ASME Constitution and By-Laws

The following Constitution Articles and By-Laws are current as of August 2010 and include all changes adopted through that date.

Constitution Articles may only be changed by vote of the ASME Membership. By-Laws may only be changed upon approval by the Board of Governors.

Changes must be processed through the responsible unit and be accepted by the unit's sector before consideration by the Board of Governors.

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CONSTITUTION ARTICLES
Certificate of Incorporation [MS Word] [PDF]
Preamble [MS Word] [PDF]
C1.1 - Identification [MS Word]  [PDF]
C2.1 - Purposes [MS Word] [PDF]
C3.1 - Membership [MS Word] [PDF]
C4.1 - Government [MS Word] [PDF]
C5.1 - Society Structure [MS Word] [PDF]
C6.1 - Meetings of the Society [MS Word] [PDF]
C7.1 - Publications and Papers [MS Word] [PDF]
C8.1 - Amendments to the Constitution [MS Word] [PDF]
C9.1 - Dues [MS Word] [PDF]
BY-LAWS
B2.1 - Fulfillment of Purposes [MS Word] [PDF]
B3.1 - Membership [MS Word] [PDF]
B3.2 - Fees and Dues [MS Word] [PDF]
B3.3 - Violation of Ethics [MS Word] [PDF]
B4.1 - Government [MS Word] [PDF]
B4.2 - Nominating Committee [MS Word] [PDF]
B4.3 - Officers [MS Word] [PDF]
B4.4 - Funds [MS Word] [PDF]
B5.1 - Sectors, Boards/Councils, and Committees [MS Word] [PDF]
B5.2 - Sectors and Committees Reporting to the Board of Governors [MS Word] [PDF]
B5.3 - Public Affairs and Outreach Sector [MS Word] [PDF]
B5.4 - Standards and Certification Sector [MS Word] [PDF]
B5.5 - Institutes Sector [MS Word] [PDF]
B5.6 - Knowledge and Community Sector  [MS Word] [PDF]
B5.7 - Pending New Sector    
B5.8 - Society Representation [MS Word] [PDF]
B6.1 - Meetings of the Society [MS Word] [PDF]
B6.2 - Voting at or by Proxy at the First Business Meeting of the Fiscal Year [MS Word] [PDF]
B6.3 - Voting at or by Proxy at the Second Business Meeting or a Special Business Meeting [MS Word] [PDF]
B7.1 - Publications and Papers [MS Word] [PDF]
B8.1 - Amendments [MS Word] [PDF]