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Pittsburgh Chapter of ASM International
- Rules for Government -

ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of this Chapter of ASM International, hereinafter called The Society, shall be the Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle Chapter, hereinafter referred to as The Chapter.

ARTICLE II - PURPOSE
The purpose of The Society shall be to advance and disseminate scientific, engineering, and technical
knowledge as related to the manufacture, treatment, selection, and application of metals and other
engineered materials. These goals will be accomplished through education, research, and the compilation
and dissemination of information useful to the membership and beneficial to the general public.

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1. CLASSES
The membership of The Society shall consist of Individual Members, Sustaining Members, Student
Members, Honorary Members, Distinguished Life Members, Fellow Members, and Life Members.There
shall be no bar to membership in The Society on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, citizenship, or country
of origin.
SECTION 2. QUALIFICATIONS
A. Individual (Regular) Member. An Individual Member shall be any person engaged in or interested in
furthering the purpose of The Society, who has been elected to membership by an ASM International
Chapter or by The Board of Trustees of The Society, hereinafter called The Board.
B. Sustaining Member. A Sustaining Member shall be any person, firm, or corporation engaged in or
interested in furthering the purpose of The Society who has been elected to membership by The Chapter
or by The Board. Each Sustaining Member shall designate one (1) individual to act as voting
representative on all occasions. The Managing Director of The Society must be informed in writing of the
designated individual who will continue until the Sustaining Member indicates a change. A voting
representative shall have all the rights and privileges of an Individual Member and in addition also may be
an Individual Member if properly elected as such.
C. Student Member. A Student Member shall be any person engaged in or interested in furthering the
purpose of The Society whose principal occupation is attendance at an institution of learning as a
graduate, undergraduate, or cooperative student enrolled in metallurgy, materials science, or related
discipline and who has been elected to membership by The Chapter or by The Board. A Student Member
shall remain eligible for this class of membership until six (6) months after ceasing to be principally a
student.
D. Honorary Member. An Honorary Member is anyone prominent in the materials field, who has furthered
the purpose of The Society by an evidenced appreciation of the importance of materials science or
materials engineering. An Honorary Member residing within its jurisdiction automatically becomes a
member of The Chapter.
E. Distinguished Life Member. A Distinguished Life Member is anyone who exemplifies distinguished
service to or cooperation with The Society.
F. Fellow Member. A Fellow Member shall be an Individual Member who shows outstanding
accomplishment in some phase of metallurgy, materials science, or engineering, such as education,
research, design, development, production, or management. Evidence of such accomplishment may be in
the form of papers, books, inventions, patents, or other advances or, alternatively, may be in the form of
technical or professional contributions through supervision of research groups, educational groups,
industrial organizations, or governmental agencies. Membership as an Individual Member for at least five
years shall be a prerequisite to membership as a Fellow. Classification as a Fellow shall not interfere with
the rights or privileges of such person as an Individual Member, nor relieve the obligation to pay dues as
an Individual Member. Cessation of Individual Membership will automatically cancel the classification as a
Fellow. Service as a voting representative of a Sustaining Member shall be equivalent to membership as
an Individual Member for purposes of this classification.
G. Life Member. A Life Member shall be any Individual Member who is in good standing, who has reached
the age of 65 years, and whose years of membership plus age equals 100 or more. A Sustaining Member
shall not be eligible for Life Membership, but the voting representative shall become a Life Member by
fulfilling the above requirements for age and years of membership either as an Individual Member, as a
voting representative of any Sustaining Member; or as any combination thereof except for concurrently
running years. Classification as a Life Member shall not interfere with the rights or privileges of any person
as an Individual Member. A Life Member may choose to be exempt from payment of annual dues.
SECTION 3. USE OF TERM
"MEMBER"As used by these Rules for Government, the term "Member" shall be construed to include all
classes unless otherwise indicated.
SECTION 4. ELECTION
A. Individual Members, Sustaining Members, and Student Members. Application for membership shall be in
writing to The Board, in such form and in such detail as required by The Board, shall be signed by the
applicant and shall be accompanied by the first year's fees, which shall be returned to the applicant if the
application is not accepted.
B. Honorary, Distinguished Life, and Fellow Members. Such members shall be elected by The Board after
having been nominated in a manner prescribed by The Board. The total number of living Honorary
Members shall not at any time exceed twenty-five (25).
SECTION 5. CHANGE OF CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP
Any member who desires a change in class of general membership shall apply in writing to the Secretary of
The Chapter. Such application shall be considered by the Executive Committee. A majority vote of the
Executive Committee is necessary to approve the change. All applications presented to The Chapter
Secretary on which any action is taken shall be transmitted immediately by The Chapter Secretary to the
Managing Director with a written report of all action taken.
SECTION 6. CHANGE IN CHAPTER AFFILIATION
Any member whose geographical location changes shall be reaffiliated with the chapter that has
jurisdiction for that location and shall be so notified by the Managing Director. This is subject to the
provision that either the member or the chapter or both may request a change in this new affiliation by
writing to the Managing Director.
SECTION 7. VOLUNTARY CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP
Any member who resigns or is dropped for nonpayment of fees shall have the privilege of resuming
membership as described in Section 4, without penalty or loss of continuity, by making the fee payment
current at any time within six (6) calendar months after the removal date. No fees covering the remainder
of the year will be returned. Any member of The Chapter whose fees to The Society remain unpaid long
enough to be removed from The Society's member mailing list shall automatically cease to be a member.
SECTION 8. PRIVACY
The membership records (i.e., mailing list), including but not limited to names, addresses, company
affiliation, and membership classification, shall be considered private and shall be used only to fulfill the
purpose of The Chapter and The Society. The mailing list shall not be sold or given to any commercial
institution nor transferred to another engineering society if the purpose of said transfer is of a commercial
nature. The mailing list may be released to another technical or educational institution for the express
purpose of advancing and disseminating scientific, engineering, and technical knowledge with the approval
of a two-thirds majority of the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION
The officers of The Chapter shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, a Secretary, and a Treasurer,
who, along with the members of the Executive Committee, shall be elected from The Chapter membership.
The Chairman and Vice Chairman shall have served previously as elected members of the Executive
Committee. Other officers may be appointed by the Executive Committee to fill unexpired terms. All officers
of The Chapter except officers appointed by the Executive Committee, shall be elected at or prior to an
annual business meeting of The Chapter and shall take office on a day after the annual business meeting,
determined by The Chapter, but not later than July 1st. They shall serve until the close of the next
succeeding annual business meeting of The Chapter, and thereafter until their successors are qualified to
take office. Officers appointed by the Executive Committee shall serve the remainder of the unexpired
term. The fiscal year of The Chapter shall begin on June 1 and end on May 31st of the following year.
SECTION 2. DUTIES
A. Chairman. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of The Chapter and at all meetings of its
Executive Committee. As Chief Executive Officer of The Chapter, the Chairman's actions are subject to the
approval of The Chapter's Executive Committee at all times. The Chairman shall make an annual report
which shall appear in the next published yearbook of the Chapter and shall forward such report to the
Managing Director before June 30th of each year.
B. Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of the Chairman if the Chairman is absent
or unable to act, and such other duties as are delegated by the Chairman or by the Executive Committee.
The Vice Chairman shall be Chairman of the Regular Meetings Committee.
C. Secretary. The Secretary shall see that full minutes are kept of all Executive Committee meetings and
any readings deemed necessary at Chapter meetings. The usual duties of a recording and corresponding
Secretary will be performed using whatever assistance is required. The Secretary, or such person as he
shall designate, shall prepare a report in writing of each meeting of the Executive Committee. The report
shall be forwarded to all Executive Committee Members within sixty (60) days after the meeting, and shall
show the attendance of the members and guests, the business transacted at the meeting, including papers
and discussions presented, and any other matters which The Chapter or The Board shall deem to be of
interest to The Board or to the members of The Society. The Secretary shall fulfill all the Treasurer's
duties, including check signing, during any period when the Treasurer is incapacitated.
D. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the financial officer of The Chapter. All funds of The Chapter shall be
deposited in the name of The Chapter in such bank or banks as the Executive Committee shall determine
or shall be invested in the name of The Chapter at the direction of the Executive Committee. All monies for
the account of The Chapter shall be disbursed and shall be properly accounted for with receipts.The
retiring Treasurer shall submit an annual budget estimate to the Executive Committee at its first meeting of
the fiscal year, usually June, of the year in question (this is the Treasurer's last meeting as Treasurer).
The retiring Treasurer also shall make an annual report to the Executive Committee at this first meeting.
The report shall contain a complete summary of the finances of The Chapter showing the amounts
received and expended by The Chapter for the previous year, in sufficient detail as to make it perfectly
clear to all Executive Committee members. A copy of the annual report shall be forwarded to the Managing
Director of ASM International not later than June 30th of each year. All checks and other instruments for
payment of monies of The Chapter shall be drawn in the name of The Chapter and shall be signed by the
Treasurer.
E. Executive Committee. The affairs of The Chapter shall be governed by an Executive Committee
consisting of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and eleven (11) other members, one of
whom shall be the past Chapter Chairman. Regular meetings shall be held at least every two months,
except between May 31st and September 1st. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the
Chairman or at the request of three or more members of the committee. The Executive Committee shall
decide on matters of policy by a majority vote but may bring such questions to a vote of the membership if
it is considered desirable. The Executive Committee shall create such committees as it may deem
advisable, including the standing committees described in Article VI, and shall define the powers and duties
of any committee so created in accordance with these Rules For Government. The Executive Committee
may establish Additional Procedures for the execution of its fundamental duties and those of the
committees which it creates. These Additional Procedures must eventually be incorporated into these
Rules For Government as set forth in Article X. The Executive Committee shall select a candidate for the
National Nominating Committee of The Society, as required in the Constitution and By-Laws of The
Society, Article V Section 1.
The Executive Committee of The Chapter may recommend to The Board the expulsion from The Society of
any member of The Chapter. Such a recommendation shall require the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3)
of the total voting membership of the Executive Committee, after hearing the evidence at any regular or
special meeting of the Executive Committee. At least a thirty (30) days written notice of such a meeting and
the purpose of the meeting shall be given to the member, who shall have the right to appear personally
and be represented by counsel. A written report of any action taken, with the reasons therefore, shall be
transmitted immediately to the Managing Director.SECTION 3. QUORUMA majority of the total membership
of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum at any of its meetings.SECTION 4. MEETINGSThe
Executive Committee shall meet a minimum of four (4) times each year at such places and times as it shall
decide.

ARTICLE V - ELECTION OF OFFICERS
SECTION 1. NOMINATION AND ELECTION
Candidates for each elective office shall be selected by the Nominating Committee appointed by the
Executive Committee. A report signed by all members of the Nominating Committee shall be submitted to
the Secretary not later than five weeks prior to the February Chapter meeting. Before presenting
nominations the Nominating Committee shall first obtain the consent of the nominees to serve in case of
election. The report shall be published with the February Chapter meeting notice accompanied by the
following statement: "Any member of The Chapter may submit other nominations by presenting to the
Secretary, no later than fifteen (15) days after the February meeting, a written petition signed by at least
twenty (20) members in good standing. Any candidate so nominated must give consent to serve in case of
election before the fifteen-day limit has expired. Upon receipt of such request the Secretary shall have
proper ballots mailed to every Chapter member. These ballots must be mailed to the Secretary postmarked
not later than midnight, March 25th, in order to be counted. The Secretary shall report the results of the
election at the April Chapter meeting. If, however, there are no other nominations than those made by the
Nominating Committee within the prescribed fifteen-day period, no ballot shall be taken and the Secretary
shall certify the election of the nominees at the April Chapter meeting."
SECTION 2. TENURE OF OFFICE
A. The Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer shall take office on the first day of the fiscal
year and shall hold office until the close of the fiscal year and thereafter until their successors are elected
and take office. Officers appointed by the Executive Committee shall serve out the current unexpired term
and may be elected to a term of their own. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Chairman, the Vice
Chairman shall complete the unexpired term. The full term Chairman may not succeed himself, but may
again be elected to any office after a lapse of not less than one year.
B. The remaining elected members of the Executive Committee, except the retiring Chapter Chairman,
shall serve thereon for three (3) years. They shall be divided into three classes. Each class, insofar as
possible, shall contain the same number of elected members as each of the other classes, and the terms
of the several classes shall expire in successive years so that one-third of the Executive Committee may be
elected annually. At the April meeting in each year, The Chapter shall elect the successors to the members
of the Executive Committee whose terms then expire. The members so elected shall take office on the first
day of the fiscal year and shall hold office until the close of the third fiscal year thereafter, and until their
successors are elected and take office. No member may be elected to the Executive Committee for more
than one successive full three-year term unless he then serves as Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, or
Treasurer. The retiring Chapter Chairman shall serve on the Executive Committee starting on the first day
of the fiscal year and shall serve until the close of the fiscal year following.
C. If any elected member of the Executive Committee is elected an officer of The Chapter, the Executive
Committee shall elect a replacement from the general membership to serve thereon, in order that full
membership of the Executive Committee shall be maintained. Such a member shall complete the unexpired
term of the elected member being replaced.
SECTION 3. VACANCIES
The Executive Committee by election shall fill any vacancy occurring due to the resignation of an elected
member. Any member elected to fill a vacancy shall complete the unexpired term of the member being
replaced.

ARTICLE VI - STANDING COMMITTEES
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION AND DUTIES
The following committees are to be appointed annually and are to work under the direction of the Executive
Committee, preferably having their Chairmen be members of the Executive Committee. The Chairman of
each committee shall be appointed by The Chapter Chairman, subject to confirmation by the Executive
Committee. They shall take office immediately upon their appointment and shall hold office until the close
of the next succeeding fiscal year or for such period as the Executive Committee may prescribe. The
Chairman and Secretary shall be members ex-officio of each committee except the Nominating Committee
and Auditing Committee. Duties of each Committee are to include, but not be limited to, the following
descriptions.
A. Auditing Committee. This Committee, consisting of three (3) members, is appointed by the Executive
Committee for the purpose of making an annual audit of the books of The Chapter at the end of the fiscal
year, at which time the accounts covering the full fiscal year shall be reviewed. A report of their findings,
available to any member on request, shall be made at the June Executive Committee meeting and
henceforth forwarded to the Managing Director of The Society. No member of this Committee may be a
member of the Executive Committee for the year being audited.
B. Awards Committee. This Committee shall be responsible for recommending to The Board
suitably-chosen and properly-qualified members for the classification of Fellow and for the various National
Awards and honors bestowed by The Society. Nominations for the Pittsburgh Chapter's E. C. Bain Award
and nominations for officers of The Society shall come from this Committee. This Committee shall also be
responsible for selecting the Outstanding Young Member.
C. Chapter Membership Expansion Committee. The Membership Expansion Committee will promote the
growth of The Chapter by the solicitation of new members (Student, Individual, or Sustaining) and the
retention of existing membership in Chapter activities. Programs aimed at retaining existing members and
adding new members will be proposed and implemented by this Committee on an annual basis. Efforts to
increase the number of Sustaining Members and to improve the rapport between The Chapter and
Sustaining Members will be actively promoted.
D. Education Committee. The Education Committee shall work to increase the technical competence of
persons working in the field of science, engineering, and technology of metals and related materials.
Seminar series, preferably yearly, on topics of current interest, will be sponsored for the benefit of the
membership and The Society as a whole.
E. Chapter Strategy Committee. The purpose of this Committee is to periodically re-assess Chapter
operations beyond the current fiscal year to ensure that The Chapter adapts to changing economic and
social conditions which might influence financing, programming, and membership services and to innovate
programs and activities which expand the horizon of The Chapter in furthering the goal of The Society. The
Chairman of the Committee shall be the immediate Past Chairman, and the Vice Chairman shall be the
Past Past Chairman of The Chapter.
F. Materials Engineering Institute (MEI) Committee. This Committee will arrange for any individuals or
company-wide training programs involving all or part of one or more M E I courses as a means of
continuing education for Society members and the general public.
G. Membership Records Committee. This Committee shall oversee maintenance of the membership
records of The Chapter. The monthly record updates from ASM International will be used to keep The
Chapter records current. A complete record will be kept of the members of The Chapter and their
addresses, and checked at regular intervals with the records of the Managing Director. These records will
be used to provide labels for monthly meeting notices and other Chapter mailings. The records will also
provide a basis for the membership listings in the Membership Directory.
H. Nominating Committee. It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to select candidates annually
for each elective office. This Committee shall consist of five (5) members selected by the Executive
Committee. A majority vote of the Executive Committee shall be necessary for the selection of each
member. No member of the Executive Committee may be a member of the Nominating Committee. At least
two (2) of the members elected shall be Past-Chairmen of The Chapter.
I. Publicity Committee. This Committee shall advertise or publicize the activities of The Chapter to its
members and, where desirable, to The Society as a whole or to the public. Assistance shall be provided to
the Secretary in reporting Chapter activities. This Committee will work with the Yearbook/Chapter
Newsletter Committee in issuing a quarterly newsletter for the Chapter.
J. Regular Meetings Committee. This Committee shall make all arrangements for the programs of the
regular Chapter meetings, including selecting and obtaining the principal speakers, supplementary
speakers, when desirable, and technical chairmen. Arrangements for dinners, refreshments, and
entertainment at the regular Chapter meetings shall be handled by this Committee. This Committee shall
be chaired by The Chapter Vice Chairman with the Treasurer as Vice Chairman.
K. Student Awareness Committee. This Committee is responsible for promoting awareness of materials
science to students at the high school level. Activities of the committee generally include the following: (1)
arranging for Materials Scientists/Engineers to visit local high schools and discuss Metallurgy/Materials
Science and careers in this area, (2) coordinate tours for local high school students to visit local plants and
laboratories engaged in materials production or research, (3) provide financial support and provide
"Judges" for the annual Pittsburgh Regional School Science and Engineering Fair and finally, (4) the
Committee annually awards a Pittsburgh Golden Triangle Chapter scholarship (in memory of Gilbert Soler)
to a high school senior planning to major in engineering at an accredited college or university.
L. Student Development Committee. This Committee is responsible for projects that will involve college
students in Chapter activities. The Committee acts as liaison among the local universities and The
Chapter. It shall award two Pittsburgh Golden Triangle Chapter Scholarships, one to a sophomore and one
to a junior, at either the University of Pittsburgh or Carnegie Mellon University. This Committee shall also
administer the Student Travel Grant Program and Graduate Student Poster Competition.
M. Year Book/Chapter Newsletter Committee. This Committee shall assemble and have published a Year
Book on at least a biannual basis showing the full listing of The Chapter members in good standing.
Advertising to be included in the Year Book or any other authorized publication, other than meeting
notices, will be contracted for by this Committee. The Committee shall serve until its duties are discharged
by the distribution of its Year Book. The Committee shall also work with the Publicity Committee to publish a
newsletter on a quarterly schedule.
N. Young Member's Committee. The Committee Chairman is not an elected member of the Executive
Committee but is a regular invited guest to the Executive Committee meetings. This Committee has the
complete responsibility for one monthly meeting of The Chapter. The speaker and topic are to be a source
of inspiration and broadening of perspective for members whose careers are in the early stages of
development. Close association with the Student Awareness and Student Development Committees is
highly encouraged. The Committee Chairman may serve more than one term; however, the Vice Chairman
should be prepared to assume the Chair the following year. Recommendations for an award given to an
outstanding young member of The Chapter are made by this Committee in concert with the Awards
Committee for approval of the Executive Committee.
SECTION 2. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMITTEES
The Chapter Chairman, with the approval of the Executive Committee, shall empower other committees as
the need arises to function for the good of The Chapter and The Society. The Chairman shall disband
such committees when their work is completed. Suggestions for such committees may come from the
general membership.
SECTION 3. ANNUAL REPORTS
The Chairman of each committee, with the exception of the Yearbook Committee, shall submit by May 31st
a written report of the activities of the committee to the Chairman of The Chapter.

ARTICLE VII - MEETINGS AND FISCAL YEAR
SECTION 1. MEETINGS
The Chapter may hold educational, technical, engineering, or scientific meetings or conferences at such
times and places as agreed upon by the Executive Committee. Dates for regional meetings, conferences,
or seminars must be cleared with the Managing Director before final plans are made. Unless otherwise
ordered by the Executive Committee, the Annual Meeting of The Chapter shall be the regular April monthly
meeting. The Chairman is encouraged to present a State of The Chapter talk.
SECTION 2. FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of The Chapter shall begin on June 1st.
SECTION 3. VOTING AND REPRESENTATION
Each member, regardless of class, shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote, in person, on each question
arising at any meeting of The Chapter. A Sustaining Member, if a firm or corporation, shall designate an
individual to represent it, and such individual shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote for the firm or
corporation represented by him. A student member, however, is not entitled to vote.
SECTION 4. QUORUM
Four percent or more of the individual members of The Chapter in good standing shall constitute a quorum
at any meeting at which business is to be transacted. The act of a majority of the voting members in
attendance at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall constitute the act of The Chapter.

ARTICLE VIII - DISSOLUTION
In the unlikely event of dissolution of The Chapter, the Executive Committee, through the Treasurer, shall
transfer the net assets remaining after the payment of all debts and obligations to The Society.

ARTICLE IX - NATIONAL CONSTITUTION
The Provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws of The Society are incorporated in these Rules For
Government to the extent that they are applicable to The Chapter, and nothing contained herein shall be
construed to be contrary to or inconsistent with the Constitution and By-Laws of ASM International, located
at Materials Park, Ohio, 44073-0002.

ARTICLE X - AMENDMENTS
SECTION 1. ADOPTION
These Rules For Government may be amended by two-thirds affirmative vote of the total membership of
the Executive Committee at a regular or special meeting of the Executive Committee provided that the
proposed changes shall have been announced at a prior Chapter or Executive Committee meeting and
that notice of the vote on the changes shall have been given at least six (6) days in advance of the
Executive Committee meeting at which action is to be taken. Similarly, five (5) members in good standing
may file a written petition for an amendment which must be approved as above.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
Any changes in these Rules For Government shall become effective at the next regular Chapter meeting
by simple announcement at that meeting. The approved changes must be transmitted to the Managing
Director of The Society and issued as part of the next Chapter Year Book.