Membership will be terminated upon the Member’s death, withdrawal or expulsion.
A Patron Plus Member, Patron Member, or Corporate Member may replace its Accredited Representative at any time with a replacement Accredited Representative by obtaining a prior written approval from the Executive Committee.
A Member may withdraw its membership in NE2U by submitting a written notice thereof at any time; provided, however, that such election to withdraw shall not affect the Member’s rights and obligations until the end of the fiscal year.
A Member may be expelled from NE2U and its Membership revoked for cause by an Executive Committee resolution adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote among the Executives then present, with fifty (50) percent of the Executives constituting a quorum. The cause for expulsion may include, but not limited to, the following conduct of the subject Member:
- Disparagement of NE2U through slander or defamation;
- Intentional or grossly negligent conduct resulting in material loss or damage to NE2U;
- Conduct which contravenes the Stated Purpose of NE2U; and
- Failure to pay subscription obligation for six (6) months or more.
- The Executive Committee shall immediately notify the affected Member in writing of such resolution to expel (“Notice of Expulsion”), informing the affected Member of its right to appeal the decision.
- The expelled Member may appeal the decision by submitting a written request of appeal (“Notice of Appeal”) to the Executive Committee within eight (08) business days of its receipt of the Notice of Expulsion.
- The Executive Committee shall hold an appeal hearing within thirteen (13) business days of its receipt of the Notice of Appeal. If the expelled Member fails to so appeal, it shall be deemed to have waived its right of appeal.
- Following the appeal hearing, the Executive Committee’s ruling by a majority vote among the Executives then present, with fifty (50) percent of the Executives constituting a quorum, shall be final.
(If the expelled Member is a Patron plus Member, a Patron Member, or a Corporate Member, the Executive Committee may demand the replacement of the infringing Accredited Representative of such Member with another Accredited Representative acceptable to the Executive Committee as a precondition to the reinstatement of the expelled Member’s Membership).
The expelled Member shall not be entitled to a refund of all or part of the current fiscal year’s subscription, or to any claim of property interest in the assets of NE2U.