SILICON COAST COMPUTER GROUP

The Silicon Coast Computer Group Bylaws
[As drafted 10/25/95]

A. To provide a forum in the greater Coast community for the exchange of ideas and information    regarding IBM microcomputers and related compatible computers;

B. To provide assistance in solving hardware and software problems encounteredduring the use of these computers;

C. To provide access to software in the public domain;

D. To further the common good by fostering the development of computer-related skills;

E. To encourage the formation, development, and support of special interest groups(SIGs) and chapters within the parent organization;

F. To provide a medium for communication with other users groups;

G. To help facilitate the development of a formal problem-solving liaison withcomputer product manufacturers.

These objectives can best be realized by encouraging an active membership, a widely-disseminated newsletter, evaluating and recommending reliable and virus free public-domain software, and regular general meetings that appeal to a wide spectrum of those persons who own, use, or are interested in IBM and compatible computers.

A. The officers and their duties shall be:

1. PRESIDENT: Prepares an agenda for and presides over the general meetingsand serves as Chairman of the Steering Committee.

2. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT: Presides over meetings in the absence of the President; performs administrative duties as assigned by the President.

3. VICE PRESIDENT: Presides over meetings in the absence of the Presidentand Executive Vice President; performs administrative duties as assigned by the President.

4. TREASURER: Administers the Group accounts, books, and financial recordsand performs all the transactions related thereto.

5. SECRETARY: Administers the Group records, including the proceedings of allmeetings and is responsible for the orderly operation of the meeting and application of Robert's Rules of Order when necessary.

B. The officers shall be members in good standing and shall be elected for a one year term commencing December 1, by a plurality of the voting membership present at the November general meeting each year. Nominations are offered at the September meeting (except in the election of Officers for the period of 11/15/95 to December 1, 1995) general meeting and may be made by any member in good standing.

C. The elected officers shall comprise the Board of Directors. The elected officers shall appoint such other officials as are necessary, in the discretion of the officers, to accomplish the objectives of the Group. The elected officers and the appointed officials shall together comprise the Steering Committee of the Group. The appointed officials shall serve at the pleasure of the elected officers and must be members in good standing. Three elected officers constitute a quorum of the Steering Committee; a quorum is required to conduct the business of the Group. Steering Committee decisions shall be by simple majority vote of members present. Decisions of the Steering Committee must be approved by a majority of the Board of Directors.

D. In the event of a dispute concerning the Administration of the Group, the presiding officer may invoke the procedures contained in Robert's Rules of Order.

E. Vacancies in offices other than the Presidency shall be filled by appointment by the Steering Committee. In the event of a vacancy in the Presidency, the Executive Vice President shall become the President. Should the Executive Vice President be unable or unwilling to assume the Presidency, the Vice President shall become the President. Should the Vice President be unwilling or unable to assume the Presidency, the Steering Committee shall elect an Acting President, who shall serve as President until a President is elected at the next general meeting by a simple majority of the members present and voting.

III. Membership in the Coast PC Users Group shall be open to anyone regardless of race, creed, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.

IV. A member in good standing shall be defined as one whose dues are current. Only members in good standing are eligible to vote.

V. Amendments to these Bylaws may be proposed by any member in good standing at a general meeting of the Coast PC User's Group. If seconded by another member in good standing then such proposed amendment shall be published in the next regular edition of the Coast PC User's Group newsletter; it may then be adopted by a simple majority of the voting membership present at the next general meeting following the publication of the Coast PC User's Group newsletter containing the proposed amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the current officers and directors of the Coast PC User's Group, have adopted these bylaws on this 15th day of November, 1995.