Workshop


Please note that registration will close on Thursday 3rd March for this
workshop on the critical topic of how to run meetings.  Don't miss out on
this opportunity to learn from one of the most experienced speakers in
Canada on this topic!


>“Point of Order: How to Participate In and Run Meetings So That You Get
>Something Done”
>
>Date: Saturday, March 5, 2005
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>Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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>Place: Working Collection, School of Library and Information Studies,
>Dalhousie University
>
>Fee: $100 including taxes; $40 for students; $20 for SLIS students
>
>Instructor: Dr. Norman Horrocks, BA (Western Australia), MLS, PhD
>(Pittsburgh),
>Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
>(UK), Associate of the Library Association of Australia
>
>Dr. Norman Horrocks is a member of the American Institute of
Parliamentarians. A member, secretary and chair of countless committees, he has
given workshops on Committee Procedures and Parliamentary Practice for a number
of years. He has served as Parliamentarian for non-profit organizations in both
Canada and the United States. Currently he is an editorial consultant for
Scarecrow Press of Lanham, Maryland, and an adjunct professor in the Dalhousie
School of Library and Information Studies.
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>Who should attend?
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>Anyone who serves on a committee in any setting, whether as a member,
>secretary or chair
>
>Why should I attend?
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>To find out how to make more effective use of your time spent at meetings
>To learn new ways of ensuring that your views are heard
>To make sure that the group accomplishes what it was charged to do
>To gain confidence in dealing with Rules of Order and Parliamentary practice
>
>
>
>
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>                            Session Outline
>
>
>9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Introductions
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>9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. The Real Role of the Committee Chair: how to organize
>meetings so that people come prepared.
>
>10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Break (Provided by SLIS)
>
>11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Getting things done — Staying on time and on track:
>how to
>deal with those who cannot stay on the topic or who have an axe to grind.
>
>12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own)
>
>1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. The Role of the Committee Secretary: how to handle an
>annual
>business meeting and committee reports at this meeting.
>
>2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Rules of order: which ones are used, how and why.
>
>For further information and registration, please contact Shanna Balogh
>(494-2453). Advance payment and registration required.  (48 hours' notice is
>required for cancellation and refund of registration costs)
>
>School of Library and Information Studies
>Faculty of Management
>Dalhousie University
>Halifax, NS B3H 3J5
>
>Phone: 902-494-3656
>Fax: 902-494-2451
>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>Web: www.mgmt.dal.ca/slis