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 Washington State Association of Parliamentarians
About WSAP
The Washington State Association of Parliamentarians (WSAP) was chartered in July, 1961 as a constituent division of the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP). NAP, organized in 1930, is the oldest and largest professional non-profit association of parliamentarians in the world. NAP is divided into eight districts; WSAP is in District 7.
The primary goals of NAP and WSAP are to teach, promote, and disseminate the philosophy and principles underlying the rules of deliberative assemblies. The NAP website provides some basics of parliamentary procedure.
WSAP provides educational workshops in parliamentary procedure open to the public at its annual meeting in April and at its mid-year board meeting. Additional workshops may also be scheduled. See our event calendar for a list of upcoming workshops.
Our Leaders
WSAP officers are elected at the annual meeting in April. Officers for 2011-2012 are:
Committee chairmen for the same term:
- Annual Meeting Arrangements Milly Lewendon, meetings@wsap.us
- Audit Paul McClintock, PRP, audit@wsap.us
- Budget and Finance Jann Spillum, budget@wsap.us
- Bylaws and Resolutions John Strander, bylaws@wsap.us
- Education & Public Relations Loren Lee, education@wsap.us
- Membership Christina Burris, membership@wsap.us
- Newsletter Weldon Merritt, PRP, newsletter@wsap.us
- Nominating Matthew Schafer, nominating@wsap.us
- Yearbook Bobbie Healy, yearbook@wsap.us
- Youth Kevin Connelly, PRP, youth@wsap.us
How to Join WSAP
Any member of NAP can join WSAP. 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.
A member achieving the Registered Parliamentarian (RP) designation does so by demonstrating a more thorough knowledge of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised by passing the 5-part registration examination.
An RP achieving the Professional Registered Parliamentarian (PRP) designation does so by demonstrating an ability to preside, serve as a meeting parliamentarian, and teach parliamentary procedure at a two-day Professional Qualifying Course.
Our Governing Documents
Our Governing Documents contain our organization and structure.
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