The State and Regional Association/Annual Meetings section of the AACRAO
Website gives a complete list.
For many years, members of the AACRAO Board of Directors and the
executive staff of the AACRAO Office have participated in the annual
meetings of the state and regional associations. These visits always
are of value to the AACRAO representative because the representative
has the opportunity to discuss professional and association issues
with members of associations other than his/her own and to learn
of projects and programs of the state and regional associations
that may be of national interest. Comments from the state and regional
associations suggest they have found the visits to be equally beneficial.
Members of the board always express their desire to be involved
in the annual meeting programs of the state and regional associations
to the fullest extent possible. This often includes a 10-15 minute
AACRAO update, a session presentation, a roundtable on AACRAO issues,
staffing an AACRAO booth and attendance at new member orientation.
The Vice President for Leadership and Management Development assigns
members of the board and the AACRAO National Office to visit the
annual meetings of the state and regional associations. The associations
will be asked for their preference in January. Assignments are made
on the basis of the association's request and the availability of
the board or staff member.
AACRAO will pay all transportation costs for its representative
to get to the state or regional association meeting. The state or
regional association should provide a waiver of the registration
fee, the cost of lodging, the cost of meals associated with the
meeting, and directions to the meeting site. If any of the expenses
cannot be encumbered by the state or regional association, that
association should contact the Vice President for Association and
Institutional Issues.
Finally, it is requested that the state or regional association
contact the assigned representative several months in advance of
the association's annual meeting to make arrangements regarding
participation in the meeting, to provide information that may be
needed to make travel arrangements, and to schedule time away from
his/her office. Additional contact by the association should be
made approximately one month before the meeting to bring the AACRAO
representative up-to-date on final plans for the meeting.