EUSA-NZ Office Holders and Constitution

President
Prof Martin Holland Director, National Centre for Research on Europe
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Executive Committee
Maureen Benson-Rea University of Auckland Business School
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EUSA-NZ Constitution

The name of the association shall be EUSANZ (the European Union Studies Association of New Zealand) and its address shall be determined by the Committee, but shall remain within New Zealand.
The objects of the Association shall be:

to promote for the public benefit teaching and research in contemporary European studies, in such fields as law, economics, politics, culture and recent history and in furtherance of this object but not otherwise;
to maintain and foster links between New Zealand universities or institutions and those in European countries and Australia as well as with such other bodies as may be thought fit;
to provide such help as may prove possible towards the promotion of study in these fields;
to foster co-ordination of teaching and research by all appropriate means including the maintenance of registers of teaching and research and the organising of meetings and seminars.

members of the staff and students of universities or institutions who are engaged in relevant teaching or research; hereinafter referred to as individual members;
such universities or university departments (or other institutions which may be approved for this purpose) which undertake teaching or research in relevant subjects;
other interested individuals, eg journalists, diplomats.

The subscription rates for individual members, participating universities or institutions and for individual associate members shall be determined by the Committee from time to time, subject to the approval of the ensuing Annual General Meetings.
The affairs of the Association shall be conducted by a committee consisting of:

A Chairperson;
A Secretary or Secretaries;
A Treasurer;
such other persons as may be co-opted by the Committee. Co-option shall be for a period not exceeding one year but a person may be reco-opted. In exercising the power conferred by this sub-clause, regard shall be had to the need for ensuring that the Committee is representative of the regions, the subject-interests, and the types of institutions which are represented in the Association.
The quorum shall be three.