NAME
The name is the Airline Group of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies. The abbreviation is AGIFORS. The International Federation is hereinafter designated as IFORS.

PREAMBLE
AGIFORS is subject to the Constitution of  IFORS.

ARTICLE I - Objects
The object of AGIFORS is to foster the advancement of the science of operational research in the field of air transportation by arranging meetings and other methods of exchanging information.

ARTICLE II - Membership
Section 1: Any person is eligible for full membership (hereinafter referred to as "Member") who:

1. has professional interest in the field of air transportation is employed by an airline or an airline subsidiary company or by IATA or by the Air Transport Association or by SITA,

2. and has the professional experience required for membership in is a member, or in the opinion of the AGIFORS Council the equivalent, of one of the member Societies of IFORS,
3. and supports the objects of AGIFORS and agrees to abide by the Constitution and By-laws of AGIFORS.

Section 2: Honorary Distinguished Member. Council may confer by simple majority vote an DistinguishedHonorary Membership to an individual applicants who do not meet the criteria for membership but who hasve made a distinguished contributions to air transportation airline operations research.

Section 3: Correspondent. Any person is eligible for correspondent membership who supports the objects of AGIFORS and agrees to abide by the Constitution and By-laws of AGIFORS :

1. supports the objects of AGIFORS and agrees to abide by the Constitution and By-laws of AGIFORS,
2. and is either :

1. employed by an airline or an airline subsidiary company or by IATA, the Air Transport Association or SITA,
2. or a member, or in the opinion of the AGIFORS Council the equivalent, of one of the member Societies of IFORS, and actively working in the field of air transportation operations research,
3. or a former Member or correspondent, who no longer meets the criteria in Section 3 (ii) a.

Section 4: A person wishing to become a Member shall apply in writing to the Secretary of AGIFORS; and shall become a Member only on acceptance of this application by a simple majority of the AGIFORS Council.
A person wishing to become a Correspondent shall apply to the Secretary of AGIFORS; and shall become a Correspondent on acceptance of this application by the AGIFORS Membership Secretary.

Section 5: There are no membership fees or dues. Members may be charged the cost of mailing information to them.

ARTICLE III - AGIFORS Council and Elections
Section 1: AGIFORS is administered by the AGIFORS Council consisting of :

1. a President, who shall be the regular presiding officer at meetings of the Council and at general meetings of the membership.
In the absence of the President from any meeting of the Council or any general meeting of the membership, those Council Members present shall elect one of their number to assume the duties of President for that meeting.
2. a Secretary, who shall attend meetings of the Council and general meetings of the membership to record the Proceedings. He shall conduct the correspondence of AGIFORS, keep full and complete records and prepare material and agenda for all such meetings as directed by the President.
3. a Treasurer, who shall keep the funds of AGIFORS, maintain financial records and who shall submit an annual financial report for approval by the Council.
4. five other Members.
5. five other Members.
6. supernumerary council members may be appointed by the President to assist in the operation of AGIFORS. Appointments must be approved by a majority of Council members. Supernumerary members may fully participate in Council meetings but do not vote.

Section 2: Election and term of office of Council:
Election of Council Members takes place every third year calculated from the base of 1963, such years being designated election years, as follows:

1. The President during the last year of office of one Council continues as Council Member for the full term of office of the next Council and is thereby subject neither to nomination nor election.
2. Nominations for the remaining seven Council Members are obtained by AGIFORS Members notifying the Secretary of their desire to serve on the Council. Only candidates that have been full AGIFORS members for at least 5 years will be considered for election. The notice must be given to the Secretary at the Annual General Meeting preceding the election year, or by mail within two calendar months after that Annual General Meeting.

The Secretary mails to each AGIFORS Member at least four calendar months before the Annual General Meeting in an election year a ballot listing all candidates and their airline affiliations. Each Member may vote for seven candidates but may give only one vote to any one candidate.

Completed ballots must be returned to the President, acting as Returning Officer, to be received before a date thereon specified, which shall be not less than two calendar months after the mailing of ballots to Members, else they are invalid.

The President may appoint not more than two Members other than candidates to assist him or act for him, in telling votes according to the following procedure:

Candidates from each organization airline are grouped and within each group are ranked in order of votes received. The candidate in each group with most votes is placed on a Qualifying List upon which such candidates are ranked in order of votes received. Next, the candidate with second most votes in each group is added to the Qualifying List, such added candidates being ranked in order of votes received. This process continues until all candidates are included in the Qualifying List. The first four seven candidates on the Qualifying List, employed by an airline or airline subsidiary company are elected. The remaining highest three candidates, regardless of employer are also elected. However, iIf a tied vote occurs the President acting as Returning Officer shall break it by exercising a casting vote. In this manner only one member from each organization may be elected to council and at least four council members will represent airlines or airline subsidiaries.

The President notifies all AGIFORS Members of the results of such a Council election not later than one calendar month before the Annual General Meeting in election year; and deposits the Qualifying List, or a copy thereof, in the Secretary’s records.

3. The term of office of a Council commences at the First Council Meeting, as defined in Article IV, following Council elections.
4. The Council shall elect additional Council Members from the AGIFORS Membership to fill the unexpired terms of Council Members who resign, or become ineligible for Council Membership.

Section 3: Election and terms of office of Officers:

1. At the First Council Meeting following a Council election, the members of the Council elect from their own number a Secretary, a Treasurer and a President-designate.
2. The Secretary and the Treasurer take office immediately upon election.
3. The President-designate takes office as President at the next First Council Meeting.

ARTICLE IV - General Meetings and Council Meetings
Section 1: There is an Annual General Meeting of AGIFORS members, at which the Council presents its report on the activities of AGIFORS. The date and location of this meeting is determined by the Council.
A quorum for the Annual General Meeting is fifteen (15) AGIFORS members; and motions are carried by simple majority vote.

Section 2: There are at least two meetings of the Council in each year, as follows:

1. One, designated the First Council Meeting, takes place within the seven days preceding the Annual General Meeting. The Council prepares a report on AGIFORS activities since the previous such meeting for presentation to the Annual General Meeting, prepares motions requiring submission to the Annual General Meeting, and determines the approximate location and approximate date of the next Annual General Meeting.

2. The second, designated the Second Council Meeting, takes place not earlier than four, nor later than eight, calendar months after the First Council Meeting. The Council receives, discusses and votes upon acceptance of the Treasurer’s report; and transacts such business as the preceding Annual General Meeting shall have recommended to it.

3. Additional Council meetings may be called at such times and in such manner as determined by the President.
4. A quorum for Council meetings is four Council members of whom one must be an Officer; and motions are carried by simple majority vote except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Articles.

1. upon formal proposal by a Council member either in Council or in writing to all Council members, this being followed by a six-month interval for discussion; then
2. approval by a two-third majority of the Council; then
3. later ratification by a two-third majority of those replying to a mail vote of all AGIFORS members; then
4. approval by IFORS.

Section 2: By-laws may be enacted or modified upon formal proposal by a Council member in Council, or in writing to all Council members, followed by a three-month interval for consideration by the Council, and become binding (if consistent with the current provisions of the Articles of the Constitution) if approved by a simple majority of the Council.

I. BY-LAWS REGARDING STUDY GROUPS

1. AGIFORS supports and encourages the formation of Study Groups to discuss and exchange information on techniques and applications in any specific area of air transportation.
AGIFORS Study Groups must be approved by the AGIFORS Council.

2. Any group of AGIFORS Members from at least three airlines may initiate the formation of a Study Group by asking the Secretary to advertise their intentions throughout the Membership. The interested parties must then appoint a Chairman, prepare a written statement of scope and objectives, and apply to the AGIFORS Secretary for Council’s approval.

3. Any other meetings of individual Members are certainly encouraged, but will not have the status of AGIFORS Study Groups, and may not advertise themselves as such.

II. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF AN AGIFORS STUDY GROUP

1. Attendance at Study Group meetings should be open to any Member or Special Correspondent, except that the Study Group Chairman may limit total attendance to at least one representative from every airline wishing to be present.

2. The Chairman of a Study Group should give reasonable advance notice of all meetings to the AGIFORS Secretary, but may limit additional notification to a list of those persons expressing interest in the Study Group, as long as any Member or Special Correspondent can be placed on such a list at any time.

3. The Chairman of a Study Group should present an annual report of activities to the AGIFORS Council, and should make such reports available to any Member or Special Correspondent upon request.

DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR CONFERRING HONORARY DISTINGUISED AGIFORS MEMBERSHIP
(BDD September 28, 1992)

The AGIFORS Constitution states:
"Council may confer by simple majority vote an Honorary Membership to applicants who do not meet the criteria for membership but who have made a distinguished contribution to airline operations research."

I have interpreted "distinguished contribution: to mean, "to mean, "Distinguished Contribution shall mean that the applicant’s work has been unique and influential in changing an important element of airline thinking and practice." With this in mind, I propose thatthe Council should ask the following 6 questions about the applicant:

1. Is he/she outside the AGIFORS criteria for membership?
2. Has the majority of ve 2 or more AGIFORS Council Members heard of him/her?
3. Have 3 or more AGIFORS airlines reported using his/her work?
4. Have successful implementations of his/her work been reported at 2 or more AGIFORS gatherings?
5. Did his/her work change the way the airlines operated?
6. Has he/she taken an obvious interest in AGIFORS activities during the past 5 years?

The answers to 5 or 6these questions must be ‘yes’ for the application to be put to a vote.