National NOW Conference: 2009
Electing the Next Leaders of NOW and Shaping Our Agenda
What You Need to Know to About Voting at the National Conference
At this year's conference, NOW will elect four national officers to lead the organization for the next four years. The conference will take place June 19-21, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. We also vote each year on resolutions, which form the basis of NOW's organizational policy and guide our work between national conferences.
Sound interesting? Here's how to participate:
- You must be both a current member and a delegate in order to vote at a National NOW Conference. To qualify to be a delegate, you must have: 1) an expiration date of 0903 (March 2009) or later for renewing members; or 2) proof of payment of dues to NOW by March 21, 2009, for new members.
- If you meet the above membership qualification to be a delegate, you must next contact your local chapter to request a delegate slot. Chapters may submit their delegates early, so make your request soon! If your local chapter does not have open delegate slots or if you are unable to find or reach a chapter in your area, call your state NOW organization. You can find local and state NOW chapters online.
- As a delegate, you must register for the conference (either in advance or on-site). Don't forget to make your reservations at the hotel, too, as the excellent conference rate has a cutoff date.
- If you are unable to secure a delegate slot in advance, one more option is available. You may attend the conference, and inquire (as soon as possible) with the credentialing committee whether any chapters have open delegate slots that they are filling on-site. Chapters that are unable to fill their delegate slots sometimes assign them to attendees at the conference. Remember, you will need to show proof of membership.
- If you obtain a delegate slot, either from your own local chapter or from another chapter, you will still need to get "credentialed" when you arrive at the conference -- all delegates must submit proof of membership and a photo ID to the registration/credentials committee. Everything you need to know about credentialing is on our conference website.
- When you vote, please make sure you have your credentialed badge with you and a photo ID. Voting is Saturday night (June 20) from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at the conference hotel.
- Read about the slates/candidates for national NOW office. At this time, two slates have announced their candidacy; other slates are free to announce at any time, and additional nominations for officer tickets can be made from the floor of the conference at the 9:00 AM plenary session on Friday morning (June 19).
- Election rules and other resources are also available online.
- Resolutions will be discussed and voted on throughout the day on Sunday (June 21). Learn more about the resolution process.
We look forward to your participation!
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