SRA Chapter Requirements

Chapters of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) must meet the following requirements:

• Compliance with Section XII of the SRA Bylaws.
• Officers and Voting Members of the Chapter must also be members of the SRA. Local Chapters may also admit non-SRA members as non-voting associate members.
• Chapter Bylaws and subsequent amendments must be approved by the SRA Council.
• Chapters must select their officers through elections in which each position to be filled is contested.
• Chapters must report annually to the SRA on activities during the year (ideally, this report is to be filed before the SRA Annual Meeting, which is usually held the first week of December).
• Chapters must obtain prior approval from the SRA before using the SRA’s name on publications, meetings, etc. Chapters are not authorized to speak on behalf of the SRA.
• Chapter activities, obligations, liabilities, and financial operations are not the responsibility of the SRA.
• Chapters must have at least 20 members.