Membership
The membership of SWARBICA shall be confined to the countries in South and West
Asia, and shall be of the following categories:
(I) National Members
(II) Institutional Members
(III) Individual Members
(IV) Honorary Member
(V) Associate Members
(I) National Members:
Such national
archives directorate or principal archival authorities in the countries in the
region, as are members of the International Council on Archives, shall be
eligible to become National Members of SWARBICA.
(II) Institutional Members:
Such institutions
in the region including libraries and universities, as are concerned with the
custody, organisation and administration of archives and archival material shall
be eligible to become members of SWARBICA.
(III) Individual Members: Any professional
archivist or other individuals interested in archives are eligible to become
individual Members and; to attend the meetings of SWARBICA as observers. Such
members shall not have the right to vote.
(IV) Honorary Member: Nationals of
South and West Asia, who have made outstanding contributions in the archival
field, or who have rendered significant service to the archive profession, may
be elected as Honorary Members of SWARBICA by the General Conference. The number
of such members shall be determined by the General Conference from time to time.
Honorary Members shall not have the right to vote.
(V) Associate Members:
Any institution or
individual not belonging to any country in South and West Asia, but having
genuine interest in the aims and objects of SWARBICA, shall be eligible to
become an Associate Member of SWARBICA. The number of such members shall be
determined by the General Conference from time to time. The Associate Members
shall have neither the right to vote nor a position in the Executive Board.
