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More Tips for Area Committee Chairs

The following tips were provided by John Safko:

Coordinate for Committee

  1. Workshops
  2. Sessions
    1. Invited/contributed
    2. Plenary
    3. Joint
  3. Member Interaction
    1. Communication (dissemination of meeting minutes)
    2. Spread duties
  4. Submit Scheduling Forms on Time
    1. Workshops & Sessions
    2. Committee Meetings
  5. Recommend New Members

Attendance Affects Duties

  1. Small Meetings
    1. Informal structure
    2. Allow everyone opportunity to speak
  2. Large Meetings
    1. Formal Structure
    2. Control Discussion

Each Meeting

  1. Minutes
  2. Plans for next 2-3 meetings
    1. Joint, Summer, Winter
    2. Suggestions for Plenary
    3. Organizers for Sessions
  3. Long-range planning (create mission statement)

 

Get Authorization (Can you...?)

  1. Agree to co-sponsor a session?
  2. Replace organizers of a session?
  3. Speak for the Committee at Programs II?

 

After meeting

  1. Submit forms
    1. Contact organizer of each session
    2. Verify with Meetings Director that session materials are in
  2. Annual Report
  3. Keep in touch with members
    1. Email is best
    2. Snail mail only if necessary
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