The Corporation shall have a class of Active members and of Honorary Members.
All of the members and the fellows of the American College of Allergy & Immunology and of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology who are interested in furthering the interests of the AAII are eligible for membership. Qualified and licensed Allopathic Physicians practicing in India and devoting at least 50% of their practice time to the care of patients with Asthma and Allergies are also eligible for membership.

The Corporation may confer honorary membership on any person it deems meritorious of such recognition.

The Board of Directors may adopt and amend application procedures and qualifications for membership in the Corporation. An affirmative vote of the majority of the Directors present and voting shall be required for admission of any applicant who meets the membership qualifications then in effect. Any member may renew membership by submitting an application for renewal or upon action of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors may set and change the amount of an initiation fee, if any, and the annual dues pay-able to the Corporation by members.
The Board of Directors may provide for the issuance of certificates evidencing membership in the Corporation. When a person has been admitted as a member and has paid any required fees and dues, the Corporation shall issue a certificate of membership to the person. Membership certificates shall be signed by the president or a vice president and by the secretary or an assistant secretary. Membership certificates shall be numbered consecutively. If a certificate is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, a new certificate may be issued.

Each member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of members.
In any dispute between members relating to the activities of the Corporation, all parties involved shall cooperate in good faith to resolve the dispute. If the parties cannot resolve the dispute between themselves, they shall cooperate to select one or more mediators to help resolve the dispute. If no timely resolution of the dispute occurs through mediation, any party may demand binding arbitration. This paragraph shall not apply to a dispute involving the Corporation as a party relating to the sanctioning, suspension, or expulsion of a member from the Corporation. The Board of Directors shall have the discretion to authorize the use of the Corporation’s funds for mediation or arbitration of a dispute described in this paragraph.

The Board of Directors may impose reasonable sanctions on a member, or suspend or expel a member from the Corporation, for good cause after a hearing. The Board of Directors may not take any action against a member without giving the member adequate notice and an opportunity to be heard. To be deemed adequate, notice shall be in writing and delivered at least 14 days prior to the hearing. However, shorter notice may be deemed adequate if the Board of Directors determine s that the need for a timely hearing outweighs the prejudice caused to the member and if a statement of the need for a timely hearing is included in the notice. If mailed, the notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. A member shall have the right to be represented by counsel at and before the hearing. The Board of Directors may impose sanctions, suspend a member, or expel a member, by a majority vote.

Any member may resign from the Corporation by submitting a written resignation to the secretary. The resignation need not be accepted by the corporation to be effective. A member’s resignation shall not relieve the member of any obligation to pay any dues, assessments or other charges that had accrued and were unpaid prior to the effective date of the resignation.

A former member may submit a written request for reinstatement of membership. The Board of Directors may reinstate membership on any reasonable terms that the Board of Directors deems appropriate.

Membership in the Corporation is not transferable of assignable. Membership terminates on dissolution of the Corporation or the death of a member. Membership in the Corporation is not a property right that may be transferred after member’s death.

All real and personal property, including all improvements located on the property, acquired by the Corporation shall be owned by the Corporation. A member shall have no interest in specific property of the Corporation. Each member hereby expressly waives the right to require partition of all or part of the Corporation’s property.