UTAH FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS* AND POLICIES**

 

*As amended in November, 1995, July, 2005, and February 2006.

**The By-Laws can only be changed by a two-thirds majority vote of the UFLA membership. Policies can be changed at any time by a majority vote of the Board.

 

BY-LAWS

Name

Membership

Officers

Executive Board

Meetings

Committees

Dues

Amendments

 

POLICIES

Board Members

ACTFL & SWCOLT

Associated Organizations

Awards & Scholarships

Board Meetings

Conferences

Exhibitors

Newsletters

Proficiency Certification

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

President

Secretary

President Elect

Past President

Executive Secretary

Awards Chair

Newsletter Editor

 

ARTICLE I
NAME AND PURPOSE

1    The name of this Association shall be "UTAH FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION." The Association is a Utah non-profit corporation.

2    The purpose of the Association shall be:

A    To stimulate the interest of all peoples everywhere in the learning and preserving of skills in foreign languages, and all languages other than English.

B   To foster discussion and interchange of ideas relative to the duties, responsibilities, and problems of teachers and students engaged in the study of foreign languages in order to aid and promote the advancement and mutual understanding of teachers and students, and to encourage interest and participation in the activities of the Association.

 

ARTICLE II
MEMBERSHIP

1    Any person interested in the learning or preserving of a foreign language skill is eligible for regular membership in this Association provided the annual dues are paid.

2    Honorary memberships may be conferred upon any individual who has made an unusual or extraordinary contribution to the advancement of foreign language skills, or a contribution to the Association. Honorary memberships are conferred only upon a unanimous vote of the Executive Board of the Association.

3    Any student of a foreign language may, upon application and payment of dues, become a student member of this Association. 

4    Any member may be expelled from the Association for just cause upon unanimous vote of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to a hearing before the Executive Board prior to the expulsion. Failure to appear at the hearing upon a prior five day written notice constitutes waiver of the right to a hearing before the Executive Board.

 

ARTICLE III
OFFICERS

1    The officers of the Association shall be President, President-Elect, Past-President, Secretary and Executive Secretary/Treasurer. They shall be nominated and elected as herein provided at the Annual Meeting of the Association except for the Executive Secretary/Treasurer, who be appointed by the Executive Board. Tenure of office shall begin with the adjournment of the Annual Meeting in which they are elected or as soon thereafter as their successors they shall have been duly elected and qualified.

2    All regular members and only regular members shall be eligible for any office.

3    The President of the Association, upon completion of his or her term of office, shall serve on the Executive Board as Past-President.

4    The powers and duties of the officers shall be as follows: 

A   The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and the Executive Board. At the Annual Meeting of the Association, he or she shall present a report of the activities of the Association during the preceding year. 

B   The President-Elect shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the President and the Executive Board and shall perform the duties of the President at any time the President is unable to perform such duties. Upon the death or resignation or during the disability or absence of the President or upon his or her refusal to act, the President-Elect shall perform the duties of the President only as long as the disability or absence continues or for the remainder of the president's term.

C    The Secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of the officers, the Association and of the Executive Board. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Executive Board.

D    The Executive Secretary/Treasurer shall be appointed by a majority decision of the Executive Board to a renewable two-year term and shall be the custodian of all programs, papers, documents, and other property of the Association including its funds. The Executive Secretary/Treasurer shall serve as a liaison with the Utah State Office of Education. He or she shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President of the Executive board. The position of Executive Secretary/Treasurer shall be remunerated.

5    The President-Elect and the Secretary shall be elected for one-year terms by the regular members of the Association at the Association's Annual Meeting. The President-Elect shall serve as President-Elect for one year, as President for one year, and as Past-President for one year, consecutively. Any vacancy in an office, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be filled by interim appointment by majority vote of the Executive Board.

6     Any officer of the Association may be removed from office with cause by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of the Executive Board at a regular meeting of said Board, provided the officer has had a fair hearing to determine the cause of removal. 

 

ARTICLE IV
EXECUTIVE BOARD

1    There shall be an Executive Board composed of the officers together with additional members of the Association who shall be approved by the officers. The number of members approved for the Executive Board each year shall be discretionary with the officers.

2     Any vacancy on the Executive Board, through resignation or otherwise, may be filled by the officers. Board members approved by the officers may be removed by the unanimous vote of the officers at any time without cause, or with cause by a two-thirds vote. 

3    The Executive Board shall have the general supervision and control of the affairs of the Association and shall establish and execute the general policy, programs, and activities of the Association.

4    The Executive Board may authorize any officer to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Association, and such authorization may be general of confined to specific instances. 

5    All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of any money, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness incurred in the name of the Association shall be signed by such officer or officers of the Association and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Executive Board. 

6    All members of the Executive Board, except for the Executive Secretary/Treasurer, shall have the right to vote on Board decisions.

 

ARTICLE V
MEETINGS

1    There shall be an Annual Meeting of the entire membership of the Association held at a time and place to be determined by the Executive Board. The program and order of business shall conform with the requirements of the by-laws as supplemented by the Executive Board. 

2    Special meetings of the Association may be called by the President at such time and place and with such notice as he or she may determine.

3    The Executive Board shall meet regularly to conduct the affairs and activities of the Association at a time and place to be selected by the President.

4    Six Executive Board members constitute a quorum.

 

ARTICLE VI
COMMITTEES

1     At any time during the year the officers may appoint special committees as needed in order to carry out the purposes of the Association and shall prescribe the duties and functions of such committees.

2    Committees shall meet as often as may be necessary in order to perform their duties. Each committee shall report its activities to the Executive Board and shall prepare and submit to the Board a report in writing whenever requested to do so by the President.

 

ARTICLE VII
DUES

 

Dues for the Association shall be based upon the projected estimated financial needs of the Association and may vary from year to year. The dues are to be fixed and announced by the Executive Board prior to the Annual Meeting. 

 

ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS

 

These by-laws may be amended at any meeting of the Association by a two-thirds vote of the regular members of the Association present and voting, provided notice of the substance of the proposed amendments shall have been mailed to all regular members of the association at least ten days prior to the meeting, or they may be amended by a two-thirds majority of respondents to a mail-in ballot.

 

 

 

 

 

UFLA SUPPLEMENTAL POLICIES

 

Members of the Board

1.      The Executive Secretary/Treasurer will be paid a stipend of $600 per year, beginning at the time of appointment to the office.

2.      The president or leader of any language-specific teachers' organization in Utah (such as the AATF, AATG, AATSP, etc.) is invited to be a member of the UFLA Executive Board for as long as his or her term lasts with the language organization.

3.      Each college or university in the state that has a program for teacher education in foreign languages may have a representative on the board. When an opening occurs, the UFLA Executive Board will nominate a successor. The UFLA President will then approach the nominee and ask him or her to serve on the Board. In the event that the UFLA Executive Board is unable to recommend a nominee the UFLA President may ask the Dean or Division Chair, or Department Chair, who oversees foreign languages at the college or university to solicit, recommend or appoint a faculty member or instructor to represent that institution on the UFLA Executive Board. College representatives will serve an indefinite term, at the discretion of the Board. Utah teacher training institutions are:

·         Weber State University

·         University of Utah

·         Utah State University

·         Utah Valley State College

·         Southern Utah University

·         Brigham Young University

4.      The Utah or UFLA representative on the SWCOLT Board of Directors will serve as a member of the UFLA Executive Board for as long as his or her term lasts with SWCOLT.

5.      The Utah or UFLA representative on the ACTFL Delegate Assembly will serve as a member of the UFLA Executive Board for as long as his or her term lasts with ACTFL.

6.      The UFLA Newsletter Editor will be a member of the UFLA Executive Board.

7.      The USOE World Languages Representative is invited to be a member of the UFLA Executive Board.

 

Representation and Attendance at SWCOLT and ACTFL

1.      Assuming that other funding (from schools, districts, departments, etc.) will be applied first, UFLA will pay all remaining reasonable and customary costs for travel, food and lodging, so that the President of the Board may attend the annual meeting of SWCOLT while he or she is President of UFLA.

2.      Assuming that other funding (from schools, districts, departments, etc.) will be applied first, UFLA will pay all remaining reasonable and customary costs for travel, food and lodging, so that the immediate Past President of the Board may attend ACTFL conferences and meetings.

3.   Assuming that other funding (from schools, districts, departments, etc.) will be applied first, UFLA will pay all remaining reasonable and customary costs for travel, food and lodging, so that the ACTFL Delegate on the Board may attend ACTFL conferences and meetings while he or she is part of the ACTFL Delegate Assembly.

3.      Assuming that other funding (from schools, districts, departments, etc.) will be applied first, UFLA will pay all remaining reasonable and customary costs for travel, food and lodging, so that the SWCOLT Representative on the Board may attend SWCOLT conferences and board meetings while he or she is on the SWCOLT Board of Directors.

4.      Assuming that other funding (from schools, districts, departments, etc.) will be applied first, UFLA will pay all remaining reasonable and customary costs for travel, food and lodging, so that the Teacher of the Year may attend the annual meeting of SWCOLT as a nominee for SWCOLT Teacher of the Year.

5.      The UFLA Board will nominate potential Utah or UFLA representatives for ACTFL and SWCOLT when those associations put out calls for nominations. The Board may nominate anyone, so long as he or she is a member of UFLA at the time of the nomination. [When the Utah representative's term on the SWCOLT Board is complete, the UFLA Executive Board will appoint a person to represent the state of Utah and UFLA on the SWCOLT Board. This person must be a member of UFLA.

6.   When the Utah representative's term on the ACTFL Delegate Assembly is complete, the UFLA Executive Board will appoint a person to represent the state of Utah and UFLA on the ACTFL Delegate Assembly. This person must be a member of UFLA.]

 

Associated Language Organizations

1.      The following organizations are invited and encouraged to send representation to the UFLA Executive Board:

·         American Association of Teachers of French

·         American Association of Teachers of German

·         American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

·         Intermountain Association of Teachers of Japanese

·         American Sign Language Teachers Association (UFLA will pay for ASL interpretation if necessary at face to face meetings of the board (i.e., not for board meetings conducted via EdNet or Wimba, etc.)

·         FLES and Immersion Teachers

·         Russian Teachers' Association

·         Latin and Classics Teachers

·         Arabic Teachers

·         Chinese Teachers

2.      Each association may receive $100 plus $2 for every member of UFLA that teaches the association's language AFTER that association has had its first activity each year. This activity must be open to all UFLA members who teach the language of the association. The "year" for this purpose begins the day AFTER the annual UFLA meeting. Payment will be made when the Executive Secretary/Treasurer receives a written request with a description of the activity, including the date it was held and the number of teachers in attendance.

 

Board Meetings

1.      Traditionally the Executive Board meets on the first Thursday of each month from September through May.

2.      From 1996 until 2008, meetings were conducted using the EdNet system. Beginning in the spring of 2008, the board is meeting in a WIMBA classroom maintained by the Utah State Office of Education.

3.      Traditionally, the Board meets in vivo at a restaurant for its last meeting of the academic year (in May) and for the November Board meeting, immediately following the Annual Meeting/Conference.

4.      UFLA will pay up to $25 for the dinner of each board member who joins the board for dinner after the Annual Meeting/Conference.

 

Awards and Scholarships

1.      Vitality Awards -- Each year, UFLA may grant two Vitality awards of up to $1,000 each. Criteria are listed on the application form. An award winner must wait five years before consideration for another award.

2.      Pat Buckner Collaboration Award -- Each year, UFLA may grant up to $1000 to a group of teachers who will collaborate on a project. Criteria are listed on the application form. An award winner must wait five years before consideration for another award.

3.      Teacher or the Year Award -- Each year at the UFLA Annual Meeting, UFLA will name one language teacher as Foreign Language Teacher of the Year. This person will be expected to compete as SWCOLT Teacher of the Year, and if successful at that level, compete for the National ACTFL Teacher of the Year.  Traditionally, it has been the duty of the President-Elect to oversee the nomination and selection of the Teacher of the Year. The winner receives a plaque from UFLA and a cash award, often donated by an exhibitor or publisher; recently it has been $100. Teachers of the Year have been:

2004  Aileen Avilés, West High School, Salt Lake City (Spanish)

2005  Charlotte Touati, Orem High School, Orem (French)

2006  Amy Kutsulis, Orem High School, Orem (Spanish)

2007  Marilyn Anderson, Northridge High School, Layton (French)

2008  David Nielsen, Canyon View Junior High School (Spanish)

4.      Friend of the Profession Award -- From time to time, UFLA names someone a Friend of the Profession and awards him or her a handsome plaque. Recently, awards have gone to:

1993 Paul Luckau (German professor, UFLA President, founding member);
2000
James Taylor (UFLA President, Methods teacher);
2002
Joan Patterson (Executive Secretary for more than a decade)

 

The Annual Meeting/Conference

1.      Beginning in 1997, the UFLA Annual Meeting was expanded into a regular conference format. Meetings are best held on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday in early November. Past meetings have been at:

·                      1997  Weber State University  Friday, November 7

·                      1998  Weber State University  Wednesday, November 11

·                      1999  Salt Palace  Friday, October 8. Met with UEA because of SWCOLT 2000 in SLC

·                      2000  Brigham Young University  Thursday, November 9

·                      2001  Brigham Young University  Thursday, October 25

·                      2002  No meeting held. Some sessions done in conjunction with ACTFL 2002 in SLC

·                      2003  Weber State University  Wednesday, November 5

·                      2004  Weber State University  Wednesday, November 4

·                      2005  Utah Valley State College Wednesday, November 9

·                      2006  Utah Valley State College Thursday, November 2

·                      2007  Murray High School. Mini-Conference on October 20. Co-sponsored SWCOLT in SLC in April 2008.

·                      2008  Weber State University  Thursday, November 6

·                      2009  Weber State University  Thursday, November 5

2.      A keynote speaker should be invited to speak. UFLA provides a stipend of $500 plus expenses. Past speakers have been:

·                      1997  June K. Phillips, Dean of Arts and Humanities, Weber State University, Chair of the ACTFL Standards Team

·                      1998  Renate Schultz, Prof. of German, University of Arizona, editor of Modern Language Journal and Unterrichtspraxis

·                      1999  No conference because SWCOLT was in SLC the following spring

·                      2000  Ray T. Clifford, Provost, Defense Language Institute. Past ACTFL President

·                      2001  Jerry Ervin

·                      2002  No conference because ACTFL was in SLC that fall

·                      2003  Blaine Ray, Spanish teacher, Developer of TPR Storytelling

·                      2004  Keith Cothrun, German teacher, ACTFL President

·                      2005  Conan Grames, International lawyer

·                      2006  Judith Liskin-Gasparro, Prof. of Spanish, University of Iowa, researcher in second language acquisition and language pedagogy

·                      2007  Ray T. Clifford, BYU, spoke at mini-conference.

·                      2008  Mimi Met

·                      2009  Toni Thiesen, ACTFL Teacher of the Year 2008-09

Exhibitors

1.      The Past President and President Elect will notify, invite and encourage publishers and others to exhibit their products at the UFLA Annual Meeting/Conference.

2.      Exhibitors will pay $100 for one table plus $50 for each additional table for space at the Conference.

3.      Exhibitors may be given the opportunity to sponsor functions, events and costs associated with the Conference or with UFLA.

4.      A total of approximately ONE HOUR will be dedicated to the exhibitors at the Annual Meeting/Conference. No other activity will be scheduled during this hour.

 

The Newsletter

1.      There have been three issues of the UFLA Newsletter each year: in fall, winter and spring.

2.      The fall issue is sent in late August or very early September. It is generally the largest newsletter, and includes information about the upcoming conference as well as registration materials and a call for papers. A call for papers might also be sent out to some individuals as a separate mailing. The fall issue is sent with help from the State Office of Education to ALL foreign language teachers in the Utah public schools. It must also be sent to all other UFLA members, including university faculty, private school teachers, student members and unaffiliated members.

3.      The winter issue is sent to all UFLA members in January.

4.      The spring issue is sent to all UFLA members in April or May

5.      Advertising is accepted for a fee.

·         Propaganda for merchandize for sale or information about academic or travel programs sponsored by private companies or from outside of Utah, should be treated as advertising.

·         Information about academic programs or bona fide study abroad programs offered by Utah colleges and universities can be shared as news. However, the information may be reformatted in any way by the editor, e.g., as an article or blurb, rather than an ad.

·         Rates for advertising are as follows:

 

Fall Newsletter

Winter or Spring Newsletters

Full Page Ad

$200

$100

Half Page Ad

$100

$50

Quarter Page Ad

$50

$25

 

 

UFLA Proficiency Certification

(July 2007)

The Utah Foreign Language Association will certify that individuals (who must also be or become members of UFLA) seeking endorsement in world languages or bilingual education, or those seeking an alternate route to licensure are either educated native speakers of the language in question or will report a rating on the Utah Foreign Language Proficiency Test.

                UFLA will establish a committee for this purpose. It is proposed that the original members of this committee be Gregg Roberts, Cheryl Hansen, Tom Mathews and Blair Bateman. The chair of this committee will communicate with individuals seeking certification.

The committee will approve “certifiers” who will administer an oral interview called the Utah Foreign Language Association Proficiency Test and issue a rating following the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Guidelines. Certifiers will be approved at the sole discretion of the committee, however all certifiers must be trained by ACTFL to administer the OPI.

 

PAYMENT

Candidates must be or become members of UFLA. They will make payment to UFLA through the committee chair. These amounts may be changed, when needed, by the committee, with the approval of the UFLA Board:

For UFLP rating:                                  $50

                                                            $40 payment to certifier

                                                            $6 payment to the chair of the committee (for correspondence, arranging interviews and notifying USOE and candidates of the results)

                                                            $4 payment to the UFLA Executive Secretary/Treasurer for handling payment

REPORTING

            Certifiers will notify the committee chair of the candidate’s rating on the Utah Foreign Language Proficiency Test. Payment will be sent to the Executive Secretary/Treasurer and the proficiency rating will be emailed to the World Languages Supervisor at the USOE or other interested USOE personnel. A copy of the report will be given to the candidate.

 

 

BOARD MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES  & TIMELINES

 

President

General Duties

1.      Oversee the preparation for and preside at the Annual Meeting / Conference

2.   Arrange for and announce monthly meetings

3.      Set agenda and preside at each month's Board meeting--As a minimum, an agenda will most always include the following:

·         Approval of previous minutes

·         Treasurer's Report

·         Reports from each of the AATs in attendance

·         Reminder of next meeting time
 

Calendar

November -- Take over as President of the Board at the first Board meeting following the Annual Meeting.

December -- Help the Awards Chair, as necessary, to collect and name Vitality and Pat Buckner Awardees.

January -- Write a "President's Message" for the winter newsletter.
--Help the Newsletter Editor, as necessary, to produce the winter issue.

February -- Begin planning next Annual Meeting.
--The following should be done by May:

·         Decide on a conference site, date, theme, and arrange for a keynote speaker.

·         Choose a point person, preferably one who works at the chosen Conference site, to arrange for meeting space, audiovisual equipment, lunch service, parking, etc.

·         Have registration forms and call for papers ready to distribute in late summer.

March -- Attend SWCOLT Annual Meeting.

April -- Plan for May's Board meeting at a restaurant. Traditionally Board members pay for their own dinner.

August -- Write a "President's Message" for the fall newsletter.
--Help the Newsletter Editor, as necessary, to produce the fall issue.

September -- Receive proposals for presentations (or delegate someone on the Board to do so).
--Help the President-Elect as necessary to name a Teacher of the Year and to line up Exhibitors for the Annual Meeting.

October -- Make sure provisions have been made for Conference including session evaluations and student or other volunteers.
--Prepare and print the program, name tags and meal tickets (or delegate someone on the Board to do so).

November -- Preside at the Business Meeting of the UFLA Annual Meeting.
--Select the "Best of UFLA" presentation, to be presented as a session at the next SWCOLT. UFLA will pay up to $500 to defray the costs of attending SWCOLT.
--Pass the "gavel" to the new President..

Secretary

General Duties

1.      Take and keep minutes for each Board Meeting. If you are unable to attend a particular meeting, either arrange for someone else to take minutes for you, or arrange with EdNet to make a video tape of the meeting for you so that you can watch it when you're able and take minutes then.

2.      Send the minutes to all Board members as soon as possible after the Board meeting.

3.      Revise minutes, but if necessary after the discussion at the next meeting.

4.      Update Supplemental Policies whenever the Board votes to make a change.

Calendar

November -- Give all records, papers, notes and minutes to the newly elected Secretary at the end of the Annual Meeting, unless you've been elected for another year!

President Elect

General Duties

1.      Assist the President as necessary.

2.      Serve as acting President if, for any reason, either temporary or permanent, the President cannot complete his or her responsibilities.

3.      Solicit nominations and oversee the selection of a Teacher of the Year to be named at the Annual Meeting.

4.      Be in charge of Foreign Language Week with includes preparing materials to be mailed to all foreign language teachers in the State, and making arrangements for the Governor to sign the Foreign Language Week Proclamation.

Calendar

April -- Begin solicitation of Teacher of the Year nominations. Send nomination form to the Newsletter Editor or webmaster and announce the process in the spring newsletter.

September -- Inform Teacher of the Year nominees that they have been nominated and that if chosen as UFLA Teacher of the Year they will be nominated for SWCOLT Teacher of the Year and will need to attend the SWCOLT Conference the following spring.

October -- Select Teacher of the Year and have plaque made.

January -- (as President) Guide the UFLA Teacher of the Year through the SWCOLT nomination process.

Past President

 

General Duties

1.      Notify publishers and exhibitors well in advance of the Annual Meeting and ask them to participate.

2.      Help publishers and exhibitors arrive, set-up for the Annual Meeting.

Calendar

November -- Receive a list of exhibitor contacts to the outgoing Past President.

May -- Notify exhibitors about the upcoming conference: site, date, costs, etc. Ask if an exhibitor would like to sponsor the cash prize or the plaque or both for the Teacher of the Year.

October --Finalize exhibitor list. Inform the exhibitors about times, parking and other details.

November -- Pass a list of exhibitor contacts to the new Past President.

 

Executive Secretary / Treasurer

General Duties

1.      Maintain and keep track of UFLA Funds

2.      Maintain and keep a record or UFLA minutes (taken by the Secretary and approved by the Board) as well as a record of resolutions made by the Board.

3.      Make a brief Financial report at each Board meeting

5.      Cooperate with the USOE World Languages Representative to prepare in-service point certificates for those teachers who attend the Annual Meetings

Awards Chair

General Duties

1.      Solicit and receive applications for the Vitality Awards and the Pat Buckner Collaborative Award.

2.      Oversee the selection process for making the awards.

Calendar

August -- Prepare award application forms and notify the Newsletter Editor so that application information can be included in the fall newsletter.

December -- Receive applications.
--Select award winners, if any.

January or February -- Notify award winners: ask Executive Secretary/Treasurer to distribute funds according to the details of each winning proposal.

January or April -- Give information about the award winners to the Newsletter Editor in time for the winter or spring newsletter.

Newsletter Editor

General Duties

1.      Compose, copy, collate and distribute three issues of the UFLA Newsletter each year.

2.      Disseminate information to the membership about the Annual Conference, including calls for papers, registration materials, and awards opportunities, etc.

3.      Submit costs for materials, copying and postage to the Executive Secretary/Treasurer for reimbursement.

Calendar

January -- Prepare the winter issue and distribute it to all UFLA members in late January or early February.
--Ask the President to submit a "message."
--Ask the SWCOLT Representative for information about the SWCOLT Annual Meeting (usually held in March or April)
--Get a description of Vitality Award and Pat Buckner Award recipients, if any, from the Awards Chair. This report may not be ready until the spring newsletter; in this case, remind the Awards Chair in April.

April -- Prepare the spring issue and distribute it to all UFLA members in late April or early May.
--Ask the President to submit a "message."
--Include preliminary information about the fall UFLA Meeting.

August -- Prepare the fall issue and distribute it, in late August or very early September, to all of the public-school foreign language teachers in the state of Utah. The Utah State Office of Education will help with distribution once per year.
--Also send copies to university faculty, private school teachers and other UFLA members.
--Ask the President to submit a "message," preferably encouraging attendance at and participation in the upcoming Annual Meeting.
--Ask the Awards Chair for information, perhaps a "blurb," about the Vitality Awards and the Pat Buckner Collaboration in Teaching Award.
--Include a registration form and call for proposals, either in their entirety or with links to the website.
--Include as much other information as possible about the Conference, such as:

·                 Biography of the keynote speaker

·                 Guide to parking at the conference site

·                 Very brief description of some sessions (if ready)

·                 Conference Schedule