A. PREAMBULUM

The RC is an ordinary, permanent body of the ISA. It was established to achieve the aims of the ISA, to further research and scholarship related to the sociology of leisure

B. OBJECTUVES

1. To promote international cooperation in the field of the activities of the RC

2. To exchange theoretical and practical information among all countries and experts concerning the results of investigations on leisure

3. To convene international seminars, symposia, meetings on leisure

4. To prepare and circulate reports about the development and problems of leisure in different countries and regions

5. To cooperate with the ISA and other organizations, groups, committees in order to solve tasks of general interest

6. To promote organised documentation on leisure in cooperation with other documentation centres

7. To identify sociological problems in leisure and organize international research projects

8. To cooperate with other scientific organizations on an interdisciplinary basis, and to promote fundamental and applied researches on leisures

9. To act as an advisory editorial board to the international review Loisir et Societe / Society and Leisure, currently published at Les Presses de I'Universite du Quebec, Quebec, Canada

10. To act as an advisory editorial board to the Loisir information / Leisure Newsletters

C. MEMBERSHIP

The membership of the RC. consists of members of affiliated national societies and individual members of the ISA who have been accepted as members of the RC on application to its Boards, and who have been paid their annual membership fees

D. THE BOARD

The Board of the RC. of ISA is responsible for decision making and carrying on the business of the RC. It consists of up to 24 members

Its members serve a four year term. The Board is directed by the President, two Vice-Presidents, the Executive Secretary and the Executive Committee. They are elected together with the Board The Board deals with the editorial activities and with the documentation of the RC. The Board is responsible for the edition of the review Society and Leisure and for the Leisure Newsletters

E. VOTING AND DECISIONS

All regular members have the right to participate in the election of the Board, Executive Committee, President; Vice-Presidents, and Executive Secretary. It is useful to divide functions according to regions

The election of the Board is held every four years. The Board is the agent for business matters, and may make decisions if 50% of its members including the President or the Vice-Presidents or the Executive Secretary are present. The Board also may make decisions in the absence the President, who may delegate his vote to another member Whenever advisable, a mail ballot vote of all members will be arranged

Decisions will be taken when there is a simple majority of those voting unless otherwise specified in this document

The RC will set up a Secretariat to ensure regular communication with all the members about activities and plans, headed by the General Secretary

F. MEETINGS

Plenary sessions of the RC are held every four years at the occasion of the ISA. World Congress. Meetings of the Board are held every year, as much as possible. Announcements of meetings must be sent out at least two months before scheduled meeting, together with a provisional agenda by the President or when requested, by the General Secretary. The same procedure holds for the session of the Board an Executive. At each meeting the place and date of the next session is provisionally fixed

G. THE PRESIDENT

The President represents the RC in all matters. He may ask another member of the Board to represent him, such as a Vice-President, or the Executive Secretary, or in the case they cannot be any other member of the Board. No one can be President of more than one RC

H. THE VICE-PRESIDENTS

Vice-Presidents should be assigned special duties including relations with other bodies and organizations

I. THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

The Executive Secretary, in consultation with the President and the Vice-Presidents, is responsible for executing the business of the Executive and of the Board of the RC. He is the head of the Secretariat. In agreement with the President, he is responsible for the correspondence of the RC and prepares the agenda of the meetings of the Board and the Executive. He reports all decisions of the Board to the ISA. He is responsible for editing a Leisure Newsletter for the information of all the members

J. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The election of the Executive Committee is to be held every four years. The members of the Executive are the President, the two Vice-Presidents, the Executive Secretary and three elected members. The Executive Committee may convene once or twice a year, in order to consider the working plan, accept reports, and to inform itself about measures for the arrangement of meetings, conferences, symposia etc.

K. FINANCING

The financial basis of the RC depends on:

1. membership fees
2. grants from related organizations:
- ISA
- Other organizations connected to the RC

3. donations of organizations and associations which agree With the aims of the RC

L. CHANGES, AMENDMENTS

Amendments to the Statutes will be made only by absolute majority of all members of the Board. All proposed amendments will be submitted to members of the Board in writing at least sixty days before the date of a meeting. Amendments may also be presented at the statutory meetings of the RC

Written by: Dr Gybrgy Fukasz, Hungary
Adopted: Brussels Meeting, April 4, 1979