1. Name and Nature

Chinese name: 美中科学与教育协会

English name: US-China Science & Education Association

English abbreviation: UCSEA

is a private, non-political, non-profit organization registered in California, comply with United States Federal and California Laws.

2. Purpose

The purpose of the U.S.-China Science and Education Association (UCSEA) is to promote exchanges, cooperation, and development in the field of scientific and educational exchanges between the United States and China at grassroot level within the framework of abiding by the laws of the United States and China:

(1) Promote scientific and educational exchange activities between American and Chinese students and scholars

(2) Promote the development of members in science and education

(3) Assist members to collaborate in business development in the field of technology and education.

3. Membership

Personnel engaged in science and education in the United States and China, who agree with the UCSEA mission and constitution, have good moral character, fill out the membership application form, and be approved by the board of directors, can become a member of the association.

Members respect each other and communicate on an equal level. Members participate in the activities organized by the association and have the right to submit proposals, vote on proposals, and make criticisms and suggestions on the management of the association. Lifetime membership is a one-time payment of $300.

Any member who violates the laws of the United States and China, as well as the rules of the association, will be expelled from the association.

Any use of the association’s name and emblem is prohibited without the association’s permission.

4. Organization of the Association

The management affairs of the association will be carried out by the board of directors in accordance with the constitution of the association. The council consists of directors and chairman, regional directors, financial secretary and so on.

Council

The Council is the highest decision-making body of the association. The main responsibility of the council is to implement the purpose and policy of the association and promote the development of the association. The board of directors is responsible for deliberating the work plan of the association, reviewing, and revising the articles of association of the association according to the proposals and suggestions put forward by members, adding members of the board of directors, appointing and removing members of the executive board of directors, inspecting, supervising, assisting and guiding the operation of the association.

The council has a chairman who leads the executive body to represent the association externally, manages the affairs internally, and is responsible to the council. The candidate for the chairman must be the current director, nominated by two directors, and elected by the board of directors. The term of office of the chairman is three years, with the possibility of re-election. Board meetings (including web meetings) attended by all directors shall be held at least every six months. According to work needs, a special board meeting can be convened by the chairman or more than half of the directors in writing.

Directors are nominated by the chairman of the board and approved by the board of directors to become directors of the association. The tenure of directors is 2 years, renewable. Directors shall strive to complete various tasks assigned by the board of directors and attend board meetings. If the directors cannot attend the meeting, they must report in advance. A warning will be issued for two consecutive unexcused absences. The director shall explain the absence to the Board. If the third unexcused absence from the regular board meeting without a written explanation will be deemed to be automatically resigned from the board.

Those who have made substantial contributions to the association can serve as honorary chairman and honorary director after approval by the board of directors.

5. Funding Sources and Management:

Funding for the association’s activities comes from member donations and other organizations and corporate sponsorships. The funds belong to the property of the whole association and are managed by the financial secretary of the association. They are used for the activities of the association, the registration of the association, annual fees, accounting fees, legal fees, and network maintenance fees. The funds of the association are allocated and used independently in accordance with the tax law requirements of non-profit organizations.

Members who organize activities in the name of the association must obtain the approval of the association’s board of directors in advance.

6. Resignation and Removal

Resignation: When the chairman is unable to fulfill his duties for any reason, he can appoint a director to act as the chairman until a new chairman is elected to perform his duties. When a director is unable to fulfill his duties for any reason, he may submit his resignation to the board of directors and cease to serve as a director after approval by the board of directors. The Council vacancy will be filled at the next election.

Recall: The board of directors has the right to remove the chairman, director. Recall needs to be jointly proposed by a quarter of the directors, and can only be passed after more than two-thirds of the directors vote and more than three-quarters of the votes in favor.

7. The association does not assume any legal responsibility for the criminal, civil and commercial acts of its members.

8. The right to interpret this charter belongs to the UCSEA Council.

June 2021