At its October 2003 meeting, the Board of Directors approved several amendments to the SAMBA Bylaws as presented by the Committee on Bylaws. The proposed amendments include the following: (1) creation of an Operations Primer that would serve as a manual for officers and committee chairs; (2) establishment of certain committees as standing committees of the Society; (3) assignment of the Chair of the Committee on Development as a standing member of the Committee on Annual Meeting. The amendments are presented here in accordance with the procedures to amend the Society’s Bylaws, stating that proposed amendments must be distributed to every member of the Society at least two weeks prior to the SAMBA Annual Membership Meeting to be held on May 2, 2004, in Seattle, Washington. At the meeting, the proposed amendments will be presented a second time, followed by a vote. A two-third affirmative vote of the active members present and voting is necessary for the proposed amendments to become effective. The proposed amendments may be viewed here.