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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS
Organized in 1930, NAP is recognized as the premier professional non-profit association of parliamentarians in the world. Today, NAP has a membership of nearly 4,000 parliamentarians in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, and internationally. Among NAP's members are more than 300 individuals who are certified as Professional Registered Parliamentarians, the highest level of proficiency. NAP helps coordinate the services of Professional Registered Parliamentarians to a wide variety of organizations.
VISION STATEMENT: NAP's vision is to provide parliamentary leadership to the world.
MISSION STATEMENT: NAP is a society dedicated to educating leaders throughout the world in effective meeting management through the use of parliamentary procedure.
OREGON ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS
The Oregon Association of Parliamentarians was organized in 1968 and chartered as a constituent division of the National Association of Parliamentarians. The primary goals of NAP and OAP are to teach, promote, and disseminate the philosophy and principles underlying the rules of deliberative assemblies. OAP has three active units in the metropolitan Portland area where interested persons can learn about parliamentary procedure. The NAP website provides some basics of parliamentary procedure and other information about the structure of NAP.
OUR LEADERS:
President Alice Bartelt alicebartelt@comcast.net 503-246-0496
Vice President Teresa Stone RNstone@verizon.net
Secretary Elaine Carlson carlsonem@netzero.net
Treasurer Shirley Holmes holmessa3@verizon.net
Parliamentarian Patricia Getchell rgetche@charter.net
Standing Committee Chairmen
Budget/Finance Tom Corr
Bylaws/Procedure Manual Peggy Long
Convention Arrangements Lauretta Slaughter
Education Teresa Stone
Membership/Extension Teresa Stone
Publicity/Public Relations Nancy Chapin
State Publication Jean Baker
Yearbook Martha Boesen
Nominating Committee Lauretta Slaughter, Patricia Getchell, Elaine Carlson
HOW TO JOIN OAP
Any member of NAP can join OAP. To join NAP, one must demonstrate a basic knowledge of parliamentary procedure. The standard way this is done is by passing a membership examination administered by NAP. The exam consists of 100 questions drawn from a bank of 300 published questions, downloadable from the NAP website. Some prefer the online course provided by the University of Wisconsin.
BYLAWS:
Our bylaws and standing rules contain our organization and structure.
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