Journal 8th: Regulations of the Society for Gender Studies in Japanese

Article 1. Name

This society shall be known as The Society for Gender Studies in
Japanese.

Article 2. Objective

This Society shall research all aspects of gender-related
expression in the Japanese language.

Article 3. Activities

In order to fulfil its stated objective, the Society shall:　

• Convene an annual conference and other study groups.
• Publish the bulletin "Japanese and Gender".
• Release the results of its research.
• Conduct other activities that contribute to its purpose.

Article 4. Members and Auxiliary Members

Membership of this Society shall consist of those who support its
objectives and who are engaged in related research. Individuals or
corporations
who support the Society’s research objectives may be admitted as
auxiliary members.

Article 5. Membership Fees

Membership fees shall be payable at the annual conference or at
study groups. Payment by bank transfer shall not be accepted.

Article 6. Board

The Society’s Board shall consist of one President and a number
of
advisors, directors, trustees, auditors and secretaries.

• The President shall be elected by mutual vote of the
  directors, and shall preside over the business of the Society and act
  as its representative.
• The advisors shall be nominated by the Board of Directors
  after recommendation by the President and directors, and shall be
  confirmed by the general assembly.
• The directors shall include both those recommended from the
  membership of the board of directors and those elected by the general
  members. 　
• The trustees shall include both those recommended from
  the membership of the board of directors and those elected by the
  general
  members. The trustees shall assist in all aspects of the President’s
  duties.

The President, with the approval of the directors, shall appoint the
auditors and secretaries. The auditors shall conduct an annual
financial audit of the Society. The secretaries shall assist the
directors with the organization and running of the annual conference
and study groups.

Article 7. General Assembly and Board of Directors

The Society shall consist of a General Assembly, a Board of
Directors and a Board of Trustees.

• The General Assembly shall be comprised of the Society’s
  members, and will be the highest decision making body regarding matters
  of the Society’s activities and management. The General Assembly shall
  be
  convened once a year during the annual conference, and at any other
  time
  the President deems it necessary.
• The Board of Directors shall be comprised of the President,
  advisors and directors, and shall be responsible for the activities
  outlined in Article 3, as well as the Society’s budgeting and financial
  administration. The President shall convene the Board of Directors.
• The Board of Trustees shall be convened before the annual
  conference.

Article 8. Office

The Society shall establish an office in the Ishida Research
Office at the International Student Center of Gunma University.

Article 9. Amendment of Regulations

These regulations may be amended with the consent of a two thirds
majority of those attending the annual conference.

By-Law.

These regulations shall be published at the inaugural meeting of
The Society for Gender Studies in Japanese on March 18, 2001, and shall
be
effective from that date.

President

SASAKI Mizue (Professor, Musasino University)

Advisors

KUNIHIRO Tetsuya (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University)

Directors

HIDASI Judit（Dean, Budapest Business School)

HIOKI Koichiro (Professor, Kyoto University)

KASAHARA Kimiko (Editor, Poplar Communications.Co.Ltd.)

KASHIOKA Tomihide (Professor, Kyoto Women's University)

KADOKURA Masami (Professor, Yokohama National University)

KENJO Mieko (Professor, Aomori University)

MATSUI Sachiko (Professor Emeritus, Mie University)

YOSHIZAKI Yasuhiro (President, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)

Trustees

CAO Dafeng (Professor, Beijing Foreign Studies University)

CHINAMI Kyoko (Associate Professor, Kyushu University)

GILSON Julie (Lecturer, Birmingham University, UK)

HARADA Kunihiro (NHK Senior officer program inspection)

MIZUMOTO Terumi (Associate Professor, University of Kitakyushu)

NAKAMURA Momoko (Professor, Kanto Gakuin University)

OGAWA Sayuri (Associate Professor, University of The Sacred Heart
Tokyo)

PARK Jungil (Professor, Pusan University Of Foreign Studies)

SATO Sekiko (Professor, Center for International Exchange Tohoku
University)

SUZUKI Katsuyoshi (Professor, Dept. of English Linguistics and
Literature,
Tokoha Gakuen College)

TAKAGI Kayoko (Professor, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid)

TATEMATSU Kikuko (Former Assistant Director, Inter-University
Center)

USAMI Mayumi (Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)

YAMAZAKI Keiko (Lecturer, Tokyo University)

WANG Tie Qiao (PLA UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES)

WATANABE Takako (Associate Professor, Gunma University)

Secretaries

KOHARA Nobutoshi

MIKI Chie (Mail and Office Administration)

KOMATSU Yuka (Financial Administration)

Inspector

NARIMATSU Yukitoshi

EBINA Tsuyoshi