AIP Learning Series
Monday, April 27, 2026
Virtual Workshop - 8:00 PM EDT
Keeping Order: Making Boards and Committees
Actually Work
Mary Remson, CPP-T, PRP
What do you do when things just "can't get done" in a meeting? Or you can't get your Board of Directors to "modernize" and "streamline" their workflow?
This interactive 75-minute workshop should appeal to those of you who are tired of the chaos and just want a structured, professional environment during board and committee meetings. It will show that "order" isn't just a rule—it’s a tool for productivity. The workshop will cover these and other topics:
- What are the differences between a board and a committee? How are their functions different?
- How are boards and committees created?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of using committees?
- Why do RONR and AIPSC handle boards and committees differently?
- How should you handle the reports from boards? From committees? Isn't a report a report?
- Can only the Bylaws Committee propose a bylaws amendment? Can a special committee propose one? What about the board?
- What can a consulting parliamentarian provide a client to eliminate "board" meetings?
- What are "Small Board Rules"? Are they necessary?
Questions and answers will be taken both during and at the end of the workshop.
This workshop is approved for 1.5 CEUs on behalf of the National Association of Parliamentarians for NAP credential renewal.
About the Speaker:
Mary Remson is a Certified Professional Parliamentarian -Teacher and a Professional Registered Parliamentarian. She joined both the American Institute of Parliamentarians (AIP) and the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP) and became credentialed in 1999.
She was a member of the authorship team for the American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, and has served AIP as president, vice president, treasurer, director, and region governor. Her experience also includes being the president of a number of state civic associations.
Mary is a practicing professional parliamentarian with a Master of Business Administration degree from The Ohio State University. Her goal is to ensure meeting proceedings are handled properly and the organization completes its business before midnight.
To Register:
This is a free workshop for AIP members. Register by clicking the link below.
In order to attend, you must log in and register. To receive NAP CEU credit, you must supply your NAP member number when registering and leave your camera on when attending live.
The link to join the workshop will be sent out on the day of the seminar.
Registrants will receive a link to the recording and any handouts approximately two weeks following the workshop.
