SEG encourages association of geophysical organizations. Following are guidelines for becoming an SEG Section or Associated Society. For more information contact Kerry Cosby. 

At this time, SEG is unable to sponsor Web pages for all SEG Sections and Associated Societies.  This is a temporary issue and will be resolved ASAP. 

Related Links: List of Sections and Associated Societies
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SEG Constitution excerpt

Article XI. Sections and Associated Societies

Section 1. Sections and Associated Societies, consisting of members of the Society and other persons engaged in geophysics or a related field residing within an appropriate distance of a central point, or sharing a common interest or problem, may be organized as provided in the Bylaws. The terms Section and Associated Society shall be taken to be synonymous, and either may be adopted on the preference of the individuals forming the Section or Associated Society. Where the term Section is used in the Constitution and Bylaws, it shall be taken to mean Section or Associated Society. The rights and responsibilities of Sections and Associated Societies under the Constitution and Bylaws shall be the same.

Section 2. Each Section shall assist in carrying out the objectives of the Society.

Section 3. Each Section shall have one Section Representative if among its members there are not more than seventy-five Active Members in good standing. When the Section has more than seventy-five Active Members in good standing, additional Section Representatives may be appointed on the basis of one Section Representative for each Unit Quota or fraction thereof as provided for in the Bylaws.

Section 4. The Section Representatives shall be selected from among the Active Members of the Society in good standing for terms stated and in the manner prescribed in the Bylaws.

Section 5. Affiliation with a Section may be dissolved as provided in the Bylaws.

SEG Bylaws excerpt

Article IX. Sections and Associated Societies

Section 1. Upon petition of twenty Active Members of the Society in good standing residing within appropriate distance of a central point, or sharing a common interest or problem, the Council may authorize the formation of a Section or Associated Society. The terms Section and Associated Society shall be taken to be synonymous and all references to Sections in these Bylaws shall apply also to Associated Societies. The Council may decline to authorize the formation of a Section when, in its judgment, such an organization would not be compatible with the interests of the Society.

Section 2. The Section shall adopt bylaws which must be approved by the Council of the Society and shall be consistent with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Society. The bylaws of the Section should include provisions that provide for its orderly dissolution and automatic disposition of its funds in the event the Section can no longer function in compliance with its bylaws.

Section 3. The President of each Section shall represent that Section on the Council as Section Representative. The term of office of a Section Representative shall be one year. If a Section is entitled to two or three Representatives, as prescribed by the Constitution, these additional posts shall be filled by the Past-President and either the prior Past-President or President-Elect of the Section, respectively. A Section Representative must be a member of the Section and be an Active Member of the Society in good standing. When a Section President, Past-President, prior Past-President, or President-Elect is not eligible or otherwise is unable to serve on the Council, or when a Section is entitled to more than three Section Representatives, the executive committee of the Section shall be responsible for the selection of Section Representatives for one-year terms to the vacant or additional posts to be filled.

Section 4. In the event a Section Representative does not attend a Council meeting, an alternate or proxy who is an Active Member of the Society in good standing will be seated with the privilege of voting if that person has been authorized by the executive committee of that Section and if the President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Society have been notified in writing at least thirty days prior to the roll call of the Council Meeting.

Section 5. If a Section Representative ceases to be a member of the Section represented or is unable to perform the duties of that office, the executive committee of the Section may appoint an Active Member of the Society in good standing to fill the unexpired term.

Section 6. Each Section shall provide the Executive Director of the Society with the names of its current officers and the current version of its bylaws within thirty days after the election of officers. Annually each Section shall furnish the Executive Director with a count of the number of Active Members of the Society on the Section roster. For the latter purpose, the Section should count its members in good standing just prior to the date of renewal of annual Section dues. In the event a Section does not provide its membership count to the Executive Director at least thirty days prior to the Annual Meeting, no more than one of the Section Representatives from that Section shall have the privilege of voting at the meeting of the Council.

Section 7. A Section will be designated inactive if the Section does not hold at least two technical sessions a year, or is unable to elect a full slate of officers.

Section 8. An inactive Section will be designated a defunct Section by Council action if the Section is unable to regain active status in the one-year period following the date the Section is declared inactive.

Section 9. The Council may at any time dissolve affiliation with any Section for reasons it deems good and sufficient.