Rights and Obligations of INSC Members

Rights and Obligations

• Members are represented by nominated representatives entitled to participate in all events of the association and have the rights to vote in the Council and General Assembly. Nominations stay valid until the Executive Board is informed otherwise. One nominated representative may nominate a proxy in case she/he cannot attend a meeting. Such a nomination of proxy is only valid for one meeting. Names for proxies need to be provided to the association's secretary in advance of the meeting.
• The members are to be informed of the activities and financial conduct of the association by the Executive Board. This takes place during the Council meetings and in particular the General Assembly.
• The members are also to be informed of the audited statement of account (financial statement) by the Executive Board.
• Members are obliged to further the association's stated goals and to do what is in their power to prevent harm to its reputation and purpose. Members are to observe the association's statutes and the decisions of its organs.
• Statutes of the association are also available online and may be disclosed by the members

Cancellation of Membership

• Membership ends as the result of voluntary exit from the association, or through exclusion.
• Voluntarily exiting the association is always possible and must be communicated in written form to the Executive Board who informs the Council.
• The exclusion of a member from the association can be decided by the Council due to violation of membership obligations or dishonourable behaviour.