Presenting Roberts Rules Simplified Workshop for PACs

CANCELLED
NVPAC presents John Noonan's
A CRASH COURSE IN ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER

Monday April 4th at Lucas Centre

In this hands-on seminar you will walk through the process of organizing, leading and participating in a board meeting. By the end of this module, you will have a clear knowledge of meeting procedures and possess the confidence to be a full participant in all board decisions.

TOPICS COVERED:

Processing the main motion
Amending the main motion
Referring business to a committee
Postponing business to a later time
Close, limit or extend debate
Tabling business
The Privileged Motions
- Orders of the day
- Raise a question of privilege
- Recess
- Adjourn
- Point of Order/Information/Procedure
- How to appeal a decision made by the Chair
- How to process an appeal to the Chair’s decision when you are the presiding
officer
- Rules of Debate
- Decorum for the presiding officer
- The Strategy of Presiding
- Bylaws, Rules of Order, Special Rules of Order, and Standing Rules

This seminar will be hands-on, practical and will contain a number of carefully structured role-
plays; each designed to help reinforce the program concepts and tailored to PAC organizations.