2013 Nominating Committee  
(Develops Board Slate for 2013 Elections, 2013-2014 Board Term)
The Nominating Committee identifies and interviews prospective candidates for the board and recommends a slate to the board. Committee members should have a wide network, be familiar with leadership qualities essential for governing an association and have interviewing experience. The committee meets by conference call.
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2013 Finance Committee  
This national committee supports the board and staff on a wide range of financial matters including operating budgets, long term financial planning and financial implications of financial planning. The committee meets once face-to-face in October and occasionally by conference call. Committee members should have experience with budgeting and financial planning. Comprises 2 board members and 2 members-at-large.
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2013 Public Policy Committee 
This national committee supports the board and staff in developing AWHONN federal public policy priorities, as well as the action plans behind them. The committee meets via phone once per month, and face-to-face at least once per year, usually in conjunction with the Leadership Conference or the annual convention. Committee members are eligible to serve two 1-year terms and should have experience with legislative, advocacy or policy issues.
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2013 Annual Convention Host Committee - Applications Due November 15, 2012
This committee serves onsite throughout the convention as a resource for local area activity, greeters and problem solvers. The 2013 Host Committee will be comprised of nine members of the Tennessee Section and one AWHONN Staff Representative.  In addition to being on site during the 2013 Convention (June 15-19), host committee members have 1 day-long mandatory planning meeting in April/May of 2013 at the Gaylord Opryland (most likely a Saturday).  
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2015 AWHONN Convention Program Committee - Now Accepting Applications     

This committee develops the program and selects speakers within priorities identified by the Board.  The committee will meet once in the site city, Long Beach, California during the weekend of November 22-24, 2013; and monthly by conference call thereafter. Attendance at the fall meeting and the actual convention June 13-17, 2015 is mandatory.

Co-led by a volunteer-staff team, the committee has seven members including the Host Committee Chair and President-Elect. Committee members should have a broad network; be knowledgeable about clinical practice, research and education trends and issues; have time management, program planning and organizational skills; and have attended at least one AWHONN Annual Convention in the last five years.  The Program Chair attends the convention in the year preceding her/his term.

Specifically the Program Committee:

• Reviews and scores innovative program, case study and specialty session abstracts.

• Serves on site throughout the convention providing assistance to attendees, moderating sessions; and troubleshooting session or speaker related issues.

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The following positions will be available for the 2014 AWHONN Board of Directors: President-Elect; Secretary-Treasurer; three regional directors: Region I (AK, AB, AZ, BC, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, NT, OR, UT, WA, YT); Region V (CT, ME, MA, NB, NF, NH, NJ, NY, NS, PE, PQ, RI, VT); Region VI (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN); and one at-large director.

Directors serve 2 years with the opportunity to run for a second 2-year term. The president-elect serves as president-elect in 2014, president in 2015, and chair of the Nominating Committee in 2016.  

The Board is responsible for:

• Assuring effective leadership and sound management
• Establishing strategic direction
• Overseeing business required to carry out the mission and goals of the association
• Setting core program and fiscal function
• Appointing panels and committees.

Opportunity:  AWHONN 2013 Emerging Leader Program - Closed for 2013
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Purpose & Program

The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is designed to recruit high potential AWHONN leaders and provide fast track development, highlighting leadership and business skills through experiential learning and training. The program is designed to populate AWHONN's leadership with a diverse group of nurses and to provide a leadership development program designed to build effective leaders, strengthen AWHONN, and improve leadership succession planning.

2012 AWHONN Leadership Program Planning Committee Application - Closed for 2012

This committee develops the program and selects speakers within priorities identified by the Board. The committee will meet monthly by conference call. Attendance at the fall 2012 Leadership Conference in Washington DC is mandatory.

Co-led by a volunteer-staff team, the committee will have five members including the Leadership Program Planning Committee Chair and a current Board member. Committee members should have a broad network; be knowledgeable about AWHONN Sections and Chapters, and general leadership practices and principles; have time management, program planning and organizational skills; a current section or chapter leader and have attended at least one AWHONN Leadership Conference in the last five years.

Specifically members of the Leadership Program Planning Committee

• Write learner objectives based on the theme and goal of the program; plans the program design; selects topics and invites speakers.
• Serve on site throughout the conference providing assistance to attendees, moderating sessions; and troubleshooting session or speaker related issues.

The following sections will hold elections for section chair and section secretary/treasurer in 2013 for the 2014-2015 term: Armed Forces, CA, DE, FL, IN, KY, MO, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NV, OK, OR, SC, TX, UT, VT, WI and WY.  Responsible for leadership, membership and program development activities, the Section Chair leads the Section Coordinating Team comprised of elected and appointed section and chapter leaders and the Section Secretary Treasurer manages the fiscal responsibilities for the section.