Addendum 5: One document showing “Section V. Officers”
with both the proposed revised Bylaws and the current Bylaws

Bylaws of the System Dynamics Society
Effective on January 1, 2013

BYLAW V. OFFICERS (language in yellow to be deleted, language is blue is new wording)

Section 1. Title and Authority. The officers of the Society shall be a President; a President Elect; a Past President, Founding President, one or more Vice Presidents, as specified by the Policy Council; and a Secretary. The responsibility of individual officers, except as prescribed by the Bylaws and Policies of the Society, shall be established by actions of the Policy Council. Only members of the Society may be nominated or hold office.

Section 2. Duties
  1. President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Society, performing all duties required by the Bylaws and Policies as well as any additional duties specified by the Policy Council. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Policy Council and of the Society. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Policy Council and of the Society, performing all duties required by the Bylaws and Policies as well as any additional duties specified by the Policy Council.
  2. Past President. The Past President shall serve as a general assistant to the President.
  3. President-Elect. The President-Elect shall serve as a general assistant to the President.
  4. Founding President. The founding President shall serve as an a non-voting advisor to the Policy Council.
  5. Vice-Presidents. Vice-Presidents shall plan and administer the affairs of the Society within their particular areas.
  6. The Secretary. The Secretary shall perform the duties usual to the office of an organization secretary and those required by the Bylaws and Policies and by actions of the Council.

    7. Section 3. Term of Office. The term of office for officers shall be as specified in the Policies with the exception of the Founding President who shall serve for life. An officer shall serve until the end of the Society's fiscal year coinciding with his/her last year in office.

    Section 4. Precedence. The order of precedence shall be established in the Policies.