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Volume 36, Number 2, June 2009
Communicator The newsletter of the American Institute of Parliamentarians
CALL TO CONVENTION In compliance with the American Institute of Parliamentarians Bylaws, Article VII, Section 3, and motions adopted by the Board of Directors, I, James Jones, CPP-T, President of the American Institute of Parliamentarians, hereby give notice that the Fifty-first Annual Session of the AIP will convene on Thursday, July 30 – Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Wyndham Riverside Hotel in New Orleans, LA. Registration will begin on Wednesday, July 29. Enclosed in this issue of The Communicator a list of nominees who have been nominated by petition and registration information for the Annual Session.
Changing, Growing, Transforming AIP Heads to New Orleans “Changing, Growing, Transforming” is the theme for AIP’s 51st Annual Session to be held July 30-August 1, 2009 in New Orleans. Come join fellow members to elect officers and directors, debate and vote on governance documents, and set the organization’s emphasis for the next year. The opening plenary session will start at 8:30 on Thursday morning. In addition to facilitating a wide range of workshops over the three day annual session, the education department will also sponsor a special pre-session business institute focusing on the business skills of the professional parliamentarian. This full session will be held on Wednesday, June 29. This year’s annual session will be responsible for revising AIP’s governance documents. The bylaws committee (in addition to allowing on-line input from all members prior to the annual session) will conduct a reference committee hearing in New Orleans on Wednesday evening. This hearing, which will provide another opportunity for members to offer their thoughts on the proposed revision, will begin immediately after the welcome reception for all participants. The reception will begin at 6:00 pm. Conducting business is only one aspect of the annual session. The education department has planned a series of workshops featuring some of the top presenters in the parliamentary profession. These workshops are designed to offer participants practical tools that will help them become even more effective in their parliamentary work. A list of workshops will be available on the AIP website as all plans are finalized. Come to New Orleans in July for AIP and stay for the great food and sites. Editor: E. Marie Wilson, CPP 35 Chapman Mill Pond Road Westbrook, CT 06498 860-669-4443 wilsonem@ix.netcom.com
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President: James Jones, CPP-T P.O. Box 617816 Chicago, IL 60661 202-309-3835 nccichgo@hotmail.com
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