Diabetics promote Bloodless Bloodglucose Monitoring and Islet Cell Xenotransplantation.

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Bloodless Bloodglucose Measurement.

Diabetics promote Bloodless Bloodglucose Monitoring and Islet-Cell Xenotransplantation.

11. The Diabetiker Initiative Reutlingen e.V. and its Constitution.

Because of the help of the members, many diabetics could be kept informed about the development of noninvasive bloodglucose monitoring.

The meetings of the DIR e.V. will take place in the year 1999 in the Ratskeller in Reutlingen, Marktplatz 22, Germany at 7 p m at the following dates..

February 6., April 10., June 5, September 4., November 6.,

I would like to invite you to attend our meetings.

Hugo R. Vogel

Chairman

Constitution of the Reutlingen Diabetics Initiative ("Diabetiker-Initiative Reutlingen e.V.")

§1 Name, Headquarter, Financial Year

The society is called "Diabetiker-Initiative Reutlingen". It is intended to be entered in the official register of societies an associations. Following the entry it will be called "Diabetiker-Initiative Reutlingen e.V. i.e. registered society. The society´s headquarters are in Reutlingen. The financial year is the regular calendar year.

§2 Aim of the Society

The aim of the society is the promotion of the non-invasive measurement of blood-glucose using near infra-red technology and the promotion of diabetic treatment using islet-cell xenotransplantation.

The society´s aims are, without exception, directly charitable in terms and the paragraph "tax deductable aims" of the tax law. The aim of the society is pursued in the following way:

The collection of research results and publications in the areas near-infrared technology and islet-cell xenotransplantation.
The collection of addresses of contact persons and transplantation centres; and of electronic companies and research centres, which work in the area of near-infrared technology.

Talks and correspondence with politicians and decision-makers in industry and commerce who are actively involved in health politics.

Informing of the public about the possibility of the treatment of diabetes by transplanting islet cells from animals in a biologically tolerable integument into humans;
Informing of the public about the possibility of non-invasive blood-glucose measurement with the help of near-infra-red light;

This is intended to be carried out by lectures, reports, publications, radio programmes on public and private stations, television programmes, audio and video cassettes and all other forms of audio-visual communication.

The raising of money and appeals for donations in order to raise the capital from which the return can be used to financially support research and development in the area of near infra-red technology and the building of islet cell xentotransplantation centres.

The society works selflessly. The society does not primarily pursue its own economic aims.

The society´s means my only be used for the aims stated in the constitution. The members do not receive any part of the profits in their capacity as members nor any other sums of money or donations from the society´s means. No person may be favoured by expenditures which are not in line with the aims of the society nor by excessive payment.

In the case of the dissolving of the society or the discontinuation of its previous aims, the means of the society will be handed over to the Deutsche Diabetes Stiftung ("German Diabetes Foundation") for the promotion of diabetes research.

All those who hold an office in the society work voluntarily. Every decision of a change to the constitution must be presented to the relevant tax office before it is registered at the court of registers.

§3 Membership

A person of any age can become a member in the society. The society decides upon membership according to the written application for membership. The application should contain the following:
name, address, telephone number and, if available, fax number or mailbox.
The commitee can deny new membership. The rejection must be in writing and contain the reasons for the denial of membership. The applicant may lodge a complaint against the rejection. The complaint must likewise be in writing. The complaint is decided on at the next residing general meeting after receipt of the complaint.

§4 Termination of membership

Membership ends

a) With the death of the member

b) By voluntary resignation

c) By deletion from the list of members

d) By exception from the society

The voluntary resignation follows in writing - addressed to a member of the committee. It can only take place at the end of the calendar year taking into account the necessary three months´notice. The committee can decide to delete a member from the list of members if, after two reminders, he or she still has not paid the membership fees due. The deletion can only take place if three months have passed since the dispatch of the second reminder and the fees due have not been paid. The member must be informed of the deletion.
A member can be excempted from the society on the decision of the committee, if he or she has grossly offended against the interests of the society.
Before such a decision is made, the member must be given the chance to justify himself within an appropriate given period of time. This can take place in writing or in person before the commitee. A written statement from the person affected is to be read in the committee meeting. The decision to excempt a member must contain reasons for excemption and be sent to the member by registered post. The member has the right to appeal to the general meeting against the decision to excempt. The appeal has a postponing effect. The appeal must take place in writing to the committee within one month after receipt of the decision to excempt. If the appeal is received within this time limit, the committee must call a general meeting within two months to decide on the appeal. If this does not take place, the decision on excemption becomes excempt. If the member does not make use of its right to appeal, or he or she does not appeal within the given time limit, then presumed recognition of the excemption takes place with the the result that the membership is ended.

§5 Membership Fees

Fees are charged from the members of the society. The general meeting decides upon the amount and the settlement date of fees to be paid. Members who authorize the commitee to collect the fees by standing order receive 5% discount.
Honorary members do not have to pay fees.

§6 Society Bodies

The society bodies are

a) The committee

b) The advisory body

c) The general meeting

§7 The Committee

The committee consists of four members: the chairman, the deputy chairman, the treasurer and the secretary.
The society is represented in or out of court by two committee members - one of which must be the chairman or deputy chairman. Legal transactions with a transactional value of more than 3000.-DM are only binding for the society with the written agreement of the advisory body.

§8 Responsibilities of the Committee

The committee is responsible for all society business, except those areas which are stated in the constitution as being responsibilities of other society bodies.
The committee`s main responsibilities are as follows:

1. The planning of the general meeting and the drawing up of the agenda;

2. The convention of the genaral meeting;

3. The execution of decisions made in the general meeting;

4. The drawing up of a budget for each financial year; book-keeping; the drawing up of an annual report;

5. The completion and termination of employment contracts;

6. Decision-making about admission, deletion and excemption of members.

The commitee is obliged to ask the opinion of the advisory body on all important matters.

§ 9 The Committee`s Term of Office

The committee is voted in by the general meeting for two years from the day of voting. It remains in office however until a new committee vote is held. Each committee member is voted for seperately. Only society members can be voted for. The chairman or deputy chairman should be a diabetic. If a committee member leaves his office during the term of office, the committee chooses a replacement for the remaining term of office for the member who left his position.

§10 The passing of a Resolution in the Committee

The committee generally makes its decisions in committee meetings, which are called for by the chairman or, in his absence, the deputy chairman. Committee meetings are called for in writing, by telephone or per telefax. In each case one week´s notice is required. It is not necessary to relay the meeting´s agenda. The committee may pas a resolution if at least two committee members - one of which must be the chairman or deputy chairman - are present. For the passing of a resolution, the majorityof the valid votes cast decides. In the event of a tie, the vote of the committee meeting´s director decides. The director of the committee meeting is the committee chariman or, in his/her absence, the deputy chairman. The resolutions of the committee are to be recorded in a book kept for this purpose and to be signed by the meeting´s director. Such records are to be kept for use as
evidence and should contain the date and time of the committee meeting, the names of the participants, the resolutions passed and the outcome of the votes. A committee resolution can be made in writing if all committee members declare their agreement with the ruling to be passed.
It is prohibited for one person to carry more than one position in the committee.

§11 The Advisory Body

The advisory body consists of five members. It is voted in by general meeting for three years as of the day of voting, it remains in office however until a new advisory body is voted in. Each member of the advisory body is to be voted for seperately. Only society members who have belonged to the society for at least two years can be voted for. This does not apply for the first members of the advisory body after founding of the society. Three members of the advisory body should be diabetics. Committee members cannot also be members of the advisory body.
The advisory body has the job of advising the committee in important society matters. It informs itself about the concerns of society members by holding consultation hours or in other suitable ways and makes suggestions to the committee concerning the management of the society. In legal transactions of more than 3000.-DM it decides whether or not the legal transaction should be made. An advisory body meeting should take place at least once in every quarter. The advisory body is called together by the chairman or deputy chairman in writing, per telephone or per telefax with at least one week´s notice. It is not necessary to relay the meeting´s agenda. The advisory body must be called together if two advisory body members ask the committee for the convention in writing. If the request is not met within two weeks, the advisory body members who requested the convention have the right to convene the meeting themselves.
Advisory body meetings are open to all committee members who are also allowed to take part in discussions. They do not, however, have a right to vote. The committee members have to be informed of advisory body meetings.
The advisory body meetings are to be lead by the chairman or, in his/her absence, the deputy chairman. If the deputy chairman is also unable to attend, the meeting is to be lead by the advisory body member who has been a memberof the society for the longest time. In case of doubt, the advisory body members who are present decide who should direct the meeting.
The advisory body forms its opinion by passing a resolution. In passing a resolution, the majority of the valid votes casted decides.
If a member leaves his/her position in the advisory body, a replacement is chosen by the advisory body for the remaining term of office.
The resolutions of the advisory body are to be recorded in a book kept for this purpose and to be signed by the respective meeting´s director. Such records are to be kept for use as evidence.

§ 12 The General Meeting

In the general meeting every member - including honorary members - has a vote. A member may authorize another member in writing to exercise his/her right to vote. Such authorization has to be rewritten for every general meeting. One single member may not represent more than three other members in voting.
The general meeting is solely responsible for the following matters:

1. Approval of the budget proposed by the commitee for the next financial year; receipt of the annual report from the committee; dismissal of the committee;

2. The setting of the amount and settlement date of the annual fees;

3. The elections and repeal of committee members and advisory body members;

4. The passing of a resolution to change the society constitution or to dissolve the society;

5. The passing of a resolution about complaints against a refused application for membership and about appeals against a committee decision to excempt a member from the society;

6. The appointment of honorary members.

§ 13 The Convention of the General Meeting

The full general meeting should take place at least once a year, if possible, in the last quarter. The committee convenes the meeting in writing including the agenda and giving two week`notice. The two week´s notice begins on the day after the invitation is posted. The invitation is regarded as received, if it is sent to the last address which was given to the committee in writing by the member. The agenda is decided on by the committee.

§ 14 The Passing of a Resolution in the Genaral Meeting

The general meeting is lead by the chairman or, in his/her absence, the deputy chairman or another committee member. If no committee member is present, the general meeting decides on a director for the meeting. In the case of an election, the direction of the meeting can be handed over to an election committee during the vote and the discussions which take place beforehand.
The minute-taker is chosen by the director of the meeting. A non-member can also be a minute-taker. The type of vote is decided on by the director of the meeting. It has to be a written vote, if a third of the members present at the vote request such a vote.
The general meeting is not open to the public. Guests are permitted on apporval of the meeting´s director. The general meeting decides whether admission is granted to the press, radio and television. The general meeting has a quorum if at least one third of all the sociey members is present. If the general meeting does not have a quorum, the chairman is obliged to convene a second general meeting with the same agenda within four weeks. The second general meeting has a quorum regardless of how many members are present. This must be stated clearly in the invitation. The general meeting generally passes resolutions with a simple majority of the valid votes cast. Abstinences are therefore of no consequence. For an amendment to the society constitution a majority of three quarters of the valid votes cast is required. A majority of four fifths is required for the dissolving of the society. An alteration to the aim of the society can only be agreed to by the assent of all members. The written assent of a member not present at the general meeting can only be given to the committee within one month.
The following is valid for elections: If, in the first ballot, no candidate gets a majority of the valid votes casts, a run-off takes place between the two candidates who got the most votes. A protocol must include the resolutions of the general meeting which has to be signed by the respective director of the meeting and the clerk (minute-taker). The protocol must include the following: Place and time of the meeting, the names of the director and clerk, the number of members present, the agenda, the results of each ballot and the type of vote taken. In the case of an alteration to the society constitution, the exact wording must be given.
Smoking is prohibited during the general meeting.

§ 15 Additional requests for the Agenda

Every member can make a written request to the committee at the latest one week before the date of the general meeting for further matters to be added to the agenda. The meeting´s director must complete the agenda respectively at the beginning of the general meeting. The general meeting decides on additions to the agenda which are not requested until the time of the general meeting. A taking up of the request is decided on by a majority of three quarters of the valid votes casts.

§ 16 Extraordinary General Meetings

The committee can convene a general meeting at any time. This must be convened, if the society´s interests require such a meeting, or, if a third of the society ask the committee for the convention in writing including the aim and reasons for the general meeting. The §§ 12,13,14 an 15 respectively are valid for the extraordinary general meeting.

§ 17 Dissolving of the Society and Yield Entitlement

The dissolving of the society can only be decided on with the majority of votes as declared in § 14. Provided that the general meeting does not decide otherwise, the chairman and deputy chairman are joint legitimate representatives in the case of liquidation. The regulations above are valid respectively in the case of the dissolving of the society for other reasons, or in the case that the society loses its legal capacity.
The above constitution was established in the inaugural meeting of the 08.05.1993