Section 1—Annual Business Meetings

1. The Annual Business Meeting of the Society shall be held at such time and place as the Board shall determine. Notice of said meeting shall be given to all members no fewer than ten days and no more than six months before the meeting date.
2. Should unusual conditions make it inadvisable to hold an Annual Business Meeting,  the Board may cancel the Annual Business Meeting and hold a Board meeting in lieu thereof. This action shall require the approval of two-thirds of all voting members of the Board.
3. Should the Board cancel the Annual Business Meeting, Officers, Officers-elect, and Directors-at-large shall begin their terms at the close of the Board meeting held in lieu thereof.

Section 2—Special Business Meetings

A Special Business Meeting of the Society may be called by the Board at any time, or shall be called by the President upon receipt of a signed petition by ten percent of the Full Members. Written notice of such meeting, specifying its purpose, shall be given to all members at least 30 days and no more than 60 days prior to the date thereof. Only the business specified in the notice may be transacted at this meeting.

Section 3—Regional or Joint Meetings

Regional meetings or joint meetings with other organizations for the purpose of discussing matters of mutual interest may be called by the President upon approval of the Board.

Section 4—Ban on Attendance at the Annual Meeting

1. Upon being presented with credible evidence that an individual has been found, by a court of competent jurisdiction or an administrative or regulatory body, to have engaged in conduct or actions contrary to the ideals, objectives, and accepted standards of the Society as set forth in these Bylaws, Board policies, or the SAA Principles of Archaeological Ethics, the Board may bar that individual from attending the Annual Meeting or other Society-sponsored events, permanently or for a specific term.
2. Such conduct or action shall include, but is not limited to, sexual assault and harassment.

Section 5—Voting

At any Business Meeting of the Society, only Full Members shall have the right to vote. Votes must be cast in person at a meeting. Substantive resolutions that express actions or positions to be taken by the Society passed at a Business Meeting shall be subject to a referendum as specified in Article IX, Section 3.

Section 6—Quorum

For the Annual Business Meeting, a quorum shall consist of 100 Full Members. A quorum for a Special Business Meeting shall consist of five percent of the Full Members.

Section 7—Rules of Order

The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the conduct of meetings of the Society in all cases to which they are applicable, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or any special rules of order duly adopted by the Board.