Article I: Name

The name of this organization shall be the Hudson/Delaware Chapter (HDC) of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). This Chapter shall be an independent non-profit scientific and professional organization that is affiliated with the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

Section 1. Regional Boundaries

The Hudson/Delaware Chapter shall consist of the states of New Jersey and Delaware, eastern New York, and eastern Pennsylvania. There will be some overlap with the regional boundaries of other chapters. For those areas of overlap, the member needs to determine which chapter would best meet his/her specific interests. 

Article II: Purpose

a. Promote research, education, training, and development of the environmental sciences, specifically environmental toxicology and chemistry, hazard assessment, and risk analysis.

b. Encourage interactions among environmental scientists and disseminate information on environmental toxicology and chemistry and its application to the disciplines of hazard and risk assessment.

c. Sponsor scientific and educational programs and provide a forum for communication among professionals in government, business, academia and other segments of the environmental science community involved in the use, protection, and management of the environment and for the protection and welfare of the general public.

Article III: Membership

The HDC Chapter shall have four categories of membership: Full, Emeritus, Student, and Sustaining. Full and Emeritus Members constitute the voting membership of the Chapter. Membership requires either the attendance of at least one chapter function within the previous two calendar years to be retained as an active member or membership can be retained by payment of an annual $15.00 membership fee.

Only Full and Emeritus Members may sit on the Board of Directors and hold office. Only members who are also members of the Parent Society may hold office.

Qualifications of Members

The categories for membership in this chapter are as follows:

a. Full Members are qualified professionals who share the stated purpose of the Chapter and who have education, research or applied experience in environmental toxicology and/or chemistry.

b. Student Members are persons who share the stated purpose of the Chapter and are students showing promise of becoming qualified for Member status at a later date.

c. Emeritus Members are those qualified voting Members selected and honored in recognition of their contribution to environmental toxicology and/or chemistry and the Chapter.

d. Sustaining Members are individuals, corporations, institutions, companies or organizations that contribute to the financial support of the Chapter.