Statutes of B-samfundet

Article 1. Name and location
 

Paragraph 1. The name of the organisation is B-samfundet.
Paragraph 2. The organisation is located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  
 
Article 2. Objectives
 
Paragraph 1. The objectives of the organisation are as follows:
a) create an alternative social framework supporting B-persons/late sleepers’ working- and living rhythms
b) create a wide social acceptance of B-persons/late sleepers’ way of living.
 
 
Article 3. Membership
 
Paragraph 1. Any one who wants to work towards the objectives of the organisation may enrol.
Paragraph 2. Enrolment is done by filling in the form available on the web site of the organisation: www.b-samfund.dk. Membership becomes valid once the member has paid the membership fee.
Paragraph 3. Members may resign by written request to the treasurer with effect from the end of each financial year.
Paragraph 4. Members pay a membership fee decided by the general assembly. The fee is collected before every financial year. 

  
Article 4. General Assembly
 
Paragraph 1. The General Assembly is the organisation’s highest authority.
Paragraph 2. The Ordinary General Assembly is convened once a year before the end of September and invitations are sent by e-mail to members at least three weeks in advance.
Paragraph 3. Any member having paid due membership fee at the latest one working day before the General Assembly is entitled to be present and to vote. The voting right cannot be delegated.
Paragraph 4. The agenda of the General Assembly shall contain at least the following points:
1. Election of persons responsible for the voting counts
2. Election of the person presiding the meeting
3. Report presented by the President
4. Presentation of financial accounts
5. Discussion and vote on proposals
6. Decision on membership fee
7. Approval of budget
8. Election of President
9. Election of Vice-President
10. Election of 4 to 7 members of the Board
11. Election of 2 auditors
12. Miscellaneous
Paragraph 5. Proposals for discussion by the General Assembly shall be at the disposal of the Board 8 days at the latest before the General Assembly takes place. Proposals for discussion on amendments to the Statutes shall be at the disposal of the Board 3 months at the latest before the end of the month where the Ordinary General Assembly shall take place.
Paragraph 6. The General Assembly is presided by a member elected for this purpose. He/she cannot be a member of the Board.
Paragraph 7. The General Assembly’s decisions shall be taken by simple majority (one more that half of the valid votes) by show of hands. However, voting may be done in writing if so requested by only one member present. Also, voting in writing is always applied for elections of persons in the presence of more candidates than the number required. The simple majority rule is applied for such elections of persons.
 

 Article 5. Extraordinary General Assembly
 
Paragraph 1. An Extraordinary General Assembly may be convened if the Board finds it necessary and shall take place if at least 1/3 of the members so wishes expressed in a written motivated request addressed to the President. In such cases, the General Assembly shall take place 4 weeks at the latest after such request has been brought to the knowledge of the President.
Paragraph 2. The deadline for convening an Extraordinary General Assembly shall be 2 weeks.
 
 
Article 6. Everyday management of the organisation
 
Paragraph 1. The Board consisting of 4-8 members is responsible for the everyday management of the organisation. The Board is elected for a mandate of 2 years in such a way to assure that every year sees the renewed election of 3-4 members.
Paragraph 2. The Board shall manage the organisation in accordance with the present Statutes and the decisions of the General Assembly.
Paragraph 3. The Board shall at the latest 14 days after renewed elections to the Board convene a meeting where the Board constitutes itself by holding an election among its members for its positions as treasurer and secretary. All such positions of trust within the Board shall be valid until the next General Assembly.
Paragraph 4. The Board decides on its own Internal Rules. The Board may establish sub-committees and working parties to attend specific clearly defined tasks.
Paragraph 5. The President – and the Vice-President if the President is absent – convenes and presides the Board meetings. The meetings are convened in writing including the agenda when the President finds it necessary or at the request of at least 3 members of the Board addressed to the President. In such cases, the meeting shall take place 2 weeks at the latest after the request has been brought to the knowledge of the President.
 

 Article 7. Economics, financial accounts and audit
 
Paragraph 1. The financial year of the organisation follows that of the calendar year.
Paragraph 2. The Board is responsible towards the General Assembly for the execution of the budget and the financial accounts.
Paragraph 3. The financial accounts of the organisation are drawn up by the Treasurer who is also responsible for keeping the members register of the organisation.
Paragraph 4. The financial accounts undergo an audit performed by the Auditors elected by the General Assembly.
 
 
Article 8. Rules of representation and liability
 
Paragraph 1. The organisation is represented externally by the joint signature of the President and that of at least one other member of the Board. Loans are contracted by the organisation by signature of all members of the Board.
Paragraph 2. The members of the organisation shall not be held liable for obligations contracted by the organisation.
   
Article 9. Amendments to the Statutes
 
Paragraph 1. The present Statutes may only be amended by qualified majority vote (2/3) of the General Assembly where the proposal of amendment has been put on the agenda.
Paragraph 2. Amendments to the Statutes take effect as from the date of the General Assembly where they are adopted.
 
 
Article 10. Dissolution
 
Paragraph 1. The organisation may only be dissolved by qualified majority vote (2/3) by two successive General Assemblies of which one shall be an Ordinary General Assembly. 
Paragraph 2. The assets of the organisation shall in case of dissolution be given to purposes in accordance with the objectives established in article 2 or other purposes of public utility. The decision on the actual destination of the assets is taken by the dissolving General Assembly.
 
 Article 11. Date
 
Paragraph 1. The present Statutes are adopted by the founding General Assembly on the 27th of December 2006.

Chairperson
Camilla Kring, Ph.D.
PR & B-Politics
E-mail: kring@b-samfundet.dk
Phone: +45 2893 8973

Secretary
Liselotte Kring, coach
Membership, B-Institutions & B-Fundraising
E-mail: liselotte@b-samfundet.dk
Phone: +45 2073 2059

Members

Heidi Andersen, anthropologist
B-Institutions
E-mail: heidi@b-samfundet.dk

Maj Rørbæk Damgaard, playwright
B-News
E-mail: maj@b-samfundet.dk

Jeppe Bo Pedersen, M.A. in Media Studies
Global Coordinator
E-mail: jeppe@b-samfundet.dk

Helle Due Hansen
B-Creative
E-mail: helle@b-samfundet.dk

Stanley Dakin, engineer
B-Web
E-mail: Stanley@b-samfundet.dk

Simon Johnsen
Visual identity (publishing) and the B-magazine B-alive
E-mail: simon@b-samfundet.dk

Sophie Rasmussen, anthropologist
B-International, editor of b-society.org
E-mail: sophie@b-samfundet.dk