ICLA Policies and Procedures

Constitution

The ICLA Constitution was drafted by Ronald Langacker and presented by him to the Governing Board and Assembly at ICLC 5 in Amsterdam, July 1997. The document became official there by the process described in Article 11.

Approving affiliates

Article 4 of the Constitution was modified at ICLC 7 in July, 2001, such that the ICLA Governing Board is responsible for not only setting guidelines for affiliation but also for approving affiliates. Approval of the Assembly for each affiliate is not required. See Conditions and Procedures for Affiliation with the ICLA.

Cognitive Linguistics editor selection

Article 8 of the Constitution was amended at ICLC 7 in July, 2001 to provide more specific wording regarding editor selection. The newly adopted wording is:

"The editor is appointed for an initial term of 6 years, renewable for periods of 2 years each. The year preceding her/his last as editor will be devoted to the gradual handing over of reponsibilities to the new editor. The new editor is selected by the President of the ICLA, the current editor, and the publisher, from a shortlist drawn up by the ICLA Governing Board in the year preceding the transitional year."

Proposals for hosting an ICLC

Proposals for hosting an ICLC: Guidelines and procedures. Originated 2001 and approved by the Board with extensive modifications.

ICLC conference organization guidelines

Guidelines and requirements for ICLC organization and its aftermath. Originated 2003; approved by Board with subsequent updates.

Policy relating to selection of ICLC venues

At the Governing Board meeting at ICLC 9 in Seoul, Korea, July 2005, the Board decided that selection of an ICLC venue for a given conference year would be done no more than 4 years in advance of the conference, so that conference venues would not be locked up far in advance before others intending to submit proposals could have a chance to submit them.

ICLA Governing Board and Non-Board Roles

The Definitions and Responsibilities of ICLA Governing Board and non-Board Roles describes what the various positions in the organization entail. It was originated by the then-president in 2005 and approved in 2007. New Board members are urged to read this document.

Other organizational matters

Some matters that are procedural and at the discretion of the President and Secretary-Treasurer are described on the page Organizational Information for ICLA members. An example is the voting system used in ICLA elections since 2007, The Single-Transferable Vote system.

Updated 12 May 2012

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