PURPOSE
 
 

The primary purpose of the CATIA Users Group of Central Ontario is to provide a support network for technical information. A secondary purpose is to facilitate communications between users and Business Partners, and to continue and follow up ideas presented at the Catia Operators Exchange.
 
 

SCOPE
 
 

The activities of the Users Group shall include discussions of non-proprietary application ideas and programs, techniques in the management and use of software or hardware, and other information related to graphics processing applications which are of common interest to the membership.
 
 

USER GROUP RESPONSIBILITY
 
 

The Users Group shall not be responsible for any information received from a member. All programs, techniques and other information disclosed by a member, either in written or oral form, shall be considered non-proprietary and non-confidential. Subsequent disclosure to others shall not impose any liability whatsoever, for any reason, on the Users Group, its agents or members.
 
 

DEFINITIONS
 
 

EXECUTIVE BOARD: The Chairperson and Secretary are Board Members.
 
 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: The Chairperson, Secretary and  Committee Members.
 

MEMBERSHIP
 
 

(A) Any owner, leasee, or user of a Catia system is eligible for membership in the Users Group

and entitled to all rights and privileges associated with said membership.
 
 

(B) Application - those eligible for membership may submit an application to the Secretary for

member accreditation.
 
 

EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERS
 
 

(A) Officers shall be nominated for their respective offices by the general membership and fulfill the

office duties for a term of one year. For subsequent years, the Secretary  will elevate

to the office of Chairperson and a new Secretary  will be nominated by the general

membership. Each year a person will be nominated by the general membership as a backup,

to temporarily serve a Board position in the event an officer is unable to attend a meeting. If any

officer is unable to complete his/her term, the Executive Board shall appoint a temporary officer

to serve the balance of the term.
 
 

(B) The officers and their functions are as follows:
 
 

1. Chairperson

a. Coordinate preparation of the meeting agenda.

b. Coordinate Committee activities.

c. Chair the Executive Committee and Group Meetings.

d. Maintain guidelines for the scope and conduct of Executive Committee Meetings.
 
 

2. Secretary

a. Assume Chairperson duties in the event the Chairperson is unavailable.

b. Assist the Chairperson with the administrative aspects of the Users Group Meetings.

c. Maintain membership records.

d. Member of the Executive Board and Committee.

e. Receive suggestions for any changes from general membership.

f. Prepare meeting agendas as directed by the Users Group Chairperson.
 

MEETINGS
 
 

(A) The Users Group shall meet four(4) times per year. Additional meetings may be scheduled

during the year at the request of the Executive Board.
 
 

(B) The Chairperson or his/her designee shall make arrangements for meeting facilities and the

location of each meeting. He/She shall then provide this information to the Executive Board.
 
 

(C) Members must be notified of the scope and location at least twenty(20) days prior to the meeting.
 
 

VOTING
 
 

Each user of  Catia shall qualify for one(1) vote per attending. No one corporation shall have more than 25% of the total available votes. Voting will be held for election of officers and to adopt changes to the Users Group By-Laws which the Executive Board considers important for membership action or by motion from the floor. The majority of votes cast will rule.
 

FUNDING
 
 

Each user attending a Users Group Meeting may be charged an activity fee by the hosting company to provide for renting of facilities and/or procurement of services related to the business sessions of the meetings. Any activity fee shall be specified in advance of the Users Group Meetings. Cancellations may be made five(5) days prior to the meeting and the activity fee will be waived. Cancellations within five(5) days of the meeting and no shows may be charged the activity fee.