The Prince George Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome back John Noonan, PRP, CGA to facilitate a two part workshop for our members (and future members). The first part of John's workshop is titled "Running Committee Meetings that Work", the second part is a "Crash Course in Robert's Rules of Order". 

John Noonan, PRP, CGA is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian, the President of Parliamentarians Association of British Columbia and an internationally accredited speaker and former President of Toastmasters International. John served four years on the Board of Directors of the National Parliamentarians. In 2011, John became a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a recent graduate of the Governance Essentials Program for Not-For-Profit Organizations. 

Program Overview - "Running Committee Meetings that Work"

Process and people combine to make an effective meeting. In this hands-on program, you will experience the process of organizing, leading, participating in and reporting on a committee meeting. You will feel confident knowing that you have mastered a process, which is fair, and allows full participation for those in attendance.

Learn about all of these together:

• Preparing for success
• Role of the Meeting Leader
• Role of the Meeting Participant(s)
• Close with an Action Plan
• Prepare Meeting Minutes

• Processing the main motion
• Amending the main motion
• Referring business to a committee
• Postponing business to a later time
• Close, limit or extend debate
• Tabling business
• The Privileged Motions
• Point of Order/Information/Procedure
• How to appeal a decision made by the Chair
• How to process an appeal to the Chair's decision when you are the presiding officer
• Rules of debate
• Decorum for the presiding officer
• The strategy of presiding
• Bylaws, Rules of Order, Special Rules of Order, and Standing Rules