairperson represent the working group externally, in particular in the European Carbon Association (ECA). The chairperson convenes the General Meeting and chairs it. He/she shall ensure the implementation of the resolutions adopted by the General Meeting.

The Board decides on the admission and exclusion of members (§ 4) and takes all measures necessary for proper business conduct. In particular, it decides by mutual agreement for which purposes, within the framework of the tasks according to § 2, the funds available to the working group are to be used.

§ 9 Amendments to the rules of procedure

Amendments to the rules of procedure of the Carbon working group require the approval of 2/3 of the members present at the General Meeting.

All amendments to the rules of procedure require confirmation by the Executive Board of the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft (DKG).

§ 10 Dissolution of the Carbon working group

For the dissolution of the working group, § 9 applies accordingly.

§ 11 Finances of the Carbon working group

The Board of the Carbon working group will decide, in agreement with the Executive Board of the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft (DKG), on the administration of the annual contributions, the amount of the share of the membership fees paid to the DKG (§ 5) to be transferred to the working group, and the reimbursement of costs - incurred by the DKG for account administration and other work for the Carbon working group. It will adapt the regulation to the respective conditions by mutual agreement.