Members’ Forum Discussion on the Objects of the Association
At the recent meeting of the Members’ Forum in Tallinn, the Executive Committee asked members to consider and vote on two special resolutions.
Resolution 1: That the Association adopt as its Articles of Association the draft Articles set out in the document annexed hereto in substitution for its present Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Resolution 2: That the Association adopts as its Objects of the Association:
The objects of the Association are to promote education and research in social anthropology by improving understanding of world societies and encouraging professional communication and cooperation between anthropologists, especially those working in and on Europe.
Whilst Resolution 1 was carried unanimously, the proposal to vote on the new Objects opened up the floor to a lively discussion over the nature of the association.
Attending to the various issues raised at the meeting as recorded in its minutes, and following a proposal from the floor, the Executive Committee proposes the following amendment:
The objects of the Association are to promote education and research in social anthropology by improving understanding of world societies and encouraging professional communication and cooperation between anthropologists, especially in Europe.
If the Executive hears no major objections to this wording, and assuming the Charity Commission gives prior consent (which it has to do for changes to the Objects of a charity), it will proceed to ask the membership to vote (electronically) on the new Objects, in January 2015, to coincide with the Association’s forthcoming elections.
