11.1 The Board of Directors is vested with the broadest powers for the management of the International Chamber and has the power to perform all acts it deems appropriate for the achievement and implementation of the statutory purposes, everything that is not expressly reserved by law or the Articles of Association for the General Meeting being within its competence.
In particular, the Board of Directors:
a. elects from among its members the Executive Committee with its President's Committee;
b. guides and administers the association, deciding on the amount of the annual membership contribution, which may be reduced for young members, as well as other contributions due from supporters
c. decides on the admission or exclusion of members and honorary members;
d. decides on the admission of benefactors under Article 22;
e. It prepares and approves the draft annual budget and balance sheets of the association;
f. implements the programme of activities decided by the General Meeting;
g. appoints the Scientific Committee;
h. supervise the conduct of members, providing, where necessary and after hearing the persons concerned, to issue the necessary oral or, in more serious cases, written reprimands, against which the member may lodge an appeal pursuant to Article 133 et seq. of the Articles of association.

11.2 The Board of Directors consists of a variable number of directors depending on the number of members as follows:
a) up to fifty members: nine directors;
b) from fifty-one to one hundred members: eleven directors;
c) from one hundred and one members: fifteen directors.

11.3 The Board of Directors is elected by the General Meeting from among the members, respecting the principles of gender equality and ensuring adequate representation of young professionals. To this end, the voting systems for its election must respect a proportion of candidates equal to at least one-third for the less represented gender and at least one-fifth for young people under the age of thirty-five, provided that, for each of these categories, at least two-tenths of the members belonging to them are registered with the association at the time of the decision to call the elections. The Chamber shall promote the widest possible dissemination among the aforementioned categories and their participation in the social life of the organization. Any approximation in this regard regarding the number of councilors shall be made in favor of the genders and categories mentioned. The Board of Directors shall remain in office for three years from the date of the proclamation of its members; at its first meeting, it shall elect the Executive Committee from among its members.

11.4 The Board of Directors is convened by the President or, by proxy, even verbally, or in the event of his impediment, by another member of the President's Committee, by means of a written convocation containing the date, time and location, as well as the agenda to be communicated to the Board Members by any means of paper, electronic or telematic means, at least five days prior to the meeting. In case of urgency, the President or, in case of his impediment, one of the members of the President's Committee, is entitled to convene the Board of Directors without any delay. In this case, the convocation of all Board members is recorded in the minutes of the meeting. The President, or if he is prevented from doing so, one of the members of the President's Committee, must convene the Board if at least half of its members so request in writing, meaning four, five and seven in the cases of the composition of the Board of Directors as per Art. 11.2, letters a), b) and c) respectively. Under penalty of inadmissibility of the request, it must be accompanied by the items to be placed on the agenda. In the event of inaction by the President or the President's Committee, the Board of Directors may be convened by the Ethics Committee.

11.5 The Board of Directors shall meet at least once a month at the office of the President or another member of the President's Committee. The place of such a meeting (if it is not to be held online), even if different from that indicated above, must be expressly notified to the Board Members in the convocation. It shall be validly constituted with the presence of at least half of the Board Members, meaning four, five and seven respectively in the hypotheses of the composition of the Board of Directors under Article 11.2, letters a), b) and c). Once the constitutive quorum has been reached, the Board of Directors shall decide by a majority of those present. In the event of a tie, the President's vote shall be considered double. By decision of the President, who shall establish the technical means - or upon request to the President by at least half of the board members, meaning four, five and seven in the cases of the composition of the Board of Directors under Article 11.2 a), b) and c) respectively - meetings may be held by remote electronic means. A delegate of the Benefactors without voting rights may attend meetings of the Board of Directors.

11.6 Should any of its members cease to hold office for any reason whatsoever during the term of office, the Board of Directors shall co-opt new members, replacing the members who ceased to hold office, who shall remain in office as long as theBoard of Directors remains in office. In this case, the Board of Directors shall promptly inform the Members (in any form) of the adoption of the aforesaid co-opting resolution. Within the peremptory term of fifteen days from the aforesaid communication, dissenting members constituting at least 20% of the members may send a written request to the President for the convocation of the General Meeting with a new election of the ceased members as agenda.

11.7 Should the majority of the elected Board Members leave office prematurely, for any reason whatsoever, during the term of office, the entire Board of Directors shall fall from office and the President, or, gradually, one of the members of the President's Committee, the member with the most seniority on the Board, or the oldest member, shall convene the General Meeting without delay for new elections.

11.8 The proceedings of the Board of Directors are summarily recorded by the Secretary, who signs each minute with the Chairman and takes care of their preservation. Books and records of the Board and, in any case, documentation, including accounting documentation, relating to the association are kept in the office of the President by the Secretary, the Treasurer and the President himself.