Added: 05/27/2006 |
The Eastern Economic Association - Goals and ObjectivesSince its inception, the Eastern Economic Association has been pursuing a number of goals set in the Certificate of Incorporation and amended from time to time. These goals include: promoting scholarly and educational exchange on economic affairs; to promote freedom of discussion and research; to publish the Eastern Economic Journal along with other publications.
The EEA membership is open to any person interested in principles, theory and problems of economics and disciplines related to it. The EEA Life Membership can be obtained upon payment of ten times the annual dues. These funds are amortized by the organization over a 25-year period, while the principal sum is considered to be part of EEA permanent assets. The Eastern Economic Association also offers Family Membership, available upon payment of dues required for this class of membership. Businesses, colleges, universities and libraries may become subscribers to the EEA publications, though they don't have any membership privileges. These publications are also provided for associate members who are not full voting members of the Association.
This type of EEA membership is composed of students and individuals retired from full-time employment. The schedule of fees and dues is considered by the Board of Directors and is generally determined by a majority vote of its members. All membership dues are annual and make $25 for associate members, $50 for regular members and $60 for family members. Three-year membership is available at a cost of $120.
The organizational structure of the Eastern Economic Association is composed of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, Administrative Officers and Area Representatives. The chief governing body of the Eastern Economic Association is the Board of Directors, which consists of the Executive Committee and six elected members. All the members of the Board are elected for the term of three years and must commence after the annual convention.
The Board meets annually at the convention of the Association and can be called into some extraordinary sessions at request of the Executive Committee. It is responsible for approving and amending recommendations made to it by the Executive Committee or President on matters related to the operation of the Eastern Economic Association, including formulating policies to follow in the conduct of convention; scheduling business meetings; determining the annual dues and fees; approving the annual budget.
There are three Administrative Officers within the EEA, namely the Executive Director, the Treasurer and the Editor of the Eastern Economic Journal, all of whom are appointed by the Board of Directors for the term of five years. The Executive Director is the chief staff officer of the Eastern Economic Association, whose duties include supervision of the executive offices' operation and the organization of the annual conference.
He is also empowered to make disbursement according to the prescriptions of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.
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