Constitution

Name of organization: Latin American Systemic Functional Linguistics Association (ALSFAL) Goals:

To bring together Systemic Functional Linguists in Latin America through activities such as organizing meetings, maintaining a web site, circulating a newsletter, and socializing through discussion lists and via any other suitable media. To encourage the development of Systemic Functional Linguistics, particularly theoretical developments, application and literacy programmes and studies in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages. To organize courses and projects that will promote and strengthen SFL in Latin America. To organize courses and projects that will promote and strengthen SFL in Latin America.

Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, Webmaster, and Newsletter Chair Terms of office: Officers will be elected every two years. Meetings: Meetings will be held once a year, and the time and location will be decided upon by the officers. Members will be notified by e-mail. Membership: People who have expressed an interest in Systemic Functional Linguistics and their willingness to be members of ALSFAL are eligible for membership. They should send an e-mail message to the governing board requesting their inclusion as members of the Association. No membership fee shall be charged.