Section 1Name
The official name of the organization shall be KAROS (Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons)
Section 2Purpose
The purpose of the association stands as to promote the specialization, standardization and advance in the field of robotic surgery through research in robotic surgery for diseases in need of surgical operations, sharing of knowledge, promotion of mutual friendships and cooperation with national and international related organizations.
Section 3Affairs and Business
The association shall enforce below affairs to achieve the upper-mentioned objectives.
Section 4Office
The office of KAROS is located at the hospital that the President of the association belongs to.
Section 5The Qualifications and the Organization of Members
The association consists of members as below:
Section 6Rights and Obligations
Section 7Disciplinary Actions
Members who has not fulfilled any obligations of a member for over 2 years without any justifiable cause or who has violated the medical ethics and resulted in the defamation of the association will can be subjected to the loss of membership or disciplinary actions after the review of the Board of Directors.
Section 8Board Members
The association appoints below Board Members to achieve its objectives.
Section 9Obligations of the Board Members
Section 10Election of the Board Members
Section 11Terms of Board Members
Section 12General Assembly
Section 13Matters for Resolution
The General Assembly shall vote on following matters.
Section 14Organization of the Board of Directors
Section 15Resolutions
The Executive Committee shall consider and decide on below affairs relating to the management of the association.
Section 16Academic Conferences
Academic conference shall be held more than once per year and can be enforced additionally in combination with the General Assembly.
Section 17Fiscal Year
The date of the annual General Assembly shall be the beginning of the fiscal year of the association.
Section 18Finance
The finance of the association shall be supplied from the admission fee and annual fee of the members, enrollment fee for academic conferences and other donations. The amount of the admission fee, annual membership fee for members and enrollment fee for academic conferences shall be set by the Executive Committee, voted upon by the Board of Directors and approved by the General Assembly. However, the annual membership fee will be waived for active members of ages 65 and above.
Section 19Budget and Closing Account
Section 20Amendments of the Bylaws
Section 21Date of Enforcement
Section 22Others
Matters not specified in the bylaws apply to the general practices of the association.