l. NAME, RESIDENCE, LEGAL STATUS AND GENERAL REGULATIONS
Article 1
The Centre is called the International Centre for Applied Thermodynamics, hereafter referred to as the Centre. Its residence is in Istanbul and has no branches or representatives.  It is an international, professional, non-governmental, non-profit organization.
Article 2
The Centre is an artificial person and is registered in accordance with the laws of the host country. The Centre acts independently in legal dealings with other parties.

Article 3
The Centre has two oval stamps with the following inscriptions: ‘International Centre for Applied Thermodynamics’ and ‘Uluslararası Uygulamalı Termodinamik Merkezi’.
Article 4
The Chair of the Management Committee MC represents and stands for the Centre, subject to Article 16 of this Statute. The Chair of the MC is authorized to conclude contracts and to perform other legal actions, as well as to stand for the Centre in Courts and before other authorities, subject to Article 16 of this Statute.
Article 5
For its obligations to other parties, the Centre is liable with its own assets.
Article 6
The Centre arranges financial matters through its own bank accounts. Records of all financial activities of the Centre are kept in accordance with good accounting practice and according to the laws and regulations of the host country.

II. OBJECTIVES, FIELD OF ACTIVITIES
Article 7
The general objective of the Centre is to promote and foster international cooperation in the field of applied thermodynamics and its applications, hereafter called the Field.
Article 8
Specific activities of the Centre are:
8.1. Organizing conferences, symposia, seminars, forums, summer schools and courses on topics in the Field;
8.2. Publishing material in the Field, such as proceedings, journals, reference books, directories, reports and data sheets;
8.3. Collecting, evaluating and disseminating technical information in the Field;
8.4. Promoting the conduct of research in the Field by establishing databanks, bibliographic reference banks, networks etc.;
8.5. Promoting the exchange of information and personnel between organizations working in the Field;
8.6. Undertaking other activities conducive to the general objectives of the Centre and proposed by its members;
8.7. Co-operating with international and national organizations having an interest in the Field.

III. MEMBERSHIP
Article 9
Eligible local, national and international scientific, professional and industrial organizations active in the Field may apply for institutional membership. Individuals with B.Sc. degree and a minimum of 5 years work experience in the Field may apply for personal membership. The MC has to respond to these applications within 30 days. Those with 20 years of successful work experience will be accepted as Fellows of ICAT. (Higher degrees reduce the required years of work experience after B.Sc. Degree.) The Executive Committee EC determines the membership fees before the beginning of each year.  (For the year 2007 the institutional membership fee is 300 ECU and the personal membership fee is 17 ECU.)  Discount applicable to membership fee of a non-profit organization and equivalence of currencies will be decided by the MC. Real persons who have made essential contributions to the Field will be invited to be Honorary Members by the General Assembly, following a proposal of the Executive Committee. Honorary members are exempted from fees and may attend Executive Committee and Scientific Council meetings and vote.
Article 10
Institutional members,
10.1.  shall be informed of all the activities of the Centre and may give suggestions for improving these activities or starting new activities;
10.2. may be represented by more than one voting member at the meetings of the General Assembly, the number to be approved by the MC;
10.3. may nominate members for the Scientific Council;
10.4. will get assistance from the Management Committee in establishing cooperation with members of the Scientific Council and non-profit member organizations.
Institutional and personal members have priority in benefiting from the activities of the Centre.
Article 11
Institutional or personal members who wish to be removed from the membership list may do so by notifying the Chair of the Management Committee in writing. Members who do not pay the membership fee for three successive years or hinder the activities of the Centre may have their membership canceled by the Management Committee. In case of an objection, the General Assembly decides.

IV. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Article 12
The Centre is composed of:
12.1. The General Assembly GA
12.2. The Scientific Council  SC
12.3. The Executive Committee EC
12.4. The Management Committee  MC
12.5. Auditors Committee  AC

V. GENERAL ASSEMBLY GA
Article 13
13.1. The GA is the highest governing body of the Centre. GA consists of representatives of the institutional members, ICAT Fellows and honorary members. The Secretary of the GA is the Chair of the Management Committee.
13.2. The President elect or one of the Vice-Presidents, in their absence the senior auditor chairs the GA.
13.3. The functions of the GA are:
i. To elect the President, two Vice Presidents, three auditors and  three auditor substitutes of the Centre for three years taking into consideration the nominations, whereby the President may be reelected only once;
ii. To elect members of the SC for three years, taking into consideration the nominations; it is not required to be a member of ICAT to be elected as a member of SC;
iii. To elect the Chair and 4 members of the Management Committee and their substitutes,
iv. To evaluate and to scrutinize the activity and financial reports for the three years term of the MC and AC;
v. To approve the Statute or amendments to the Statute of the Centre upon proposal of the EC;
vi. To finalize the proposals related to procedures for awards and honors;
13.4. Regular meetings of the General Assembly are convened every three years in October and one month after the members are informed about the agenda, time and venue by the Chair of the MC. Extraordinary meetings will be called by the Chair of the MC with thirty days notice upon request of the President, MC, AC or one fifth of the members of the General Assembly. Written votes sent by the members who cannot attend the meeting are valid.

VI. SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL SC
Article 14
14.1. Members of the SC are elected by the GA from nominations by members of the EC, the SC and the GA for a period of three years and may be re-elected;
14.2. International organizations cooperating with the Centre may propose to the President observers on the SC;
14.3. The President is the Chair of the SC; the Chair of the MC is the Secretary of the SC;
14.4. The functions of the Scientific Council are:
i. To develop the state of the art in the Field;
ii. To elect the members of the EC;
iii. To advise the EC on the operation of the Centre;
iv. To nominate honorary members of the Centre;
14.5. Regular meetings of the Scientific Council shall be called by the Chair of the Management Committee every three years; extraordinary meetings will be convened with thirty days notice upon request of one-fifth of the members of the GA or the President. A quorum for a meeting of the SC is not required. Written votes sent by the members who cannot attend the meeting are valid.
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VII. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE    EC
Article 15
15.1. The EC is the body which organizes and carries out the activities of the Centre. 14 members of the EC are elected by the SC by mail ballot under supervision of the President for a term of three years and may be re-elected twice. Nominations for membership of the Executive Committee may be made by members of the SC and GA.
15.2. The EC has a Chair and a Vice-Chair. The Chair is elected by and from the members of the EC; the Vice-Chair is appointed by the Chair from members of the MC.
15.3. The President, the Vice-Presidents, the Chair and the Associate Chairs of the MC and the Vice Chair of EC are, ex-officio, voting members of the EC. The Chair of the MC is the Secretary of the EC.
15.4. The members of the EC are, ex-officio, voting members of the SC;
15.5. The functions of the EC are:
i. To decide on the organization of conferences, symposia, seminars, forums, schools and courses, considering the proposals of the GA
ii. To supervise the publications of the Centre and elect the Editor in-Chief;
iii. To appoint special committees and officers for specific activities of the Centre;
iv. To approve the annual budget proposal;
v. To nominate President, Vice-Presidents and the Chair of the Management Committee to be elected by the General Assembly;
vi. To approve the annual financial report prepared by the Chair and approved by the Auditors Committee;
vii. To recommend new directions of activities to the GA;
viii. To draft revisions of the Statute and to submit it to the GA;
ix. To propose to the GA procedures for the honors and awards of the Centre; to finalize the awards according to the decisions of Juri
15.6. The EC meets at least once each calendar year; the time and venue of the meeting will be announced one month in advance by the Chair of MC
15.7. A quorum for the meetings of the EC is not required. However decisions within the power of the EC may be made by e-mails within one month after the meeting or whenever needed.

VIII. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MC, FUNCTIONS AND THE CHAIR
Article 16.
16.1. The Management Committee consists of the Chair, 4 members (and their substitutes). They are elected by the GA for three years.
16.2. It is the function of the MC to support the Chair in realizing the activities of the Centre in accordance with the Laws and the Statute.
16.3. The Chair is the principal executive officer of the Centre and supervises the financial and administrative affairs of the Centre. The Chair is responsible to the GA.
16.4. The Chair is supported by Associate Chairs of MC, nominated for different activities by the Chair, approved by the Chair of the EC and appointed by the President.
16.5. The Chair is assisted by a Secretariat which may include administrative and technical personnel.

IX. FINANCES AND  AUDITORS COMMITTEE AC
Article 17
17.1 The income of the Centre consists of:
i.  Membership fees,
ii. Fees from attendance at conferences, symposia, seminars, forums, schools and other activities of the Centre,
iii. Subventions and donations,
iv. Income from publications,
v. Income from activities carried out by the Centre under contracts with other organizations,
vi. Other income in agreement with the objectives of the Centre.
The Centre receives all payments through its bank accounts; hence the receipt of the bank is equivalent to the receipt of the Centre.
17.2 Whenever the need arises, the MC may accept loans as cash or in purchasing goods or services to realize its goals.

Article 18
18.1. Auditors Committee consists of three members and three substitutes elected by the General Assembly. They are either personal members or representatives of member institutions.
18.2. The function of the Auditors Committee is to supervise that the Management Committee carries out its activities towards the goals of the Centre and keeps its records in accordance with this Statute and the laws; the Auditors Committee reports its findings once in three years to the General Assembly.  

X. SECRETARIAT AND RECORDS OF THE CENTRE
Article 19
The Secretariat assists the Chair of the MC in administrative, financial and technical activities as needed. The Secretariat is responsible to the EC through the Chair of the MC. The personnel of the Secretariat must have the qualifications necessary to undertake their duties, including adequate fluency in written and spoken English. The costs of operation of the Secretariat will be borne on a basis to be established by the Executive Committee.
Article 20
The Centre keeps the following records according to normal accounting procedures:
20.1. Book of Decisions
20.2. Book of Membership
20.3. Book of Communications
20.4. Book of Belongings
20.5. Book of Income and Expenditure

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