Section 1 - Name:  The name of the organization shall be Minnesota Advocates for Immersion Network (MAIN).  It shall be a non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota.

Section 2 – Mission:  Minnesota Advocates for Immersion Network acts collaboratively to support, enhance and educate others about language immersion in schools.

Section 3 - Purpose:  MAIN is organized exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes.  

The purposes of this corporation are:

• To support discussion and collaborative problem-solving of program design and implementation issues unique to language immersion programming,

• To create opportunities for professional development, cultural exchange, educational research, and communication among immersion educators,

• To advocate for and inform about immersion education at the district and state levels.