CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I. PURPOSE
Section 1. The Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week Council is a non-profit organization established to plan and implement the celebration of Engineers Week annually in the Greater Harrisburg Metropolitan Area and the surrounding communities. Its principal purposes are to promote the work of engineers for the public’s understanding and welfare; honor outstanding members of the engineering profession; recognize outstanding engineering achievements; and enhance technological literacy of the public through educational activities.
Section 2. An annual celebration of Engineers Week will be held during the week of George Washington’s birthday each February, focusing around the theme supplied annually by the National Engineers Week Steering Committee of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
Section 3. Activities of the Engineers Week Council will include,
work with the local newspaper(s) to develop an Engineers Week Supplement to proclaim National Engineers Week in honor of the engineering profession,
arrange for display of exhibits at local shopping mall(s) or a popular and well-visited public facility during National Engineers Week,
select an Engineer of the Year and Young Engineer of the Year who will serve during the year following as outstanding examples to the community and as ambassadors to publicize the contributions made by engineering,
annually hold a banquet during National Engineers Week to honor all engineers and recognize outstanding members and achievements of the engineering profession.
Other activities may be included as determined by the council.
ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP & TERRITORY
Section 1. The Engineers Week Council is a partnering arrangement of the local engineering and technical societies to coordinate the events and other participatory activities for the celebration of National Engineers Week. Member organizations are those engineering and technical societies maintaining active representation on the Council.
Section 2. The Engineers Week Council’s territory will comprise the areas covered by each of the member organizations. Its center of activities will be located in the Greater Harrisburg Area and surrounding communities.
Section 3. The membership and territory may be enlarged, reduced or otherwise altered as necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Council.
ARTICLE III. SPONSORSHIP
Section 1. Engineers Week activities will be sponsored by the various engineering and technical societies, and other interested organizations. Sponsorship of the Engineers Week Council shall entail financially supporting the Council’s activities. Organizations, whose purposes and objectives are in consonance with those of Engineers Week, may be accepted for sponsorship by action of the Engineers Week Council.
Section 2. Corporations, firms and other business organizations, academic institutions, and individuals, which have interests directly, related to the engineering, scientific and technological community or which embrace the purposes of the Engineers Week activities, could be specifically invited to become sponsors.
ARTICLE IV. ADMINISTRATION
Section 1. Engineers Week activities shall be implemented by the Engineers Week Council, comprised of representatives from member organizations, which shall function on a continuing basis under the direction of its officers and committee chairs as provided in the By-laws.
Section 2. The Council organization will consist of officers, four standing committees and an advisory committee. Officers of the Council will include a Council Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary, who shall be elected in accordance with the By-laws. The four standing committees will encompass the areas of operations, elections, events and public affairs. A Committee Chair appointed in accordance with the By-laws will lead each Standing Committee.
Section 3. The Engineers Week Council will hold regular meetings in accordance with the by-laws, for the transactions of regular business and will engage in such other activities as necessary, suitable and proper for fulfilling its purpose.
Section 4. In the event that abandonment is evident, a special Executive Committee consisting of the officers and Committee Chairs of the Engineers Week Council, the Advisory Committee and the incumbent President of the Harrisburg Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers shall be responsible for ensuring that suitable actions are developed and implemented.
ARTICLE V. FINANCES
Section 1. Funds received by the Engineers Week Council shall be deposited in an approved financial institution with account authorizations and disbursements approved by the Operations Committee of the Engineers Week Council.
Section 2. Accounting of the funds shall be documented monthly and shall be available at all times for review and verification.
Section 3. In the event of the abandonment of this activity and the dissolution of the Engineers Week Council, all residual funds shall revert to a trusteeship consisting of the Treasurer, the Council Chair, Vice Chair or most recent prior Council Chair, and the incumbent President of the Harrisburg Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers at the time who collectively shall be responsible to determine the procedures and direct the proper disposition of funds.
ARTICLE VI. GOVERNANCE
Section 1. By-laws shall be established, as hereinafter set forth, for the purpose of governing the operations and establishing the administration of the Council and its activities.
ARTICLE VII. AFFILIATIONS
Section 1. In furtherance of the objectives of Engineers Week, the Engineers Week Council may enter into partnering arrangements, co-sponsorships of events and other participatory activities so long as such affiliations are not inimical to the purposes of the Engineers Week Council.
ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS
Section 1. The Constitution and By-laws may be amended by the Engineers Week Council by a two-thirds vote of the member organizations.