From cbc9491d9a879ad32cc76d594d38f38d19987ae6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anton Akhmerov <i@antonakhmerov.org>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 21:26:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] implement changes accepted in the 2021 VGM motion #3
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.../scipost/templates/scipost/EdCol_by-laws.html | 13 +++++++------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/EdCol_by-laws.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/EdCol_by-laws.html
index 662cf5344..b126fe725 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/EdCol_by-laws.html
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/EdCol_by-laws.html
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
using our online forums/meetings facilities.
</p>
<ol>
- <li><strong>Virtual General Meetings</strong>
+ <li><strong>Annual Meetings</strong>
<p>Once per year, Fellows of the Editorial Colleges are asked to participate in a
virtual general meeting. The meeting is organized by the Foundation and takes
place over the course of one week during the month of January.</p>
@@ -216,11 +216,12 @@
implementing the decisions taken
and releases the minutes of the VGM to the Advisory Board and Editorial College.</p>
</li>
- <li><strong>Extraordinary Virtual Meetings</strong>
- <p>At any time, the Foundation can call an Extraordinary Virtual Meeting, to
- discuss pressing issues. This meeting must be
- announced at least one week before its scheduled start.
- An EVM otherwise follows the same procedures as a VGM.
+ <li><strong>Special Meetings</strong>
+ <p>At any time the Foundation or groups of at least five current editorial college
+ fellows can call a Special Meeting, to put forward a motion for SciPost policy
+ changes. This meeting must be announced at least one week before its scheduled
+ start. The voting for the policy changes follows the same procedure as during
+ the Annual Meeting.
</p>
</li>
</ol>
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