I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purpose of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) Special
Interest Group on Natural Language Generation (SIGGEN) shall be to promote interest in
Natural Language Generation; to provide members of the ACL with a special interest in
Natural Language Generation with a means of exchanging news of recent research developments
and other matters of interest in Natural Language Generation; and to sponsor meetings and
workshops in Natural Language Generation that appear to be timely and worthwile, operating
within the framework of the ACL's general guidelines for SIGs.
II. ELECTED OFFICERS
The elected officers of SIGGEN shall consist of four non-student Board members and one student Board member. These shall be members in good standing of the ACL.
Non-student board members will serve for four years, and student members will serve for two years.
The duties of the SIGGEN board include
(1) To have primary executive
authority over actions and activities of SIGGEN.
(2) To prepare a written
report on the activities of SIGGEN for the Executive Committee of the ACL, for
presentation to the ACL at its Annual Business Meeting.
(3) To designate a
Liaison Representative for SIGGEN, who shall be primarily responsible for
communication with members of SIGGEN, answering inquiries about SIGGEN, and
communication with the Executive Committee of the ACL.
(4) To maintain a membership roster
of SIGGEN.
(5) To be responsible for any moneys awarded to SIGGEN by the
ACL; to collect and manage any dues that may be required by the organization;
and to present a written annual report on SIGGEN finances to the Executive
Committee of the ACL.
III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
All officers of the SIG shall be elected by a vote of the membership. This vote shall take place at least 4 weeks before the expiration of the terms of the officers to be elected, with at least 4 weeks' notice of nominations to SIG members. Elections will be electronic, using either electronic mail or the Web.
Elections shall take place every two years. Non-student members who have only served for two years automatically continue as board members, and are not included in the election.
Normally the periods of service of the non-student board members are staggered, with two board members who have served for four years retiring at every election and being replaced by new board members, and two board members who have served for two years continuing as board members. The student board member is elected at every election.
IV. CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION
Changes to the SIGGEN constitution may be proposed by the SIGGEN board or by ten SIGGEN members. They will first be posted on the SIGGEN Web page, with SIGGEN members invited to comment on the changes. Afterwards the proposed change will be circulated to the SIGGEN membership, and a ratification vote will be held. The amendment will be adopted if a majority of those voting approve it.
The ACL Executive Committee may veto proposed constitution changes if they are incompatible with the ACL Constitution or SIG guidelines.
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