Constitution

  1. Name
    1. The body shall be known as Python Ireland (herein the ‘Society’).
  2. Object/Aims
    1. The Society shall aim to promote the use of the Python computer programming language.
    2. The Society shall further aim to organise and to present Python conferences and events at suitable venues in Ireland.
  3. Membership
    1. Membership shall be open to all persons subscribing to the objects of the Society who have attended a Society meetup.
    2. No one shall be admitted to Membership of the Society less than twenty-four hours before a General Meeting.
  4. Executive Committee
    1. The Society shall have an Executive Committee elected annually by the Membership (herein ‘the Committee’)
    2. The purpose of the Committee is to direct ongoing activities and foster the aims of the Society.
    3. The Committee shall be composed of a minimum of five persons.
    4. The Committee shall be able to co-opt Society members.
    5. Committee Members shall stand down at each Annual General Meeting and may offer themselves for re-election.
    6. The Committee shall elect Officers from the Committee Members including:
      1. A Chairperson
      2. A Secretary
      3. A Treasurer
      4. Other Officers as the need arises.
    7. Sub-Committees may be co-opted as the need arises and at the discretion of the Committee. Where the Committee deems it appropriate to the needs of the Society, co-options may be drawn from non-Members of the Society.
  5. Responsibilities of the Officers
    1. The Chairperson: The Chairperson shall oversee the general running of the Society and shall be answerable to the Committee.
    2. The Secretary: The Secretary shall take minutes at all meetings of the Society. The Secretary shall be responsible for all the correspondence of the Society and shall keep a record of it.
    3. Treasurer: The Treasurer shall have responsibility for all the Society’s finances including the collection of subscriptions and the maintenance of accounts.
    4. Other Committee Members shall be delegated any duties by the Chairperson as are seen fit, including acting as deputies to the Officers of the Society.
  6. Eligibility, Nomination and Election of Committee Members
    1. Eligibility in the case of all Committee Members is derived from all Members of the Society.
    2. Candidates for election to the Committee must be nominated and seconded by Members of the Society in writing and the Secretary must receive such nominations at the published address of the Society at least seven days before the AGM.
    3. All elections shall be by show of hands.
  7. Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary General Meetings
    1. There shall be an Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society which shall be held once a year.
    2. Notice of the AGM shall be issued at least fourteen clear days in advance through the Society’s website and email giving the date and time of the meeting and the fact that elections to the Committee shall take place thereat.
    3. The matters to be discussed at the AGM shall be posted on the Society’s website not less than three days prior to the meeting.
    4. At the AGM Officers shall read their reports of the Society’s activities for the year and the election of a new Committee shall take place.
    5. The Committee shall meet at least four times a year. The quorum for such meetings is three Officers of the Committee. If the Secretary is not present the Officer chairing the meeting shall be responsible for ensuring that minutes are taken and that these are copied to all Officers and co-options of the Committee.
    6. An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the Society may be called by the Committee or by a minimum of one third of the Membership presenting a signed petition to the Committee. Notices of such meetings shall be posted on the Society’s website at least fourteen clear days in advance.
  8. Dismissal of a Member
    1. Any Member found to be placing the Society in disrepute or disregarding the constitution shall be ordered to appear before the Executive Committee of the Society. The Committee shall have the right to revoke the membership of the member concerned.
    2. If an Officer of the Society or a Committee Member is absent from a Committee meeting or a Society meeting on three consecutive occasions without providing apologies he/she shall be deemed to have resigned.
  9. Amendments to this Constitution
    1. This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds majority of those present and eligible to vote at an Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society.
    2. Amendments to this Constitution shall be proposed by the Committee or by twelve Members or more of the Society in writing in accordance with the provisions set out in paragraph 7.f above.
  10. Communications
    1. The Society ackknowledges that prefered online communications and electronic communication will change over time.
    2. The Society’s website will include contact details for the committee and will link to site’s where Society news, events and updates can be found.
    3. Formal communications to individual Members may be made by e-mail, online messanging services, or post, whichever is appropriate.
    4. Any views or opinions posted by members on the Society’s website or within the Society’s online communities shall not be binding on the Society or Committee unless formally adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Society’s Constitution.
  11. Rules of bank account transactions
    1. Only Committee Members may be signatories on the account.
    2. Any single signatory can lodge or withdraw amount up to €50.
    3. At least two signatories are required to approve lodgements or withdrawals that exceeds €50.
    4. If a member receives a cheque, email the committee members and record the amount.
    5. If a member lodges/draws a cheque, email the committee members and record the transaction.
    6. If a member are receives a transaction via AIB’s iBusiness Banking (iBB) into Python Ireland’s bank account, email the committee members and record the amount.
    7. If a member withdraws from Python Ireland’s bank account via AIB’s iBusiness Banking (iBB), email the committee members and record the amount.

Signatures

Name: ______________________________ Signature: ______________________________

Name: ______________________________ Signature: ______________________________

Name: ______________________________ Signature: ______________________________

Name: ______________________________ Signature: ______________________________

Name: ______________________________ Signature: ______________________________

Date: ________________

Executive Committee

Chair Person
Diarmuid Bourke
Secretary
Andrea Fagan
Treasurer
Vicky Twomey-Lee
Members
Gerry Boland
Jakub Jarosz
David Markey
Brian McDonnell
Barisa Obradovic
Michael Twomey