The Association of Western Forestry Clubs (AWFC) was conceived by a
group of Montana Forestry Club members in the fall of 1937. Its
organization was in response to the existing national organization of
forestry clubs' perceived lack of benefit to its western members.
Because it was organized on a national level, the annual meetings were
quite spread out and infrequent.
The first AWFC Conclave was held at the University of Montana in
1939 and was attended by the University of Montana, Colorado State,
University of Idaho, U of I (Southern Branch), Washington State and
Oregon State. Conclave has continued to be held annually except for an
interruption during World War II. The logging sports competitions were
first undertaken in 1953 followed by sawmill and logging operation
tours in 1957. As we prepare for the 58th annual conclave,
the AWFC has 17 full and 6 associate member schools throughout the
Western United States.
If your student organization is
interested in becoming an AWFC member, the Oregon State Forestry Club
wants to help. Any university or college west of the 100th
meridian that grants a degree in forestry or a related field is
eligible for full membership. Any similar school which does not grant a
forestry degree may still join as an associate member and participate
in Conclave.
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ARTICLE
I: NAME
ARTICLE
II: MEMBERSHIP
ARTICLE
III: HOST CLUB AND OFFICERS
ARTICLE
IV: ORGANIZATION
ARTICLE
V: CONSTITUTION
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VI: AMENDMENTS
We, the members of the western forestry clubs, in order to
strengthen ties between clubs, to stimulate club activities through
inter club fellowship and exchange ideas and to establish and maintain
unity of purpose and action among clubs and high standards for
professional foresters, do hereby ordain and establish this
Constitution for the Association of Western Forestry Clubs.
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The name of this organization shall be the Association of Western
Forestry Clubs (AWFC)
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Section One: Regular Members
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AWFC Members
Regular members: any forestry club of a university or college west
of the 100th meridian which grants a degree in forestry or a related
field shall be eligible for a voting membership in the Association upon
majority approval of a petition submitted to the voting member clubs,
or by application by representatives at the annual Conclave.
- Charter Members
are:
- Clubs admitted
to the Association by majority approval of the voting member clubs
are:
- A club that
does not participate in the Annual Conclave within a period of
three years will be denoted as non-active. The non-active clubs
are:
Section Two: Associate Members
Associate members: any forestry club of a university or college west
of the 100th meridian which does not grant a degree in forestry shall
be eligible for associate membership upon majority approval of a
petition submitted to the voting member club.
- Associate
Members are:
- Shoreline
Community College
- S.W. Oregon
Comm. College
- Central Oregon
Community College
- Rogue
Community College
- Kings River
Community College
- Chemeketa Community College
- A club that does
not actively participate in the annual Conclave within a period of
three years will be denoted as non-active. The non-active clubs
are:
- Shoreline
Community College
- S.W. Oregon
Community College
- Central Oregon
Community College
- Rogue
Community College
- Chemeketa Community College
Section Three: Privileges
- Voting members (each
club) are entitled to one vote and full participation in all
Conclave activities.
- Associate
members are eligible for all rights and privileges.
Section Four: Membership
It shall be the duty of the host school for Conclave to inform all
non-members which meet membership requirements of the existence and
purpose of the AWFC and to encourage their application to join the
Association.
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Section One: Election of the Host Club
- The host club
shall be elected from the bids submitted by voting member dubs at
each annual meeting by a roll-call plurality vote.
- In case of a
tie, the president shall cast the deciding vote.
- Schools
intending to bid for the following Conclave must notify the host
school before the previous Conclave and submit their bid at the
annual constitution meeting for distribution and review. Active
schools not at that year's Conclave may request bids for voting
privileges.
- Votes for the
following Conclave are due two weeks from the last day of the
previous Conclave for the publication in the final Trail Talks for
that Conclave.
Section Two: Officers of the Association
- President:
Elected from and by the host club.
- Vice President:
One elected from and by each member club.
- Secretary:
Elected from and by the host club.
- Treasurer:
Elected from and by the host club.
- Editor: Elected
from and by the host club.
Section Three: Election of Officers
- The president,
secretary, treasurer, and the editor of the Association shall be
elected by the host club at its first meeting following Conclave.
- Vice presidents
of the Association shall be elected by their respective clubs at
the first meeting following conclave.
Section Four: Duties of the Officers
- The duties of
the president shall be:
- To preside at
all meetings of the Association.
- To appoint
committees.
- To obtain
reports from each of these committees and office heads.
- To perform
other duties necessary.
- The duties of
the vice president shall be:
- To act as a
representative of his/her club.
- To notify the
president of his/her election.
- To compile a
report of his/her club activities for presentation at the annual
meeting of the Association, and to submit materials for the Trail
Talks publication.
- The host club
vice president is to preside in the absence of the Association
president.
- To submit
publications within his/her club to member clubs.
- The duties of
the secretary shall be:
- To keep
minutes of all the meetings of the Association and to conduct all
correspondence relative to business of the Association.
- The duties of
the treasurer shall be:
- To collect
dues from Association members.
- To complete
budget after Conclave ends.
- The duties of
the editor shall be:
- To gather and
edit all material for Trail Talks.
- To see that
the provision of Article V, Section Three and Bylaws, Section A are fulfilled.
Section Five: Tenure of Officers
- Officers are to
hold office until the next meeting of the Association
or until new officers are elected.
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Section One: Meetings
- Meetings shall
be held annually in the spring.
- The exact time
of the meeting is to be decided by the host club preceding
Conclave.
Section Two: Dues
- The annual dues
shall be $100.00 for each club school attending Conclave.
- The annual dues
shall be $100.00 for each associate club school attending Conclave.
- The dues shall
be used to pay for correspondence, publication and other
Association expenses for the host school.
- Any dues and
fees will be nonrefundable.
- Each school
will pay one dues amount ($100.00) and a per person fee. There
will be no team fee.
Section Three: Representative
The number of official delegates permitted to participate for each
member school shall be the discretion of that school.
Section Four: Pre-registration
- Each
participating school shall receive registration information no
less than four weeks before the registration deadline.
- Each school
will be assessed a $20.00 late fee for registration forms received
after the announced deadline.
- Registration
fees must accompany the names that are sent to the host school.
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Section One:
The Constitution may be amended by approval of two-thirds of the
regular member clubs.
Section Two:
The Constitution shall be supplemented with bylaws. They shall be
subject to change by a simple majority vote of clubs represented at Condave.
Section Three:
The Constitution shall be published yearly in the spring issue of
Trail Talks.
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BYLAWS:
- Publication of
Trail Talks
- Purpose: The
purpose of a periodical for western forestry clubs is to serve as
a medium for exchange of ideas, the stimulation of interest and
enthusiasm and to further the union of purpose and polices of the
Association.
- The title of
the publication shall be Trail Talks
- The host club
shall publish three consecutive issues of the AWFC Periodical.
One of the issues must contain the competition results.
- Securing
items for publication: a. Articles shall be edited by the member
club and submitted to the host club. b. Articles to be printed in
the current issue must be received by the publishing editor by
the time established by the host club.
- Distribution:
- Copies of
the periodical shall be distributed to each member.
- Each school
shall receive one copy of the periodical (subject to host club
change).
- As part of
the host club's obligation to try to increase AWFC membership
one copy shall be sent to those schools which are not current
AWFC members but meet the requirements.
- Proceedings
of the Conclave:
Proceedings of each annual Conclave will be
published by the host club in the spring Trail Tanks and will include
an itemized breakdown of expenditures.
- Suggested
publications dates are:
- Trail Talks
I by November 1
- Trail Talks
II by December 1
- Trail Tables
III by May 1
- Contests
- Competitive
events will be held at each annual Conclave. All safety practices
will be observed by the host school and contestants, as set forth
by the host school and published in Trail Talks II.
- There will be
a minimum of five standard competitive contests at each annual
Conclave. Each school will be allowed an unlimited number of
teams. Each team will consist of eight people with no more than
six men or six women on a team.
- The five
standard competitive events will be:
Double bucking (includes Jack & Jill)
Single bucking
Power saw
Horizontal hard hit chopping
Axe throw
- At least two
of the following events will also be induded
in competition:
Dendrology
Traverse course
Cruiser's course
- In addition
to the five standard contests established in Artide
VI B. Section 2a, there will be a minimum of two additional
contests to be decided by the host school. Rules and
explanations of these additional events will be sent to each
member school at least 30 days before Conclave.
- Basic rules
and specifications for all known events shall be published in
the AWFC LOGGING SPORTS RULE BOOK
- Individuals
may enter as many events as are offered by the host club.
However, teams may not have more than three entries per event,
except open events.
- An individual
who has competed in a professional show and won a monetary prize
of $100.00 or more for first through third places may not compete
in that event.
- The top six
places in each event will receive points. Ten points for first
place, seven points for second place, five points for third
place, three points for fourth place, two points for fifth place,
and one point for sixth place.
