1. Designation
The name of the group is Central European Network of Urban Morphology (CENUM).
2. Objectives
The objectives of the group are to:
encourage collaboration and dialogue across national and disciplinary boundaries;
provide a structured platform for the exchange of methodologies, findings, and theoretical perspectives;
enhance the visibility of research in the field,
through:
the organization of meetings and conferences,
the development of joint research projects,
the development of joint applications for national funding;
establish a privileged relationship with the International Seminar on Urban Form,
through:
- the collaboration on ISUF initiatives of debate and promotion of urban morphology.
3. Membership
Membership of the group is open to individual researchers and institutions supporting its objectives. A membership is voluntary with no legal basis.A balance in terms of disciplinary approaches, representation of the Central European countries, and the participation of different generations of researchers should be promoted.
4. Group organization
The group should be organised around a Steering Committee composed of one representative of each member country. Voting members may be added or removed by no less than 3/4 affirmative vote of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee will appoint a Chair responsible for organizing Steering Committee activity.
The Committee should meet once a year.
4.1. Decision Making
The Steering Committee will strive for all decisions to be made by consensus. While explicit agreement of the entire Steering Committee is preferred, it is not required for consensus. Rather, the Steering Committee will determine consensus based on their good faith consideration of a number of factors, including the dominant view of the Steering Committee and nature of support and objections. The Steering Committee will document evidence of consensus in accordance with these requirements. If consensus cannot be reached, the Steering Committee will make the decision by a vote.
4.2. Voting
The Steering Committee Chair will call a vote with reasonable notice to the Steering Committee, setting out a discussion period and a separate voting period. Any discussion may be conducted in person or electronically by text, voice, or video. The discussion will be open to the public. In any vote, each voting representative will have one vote. Except as specifically noted elsewhere in this Charter, decisions by vote require a simple majority vote of all voting members.
5. Finance
The group does not manage any financial resources of its own. All the financial transactions are directly within individual members.
6. Constitution
The Steering Committee shall have authority to amend the Constitution upon the proposal of the majority.
