The Shenzhen Tech Senate (STS) is a free association.
STS has no political or business affiliation of any sort and with any entity.
The scope of the STS is to aggregate talented mature individuals to contribute and exchange experience and opinions among peers.
The STS does not produce documents for public use nor express opinions in any form.
The STS is not a secret organization and operates abiding the law.
For its nature and scope of existence only a selection of members of the public can be member of the STS.
Can be member of the STS any person having all the following characteristics:
- be of age at least 55 years old at the moment of association,
- be a recognized professional in any technical and technological field. This qualifies the person to be a tech professional,
- be active in Shenzhen in the function for which is recognized as a tech professional,
- be present in Shenzhen at the moment of association and spend no less than 90 days per year in Shenzhen active in the functions for which is recognized as a tech professional,
- not having been expelled by the STS or not having been reinstated,
- being invited by the STS.
The STS is inclusive and does not discriminate basing on any criteria not dictated by law.
The STS does not advertise itself in any form including to attract members or for commercial purposes.
The STS registers its name as a trademark and protect it against unauthorised use.
Every member of the STS is authorised to use the name of the association also in commercial communication as an attribute of self in the form "member of the STS", but is not authorised to advertise it in any form, including, but not limited to, using it on personally targeted unsolicited commercial communication.
Every member is authorised to propose to STS any qualified individual for invitation.
Every member of the STS has the right to veto the invitation of a new member within 15 days from having received the information of the proposed invitation.
If no veto is opposed and when all members of the STS have confirmed they do not oppose or have not responded in time, then the proposed individual is invited and can become a member.
An invited individual can accept the invitation in 15 days, after which the invitation expires.
By accepting the invitation the new member approves all points of this document.
Members are free to leave the STS at any time and from that moment are not authorised to make any use of the name or access the communication channel of the STS.
Members that left STS can be invited again at any time with the normal process.
At any moment a member can request any other member to confirm whether they are still members.
Members that do not confirm within 30 days from having received the request are removed, but can be invited again at any time with the normal process.
Any member can ask another member to be expelled and all members, including the one affected are notified.
To expel a member at least 50% +1 of the members must approve the expulsion.
Members have 15 days to approve the expulsion from the moment they where notified.
An expelled member can be reinstated when at least 75% of the members approve it.
To change in any way this document all members must unanimously approve the change.
This document results from the contribution of a group of founding members and is not inspired by any existing organisation.
The few decisions of the STS are based on shared and transparent communication between all members. Means must be in place to allow this to happen.
Each member of STS must contribute equally to costs that might be incurred for the function of the needed means of communication.
STS does not organise meetup or events nor formal participation to any activity.
This document is available to any person who requires it.
No individual can claim compensation for being or not being member of the STS.
If any item mandated in this document conflicts with the law, then the law prevails and all other items remain valid.