The newly revised ASBDA Handbook clearly defines the role of the Regional Reps.
Article VI,5,A - followed by Article VI, 1, E. The intent so stated is a major shift from past practices where the incoming president determined what would be the "thrust" of his/her administration i.e. what course would be pursued during that term in office.
The Reg. Rep. concept mandates that the ideas for ASBDA direction or "program"
come from the regions; are hashed over AND PRIORITIZED by the 5 reps; advance to the executive board and finalized for the association. This then becomes the
ONGOING program of the association and is in fact each incoming presidents
agenda. It does NOT change with a change in the presidency.
Important here is that the executive board cannot override the prioritization of the Reg. Reps. without their combined input and agreement.
We have had divisional input in ASBDA as long as I can remember. It is seldom
if ever that these ideas are ever prioritized and voted on to form ASBDA agendas.
For Reg. Reps. this is a heady responsibility and should include pertinent ideas
representing those areas that are less heard from due to low attendance in past
years. This in an effort to boost attendance in those very districts now having a more focused attention of the association.
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DAVE, you're right-on with your statement about member responsibility, and regional responsibility in taking charge of area doings. ASBDA was concieved as a "bottom-up" member organization, NOT a "top-down" administrative one; proactive is the word, not reactive. J.A.S.
ReplyDeleteA MONTH HAS PAST WITH NO BLOG RESPONSES TO THIS BLOG OR THE POSTING OF ANOTHER; SO, ARE WE OR ARE WE NOT A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION? J.A.S.
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