MEMORANDUM OF ARTICLES OF THE SOCIETY

1.  Name of the Society: SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS

ASSOCIATION (Regd.)

2.  Location of the office: G 11, Gayatri Towers, Street No. 1, Tarnaka,

Secunderabad- 500 017, India.

3.  Aims and Objectives:

i.  To pursue language studies within the theoretical framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics

ii.  To organize academic meets, workshops, seminars, conferences and training programmes with the main focus on language studies

iii.  To select scholars for further training / Seminar participation in India and abroad, wherever possible with financial assistance

iv.  To publish books, booklets, journals, occasional papers, periodicals on different aspects of language study with a view to enriching our knowledge of different languages, literatures and their cultures

v.  To invite scholars from different countries and Universities to give lectures / do research on selected topics

vi.  To work on collaborative projects with different individuals and institutions

vii.  To establish institutions for furtherance of Systemic Functional Linguistic Research

viii.  To buy / maintain / sell movable / immovable property in the interest and in furtherance of the aims and objectives of the Association

ix.  To engage in other activities, which are in consonance with the general objectives of the Association

1.  Certified that the Association is formed with no profit motive and that no commercial activities will be involved in its working.

2.  Certified that the Office Bearers are not paid any salary from the funds of the Association.

3.  Certified that the Association shall not engage in agitational activities to ventilate grievances.

4.  Certified that the signatures of Office Bearers are genuine.

DECLARATION

We, the undersigned persons, as listed in the Memo below, have formed ourselves into an Association called Systemic Functional Linguistics Association (SFLA) and are responsible to run the affairs of the Association and have got the Association registered under the Public Societies Registration Act, 1350 Fasli, in May 2002 at Hyderabad, India.

Name of the
Office Bearer / Age
in years / Designation in the Society / Association / Occupation and present Position / Residential address / Signature
1. Prof. S.K. VERMA, s/o Late Mr. B.K. Verma / 71 / President / Teaching; Retired
Vice-Chancellor, CIEFL / 2-39, Road No. 3, KK Nagar, Habsiguda, Hyderabad-500007.
2. Prof. J.V. SASTRY, s/o Sri. J. Satyanarayana / 56 / Vice-President / Teaching; Professor, Dept. of Linguistics, Osmania University / 11-4-322/31, Chilkalguda, Secunderabad-500361.
3. Prof. V. PRAKASAM, s/o V. Narayana Rao / 58 / General Secretary / Teaching; Professor of English, CIEFL / G 11, Gayatri Towers, Street No. 1, Tarnaka,
Secunderabad- 500007.
4. Prof. RAM DAS AKELLA, s/o Late A.V. Sarma / 49 / Joint Secretary / Teaching; Professor of Russian, CIEFL / 502, Shalina Residency, 12-5-33/1, Vijayapuri, Secunderabad-500017.
5. Dr. SURABHI BHARATI, w/o J.V.D. Moorthy / 42 / Treasurer / Teaching; Reader in English, CIEFL / 104, CIEFL Quarters, Hyderabad-500007.
6. Dr. M. HARI PRASAD / 38 / Executive Committee Member / Teaching; Reader in English, CIEFL / 403, Sri Ganesh Nilayam, Street No. 3, Prashanti Nagar, Hyderabad - 500029.
7. Dr. P. CHINNA DEVI / 43 / Executive Committee Member / Teaching; Lecturer in English, CIEFL / D3, Pruthvi Apartments, Vijayapuri, Secunderabad- 500017.

Signature of President / Secretary.

May 30, 2002.