Chapter 1: General Provisions
Article 1 (Name) This academic society is called the International Network for Korean Language and Culture (INK).
Article 2 (Purpose) The purpose of this society is to study the theory and practice of Korean language and culture, and to compare and contrast the phenomenon of language and culture in the world, and systematically disseminate Korean language and culture to the international society.
Article 3 (Business) In order to achieve the purpose of Article 2, the following works shall be carried out.
1. Holding overseas workshops
2. Holding academic conferences
3. Publication of an academic journal
4. Publication of website and newsletter
5. Carrying-out commissioned research projects
6. Others meeting the purpose of the society
Article 4 (Location) Headquarters of the society shall be located at the place to which the president is affiliated or at the place designated by the president. If necessary, a branch may be established at home and abroad.
Chapter 2 Membership
Article 5 (Types and Qualifications) The membership of the society is as follows.
1. The members of the society are divided into active members and honorary members.
2. Regular members shall be university professors, lecturers, researchers, graduate students (master's degree or above) or equivalent persons who are engaged in Korean language and culture and who have passed the deliberations of the board of the executive members.
3. The honorary membership shall be the person who contributed to the development of the society and who has been appointed by the resolution of the board of the executive members.
Article 6 (Rights and Obligations)
1. Regular members and honorary members can participate in all academic activities and academic conferences hosted by the society.
2. Regular members can participate in the general meeting to express opinions and exercise voting rights on the activities of the society and the operation of the society.
3. Regular members are required to pay the admission fee together with the application form and pay the prescribed membership fee (annual fee, lifetime membership fee).
CHAPTER 3 Officials
Article 7 (Kind) The society shall have the following officials to carry out its activities.
▪ One chairman
▪ Vice-presidents
▪ Executive members
▪ Overseas executive members
▪ Auditor
Article 8 (Mission)
1. The president shall represent the society and shall supervise the duties of the society and serve as chairman of the general meeting and the board of the executive members.
2. The vice-presidents shall assist the president and act as chairman in the event of an urgent situation.
3. Executives shall play the following roles in each field.
- Secretary General: Performing all the duties related to the operation of the society and the member-related duties.
- Finance Executive: Planning and operating finance of the society.
- Editorial Executive: Planning and publishing journal publications.
- Research Executive: Planning and operating overseas workshops and academic conferences.
- Publishing Executive: Publishing and distributing journals and academic activity materials.
- Public Relations Executive: Performing activities to advertise the activities of the society at home and abroad.
- Information Executive: Performing the task of establishing and managing the information network of the society.
- Overseas Executive: Fulfilling the duties that represent the society from abroad.
4. The auditor shall audit the financial operations of the society and report the results to the General Assembly.
5. The former presidents will become consultants.
6. When an official wants to resign, he / she shall render a written resignation to the president and the president shall appoint a new official. The term of a new official shall be the remaining term of the predecessor.
7. Any official who is found to be in breach of the operation of the society or deemed difficult to carry out his or her duties may be dismissed through a resolution of the board of the executives.
Article 9 (Term) The term of office of all officials including the president shall be two years, but may be renewed. However, the term of the official elected by a
“by-election” shall carry out the remaining term of the predecessor.
Article 10 (Elected)
1. The president, the vice-presidents, and the auditor shall be elected by the General Assembly in accordance with the due process.
2. The executives and the assistants shall be appointed by the president in consultation with the vice-presidents.
Chapter 4 Meetings
Article 11 (General Meeting)
1. The General Assembly shall be convened by the president.
2. The General Assembly shall be divided into regular and extraordinary General meetings. The regular assembly shall be held once a year.
3. The Assembly shall resolve the following matters.
▪ Election of the President, the vice-presidents, the auditor
▪ Amendment of the General Regulations
▪ Approval on incomes and expenditures
▪ Major issues related to other academic activities
4. General decisions at the General Assembly shall be made in favor of a majority of the members present. The amendment of the General Regulations shall be approved by two-thirds of the members present.
Article 12 (Board of the Executives)
1. The board of the executives shall be composed of the president, the vice-presidents and the executive members.
2. The Board of the executives will discuss and resolve important issues related to the activities of the society.
3. The board of the executives shall be convened by the president as necessary.
Article 13 (Research Committee)
1. The research committee shall be composed of the vice-president for research and research executives. The vice-president for research shall be the chairperson of the committee.
2. The research committee plans and operates programs related to the research activities of the society (such as overseas workshops and academic conferences, etc.).
3. The research committee is convened by the chairperson if necessary.
Article 14 (Editorial Committee)
1. The editorial committee shall be composed of the editor-in-chief, editorial executives, and editing members.
2. The editorial board will discuss key issues related to the publication of the journal.
3. The editorial committee is convened by the editor-in-chief as necessary.
Article 15 (Research Ethics Committee)
1. The research ethics committee shall be directly responsible to the president and shall be in charge of the research ethics, including academic journals and academic presentations.
2. The commissioning of the research ethics committee and the operation of the research ethics committee are subject to separate regulations.
3. The research ethics committee and the editorial committee shall be operated separately, but some members may hold positions concurrently.
CHAPTER 5 Finance
Article 16 (Finance) The financial resources of the society shall be covered by the following financial resources.
▪ Membership fee (application fee, membership fee (annual fee, lifetime membership fee)
▪ Members' donations
▪ External Grants
▪ Other income
Article 17 (Accounting Period and Accounting Report)
1. The accounting period of the society shall be from January 1 of the year relevant to December 31 of the year.
2. The annual revenue and expenditure budget of the society shall be organized by the board of the executives before the start of each fiscal year and audited by the auditor, and the audit shall be reported and approved by the General Assembly.
Addendum
1. The General Regulations may be amended by more than two-thirds of the executives or by more than two-thirds of the members.
2. The bylaws necessary for the enforcement shall be determined by the board of the executive members.
3. Any matters not provided for in these regulations shall be subject to custom.
4. The General Regulations shall come into effect on October 9, 2003.
5. This amendment shall be effective on November 12, 2005.
6. This amendment shall come into effect on June 1, 2008.
7. This amendment shall come into force on January 17, 2014.
8. This amendment shall come into force on August 31, 2019.
