I

The management of the Portuguese Society of Intensive Care (SPCI) supports the formation of working groups (WG's) with the objective to promote & develop the interest of its associates in the scientific, technical & clinical areas of Intensive Care Medicine, while respecting point n^o1 of the 3rd article of the statutes of SPCI.

II

The WG's are constituted of effective members of the SPCI, can be formed on the initiative of the Management committee or by group(s), of member(s) who have an interest in this area of Intensive Care medicine

III

The Proposal of a WG to the Management committee should include:

1. The name of Coordinator
2. The name of the group/project Liasor
3. The name of the members who constitute the group
4. A working plan

IV

The admission of new members to a WG is dependent on a personal request directed to the Management of PSIC. The decision must be communicated to the Coordinator of the Working Group.

V

The Coordinator of the WG is obliged to:

1. Inform the Management committee of the SPCI about current projects
2. Promote the execution of annual reports
3. Propose the termination of a WG ( if 2/3 or more of the members vote in favour of termination)
4. Organize or participate in the meetings of the SPCI in order to share relevant findings

VI

The content of reports, studies etc. produced by WG's are the property of the SPCI.

VII

The WG will have total autonomy scientifically

VIII

The Management committee of the SPCI is obliged to:

1. Support the WG when so solicited, namely concerning administrative support or in publishing results obtained by the WG
2. Promote in reunions that the SPCI is involved (organizing,directly or by support) in spreading the WG's findings.
3. In the case of costs arising, other than those included in the budget proposal referred to previously, a budget must be Organized & presented to the Management committee for approval

IX

The Management committee of the SPCI can propose the termination or retirement of WG's if after two years of existence they have not produced any work or have not satisfied the conditions mentioned in V or VI.

X

The WG's can have a maximum duration of two years, renewable, in the case of no opposition by 2/3 of the members.

XI

The present regulations can only be altered every 3 years, after election of new Social Bodies & by a proposal ratified in the General Assembly

XII

These regulations enter into immediate effect and will be ratified at an Extraordinary General Assembly

Approved in the Management Committee Meeting on May, 25th, 1998
Approved at General Assembly of November, 5th, 1998
Altered in the Management Committee Meeting on March, 31th, 2000

Lisbon, April, 7th, 2000