Constitution

The constitution of the CT users group was agreed at the first meeting, and updated at the fourteenth meeting to reflect changes in the intervening years. A further update followed at the twenty-sixth meeting in 2024.

CONSTITUTION

  1. NAME: The name of the group shall be the ‘CT USERS GROUP’

  2. AIMS: The group is organised for the purpose of enabling its members to discuss new developments, share expertise, discuss problems, advance knowledge, and to facilitate collaborative projects, in the fields of physics applied to X-ray Computed Tomography (CT).

  3. MEMBERSHIP: Membership of the group shall be open to all physicists, technicians, radiographers, radiologists and other professionals with an active involvement in the physics of x-ray CT. Applications for membership will be considered by the officers of the group. Membership of the group for commercial purposes is not permitted.

  4. OFFICERS: A Chair, Secretary/Treasurer and Website Editor shall be elected by the members. The Chair and Secretary/Treasurer shall serve for two years and may not serve more than 4 consecutive years in the same post. The Website Editor shall hold a list of members. The Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible for compiling minutes of each business meeting and informing the members of the business of the group.

  5. FINANCES: A bank account will be maintained on behalf of the group at an account agreed on by the officers. Records of income and expenditure will be maintained by the Secretary/Treasurer and a financial statement given at each annual meeting. The Chair and Secretary/Treasurer shall be operators and signatories of the CTUG bank account. Outgoing officers will transfer control of the bank account to new officers in a timely fashion. Any money obtained by the Group shall be used only for the aims of the group as described above.

  6. MEETINGS: The group shall hold scientific meetings to discuss matters of relevance to members.

  7. The constitution may be altered by a two-thirds majority of those present at a business meeting of the group. The quorum for a business meeting shall be 12 members. Notice of proposed changes to the constitution must be given to the chair at least one month before a meeting: the chair must circulate the proposal to all members prior to the meeting.