The organization will be called the Houston Smart Instrumentation Local Technical User Forum, hereafter referred to as "Houston SI LTUF".
The Houston SI LTUF is a group of Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI) divisions Intergraph’s Smart ® Instrumentation Software Product users joined by a common interest in applying those products to the field of Smart Instrumentation Engineering, Design, Drafting, and Maintenance.
The Houston SI LTUF may adopt the necessary rules and procedures to achieve its goals by majority vote of the member companies, vote to be ratified at a general membership meeting. Any rules passed at a Houston SI LTUF meeting shall be distributed to the Houston SI LTUF members-at-large in published form.
Attendance at the Houston SI LTUF is open to any Hexagon ALI Community member. Membership voting rights within the Houston SI LTUF are limited to those SI LTUF members that are users of Hexagon ALI Intergraph Smart Instrumentation products. There is no cost associated with membership in the Houston SI LTUF.
No more than one voting member from each company represented in the overall attended membership shall be allowed to vote on motions made at a Houston SI LTUF business meeting. Each represented company with more than one member present at a business meeting shall select a single representative for the voting member company and inform the chair of said selection.
A Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, and Past Chairperson will govern the Houston SI LTUF as executive officers.
The Chairperson is the Chief Executive Officer of Houston SI LTUF. Officers duties are as follows:
The Chairperson shall:
Houston SI LTUF officers shall be elected every twelve (12) months for a 12-month term that begins at the start of the calendar year.
The Houston SI LTUF Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary shall be elected by the Houston SI LTUF membership.
Lack of attendance at two- (2) consecutive meetings in a twelve- (12) month period shall be cause for removal from office of any executive officer at the discretion of the executive committee. The vacated office shall be filled by special election at the next general membership meeting. An officer should consider relinquishing an executive position if business or other needs preclude their routine attendance. Upon an officer 's initiation, they can absolve themselves of a held position prior to the end of the term by requesting the Executive Committee hold a special election.
Houston SI LTUF Sub-committees may be appointed by the Chairperson to facilitate projects associated with the purpose, goal and means of the Houston SI LTUF. Makeup, membership, and duration of the committees shall depend on the needs of the project and shall be determined by the executive officers. The Committee chairperson shall coordinate the efforts of the committee to focus, develop, and resolve the assigned task of that sub-committee. This person shall also communicate regularly with the Houston SI LTUF Chairperson and report on committee progress at each Houston SI LTUF quarterly meeting. This role will terminate upon successful conclusion of the committee 's tasks.
General Membership meetings are scheduled 4 times annually and are to be held within each quarter of the year. Meetings may be conducted in person and/or online virtual meetings with members responding to invitations with their attendance or a request for a virtual connection. Additional committee meetings may be called by the Houston SI LTUF executive officers.
Recommendations for Amendments to the charter may be made upon a motion from the floor and subsequent approval of two-thirds of the voting membership. Email shall be considered as a method for disseminating such recommended amendments to the voting membership, with any resultant voting to be ratified at a general membership meeting.
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