ARTICLE I : MEMBERSHIP IN THE WORLD COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION

1. There shall be five types of membership: student, regular, sustaining, life and
institutional.

a. Student members shall receive Association publications and may exercise
such other privileges as may be authorized by the Board.

b. Regular members shall be eligible to hold office, shall receive
publications and may exercise such privileges as may be authorized by
the Board.

c. Sustaining members shall be entitled to all of the privileges of regular
members, shall be exempt from payment of conference fees, and may
exercise such privileges as may be authorized by the Board.

d. Life members are entitled to all the privileges of sustaining members and
any other privileges as may be authorized by the Board.

e. Institutional members shall be entitled to all of the privileges of
sustaining members except voting.

ARTICLE II : DUES AND FEES

1. Annual fees for the various types of membership shall be established by the
Board of Directors.

2. The Board of Directors shall establish whatever other fees are necessary to carry
on Association business.

ARTICLE III : ELECTION OF OFFICERS

1. The President, Continental Vice-Presidents and at-large Board of Directors
positions shall be elected to office. The Secretary General shall be appointed to
office by the President.

2. For each succeeding election of officers, the President, after consultation with
the Board of Directors, shall appoint a nominating committee from the Board of
Directors.

3. The Nominating Committee shall nominate candidates for the elective offices.

4. Within fourteen days after the Nominating Committee's selections for office are
made known, the Secretary General shall mail a ballot to all members. The
ballot shall include the names of the nominees and identifying vita. Only ballo
which are returned within 21 days from the date of the mailing will be counted.
The Secretary General shall count the ballots and within five days notify all
nominees and the Board of Directors of the results. The Secretary General shall
hold all ballots for the record.

5. The Association's newly elected officers shall take office on the first day of
January following the year of their election. Their term of office is four years.
Should an emergency prevent the normal election process to operate, those in
office shall continue until their successors are elected.

6. In the case of the resignation or the inability of the President to carry on the
functions assigned, the Board of Directors will appoint an individual to serve as
President until the next regular election. Should a Continental Vice-President
position become vacant, an individual will be appointed by the Executive
Committee.

ARTICLE IV : DUTIES OF OFFICERS

1. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at meetings of the Association and
of the Board of Directors, to appoint committees with the approval of the Board
of Directors, to serve as the official representative of the Association, to promote
the best interests of the Association, and to conduct the normal business of the
Association.

2. The Secretary General will act as the Association Treasurer, manage and
perform such duties as shall be assigned by the President. The Association's
headquarters normally shall be located at the address of the Secretary General.

3. The Board of Directors shall govern the Association, advise members of
methods for improving the Association, develop and implement ways of
increasing international cooperation, and assist the President and Secretary
General in carrying out the work of the Association.

ARTICLE V : PUBLICATIONS

1. The Association shall publish World Communication and other journal
publications as deemed appropriate.

2. A newsletter shall be published as deemed appropriate for all members.

ARTICLE VI : MEETINGS

1. The President shall call meetings of the Board of Directors.

2. Except in the case of emergency, the Association shall hold a convention at the
time and place to be selected by the Executive Committee after consultation with
the Board of Directors, during the period of June 1 through September 1, at least
once every two years.

ARTICLE VII : AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS

1. Amendments to the By-laws may be initiated by any member of the Board of
Directors or by petition of ten members of the Association to the Board of
Directors.

2. Amendments to the By-laws requested by petition and declined by the Board of
Directors may be appealed to the members of the Association at the convention
business meeting.