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flex_general_content_area__columns-1 flex_general_content_area__columnstyle---no-sidebar sidebar"> <div class="flex__general_content_area-inner"> <div class="block__heading"> <h2>STM By-laws</h2> <div class="block__heading-divider"></div> </div> <h2><b>How STM is run</b></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">STM is a not for profit Foundation under Dutch law (Stichting) and registered in the Trade Register at the Chamber of Commerce in Amsterdam under Chamber of Commerce number 41200219. The Foundation uses International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers as its trading name.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">STM By-laws</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The STM By-Laws are also available to </span><a href="https://stm-assoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2021_10_19_STM_Bylaws-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">download in PDF format</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> </div> </section> <section class="flex__callout_accordion --no-image"> <div class="flex__callout_accordion_main "> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__accordion-list"> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item"> <button class="flex__callout_accordion__item-button"><h3>Interpretation</h3></button> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content"> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content-inner"> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Association” means the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM), an international non-political and non-governmental organisation; the Association is established for an indeterminate period of time;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Annual General Meeting” means The Annual General Meeting (AGM) referred to in Article 5;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“STM Board” means The STM Board referred to in Article 11;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Executive Committee” (EC) means the Executive Committee referred to in Article 17;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Chair” means the Chair referred to in Articles 11 and 19;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Treasurer” means the Treasurer referred to in Articles 11 and 22;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) referred to in Article 20;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Officers of the Association” mean the Chair, the Treasurer and the Chief Executive Officer</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">(CEO);</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Telecommunication” means communication by means of telephone, fax, email, other electronic means or by post.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In these By-laws the word “he” includes “she” and cognate words shall be construed accordingly.</span></li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item"> <button class="flex__callout_accordion__item-button"><h3>A. Membership and Votes</h3></button> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content"> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content-inner"> <h3><b>ARTICLE 1</b></h3> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The membership is made up of:</span> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Regular members;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Introductory members;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Associate members;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Corresponding members.</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The membership is not open to individuals.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Any publishing house in the field of science, technology or medicine (which expression shall include publishers in the field of social and behavioural sciences), any professional legal and scholarly publishers, any learned societies with publishing activities and related areas, any secondary publishers and any subscription agents with publishing activities, are eligible for membership in the Association.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Regular members have voting rights and pay membership fees.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Introductory membership is open for small publishing houses, coming in at FC1 or FC2. This will enable those publishers to acquaint themselves with the Association.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Introductory members have voting rights and pay a reduced rate of 50% in their first year of membership</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Firms that have interests related to STM publishing such as subscription agents, consultancies and any publishing related company, which is not itself, a publisher, are eligible for associate membership in the Association.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Associate members have no voting rights, but do pay associate membership fees.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">User groups and National Publishers’ Associations are eligible for corresponding membership of the Association.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Corresponding members have no voting rights and do not pay any membership fees.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Further rules for the membership are laid down by The Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the </span><a href="https://stm-assoc.org/get-involved/membership/join-2/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">STM Membership Rules</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 2</b></h3> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Publishers wishing to become members, and organizations wishing to become associate members of the Association, shall make written application to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and such application shall be referred by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to the Membership Committee which shall consider the application and may, in its discretion, grant or refuse it. An appeal against a decision of the Membership Committee may be made to The STM Board whose decision shall be final.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Regular, Introductory and Associate Membership shall date from acceptance of payment of the annual membership fees. Corresponding membership shall commence from the date of acceptance as corresponding member.</span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 3</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A member may retire from the Association at the end of any calendar year provided that at least two months prior notice has been given to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in writing. The STM Board may exclude a member from the Association if the annual membership fee has not been paid.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The STM Board may exclude a member from membership for not following the </span><a href="https://www.stm-assoc.org/membership/code-of-conduct/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">STM Code of Conduct</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or for indulging in any practices or activities that could bring the Association or scholarly, professional or scientific publishing into disrepute. A vote to exclude a member on these grounds must be carried by a majority greater than ten votes or two thirds of the full board membership.</span></p> <h3><b>ARTICLE 4</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The costs involved in the efficient functioning of the Association shall be met by membership fees from its members and the proceeds of activities undertaken by the Association. The annual fees shall be determined by the STM Board each year.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item"> <button class="flex__callout_accordion__item-button"><h3>B. The Annual General Meeting (AGM)</h3></button> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content"> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content-inner"> <h3><b>ARTICLE 5</b></h3> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The general control of the Association shall vest in the members, who shall in accordance with the By-laws have the final powers and duties as far as those are not distributed to other Association bodies and/or officers of the Association.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meetings of the membership, including all members and officers of the Association and guests of The STM Board, shall be held at least once a year and on such other occasions as circumstances may warrant. </span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 6</b></h3> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Association shall convene the members at least once annually for the Annual General Meeting (AGM).</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meetings of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) may be called:</span> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">by the STM Board;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">at the written request of at least twenty (20) members of the Association from at least three (3) different countries.</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">At least thirty (30) days’ notice of meetings shall be given.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Such meetings will be held at a designated location to be announced in advance.</span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 7</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The duties of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall include:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ratification by a show of hands of the election results for members of the STM Board;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ratification by a show of hands of the election of the officers of the STM Board;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Approval of amendments of the by-laws;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Receiving the Annual Report of the STM Board. </span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 8</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Agenda for the Meeting of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall be determined by the STM Board.</span></p> <h3><b>ARTICLE 9</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recommendations and decisions at meetings shall be by majority vote of those present and voting, except that in the case of a resolution to amend the by-laws it shall require a majority of two-thirds of those present and voting. Where individuals or organizations not being in membership are invited to attend meetings, the invited persons representing these organizations make take part in discussions but may not vote.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The STM Board, at its discretion, may submit resolutions, proposals and other matters to members for their approval via mailed ballots or electronic ballots. In such instances, decisions will reflect the votes cast by the majority of eligible voters, except that in the case of a resolution to amend the by- laws it shall require a majority of two-thirds of those eligible voters.</span></p> <h3><b>ARTICLE 10</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Voting rights in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) may only be exercised by representatives of those member organizations whose contribution for the current calendar year has been received by the board Treasurer at least 14 days before the meeting.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item"> <button class="flex__callout_accordion__item-button"><h3>C. The STM Board</h3></button> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content"> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content-inner"> <h3><b>ARTICLE 11</b></h3> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The STM Board shall consist of the Chair, the two Vice Chairs and at least six (6) other members. The number of members of the STM Board may not exceed a total of fifteen (15) including the Chair and the two Vice Chairs.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The two Vice Chairs shall be elected from The STM Board at the first Board meeting after the election of the Board. The election results shall be ratified at the first AGM following the election.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The two Vice Chairs shall be elected for a period of one (1) year. They may be reelected for two further periods of one (1) year each, not to exceed three (3) years in total if they have been re-elected as members of the STM Board. One Vice Chair shall be Chair Elect, the other Vice Chair the Treasurer. Upon the conclusion of the term of the Chair, the Vice Chair (Chair Elect) will become the Chair. The Chair shall normally serve for two years but a one year extension can be made if the holder and the Board agree to it. The Chair will remain a voting member of the Board until the completion of the term as Chair irrespective of the term limits for Board Members set out in Clause 6 below, the limit on the number of Board members set out in Clause 1 and the provisions on the composition of the Board in Article 13.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The outgoing Chair may serve as an ex officio member of the STM Board for one (1) year immediately following the term as Chair in the event that he was not re-elected to the STM Board.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) acts as secretary of the STM Board.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Members of the STM Board shall be elected for a period of three years; they may be re-elected once for a further consecutive period of three (3) years. After six (6) consecutive years board members must stand down but may put themselves forward for election as if standing for the first time provided a gap of more than one (1) year has been observed from their last tenure to the next.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 12</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The duties of the STM Board shall include:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The implementation of the aims and objectives of the Association and the execution of the will of the Annual General Meeting (AGM);</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The supervision of the work of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Treasurer;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The control of the administrative and financial statements and the administration as trustees of the funds of the Association;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Review and approval of the Association’s annual budget;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Report to the membership on the financial status annually;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The receipt of proposals for and the nomination of members to the STM Board;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The nomination and election of officers of the Association;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The appointment of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Association;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The determination of the annual membership fees;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The formation, should the need arise, of ad-hoc task forces, commissioned to prepare reports on specific problems of importance to the Association;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The formulation of proposals to be submitted for approval to the AGM.</span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 13</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The composition of the STM Board shall be as follows:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A maximum of nine (9) members elected to un-designated seats;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A maximum of six (6) members elected to designated seats representing the following defined member groups and/or career stage group:</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><b>Small companies</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Fee categories 0-3);</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><b>Medium companies</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Fee categories 4 – 6 the revenue limit shall be set by the STM Board from time-to-time; at date of ratification of these by-laws it is presently under €100 million);</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><b>Large companies</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the revenue limit shall be set by the STM Board from time-to-time; at date of ratification of these by-laws it is presently over €100 million;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><b>Not-for-profit</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> organizations/society publishers, university presses and non- governmental organizations;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><b>Non US, non Europe</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> based companies;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><b>Early Career Publisher</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. A candidate who is not in a senior management position and who has yet to complete ten full years in the STM publishing industry at the time of the election and who aspires to publishing leadership in the future;</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The members of the STM Board will be elected by the membership.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">No member company shall have more than two (2) elected Board members at any time. In the event of a merger of two member companies, even if this leads to there being more than two elected members on the STM Board, each member may serve out his or her full term.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Each Board member may have an official alternate (designated by the Heads of House of their company in writing to the CEO) who may attend STM Board meetings the Board member is unable to attend in person or by telephone.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Members of the Board shall make reasonable efforts to attend Board meetings or to ensure that they are represented by their official alternate. If any member (or their official alternate) fails to be present at any two Board meetings from one AGM to the next, his/her seat may be declared vacant after a majority vote of the Board, the Chair having the casting vote. In such an event, the vacancy shall be filled by the Board co-opting the highest polling unsuccessful candidate in the category of the vacant seat from the last Board election to serve out the remainder of the vacancy. If there was no second place candidate in that seat category then the vacancy should be offered to the highest polling unsuccessful candidate in the undesignated category who is willing to serve.</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h3><b>ARTICLE 14</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meetings of the STM Board shall be called:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">by the Chair of the Association;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">at the request of at least three (3) members of the STM Board. At least thirty (30) days” notice of meetings shall be given, except that in the case of emergency the Chair in consultation with the Treasurer may call a meeting at shorter notice.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 15</b></h3> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recommendations and decisions at meetings of the STM Board shall be decided by majority vote of the members present and voting, the Chair having a casting vote.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A quorum of the STM Board is four (4) or one-half of all current members, whichever is greater.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The STM Board may adopt its own rules of procedure. It shall observe the general principles of natural justice and in particular to its functions under Articles 3 and 25 shall seek to ensure that members liable to be affected by its actions shall have an adequate opportunity to state their case.</span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 16</b></h3> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meetings of the STM Board shall be held not less than once a year and other meetings shall be held at such times as the Chair or the STM Board may consider to be necessary. The times and places of meetings of the STM Board shall be proposed by the Chair, subject to final determination by the STM Board.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Any function of the STM Board may however be performed by means of telecommunication if in the opinion of the Chair and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) the circumstances do not permit or require the convening of meetings of the STM Board.</span></li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item"> <button class="flex__callout_accordion__item-button"><h3>D. The Executive Committee and Elections Oversight Committee</h3></button> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content"> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content-inner"> <h3><b>ARTICLE 17</b></h3> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair, the two Vice Chairs and at least two (2) but no more than three (3) other members of The STM Board. The latter are appointed as members of the Executive Committee by the Chair.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) acts as secretary of the Executive Committee.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the event of a vacancy the Chair shall appoint another member of The STM Board. The members of the Executive Committee are appointed for the same period as the Chair; they may be re-appointed for a further period.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A quorum of the Executive Committee is four (4).</span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 18</b></h3> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The STM Board shall have overall responsibility for the conduct of Board elections and shall appoint three (3) of its members who are neither Chair nor Vice Chairs to constitute an Elections Oversight Committee to oversee the Board election process, accept nominations and propose candidates for the Vice Chairs. Any member of the Board may nominate or second any other Board member as a candidate for one of the Vice Chairs at the first Board meeting following the annual Board election (see Article 11, Clause 2).</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Elections Oversight Committee will determine the eligibility requirements for election to the STM Board, subject to the Board’s approval. In establishing these requirements, the Committee will observe these guidelines:</span> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every nominee must receive approval of the nominee’s organization’s Head of Member Organization.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every nominee shall be seconded by at least one other person who is a representative of a member organization;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">No member company shall have more than two (2) Board seats</span></li> </ol> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every nominee for the Vice Chairs must first have been elected as a member of the STM Board</span></li> </ol> <h3><b>E. The Chair</b></h3> <h3><b>ARTICLE 19</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Chair shall normally preside at the meetings of The STM Board, the Executive Committee and The Annual General Meeting (AGM). In the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair (Chair Elect) shall preside; if not present the Vice Chair (Treasurer) shall preside. In their absences, the STM Board, the Executive Committee and The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will appoint one of its members to preside at a meeting or at part of a meeting.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item"> <button class="flex__callout_accordion__item-button"><h3>F. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the STM Office</h3></button> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content"> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item-content-inner"> <h3><b>ARTICLE 20</b></h3> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apart from the tasks assigned to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in article 11 paragraph 5 and article 17 paragraph 2, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) shall carry out the duties assigned to him by the STM Board. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) shall work under the direction of the STM Board and take such other steps as may be necessary to give effect to the aims and objectives of the Association.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">There shall be a STM Office at some suitable place to be determined by the STM Board.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) may employ, within the limits of the Association’s annual budget, such personnel as required to enable him to manage the day-to-day affairs of the Association.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Association recognises the jurisdiction of the country in which the STM</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Office is located.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) shall be paid such emoluments as may be determined by the STM Board at the time of his appointment subject to any increases which may from time to time be determined by the STM Board. The annual budget shall provide for his emoluments and</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">expenses, for the running costs of the STM Office and for any other expenses incurred in the conduct of the affairs of the Association.</span></li> </ol> <h3><b>ARTICLE 21</b></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The duties of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the board shall include:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The preparation in English of the minutes of the meetings held by the Association and the distribution of such minutes and in such other languages as the STM Board may consider necessary.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The preparation of the necessary documents to accompany the Agenda for meetings of the Association</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The conduct of correspondence and keeping of records on behalf of the Association.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The collection and dissemination of information on key issues concerning scientific, technical and medical publishing, including the processing, storing and retrieval of information by computer.</span></li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex__callout_accordion__item"> <button class="flex__callout_accordion__item-button"><h3>G. 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