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====== INNS Application Form for Creating a New Regional Chapter ======
===== Committee for SIGS and Regional Chapter (CSRC) =====
  * [[ozawasei@kobe-u.ac.jp|Seiichi Ozawa]], VP for Membership and Chair of the CSRC
  * [[marley@ele.puc-rio.br|Marley Vellasco]] - SIGS and Regional Chapters Sub-Committee Chair for Americas
  * [[rtagliaferri@unisa.it|Roberto Tagliaferri]] - SIGS and Regional Chapters Sub-Committee Chair for Europe, Middle East and Africa
  * [[ozawasei@kobe-u.ac.jp|Seiichi Ozawa]] -  SIGS and Regional Chapters Sub-Committee Chair for Asia and the Pacific
===== Policy and Procedure =====

If a new Regional Chapter is proposed and approval requested, the appropriate World Region Sub-Committee will recommend to the VP for Membership that the Regional Chapter be approved.  The main idea behind RCs is to provide a local forum for INNS members so they can interact with each other regardless of their SIG affiliations.  So RCs go beyond the SIGs by allowing INNS members to set forth what they want their RC to accomplish (locally) as defined by their own charter.  A proposal must be submitted to the Chair of the appropriate World Region Sub-Committee containing very specific information: 
  - a mission statement, 
  - a charter for the Regional Chapter which should include a list of expected accomplishments of the Regional Chapter, 
  - a plan to recruit new INNS members for the Chapter,
  - a list of at least 12 names of individuals who are current INNS members, including students (or names of individuals who have a commitment to join INNS if the Chapter is formed), and 
  - any financial support required for the formation of the Regional Chapter.

For your convenience, a form is provided below for you that will serve as your proposal.  Please fill it out and submit it after the final confirmation.

Upon acceptance, the new Regional Chapter at a minimum will be included on the INNS website, and advertised in the Tri-Society Newsletter. 

<form>
Action mail king@cse.cuhk.edu.hk ozawasei@kobe-u.ac.jp
Thanks "Thank you for submitting the INNS Application Form for creating a new Regional Chapter."

fieldset "INNS Application Form for Creating a New Regional Chapter"

fieldset "Organizer's Background Information"
select "Organizer's Salutation" "Miss.|Ms.|Mrs.|Mr.|Dr.|Prof." "=Prof."
textbox "Organizer's First Name (Given Name)" "=First Name"
textbox "Organizer's Last Name (Family Name)" "=Last Name"
textbox "Organizer's Affiliation" "=Affiliation"
textarea "Organizer's Address" "=Address"
textbox "Organizer's Email Address" "=Email Address"
textbox "Organizer's Telephone (optional)" !
textbox "Organizer's Fax (optional)" !
textbox "Organizer's Website (optional)" !
textarea "Organizer's Short-bio" "=Short-bio"

fieldset "Chapter's Background Information"
textbox "Name of the Chapter" "=The official name of the proposed Chapter."
textarea "Mission Statement of the Chapter" "=The mission of the chapter is to..."
textarea "Chapter Charter" "=Define the Chapter Charter here which should include a list of expected accomplishments..."
textarea "Chapter's Membership Recruitment Plan" "=List a few action items for recruiting INNS members into the Chapter."
textarea "List of INNS Members who will participate in the Chapter.  The minimum number to form a Regional Chapter is 12 (or names of individuals who have a commitment to join INNS if the Chapter is formed).  Student members are valid." "=John Smith, Some University, Somewhere, USA"
textarea "Related Organizations/Societies/Companies" "=List some related organizations/societies/companies that are involved in neural network research/development that would be possibly affiliated with the Chapter."
textarea "Financial Support Requested" "=List any financial support anticipated for start up of the Regional Chapter and give full justification for all items and amounts.."
textarea "Other Relevant Information" "=Other relevant information."

fieldset "Final Confirmation"
static "I agree that the information provided in this form is truthful, to the best of the organizer's knowledge."
yesno "I have read the above agreement?"
textbox "Please type 'agree' here" /^agree$/
submit
</form>