Charge

The Annual Conferences Committee (formerly the Annual Meetings Committee) shall support the activities of annual meeting hosts and serve as a conduit between the Conference Coordinators and the chapter. It shall maintain the Annual Meetings Guide and document templates such as speaker and hotel contracts. It shall encourage information sharing between Conference Coordinators.

It shall advise the Executive Board on selection of annual meeting hosts, joint meetings and other annual meeting management issues. The committee shall make recommendations to the Executive Board on all policies relating to annual meetings. It shall document annual meetings policies and procedures on the chapter website and in other relevant publications. The committee chair shall prepare a report for each Executive Board Meeting and submit appropriate documentation to the chapter Archives.

The Annual Conferences Committee shall consist of a Chair appointed to serve a two-year term beginning in even numbered years, a co-chair, representatives of the Communications and Professional Practice Committees, plus the Conference Coordinators of the current and next conference.

Published at https://mcmla45.wildapricot.org/annual-meetings-committee.

Ongoing 

• The Annual Conferences Handbook provides information for Conference planners.  The Final Report of the 2021 joint conference is the basis of the new Annual Conferences Handbook.
• Update Annual Meeting Guide as needed.
• Submit items of interest to the Communications Committee.
• Submit documents to the Archivist or directly deposit via the Archivist page.

Timeline