About ISO

ISO Future Strategy
as confirmed by the Management Committee.

The strategy of ISO to revitalize and consolidate the organisation, increase membership and create new interest and results for the benefit of the members was unanimously agreed at the MC Meeting in Dublin, 11.11.2005:

  1. Evolution, not revolution.
  2. Offer value to members.
  3. ISO may learn from, and follow the best National Member Organisations' examples.
  4. Direct members are welcome. When there are 5 members from a new country, ISO shall actively try and help them establish their own National Organisation as member of ISO.
  5. Congresses shall be organized with emphasis on content. MC must decide on the Business Theme well in advance.
  6. Finances must be restored. All activities should create a profit.
  7. ISO's headquarter (and assets) is at present in Zürich, but can in principle be anywhere.
  8. Information and activities are at the office of Preben Bailey in Sweden (Copenhagen area).
  9. Keep improving professionalism and focus on business.
  10. Plan at least 2 years ahead, preferably longer.
  11. According to the statutes ISO's official languages are German, French and English.
  12. The MC- and daily language is English, but whenever extended use of French, German (and Italian?) improves the interest and collaboration within the organisation it should be considered.
  13. Report by PB at the MC meetings: Accomplishments up-to-date.
  14. Plan for the coming period by PB at the MC meetings.
  15. ISO will have one official web-site as from 31.03.2006.
  16. Another China (and CRC-Expo) visit is considered in '07 jointly with NASFM.
  17. STORES+SHOPS is considered the "official ISO Magazine".
  18. All other quality trade magazines are regularly "fed" with PR, news and articles by PB.
  19. Proposal for a new name and/or logo by president Morten Gron-Hansen and MC member. Jonathan Loader of the UK.
  20. We are today more than 1.500 ISO members!
    A plan to profit from our joint purchase power from Exhibition centers etc. will be worked out.
  21. ISO is open to cooperation with other organisations, such as Popai a.o. for mutual benefit.
  22. ISO members are welcome to participate in other national organisations' events.

It was decided to move the ISO secretariat from Zürich to the information office address after

31.03.2006:

 

ISO statutes

ARTICLE I: Name

The name of the Organisation shall be ISO, the International Shopfitting Organisation.

ARTICLE II: Objective

ISO’s purpose is to advance international cooperation among the National Associations of the Retail Interior Contracting and Environments industry, retail equipment suppliers, and individual companies. ISO is a not-for-profit organisation.

ARTICLE III: Offices

The office of the Organisation shall be located in such country as may be determined from time to time by the Management Committee.

ARTICLE IV: Membership

Section 1. Regular Members: Any National Association of manufacturers or suppliers of store fixtures or retail interior contractors.
Section 2. Direct Members: Any manufacturer or supplier of store fixtures or retail interior contractor from countries where there is no national association of the industry.
Section 3. Associate Members: Such additional forms of membership that may be established at the discretion of the Management Committee and are in keeping with the best interests of the Organisation.

ARTICLE V: Management

Section 1. There shall be a Management Committee consisting of one member and one substitute member from each country with National Association member(s). They shall be appointed by their National Association(s).
Section 2. The management of the Organisation shall be under the control of the Management Committee and such officers, committees, and agencies as may be elected or appointed pursuant to the Bylaws.
Section 3. The officers of the Organisation shall be a President, Vice President, and Treasurer, all of whom must be members of the Management Committee. They shall be elected or appointed in the manner and for the terms specified in the Bylaws.
Section 4. The Management Committee shall employ a Secretary General to run the daily administration.
Section 5. The annual meeting elect among members of the Regular Members’ National Associations 2 auditors for one year. Auditors may be re-elected the succeeding year.

ARTICLE VI: Meetings

The time and place of holding meetings of the Organisation and the method of voting at such meetings shall be determined by the Bylaws.

ARTICLE VII: Amendments

The Constitution may be amended by any of the following two methods: [1] By a simple majority vote of the members present at an Annual Meeting after at least 30 days’ notice shall have been given to all members stating the proposed change; or [2] By a two-thirds vote of the Management Committee.

The above ISO statutes and attached bylaws were unanimously agreed by the Annual ISO General Assembly in Barcelona, Spain, 10th May 2008.

Carsten Schemberg                                                     Preben Bailey
President of ISO                                                         Secretary General of ISO

Iso logoBylaws
to the ISO Statutes.

 

ARTICLE I: Membership

Section 1. Classes of Membership
The classes of membership are described in Article IV of the Statutes.

Section 2. Application and Election to Membership
Any National Association or sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or corporation desiring to become a Regular or Associate Member of the Organisation may qualify to do so by signing and filing a written membership application in such form as shall be prescribed by the Management Committee, and submitting payment for dues.

Section 3. Right to Vote and Hold Office
Each Regular member shall be entitled to one vote, and to appoint two representatives (one member, one substitute) to the Management Committee. A Regular Member may change its Management Committee representation at will upon giving notice to the Secretary General.
Direct and Associate members have no vote and cannot hold office.

ARTICLE II: Meetings

Section 1. There shall be an annual meeting of the Organisation for the purpose of electing the Officers and auditors, and approve accounts and budgets. The time and place of the annual meeting shall be determined by the Management Committee, and at least 60 days’ notice of such meeting shall be given to all members. Only members who have paid all dues obligations to the Organisation shall be entitled to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting.

Section 2. Member’s meetings shall be conducted in accordance with “Roberts’ Rules of Order”, particularly concerning motion procedures (Read motion, second, discus, amend if necessary and vote).

Section 3. Five (5) Regular Members of the Organisation, including a majority of the Management Committee, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the Organisation.

Section 4. Whenever attendance at a meeting is less than a quorum, the members may, at the direction of the Management Committee, be polled, and if a quorum of votes are cast, the results of such vote will be binding on the Organisation and its members.

Article III: Management Committee (MC)

Section 1. The MC is appointed by the Regular Members according to the Statutes, Article V, section 1.

Section 2. The Officers of the Organisation, President, Vice President, and Treasurer shall be elected at the annual meeting and shall hold office for three year terms or until their successors shall be elected.

Section 3. The MC shall appoint and employ at a salary fixed by them a Secretary General who shall be the only paid officer of the Organisation. He has no voting right in the MC.

Section 4. The MC may be called together at any time by the President, Secretary General, or by three MC Members. A majority of the MC Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The MC shall determine its own rules of procedure.

Section 5. The president with approval of the MC shall have the power to authorize appointment of such committees, as may be desirable to conduct the business of the Organisation.

Article IV: Executive Committee (EC)

An Executive Committee of the President, the Vice President and the Treasurer has authority in all matters between meetings of the MC.

Article V: Officers

Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Organisation and the MC.
The President shall appoint such committees, as may be approved by the MC.
The President shall plan and direct the activities of the Organisation with the cooperation of the MC.

Section 2. The Vice President shall perform all acts delegated to the President, should the latter, through absence or inability, at any time be unable to perform such acts.

Section 3. The Treasurer, or if so designated the Secretary General, shall receive and receipt for all monies collected by the Organisation from any source and shall disburse the same following proper procedures.
He shall have the authority himself, or designate the Secretary General, to keep records of all receipts and disbursements and shall make reports thereof to the Organisation, and the MC as required. The Treasurer or designated Secretary General shall deposit the funds of the Organisation in a bank subject to the approval of the MC.

Section 4. The Secretary General shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the members of the Organisation and of the MC, and keep all records of the Organisation. He shall be responsible for the issuance of proper notices of all meetings and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the MC. Under the direction of the President and the MC, he shall carry on the activities of the Organisation appropriate to its
Purposes. He shall have the power, within the budget appropriations then in effect, to pay such expenses, as may be needed to carry out the work of the Organisation. He shall make such reports as may be required by the President or the MC, and perform such other duties as they may determine.
The Secretary General shall be eligible to attend all meetings of the Organisation, the MC, and any other committees appointed by the President, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat.
The Secretary General reports to the Executive Committee.

Article VI: Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Organisation shall be from January 1 to December 31 in each year.

Article VII: Budget and Dues

Section 1. The Treasurer and Secretary General shall prepare an annual budget covering the estimated receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year to come. The Treasurer shall present such budget to the MC for its consideration and approval.

Section 2. Each Member shall pay within thirty (30) days after notice of the amount thereof, the amount of dues owed the Organisation, as established by the MC.

Article VIII: Termination of Membership

Section 1. Any regular, associate, or other membership of the Organisation may be terminated upon failure of the member to pay any dues within three months after the time designated for such payment.

Section 2. A member may terminate his membership by 3 month’s written notice to the end of a year.

Article IX: Dissolution

In the case of dissolution of the Organisation, the funds and other assets shall, after all debts have been fully paid, be distributed to one or more not-for-profit organisations or agencies, as determined by the MC.

Article X: Amendments

The Bylaws may be amended in the same manner as prescribed in Article VII of the Statutes.

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According to decision by the Annual ISO General Assembly in Barcelona, Spain, 10th May 2008.

Carsten Schemberg Preben Bailey
President of ISO Secretary General of ISO