Author: Thomas Holmes

The 2020 Nominating Committee of the Electronic Association of Parliamentarians (EAP) is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the 2021 election of officers.  The Call for Nominations is now open and we are seeking nominations for the following positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Officer duties are as listed in the EAP Standing Rules.  Primary and Affiliate members can nominate or be nominated to an elected position (members can nominate themselves).  The Nominating Committee will confirm a potential candidate’s acceptance of nomination after nominations are received.  Please submit nominations with the information listed below: Name of NomineeEAP Unit affiliationPosition of interestLeadership experienceCredentials, if applicableShort bio (500 word limit) The deadline for nominations is 11:59 pm CST on December 1, 2020 and can be submitted via email to Tbmarquislaw@gmail.com. …

The 2020 Annual Business Meeting was held on April 4, 2020 as part of our third educational conference. We wanted to highlight the actions adopted in this meeting. The official minutes are posted to our member's only section. Actions we took at the annual meeting include: Approved the annual meeting agenda and special rules of order.Appointed a minutes approval committee consisting of Beverly Przybylski, PRP; Beverly Tatham, PRP; and Don Freese, PRP-R.Heard a national update from NAP Parliamentarian Tim Wynn, PRP an association update from EAP President Evan Lemoine, PRP, and a treasurer’s report from EAP Treasurer David Whitaker, PRP.Elected a nominating committee consisting of Kendra O'Toole, PRP; Traci Bransford-Marquis, RP; and Leah Patrice Nolan.Adopted amendments #1-6.Adopted amendment #7 with an amendment to change "EAP President" to"EAP Board of Directors"…