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Membership Info | Application | Membership Renewal | Consitution and Bylaws

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The name of this organization shall be the International Society for Nutrition and Cancer (ISNAC), which has been incorporated as a non-profit organization in the state of Colorado (Employer Identification Tax Number 52-1334559).

1. To provide an international stimulus for research, education, and teaching in the area of nutrients as they relate to the prevention and treatment of cancer.


2. To hold the conference of the society once every two to three years to deal with the entire field of nutrients and neoplastic diseases. To organize symposia held in conjunction with other scientific meetings in order to emphasize specific areas in nutritional oncology.


3. To disseminate information to the scientific community and to the public at large through standard channels of communications.

Article I	Membership
Section 1.	- The association shall consist of three classes of members: active, associate, and honorary.
Section 2.	- Membership shall be open to individuals who have made significant contributions in research, administration, or teaching in the area of nutrition and cancer.
	- Associate membership shall be open to advanced graduate students and new post-doctoral fellows (within 3 years of receiving doctorate).
	- Honorary membership shall be open to distinguished scientists or others who have made highly significant contributions for the advancement of nutritional oncology. Such a member shall be designated an honorary fellow.
Section 3.	- Applicants can be nominated by a member, can be invited by an officer of the Association, or an application can be submitted directly to the secretary/treasurer. Members and associate members shall be elected by a majority vote of the Membership Committee.
	- Honorary members can be nominated by any member of the society to the secretary/treasurer. The final decision to offer an honorary membership will be made by the Executive Committee of the Association. A two-thirds majority vote of the Scientific Counselors shall be needed to approve the nomination.
Section 4.	- Upon petition from a group of at least five (5) members to the president concerning the action of another member considered to be inimical to the best interests of the Association, the president shall immediately communicate the allegation to the grieved member and shall request a written statement within sixty (60) days. The president shall then request the Executive Committee to consider the allegations. A two-thirds majority of the officers and members of the Scientific Counselors and the Executive Committee shall be required to expel a member from the Association.
Article II	Officers and Executive Committee
Section 1.	The officers of the Association shall be a president, a vice president, and a secretary/treasurer. The Executive Committee will consist of these three individuals and the immediate past President.
Section 2.	The secretary and vice-president shall be elected for a three-year term by a majority vote of the members at the association meeting. The Vice-President will serve this post for three years and then be advanced to the presidency at the next Association meeting.
Section 3.	A slate of the individual nominees for elective offices shall be proposed by at least two members.
Section 4.	a) The president shall be the chief executive of the Association. The president shall preside at all business meetings of the members. The president shall appoint such committees, standing and special, as may be necessary to carry out the work of the Association.
	b) The vice-president (president-elect) shall assume the duties of the president in the absence of the president.
	c) The secretary/treasurer shall keep all minutes of the meetings, give notice of all meetings, take custody and care of all funds, securities, and valuable documents belonging to the Association. This officer shall deposit the funds of the Association to its credit in a bank, shall sign all checks and drafts in the name of the Association, and submit the full financial report at each meeting of the Association.
	d) The immediate past President will have the task to develop long range planning.
Article III	Board of Scientific Counselors
Section 1.	The number of members on the board of scientific counselors will be determined by the Executive Committee based on the size of the Association.
Section 2.	The membership of the Board shall reflect the geographic as well as the scientific diversity of the membership.
Section 3.	Members will be nominated by the Executive Committee and must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the membership.
Article IV	Meetings
Section 1.	The Association shall hold its meetings once every two to three years; however, it may sponsor a specific symposia and workshops at any time. Any member planning to organize such a meeting shall write a letter to the president for approval. The final approval shall be given by a majority vote of the Executive Committee.
Section 2.	The site of the meeting of the Association shall be decided by a majority vote of members. Any member shall propose to host the conference.
Article V	Program Rules
Section 1.	The rules governing the submission, selection, and presentation of papers for the meeting shall be made by the Executive Committee and shall be announced in the notice of the meeting.
Section 2.	Abstracts of all papers accepted for inclusion in the program shall be published in the proceedings of the conference.
Article VI	Dues and Business
Section 1.	a) Annual dues for members and associate members will be determined by the Executive Committee, and currently are $35/year for members and $10/year for associate members.
	b) The fiscal year of the Association shall begin on the 1st day of January and end on the 31st day of December.
	c) Dues shall be payable prior to June 30 of the fiscal year.
	d) Membership shall be terminated by the Executive Committee for any member whose dues are in arrears for two successive years. Notification shall be sent by mail at least two weeks before taking any final action.
	e) All formal agreements shall be signed by the president.
Article VII	Amendments
	The constitution and by-laws of the Association may be amended according to the following procedure.
	a) Proposed amendments shall be sent to the secretary/treasurer at least two months before the meeting at which time they are to be considered. Such proposals shall be endorsed in writing by at least two other members.
	b) The secretary/treasurer shall give all members notice of proposed amendments at least one month before the meeting at which time they are to be considered. The secretary/treasurer shall notify all members that they may vote by proxy.
	c) Proposed amendments shall be voted on by the members at the Association meeting. A two-thirds majority of the total votes cast, by members voting at the meeting and by absent members voting by proxy, shall be required for adoption of an amendment.

Effective June, 1992