VIPS Commission

IAVCEI Commission on Volcanic and Igneous Plumbing Systems

Constitution of the Commission on Volcanic and Igneous Plumbing Systems

Status and Name

  • The name of the commission is Volcanic and Igneous Plumbing System, abbreviated as VIPS.
  • VIPS is a scientific non-profit association.
  • VIPS is neutral regarding politics and religion.

Aims

  • The aim of the commission is to provide a forum for VIPS research beyond disciplinary or methodological boundaries and to foster an integrated understanding of magma transport and storage in the crust.

Ethics

  • The commission is committed to support justice, equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and to be non-discriminatory.
  • The commission supports open science.

Membership

  • Membership is open to all persons with an interest in VIPS.

Committee

  • The commission is managed by a committee of volunteers and is composed of at least 3 members.
  • Committee roles are advertised to the members’ list. In the case of more than one eligible candidate, election to the committee is decided by a members’ vote.
  • The committee can co-opt for a specified period up to 3 non-voting members.
  • The following roles are taken on by committee members:
    1. President
    2. Vice-president
    3. Early Career Researchers representative
    4. Equality, Inclusion, and Diversity officer
  • Other roles can be added at any time to the committee and committee members can hold more than one role.
  • The vice-president is elected by the committe and normally becomes president at the end of the president’s term.
  • If the vice president renounces their advancement to president, another member of the committee can be elected directly as president.
  • The president sits for up to 3 years, with the first year as a vice president. The president must have been a VIPS committee member for at least 1 year before their election.
  • At least 30% of the committee is composed of Early Career Researchers (postgraduate student or postdoctoral researcher).
  • The committee meets at least twice a year online or in person. An additional meeting can be requested at any time by any member of the committee.

Constitution alteration

  1. Any change or amendment to the constitution requires a unanimous vote of the committee.

Constitution agreed upon on 10 March 2022

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