The General Interest Group (GIG) of the American Crystallographic Association provides a forum for oral and poster presentation of general topics from contributed abstracts for upcoming ACA meetings that are outside the scope of the special sessions organized by ACA Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and ACA Standing Committees (SCs).
Important Notices
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is under development. It resides
at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, at
least temporarily. The format was borrowed from the
ACA
Small Molecule SIG to get the page up and running quickly. Suggestions
on what should be at this site are solicited as well as volunteers
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GIG Meeting Minutes
July 24, 1997 St. Louis
August 14, 1996 Seattle
Crystallographic Meetings
ACA
Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., July 18-23, 1998
| Carolyn Brock,
Chair Dept. Of Chem. U. Of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506-0055 (606) 257-1959 Fax: (606) 323-1069 cpbrock@ukcc.uky.edu |
Bryan Craven,
Chair-Elect Dept. of Crystallography Univ. of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260-3630 (412) 624-9300 craven@vms.cis.pitt.edu |
| Robert H Blessing,
Sec/Treas
Hauptman-Woodward Med Res Inst 73 High St Buffalo, NY 14203 (716) 856-9600 ext 335 Fax: (716) 852-6086 blessing@hwi.buffalo.edu |
Margaret Kastner,
Member-at-Large Dept. Of Chem. Bucknell U. Lewisburg, PA 17837 (717) 524-1452 Fax: (717) 524-1739 kastner@bucknell.edu |
Previous Officers
| 1997 | Chair: Chair-Elect: Secretary/Treasurer: Member-at-Large: | David Templeton Carolyn Brock Lavinia Wingert Margaret Kastner |
| 1996 | Chair: Secretary/Treasurer: Member-at-Large: | Carroll Johnson Lavinia Wingert Steve Ealick |
| 1995 | Ad Hoc Committee: | Carroll Johnson Lavinia Wingert George DeTitta |
Nominating Committees
1997 Alan Pinkerton (Chair), Edward Stevens, Ethan Merritt
1996 David Brown (Chair), Aniceta Skowron, Elinor Adman
1995 Bryan Craven (Chair), Aniceta Skowron, Ronald Stenkamp
I. NAME
The name of this group shall be The General Interest Group of the
American Crystallographic Association (ACA). The group shall also be
known as the GIG.
II. PURPOSE
The purpose of the GIG is to provide a forum for oral and poster
presentation of general topics outside the scope of the special
sessions organized by ACA Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and ACA
Standing Committees (SCs) for upcoming ACA meetings.
III. RELATIONSHIP TO THE ACA
The Constitution of the GIG shall be consistent with the Constitution,
By-laws and Rules of the ACA. In the event of conflict, the
Constitution, By-laws and Rules of the ACA shall prevail. The GIG
shall sponsor at least one half-day session at every ACA annual
meeting. The GIG shall submit an annual report to the ACA Council
prior to each annual meeting and a representative of the GIG shall meet
with the ACA Council at each annual meeting. The GIG shall submit a
report of scientific highlights to the ACA Council by December 1 of
each year for inclusion in a future issue of the ACA Newsletter.
IV. MEMBERSHIP & DUES
Membership in the GIG is open to all members of the ACA. The founding
members shall be those who sign the GIG petition of membership
intention to be submitted to the ACA Council in support of this
constitution. Once the GIG has been formed and officers have been
elected, additional ACA members may join the GIG by applying to the
Secretary-Treasurer of the GIG. The GIG Executive Committee may set
yearly dues to be charged to the members subject to the approval of the
ACA Council. Such dues shall be collected and disbursed by the ACA
Treasurer.
V. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The GIG shall have four officers: the Chairperson, the
Chairperson-Elect, the Secretary-Treasurer and the Member-at-Large.
These officers shall be elected by the GIG membership and shall make up
the Executive Committee of the GIG. The Executive Committee shall
carry out all of the official functions of the GIG, including the
annual appointment of a Nominating Committee and a Program Committee.
The duties of the Chairperson shall include chairing all meetings of
the GIG membership and of the GIG Executive Committee. The
Chairperson-Elect shall fill in as necessary whenever the Chairperson
cannot carry out his/her duties. The duties of the Secretary-Treasurer
shall include recording minutes of all meetings of the GIG, maintaining
a membership list and keeping records of the finances and expenditures
of the GIG. The duties of the Member-at-Large shall be agreed upon by
the Executive Committee.
VI. TERMS OF OFFICE
The offices of Chairperson and Chairperson-Elect shall each be held for
one year. The Chairperson-Elect shall automatically succeed to the
office of Chairperson. Thus, the sequence of Chairperson-Elect to
Chairperson shall be a two-year term. For the first year of the GIG,
the person elected to be Chairperson shall complete his/her term in one
year. The terms of office for the Secretary-Treasurer and the
Member-at-Large shall be two years, except for the first year of the
GIG when the term of the Member-at-Large shall be one year so that the
Secretary-Treasurer and Member-at-Large shall complete their terms on
alternate years. No person shall be elected to more than two
consecutive terms as a member of the Executive Committee. Vacancies in
unexpired terms shall be filled by a vote of the GIG membership.
Regular terms shall begin on January 1 following an election.
VII. NOMINATIONS
When the GIG is formed, a Nominating Committee of three members shall
be agreed upon by a consensus of the founding members. In subsequent
years, the Nominating Committee shall be appointed by the Executive
Committee. None of the Nominating Committee's three members may be
current members of the Executive Committee. For the first year of the
GIG, the Nominating Committee shall nominate two candidates for each of
the four offices. After the first year, the Nominating Committee shall
provide two nominations for each of the two vacancies that will occur,
the Chairperson-Elect every year and the Secretary-Treasurer and
Member-at-Large on alternate years. Other nominations may be submitted
each year by a petition signed by three or more members of the GIG.
VIII. ELECTIONS & VOTING
Elections for officers shall take place at the same time and in the
same manner as the ACA elections. In any election, the candidate
receiving the largest number of votes shall be deemed to be elected.
All elections and other votes shall be by mail ballot. Except for the
election of officers and votes on amendments to the Constitution (see
Section X), a simple majority of votes received shall determine the
outcome of any ballot.
IX. ACTIVITIES
The activities of the GIG shall be those deemed by its officers and
members to serve the purpose of the GIG. Annual GIG business meetings
shall either be held at ACA meetings or be conducted by correspondence
as announced in the ACA Newsletter by the GIG Executive Committee. In
the organization of scientific sessions, oral presentations shall be
selected competitively from regular unsolicited ACA meeting abstracts
that are designated by authors as candidates for a GIG sponsored oral
session. The GIG Executive Committee shall appoint a Program Committee
to oversee the selection of papers to be presented during oral sessions
allotted to the GIG by the ACA Program Chairman for the meeting. The
GIG Program Committee shall provide requested materials for the Program
& Abstract Book in the format and by the deadlines specified by the
ACA Program Chairman.
X. AMENDMENTS
An amendment to the Constitution of the General Interest Group of the
American Crystallographic Association may be proposed at any time by 5%
of the GIG membership or ten members, whichever is smaller, or by the
Executive Committee of the GIG. The proposed amendment(s) and ballot
shall be mailed to every member of the GIG, together with information
on the deadline for the receipt of ballots, at least sixty days before
the votes will be counted. To be ratified, an amendment shall be
approved by a two-thirds majority of those members voting.
APPROVED IN MONTREAL ON JULY 27, 1995
AT THE CONSTITUTING ASSEMBLY OF INTENDING MEMBERS
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