Communicator June 2010
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 Institution of Parliamentarians, hereby gives notice that the fifty-first Annual Session of the AIP will convene on Thursday, July 15 - Saturday July 17, 2010, at the Ontario Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. Registration will begin on Wednesday, July 14. Enclosed in this issue of The Communicator is a list of those who have been nominated by the Board of Directors by petition.
Table of Contents Annual Session info
4
Bookstore
2
Business Development Institute 5 Bylaws Amendment
4
Call to Convention
1
Contacts
2
Contributions
6
DC Non-Profit Code
7
Exam deadlines
6
Member Profile
5
New Members
6
Newsletter Deadlines
2
Nominees
4
President’s Letter
1
Region IV conference
7
Road Shows
7
Silent Gavels
6
Teacher Certification Course
5
Upcoming Events
3
PRESIDENT’S LETTER
We’re Just Getting Started!!! My company decided a few years ago that we needed to let our money make us money. So we purchased some properties and had to go through the dreaded renovation phase. When it was finally done and we were listening to the reports, I remarked to a colleague “I’m sure glad that’s over!” She just looked at me with a smirk and shook her head saying, “Don’t you know we’re just getting started???” That seems to match my experience with AIP. We have been under a renovation of sorts for the past two years. We changed our governance style. We changed our structure. We changed our fiscal philosophy. We changed our attitude about why we exist as a professional association and how we provide linkage to our members and the public. In order to stay relevant to our members and to the world we needed to do some things differently. Our internal communications have been strengthened and we have built strong external partnerships. Boldly embracing our mission by increasing our educational offerings across the country, we have escalated our activities that promote our profession. We have lifted up leaders who put the organization first thereby allowing them to make the difficult decisions that were necessary. Change can truly be scary stuff. Venturing over new horizons can be unsettling. But the status quo was even scarier in AIP’s case. We needed to reno-
by JAMES “Jim” JONES, CPP-T
vate and upgrade an association that was beginning to show its age. It was a perfect time to find people who had the temerity--and, more important, vision-to say, “This just isn’t working anymore.” While undergoing our own “extreme makeover” we have taken on many hard tasks. Yet, we have consistently reaped the results of our hard work. We are financially sound. Our membership continues to grow. Our governing documents have been strengthened. And most importantly, we are achieving our core mission of education and advocacy better than ever before. Several new faces coupled with many familiar ones were responsible for this successful transition. A note of thanks is due to each of them. They enabled AIP to connect the possibilities of our future with the traditions of our past. As our 51st annual session and the end of my final term draws near, I need to recognize the (Continued to page 2)