(a) This organization will be called the Special Interest Group on Mobility of Sys-tems, Users, Data and Computing ("SIGMOBILE") of the Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. ("the ACM").
 
(b) The scope of SIGMOBILE's specialty is mobility. The technical scope will reflect the emerging symbiosis of portable computer and wireless networks, addressing the convergence of mobility, computing and information organization, it's access, services, management and applications.¹

SIGMOBILE is organized and will be operated exclusively for educational, scientific, and technical purposes in its specialty. Its services will include:
 
(a) Collecting and disseminating information in the specialty, through a newsletter and other publications approved by the Publications Board of the ACM;
 
(b) Organizing sessions at conferences of the ACM;
 
(c) Sponsoring conferences, symposia, and workshops;
 
(d) Organizing working groups for education, research, and development;
 
(e) Serving as a source of technical information for the Council and other units of the ACM;
 
(f) Serving as an external technical representative of the ACM when authorized by the Council or the Executive Committee of the ACM; and
 
(g) Working with other units of the ACM on technical activities such as lectureships or professional development seminars.

SIGMOBILE will exist until dissolved as provided in Bylaw 7 of the ACM.

(a) SIGMOBILE's officers are the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, and the Secretary-Treasurer. The officers are elected for two-year terms beginning July 1 of odd-numbered years.
 
(b) The Chairman is the principal officer and is responsible for leading SIGMOBILE and managing its activities. The duties of the Chairman are:

i. Calling and presiding at SIGMOBILE's Executive Committee and business meetings;
 
ii. Conducting SIGMOBILE's activities in accordance with the policies of the ACM; and
 
iii. Making all appointments and filling vacancies as authorized herein.

(c) The duties of the Vice-Chairman are:

i. Assisting the Chairman in leading and managing SIGMOBILE; and
ii. Presiding at meetings when the Chairman is absent.

(d) The duties of the Secretary are:

i. Maintaining the records and correspondence of SIGMOBILE;
ii. Keeping and distributing the minutes of business and Executive Committee meetings of SIGMOBILE; and

(e) The duties of the Treasurer are:

i. Managing SIGMOBILE's finances according to the Financial Accountability Policy of the ACM. This includes preparing the annual budget, monitoring disbursements for adherence to the annual budget, and preparing financial reports as required.

(a) The SIGMOBILE Executive Committee comprises the officers, the Past Chairman, the Editor of the SIGMOBILE newsletter, and the Chairman of the MOBICOM Steering Committee. No person may hold two positions on the SIGMOBILE Executive Committee.
 
(b) The general duties of the SIGMOBILE Executive Committee will be to advise the Chairman on all matters of interest to the SIG. Specific duties or responsibilities may be specified in these Bylaws or assigned by the Chairman. All the major management policy decisions of the SIG must be approved by the SIGMOBILE Executive Committee.
 
(c) All members of, or candidates for, the SIGMOBILE Executive Committee must be voting Members of ACM and of SIGMOBILE.

(a) Should the Chairman leave office before his/her term expires, the Vice- Chairman will assume the duties of Chairman. Should any other office or the position on the SIGMOBILE Executive Committee reserved for the Past Chairman become vacant, the Chairman of the SIG Board may, on nomination of the SIGMOBILE Chair-man, fill the vacancy. Vacancies in positions appointed by the SIGMOBILE Chairman may be filled according to the procedures for making the original appointments as provided herein.
 
(b) Should a vacancy be unfilled, either because of inadequacy of these bylaws or because of a dispute or for any other reason, the SIG Board Chairman may fill it.
 
(c) All appointments expire automatically when the Chairman's term of office expires. Appointees, however, will continue to serve until a successor is appointed by the new Chairman.

(a) SIGMOBILE will publish a newsletter at regular intervals as determined by its Executive Committee. The newsletter will be distributed to all SIGMOBILE members. Newsletter subscriptions may be sold to non- members.
 
(b) With the advice of the other officers, the Chairman will appoint the Editor of the newsletter, who will become a member of the SIGMOBILE Executive Committee.

(a) The mission of the Steering Committee is to help guide MobiCom and ensure its long term growth and goals. The Steering Committee members represent the co-sponsoring organizations and are selected jointly by the organization's Chair and the Steering Committee Chair.
 
(b) A Steering Committee member is appointed for a period of three years. A rep can be re (appointed) to the committee by the Committee Chair will on the recom-mendation of the (SIG or other organization) Chair.
 
(c) To ensure continuous success and growth the mission of the committee will be to select conference chairs, give guidance on the technical program, and be responsible for the conference association with outside interest groups. The committee will also act as liaison between the ACM/Baltzer Wireless Networks Journal which will publish selected papers from the conference, and will act in order to jointly promote both ACM activities.
 
(d) The committee will meet formally once each year during the conference and will conduct business during the year by email and conference calls.
 
(e) The yearly committee budget will be determined during the committee's meeting and will be included in the annual conference budget.

(a) SIGMOBILE is an Open SIG as defined in Section 6 of Bylaw 7. Anyone may join the SIG.
 
(b) A person becomes a member only after enrolling and paying the required dues. The dues for SIGMOBILE are determined by the SIGMOBILE Executive Committee with the approval of the Chairman of the SIG Board. In addition to the SIG dues, the non-ACM members of the SIG will be assessed annually a surcharge equal to 1/3 the dues set for membership in the ACM, rounded to the next highest dollar. Any fees for activities and services must be lower for members of the ACM.
 
(c) All members of SIGMOBILE may vote in any ballot conducted with SIGMOBILE. On any ballot, the votes cast by non-ACM members of SIGMOBILE will, if nec-essary, be prorated downward so that their effective total cannot exceed 50% of the eligible vote.

The SIGMOBILE Chairman is responsible for filing reports about SIGMOBILE as required by the SIG Board. These include:
 
i. An annual report, due as specified by the SIG Board, on the activities of SIGMOBILE during the previous year;
 
ii. All reports required by the Financial Accountability Policy of the ACM; and
 
iii. Closing reports on conferences and symposia (co)sponsored by SIGMOBILE as required by the ACM.
 
The membership records of SIGMOBILE will be maintained by ACM Headquarters.

(a) By September 30 of each even-numbered year, if the SIG Board has not exercised its option to extend the term of the SIG's current officers for an additional two years, the Chairman will appoint a nominating committee which will propose at least two consenting candidates for each elective office of SIGMOBILE. The slate of candidates selected by the nominating committee must be presented to all the SIGMOBILE members by the following January 31.
 
(b) A petition from 1% of the voting members of SIGMOBILE will place other consenting candidates on the ballot. Petitions must be received by the Secretary-Treasurer of SIGMOBILE no later than March 15.
 
(c) The election will be conducted among eligible voters by ACM Headquarters by June 1, following the election procedures of the ACM, unless different procedures have been approved by the SIG Board. Of all the ballots returned in an election, the candidates receiving the largest numbers of effective votes win. The SIG Board will resolve ties.

(a) These bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the ACM Executive Com-mittee, or by a vote of the SIGMOBILE, members as provided below. With the approval of the SIGMOBILE Executive Committee and of the Executive Committee of the ACM, 2/3 of all members of the SIG Board may amend Article 1 of these bylaws without a referendum of the members.
 
(b) Amendments to these bylaws may be proposed by the SIGMOBILE Executive Committee, the SIG Board, or a petition from 1% of the voting members of SIGMOBILE. All proposed amendments must be approved, prior to being sub-mitted for a vote of the membership, by the Chairman of the SIG Board and by the Constitution & Bylaws Committee of ACM, after the Executive Director of ACM has provided advice.
 
(c) The ballot on the proposed amendment(s) will be conducted among the eligible voters by ACM Headquarters following the procedures of the ACM for voting bylaw amendments, unless a different procedure has been approved by the SIG Board. The proposal is adopted only if at least 2/3 of the effective votes of returned ballots approve it, and only if at least 10% of the ballots are returned. The Secretary-Treasurer will send a clean copy of the amended bylaws to the Executive Director of the ACM and to the Chairman of the SIG Board.

Should SIGMOBILE be dissolved, its assets will be supervised by the SIG Board.

SIGMOBILE will conduct at least one business meeting each year. All meetings spon-sored by SIGMOBILE must be open to all members of the ACM. SIGMOBILE may hold meetings only in places that are open to all classes of members of the ACM.

The Constitution, Bylaws, and policies of the ACM and of the SIG Board take precedence over any conflicting provisions of these bylaws or internal policies of SIGMOBILE.

SIGMOBILE is a provisional SIG. It will cease to exist on April 1, 1998, unless the SIG Board converts SIGMOBILE to a permanent SIG or SIGMOBILE is dissolved as provided in Bylaw 7 of the ACM. This supersedes Article 3 until the provisional charter expiration date.

SIGMOBILE officers are the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, and the Secretary-Treasurer. The Chairman is appointed by the President of the ACM on the advice of the SIG Board's Chairman. The Chairman appoints the other officers with the advice and consent of the SIG Board's Chairman. All terms of the office expire with the SIGMOBILE charter. This supersedes Article 4 for the duration of the provisional charter.

These bylaws may be amended by the SIG Board, as provided in Bylaw 7 of the ACM. Proposed amendments must be approved by the Chairman of the SIG Board and by the Constitution and Bylaws Committee after the Executive Director has provided advice. This supersedes Article 12 for the duration of the provisional charter.