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Membership
The Society shall consist of Box Office Managers and Box Office personnel with an active interest in their profession. Membership is, in addition, open to those also concerned with the ticketing industry in all its facets. From time to time there can be Honorary Members who shall be elected by a quorate majority at a meeting of the Society The Treasurer shall maintain an up to date listing of the members of the Society. This list shall be available at the AGM to any member wishing to see it.
Aims of the Society
The general aim of the Society is to promote goodwill, fellowship and informed debate within the Box Office and ticketing world and to aid those in the profession towards a higher valuation of their work plus increased prestige to their venues. The Society will set out to promote ideas and new developments in Box Office techniques as widely as is possible within the ticketing, entertainment and leisure industries.
Structure of the Society
Membership is renewable annually or at such time as is arranged at the AGM by a quorum of members.
At the Annual General Meeting AGM members will elect a Committee consisting of as Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary for the following year. The Chairman and the Treasurer shall be signatories at the Bank holding the Society funds. Every attempt will be made to see that there are always adequate funds.
The Committee shall have the power to co-opt members on to additional Committees as necessary, and have the power to institute other sub-committees to work in other areas of Box Office interest.
At the beginning of each year membership fees shall be levied and collected by the Treasurer. The amount of the levy will be decided by the Committee together with the members and voted for at the AGM.
The committee and members can decide to waive membership fees if they feel this to be in the interests of the Society provided that there is always sufficient in the Society’s bank account to cover the years’ expenses plus any deficits from the previous year.
The Society shall meet regularly, but no less than six times a year.
The Secretary shall be responsible for preparing and sending out any notices, minutes, agendas or minutes notifying members of such meetings. Prior to the AGM the Secretary must ensure that every member is informed.
Meetings of the Society shall, where possible, be held in an entertainment or similar venue.
Voting at meetings shall be a majority show of hands and a quorum (minimum vote) must include any two of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary or Treasurer plus six others.
There shall be no right to a poll to the full membership.
The exception to the voting arrangements is where there is an AGM when a postal vote of all members can be used.
The AGM shall be held either at the end of the membership year or at the beginning of the next year. At this meeting the annual accounts will be presented by the Treasurer, copies issued to members by the Secretary.
Regional SOBOM
Any members of a regional SOBOM (e.g. SOBOM-Midlands) will be extended rights of entry to any of the meetings or activities of the SOBOM London group.
They will not have however, any voting rights at that Society meeting.
Fees collected and the constitution ruling a regional society have no connection whatsoever to those of the SOBOM London group, and their membership and finances are in control of their own Committee howsoever elected.
Amendments to the Constitution
Any proposals for amendments to the Constitution shall be notified to any of the four members of the Committee at least four weeks prior to the AGM. All amendments must be carried by a vote at the AGM.
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