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The Society shall be called “ASSOCIATION EUROPÉENNE DE NEUROCHIRURGIE PÉDIATRIQUE” (in English “THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY”), hereafter referred to as “THE SOCIETY”. Its registered seat is Geneva, Switzerland, while its functional seat will be situated, each time, to the city of the practicing President. The Society operates under the present By-Laws and alternatively under articles 60 on. of the Swiss Civil Code. The Society shall be a non-profit association of ideal purpose.

The Society has as its purpose to pursuit a continuously increasing level of excellence in the field of pediatric neurosurgery through the following actions: 1. Organizing regular scientific meetings 2. Training in the field of pediatric neurosurgery by means of: (a) Regular courses and congresses (conferences) (b) An official publication 3. Active support and encouragement of scientific and clinical research namely in the fields of pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric neurology, pediatric neuroradiology, and pediatric neuro-opthalmology, etc. 4. Ensuring the representation of European pediatric neurosurgery worldwide. 5. Advancing standards of care in Europe for children requiring pediatric neurosurgery. 6. Working in collaboration with the UEMS (Union Européen des Médecines Spécialistes) and the EANS (European Association of Neurological Societies) to provide assistance in issues regarding training in pediatric neurosurgery. In the aforementioned context, the Society shall pursuit a purpose of general interest.

The Society’s funding shall be ensured through: 1. Membership fees as determined by the Executive Board. 2. Gifts, foundations, legacies and other donations. 3. Proceeds of activities organized by the society. The income provided by the Society’s funding will be irrevocably and exclusively used for the Society’s purposes as mentioned in Article 2.

1. Active members 2. Associate members 3. Affiliate members 4. Candidate members 5. Senior members 6. Honorary members 1. Active members shall be European neurosurgeons who practice pediatric neurosurgery as their primary function or have an active interest in this subspecialty. They should hold a valid professional license to practice this subspecialty in their country and they should also be regular members of their native national society for neurosurgery. Active members have the right to vote, as well as the right to be elected and hold office in various committees. They shall be required to pay their annual membership fee and to subscribe to the Official Journal of the society, unless exempted by the Executive Board. 2. Associate members shall be registered medical practitioners that meet the objectives of the Society. They should be practicing a medical subspecialty in relation with pediatrics. They shall be required to pay their annual society membership fee. While they will not have the right to vote or to be elected to the Executive Board, they can be appointed to a Committee. 3. Affiliate members shall be neurosurgeons with an active interest in pediatric neurosurgery, residing outside geographical Europe. They will not have the right to vote or to be elected, but they can be appointed to a Committee. They shall be required to pay their annual membership fee to the Society. 4. Candidate Members shall be neurosurgeons in training who have an active interest in pediatric neurosurgery and have acquired written support from their training program’s Director. Candidate membership is limited to five years. After that period of time, or before, if the requirements for full membership have been met, they can submit a request for full membership. Candidate members do not have the right to vote nor to be elected, but they can offer their contribution in various Committees. They are required to pay a fee. Neurosurgeons in training who apply for candidate membership during the biannual Congress or Training Course may be conditionally accepted, pending a formal application, along with all necessary supporting documentation, to be submitted directly to the Membership Committee. 5. Senior members. Active, associate and affiliate members that retire from the practice may apply to the Executive Board to acquire senior membership. Senior members are exempted from annual membership fees, as well as from their obligation to subscribe to the Official Journal of the Society; however, they can attend all meetings and participate in all the activities of the society. They will not have the right to vote; however, they may participate in Committees. 6. Honorary members shall be selected among distinguished personalities in the field of neurosciences. Nominations will be submitted in writing to the President of the society, in time to be circulated along with the agenda for the next executive meeting. A unanimous decision of the Executive Board is required to confer honorary membership. Honorary members can participate in the activities of the Society; they can also be members of standing or special committees. They are exempted from annual membership fees and they do not have the right to vote or be elected.