American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons

“Management duties are performed by employees of the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons.”

“Bylaw amendment is now adopted when it receives the approval vote of more than a majority of the returned ballots before the expiration of the specified time. Before the change the vote was required from 2/3 voting members present at the annual meeting of the society.”

“ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS”

“Members are recommended by the executive committee for membership in the society. Active members vote on the membership recommendations at the annual meeting and two-thirds vote is required to elect any candidate to any class of membership.”

“Decisions are subject of approval by the majority vote of the board”

“An independent certified public accounting firm (cpa) prepares the association's form 990 and submits the form to the association's management for review. Within the management, the form is reviewed by a certified public accountant with extensive nonprofit accounting experience. The management company submits the form to the association's treasurer for review. An electronic copy of the form is also provided to all voting members of the board for review. Questions and comments on the form by the treasurer and board members are directed back to the cpa and internal accountant for resolution. After all discussion points are resolved, the forms are finalized and provided to the treasurer for final review and signature.”

“Interested parties must disclose their position prior to engaging in any transaction that gives rise to conflict. The conflict is then evaluated by the executive committee.”

“Governing documents are available upon request and excerpts are available on the website”

“The american shoulder and elbow surgeons (the "society") is a national not-for-profit corporation organized to develop scientific programs, organize the current field of knowledge, facilitate standardization of nomenclature, publish scientific materials, and act as a stimulant to research by providing a forum for presentation of new scientific advances. The society collects member dues, holds educational conferences and publishes the "journal of shoulder and elbow surgery" a bi monthly scientific publication.”

“Other various expenses that further organization's purpose”