{"id":3976,"date":"2023-07-19T21:33:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkansasrid.org\/?page_id=3976"},"modified":"2023-09-03T18:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T18:59:11","slug":"policies-and-procedures-manual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arkansasrid.org\/policies-and-procedures-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies and Procedures Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3976\" class=\"elementor elementor-3976\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdb375c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"fdb375c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98d0aac sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"98d0aac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b43d7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00b43d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Revised April 2021<\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arkansasrid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MASTER-ARID-PPM-April-2021-__ALL-CHANGES-WILL-EFFECT-THE-DATA-ON-WEBSITE-DO-NOT-CHANGE-UNLESS-APPROVED.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downloadable PDF<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674f1ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"674f1ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02da7c1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02da7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2be4b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"b2be4b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d90f30 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6d90f30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf36bac sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf36bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"#namelogo\">Organization Name<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#namelogo\">Official Logo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#irs\">IRS Legal Status<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#objective\">Organization Objective<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#mission\">Mission Statements<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#authority\">Parliamentary Authority<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fiscal\">Fiscal Year of the Corporation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bylaws\">Bylaws<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#cap\">Communication Access Policy<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#gmmca\">General Membership Meetings Communication Access<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#eligibility\">Eligibility Criteria for Interpreters<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#selection\">Interpreter Selection<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#role\">Role and Function<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#specialized\">Specialized Interpretation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#stv-interp\">Sign to Voice Interpretation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#award\">Awards and Scholarships<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bod\">Board of Directors<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#composition\">Composition<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#genduties\">General Duties<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#qualifications\">Qualifications<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#governing\">Governing Authority<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#revdues\">Revising Dues<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bodhistory\">ARID Board History | 1981 &#8211; Present<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#incoming\">Incoming Officers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#president\">President<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#vicepresident\">Vice President<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#secretary\">Secretary<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-486c3ea sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"486c3ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54afdde sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54afdde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"#treasurer\">Treasurer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#mal\">Members-at-Large<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#committees\">\u00a0Committees<\/a><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"#appointments\">Appointments<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#commeet\">Committee Meetings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#adhoc\">Ad Hoc Committees<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#sp-app\">Appointments<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#terms\">Terms of Office<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ex-adhoc\">Examples of Past Ad Hoc Committees<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#standing\">Standing Committees<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#est\">Establishment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#meetings\">Meetings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#vacancies\">Vacancies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#standing-comm\">Standing Committees<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#bylaw-comm\">Bylaws Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#amendments\">Amendments<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#duties-comm\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#deic\">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#duties-deic\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#editorial\">Editorial Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#duties-editorial\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#membership-comm\">Membership Development Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#duties-memcomm\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#memb-drive\">Membership Drive<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#dues-renewal\">Dues Renewal Procedures<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#nom-comm\">Nominations Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#duties-nom\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-421de29 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"421de29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a363423 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a363423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"#pdc\">Professional Development Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#duties-pdc\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#program-comm\">Program Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#duties-program\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#scholarship-comm\">Scholarship Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#duties-scholarship\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#sunshine-comm\">Sunshine Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#duties-sunshine\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#tech-comm\">Technology Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#duties-tech\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc\">Biennial Planning Committee<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#duties-bpc\">Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#bpc-branding\">Branding Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-entertain\">Entertainment Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-facilities\">Facilities Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-finance\">Finance Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-fundraise\">Fundraising \/ Sponsorship Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-hospitality\">Hospitality Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-icc\">Interpreter Coordination Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-pdc\">Professional Development\/CMP Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-pc\">Program Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-pbc\">Program Book Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-registration\">Registration Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-sac\">Silent Auction Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-ssc\">Support Staff Committee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bpc-tc\">Technology Committee<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9135e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"d9135e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"namelogo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-646d4a2 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"646d4a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5026aa7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5026aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af49f97 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"af49f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db24dce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"db24dce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3153bc8 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"3153bc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8954dba sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8954dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organization Name<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0acc17 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f0acc17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68f19e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a68f19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name of this organization shall be the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arkansasrid.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but shall hereinafter be referred to as ARID. ARID is an affiliate chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-856ae92 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"856ae92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847508f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"847508f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Official Logo<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004c45b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"004c45b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a126d dce_masking-none sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7a126d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/arkansasrid.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/trx_addons\/components\/lazy-load\/images\/placeholder.png\" data-trx-lazyload-height style=\"height: 0; padding-top: 92.814371257485%;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"155\" data-trx-lazyload-src=\"https:\/\/arkansasrid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ARID-Logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3470\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa83fe9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"fa83fe9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc97689 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"cc97689\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4753674 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4753674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1dfc86 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1dfc86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"irs\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IRS Legal Status<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83bea76 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83bea76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2445582 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2445582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (ARID) is a non-profit 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization. The ARID tax identification number is 611605822. Effective June 1981, ARID is listed as a subordinate unit (affiliate chapter) under the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf\u2019s, Inc. group extension #3163 with the IRS. Donors may deduct contributions to RID and it\u2019s affiliate chapters under section #170 of the Code. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rid.org\/membership\/affiliate-chapters\/affiliate-chapter-handbook\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affiliate Chapter Handbook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is available on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rid.org\/membership\/affiliate-chapters\/affiliate-chapter-handbook\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RID website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2e9ade elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"a2e9ade\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ca736f sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7ca736f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da41e80 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"da41e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74628da sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74628da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"objective\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organization Objective<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b77174 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b77174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18dbb9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b18dbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The principal objective of ARID shall be to initiate, sponsor, promote and execute policies and activities that will further the profession of the interpretation of American Sign Language (ASL) and English and the transliteration of English. Responses will be made by the President, Vice President, Secretary, and\/or Treasurer to inquiries from the \u201cContact Us\u201d\u00a0 tab on the ARID website.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-294c74e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"294c74e\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"mission\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23fdcdc sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"23fdcdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a141075 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a141075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc1ee7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcc1ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission Statements<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e535a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c9e535a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee18ad3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee18ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides an organizational structure for interpreters\/transliterators;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">promotes quality interpreting services;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recognizes the unique language and culture of Deaf people;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">promotes certification;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides professional development opportunities;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upholds the standards of the profession;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides information sharing;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serves in an advocacy role for the rights of persons who are deaf and for the rights of interpreters\/transliterators;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">develops liaisons with other disciplines and organizations that interact and interface with the interpreting field; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sponsors RID, ACET, and QAST CEUs via events, independent studies, academic coursework, and participant-initiated events.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d04c3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"5d04c3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"authority\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b094846 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"b094846\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf85c2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fdf85c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78173c6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78173c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Parliamentary Authority<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db9823 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9db9823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69af44 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c69af44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rules contained in the current edition of Robert&#8217;s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern this chapter in all cases to which they are applicable and consistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) corporation may adopt.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-694698f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"694698f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"fiscal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c96d491 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"c96d491\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d09948e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d09948e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d2ac2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09d2ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fiscal Year of the Corporation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69aec7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e69aec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01715fd sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01715fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fiscal year of ARID shall commence yearly on the first day of July and end on the thirtieth day of June (July 1 &#8211; June 30).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4b709c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"f4b709c\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bylaws\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24154f8 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"24154f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdd8f1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5bdd8f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e57d633 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e57d633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bylaws<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53b30d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d53b30d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2930f2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2930f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARID is governed by a membership approved set of Bylaws. It includes the move from printed to electronic communication. Please view ARID Bylaws at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arkansasrid.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arkansasrid.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under Documents tab.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-704722a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"704722a\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"cap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-120a1b7 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"120a1b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d433c56 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d433c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc51223 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc51223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communication Access Policy\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a712e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5a712e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23e385 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d23e385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Official Language of ARID is American Sign Language (ASL).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ce192e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7ce192e\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"gmmca\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49ac194 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"49ac194\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404a8ee sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"404a8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a6d25 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20a6d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Membership Meetings Communication Access<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d0d9c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"84d0d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef82169 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef82169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. will provide communication access in the language or mode preferred by consumers\/members who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind in attendance at the ARID general membership meetings. In the event that interpretation is not required, none will be provided.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5feb1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5feb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"eligibility\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Eligibility Criteria for Interpreters<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A minimum of two interpreters will be provided during general membership meetings. The interpreters may provide the services as volunteers and receive two Member Money certificates for a total value of $120 ($60 each) and:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold RID certification, or at a minimum hold a QAST Interpreting\/Transliterating Level IV and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold dual membership in RID and ARID.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105a113 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"105a113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"selection\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Interpreter Selection<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approximately one month prior to the general meeting, the Board will:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact eligible interpreters to determine their availability and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recruit and select two to four interpreters for the general membership meeting<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaae98a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaae98a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"role\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Role and Function<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RID Code of Ethics states that an interpreter shall not counsel, advise, or interject personal opinion, however, since this is a volunteer service and the interpreters are members of the organization, they will be allowed to participate in meetings as fully as possible.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As members of ARID, the working interpreters shall be able to either vote, or express an opinion by using the interpreter participation provision. The provision states \u201cthe working interpreter will signal his\/her teammate that s\/he wants to participate in the meeting, at which point they will switch roles.\u201d<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba85ac sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ba85ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"specialized\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Specialized Interpretation<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the event that specialized interpreting services are needed (oral, tactile, restricted field, transcription services) the Treasurer will inform the President who will recruit from the pool of eligible interpreters and\/or transcribers as needed.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a238b22 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a238b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"stv-interp\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Sign to Voice Interpretation<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a member, who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind, makes a comment(s), the working interpreter will voice the comment(s), while the team interpreter assumes expressive interpreting duties.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2d6fb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c2d6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb2c149 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"cb2c149\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"awards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9f23d5 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"e9f23d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b803c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62b803c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards and Scholarships<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db03fc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3db03fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156e354 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"156e354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please view <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arkansasrid.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arkansasrid.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the Documents tab for the following awards and funds:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Shirley T. Herald Lifetime Achievement Awar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d &#8211; awarded at a Biennial Conference\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ella Irby Professional Development Scholarship Fund<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; awarded during a non-biennial conference year\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Barbara E. Northup Excellence in Community Service Award<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; awarded at a Biennial Conference\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Robert and Betty Steed Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; awarded throughout the year<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7008500 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7008500\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bod\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b821553 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"b821553\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b34a0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09b34a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cffbc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28cffbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board of Directors<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047ca32 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"047ca32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef369a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fef369a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"composition\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Composition<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Board of Directors shall be composed of seven (7) members: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and three Members-At-Large. In addition, the immediate past President may serve as a non-voting ex-officio member of the Board of Directors as needed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3926bbf sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3926bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9044cbe sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9044cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"qualifications\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Qualifications<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All directors must meet the following qualifications:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resident of Arkansas;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Possession of RID certification, EIPA, BEI, QAST, or other state screening credentials (an exception for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing until such time that national certification and\/or state screening readily are available to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing);<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quality of organizational involvement;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Membership in good standing of RID and ARID; and in addition<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treasurer must be bondable.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321b210 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"321b210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90676b5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90676b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"genduties\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>General Duties<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To perform any and all duties imposed on ARID by law, the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, or as directed by the membership, and to approve an annual budget for the maintenance and operation of this organization.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea9d33 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ea9d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2414a44 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2414a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"governing\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Governing Authority<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The management of the affairs of the organization between quarterly meetings of the membership shall be delegated from the membership to the Board of Directors. Decisions of the Board of Directors may be overruled by a three-fourths (3\/4) vote of the membership during a general membership meeting in which a quorum is present.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c681d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3c681d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4400e07 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4400e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"revdues\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Revising\u00a0 Dues<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision to establish, raise, lower or prorate dues shall be authorized by the membership at the Biennial Conference. The Board of Directors shall not increase or decrease the dues by more than ten percent (10%) without a majority vote of the membership present at either the Biennial meeting or by email referendum. Notification of any changes in dues structure, fees, or assessments must be published in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at least ninety (90) days prior to the anticipated implementation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9cadb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a9cadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be92393 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be92393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"bodhistory\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>ARID Board History | 1981 &#8211; Present\u00a0<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a list of Board members since incorporation in 1981, please view <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arkansasrid.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arkansasrid.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the About Us tab.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38730ea sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"38730ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b131d72 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b131d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"#incoming\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Incoming Officers\u00a0<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By accepting a position on the Board of Directors they are expected to become familiar with the ARID Bylaws and the Policy and Procedures Manual (PPM). These documents support incoming officers with learning the expectations of the position.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b0cc65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"1b0cc65\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"president\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82a7d72 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"82a7d72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d216e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3d216e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef328b1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef328b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39410e6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39410e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccaf01 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dccaf01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President shall be the principle executive officer of ARID and shall administer its business and affairs; as well as become familiar with the RID Affiliate Chapter Handbook (ACRC) sections related to the president and the duties required of the individual fulfilling this role.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have general supervision and direction of the affairs of the corporation and other duties, as may be prescribed by the board, the membership, and the national RID;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appoint any committees, including standing or ad hoc, composed of members in good standing;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have co-signature responsibility with the Treasurer on all disbursements\/expenditures for the withdrawal of corporate funds; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set the agenda and conduct all board meetings, the biennial conference business meeting, and any special meetings of the membership.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the duties laid out in the Bylaws, the President will also:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supervise the work of other board members and committees;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provide copies to all board members of the Board Manual and the ARID Policy and Procedure Manual (PPM);<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">work with the RID Region IV Representative in sharing of information in both directions;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">address all motions made during the General Membership Meetings, Biennial Conferences and Board Meetings;<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be the official spokesperson for the organization;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attend all general membership and board meetings of ARID;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plan a \u201cBoard to Board\u201d meeting after the elections and have each outgoing board member sit down with the incoming board members to discuss Board business<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serve snacks or have special gifts to be given to outgoing Board members\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supply the incoming Board with necessary equipment, provide specialized instructions, update all email accounts to current board members, deactivate outgoing President and Treasurer bank card(s) and activate incoming President and Treasurer bank card(s) at the bank (make an appointment and bring the ARID Minutes as proof of the new Board members), and provide any additional information to ensure a smooth transition for the new Board; and<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">submit reports for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-105fe0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"105fe0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"vicepresident\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53b3bce sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"53b3bce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f795a5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6f795a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd30d4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bd30d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vice President<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f5078 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34f5078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8baf6e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8baf6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vice President shall become familiar with the duties of the Vice President in relation to the RID Affiliate Chapter Handbook (ACRC).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vice President shall preside in the place of the President whenever needed, in case of absence, resignation, death, or delegation of authority by the President.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assist the President and\/or the Board of Directors in the completion of duties as needed;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chair the Planning Committee of the Biennial Conference; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serve as liaison to committees.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the duties laid out in the Bylaws, the Vice President will also:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">schedule and hold meetings of the Biennial Planning Committee (BPC);<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attend all general membership and board meetings of ARID; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">submit reports for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December) to include updates on the Biennial Conference as needed.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7dd2a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"e7dd2a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"secretary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa2a23 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"1fa2a23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed776e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8ed776e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f647dcc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f647dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Secretary<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6bfa8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a6bfa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-052c879 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"052c879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duties of the Secretary in relation to the RID Affiliate Chapter Handbook (ACRC): The Secretary shall become familiar with the ACRC sections related to the secretary.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the General Membership Meetings, the Board of Directors Meetings, and special meetings of the membership.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep accurate minutes of all meetings of the organization and of the Board of Directors;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">File all papers belonging to the organization and superintend the publication of the same if so ordered by the Board of Directors;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conduct the general correspondence of the organization;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notify each member of the Board of Directors of the location and time of the Board of Directors meetings of the organization; likewise, inform the membership of the time and location of the quarterly general membership business meetings and Biennial Conference;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within thirty (30) days following each meeting of the Board of Directors, shall make available to the Board the minutes of the business which transpired;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least thirty (30) days prior to each General Membership Meeting, make available to the membership the minutes of the business which transpired at the previous General Membership Meeting; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serve as liaison to committees.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the duties laid out in the Bylaws, the Secretary will also:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">send the minutes after each quarterly GM meeting to the Technology Chair for upload on the ARID website;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">produce motions upon request and as needed;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attend all general membership and board meetings of ARID; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">submit reports for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(March, June, September, December).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d63c89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"3d63c89\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"treasurer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a553179 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"a553179\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f58e9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d6f58e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3161688 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3161688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treasurer<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f8da8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a4f8da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07845d2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07845d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duties of the Treasurer in relation to the RID Affiliate Chapter Handbook (ACRC): The Treasurer shall become familiar with the ACRC sections related to the treasurer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Treasurer shall be the fiscal manager and maintain all financial records related to ARID.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receive and deposit all monies belonging to the organization as the Board of Directors may determine;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make all disbursements in payment of the authorized debts by check within thirty (30) days of receipt of the bill;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintain the financial records of the organization, and make quarterly financial reports to the membership;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forward to the RID Regional Representative and to the national office of RID within thirty (30) days after the expiration of each fiscal year a certified copy of the organization\u2019s financial statement. The financial statement shall include a description of the source of all receipts and a description of all disbursements;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forward to the IRS, Regional Representative and to the national office of RID by November 15th of each year the 501(c)3 tax exempt reporting form (IRS Form 990-N [e-Postcard], Return of Organizations Exempt from Income Tax);\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is bondable; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serve as liaison to committees.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the duties laid out in the Bylaws, the Treasurer will also:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oversee online workshop registration and online membership renewal process;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manage the registration process to answer questions, maintain and verify list of pre-registrants, verify membership status \/ current membership list (voting, associate, student, and organizational) for purposes of voting, and process payments.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set up and oversee online voting (as needed);<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serve as the Finance Chair and the Registration Chair for the Biennial Conference;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attend all general membership and board meetings of ARID; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">submit financial reports for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4984d19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4984d19\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"mal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09f676a sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"09f676a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cce907 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7cce907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1b241 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e1b241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Members-at-Large<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bdcb83 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1bdcb83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed3bcf sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ed3bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duties of the Members-at-Large in relation to the RID Affiliate Chapter Handbook (ACRC): The Members-at-Large shall become familiar with the ACRC sections related to the MALs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Members-at-Large shall maintain communication and coordinate activities within their respective district and among District 1, District 2, and District 3.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assist ARID board members with the coordination of activities and communication in and among the membership;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have other powers and duties as prescribed by the board and\/or the membership; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are members of the Sunshine Committee and reach out to the membership of their district on a monthly basis, reporting updates to the Sunshine Chair.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the duties laid out in the Bylaws, the Members-at-Large will also:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seek out and organize community events in their respective districts;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintain the Calendar of Events on the ARID website;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">submit a quarterly Sunshine Report to the ARID Sunshine Chair;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attend all general membership and board meetings of ARID; and\\<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">submit reports for the quarterly editions of the <i><span>ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span> (March, June, September, December);<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06ce8c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"06ce8c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"committees\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f71466c sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"f71466c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351bc58 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"351bc58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f727246 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f727246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Committees<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0600258 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0600258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12022a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a12022a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"appointments\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Appointments\u00a0<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Committee chairpersons shall be appointed by the President upon approval of a majority of the Board of Directors, with the only exception being the Chairperson of the Planning Committee for the Biennial Conference which shall be the Vice President. Appointments to committees shall be made or reaffirmed biennially by each new Board after assuming office. The President may authorize committee chairpersons to select the other members of their respective committees except for the Biennial Conference Planning Committee which shall be appointed by the Board of Directors as stipulated in Article 8, Section 2 of the ARID Bylaws. Furthermore, the President shall designate a member of the Board of Directors to serve as a liaison to each standing, special and\/or ad hoc committee.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b814a5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8b814a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2806157 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2806157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"commeet\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Committee Meetings<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The formal, minuted meetings of the volunteers who have been entrusted by ARID members to deliver learning and networking opportunities on their behalf.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Committee meetings tend to follow a set format and should have an agenda to ensure all the relevant topics are addressed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d21d08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4d21d08\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"adhoc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c431e7 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"8c431e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1adebdb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1adebdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a707bf sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a707bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ad Hoc Committees<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f668b10 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f668b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60873ff sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60873ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"sp-app\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Appointments<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President, upon approval by the Board of Directors, shall appoint any ad hoc committees as may be deemed necessary to carry out the objectives and activities of the organization as set forth in the Bylaws and\/or as mandated by the voting membership. The purpose and life of the committees and their duties and responsibilities shall be proposed by the Board of Directors and outlined in the minutes of the general membership meeting.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e7308 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d3e7308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2952c33 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2952c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"terms\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Terms of Office<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each member of a standing, special or ad hoc committee shall serve until a successor can be appointed, unless the committee shall complete its duties or be terminated by the Board of Directors, or a member becomes ill or is otherwise unable to fulfill the duties of the committee, or in the event that a member must be removed from a committee, or a member ceases to qualify as a member thereof, or in the event that a member resigns from the organization.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fcc65e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9fcc65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-068acc1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"068acc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"ex-adhoc\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Examples of Ad Hoc Committees<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awards Editorial; Branding; Mentoring; Licensure; and the Policies and Procedures Manual.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5472de3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"5472de3\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"standing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-336d045 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"336d045\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c474c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"01c474c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378e5e0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"378e5e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standing Committees<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75fab0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b75fab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8cbe5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad8cbe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"est\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Establishment<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Board of Directors shall have the right to establish any standing committee deemed necessary to carry out the objectives of the organization as set forth in the ARID Bylaws and\/or mandated by the voting membership.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fa18b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"40fa18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc5c98 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fc5c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"meetings\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Meetings<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chairperson of the committee shall be responsible for setting meeting dates and times for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the committee. All committee actions shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors and presented regularly to the membership by report during quarterly general membership meetings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1196dc4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1196dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49a98b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c49a98b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"vacancies\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Vacancies<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointment in accordance to the stipulations contained in Article 6 Section 3 of the ARID Bylaws.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Standing Committees shall include, but not be limited to the following:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds_Aa5aa1LGYwdf7qPOo0nT_zjvP09dyVpln0haswuk\/edit#heading=h.2d15radvp5xw\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bylaws Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds_Aa5aa1LGYwdf7qPOo0nT_zjvP09dyVpln0haswuk\/edit#heading=h.y563ecuhmuck\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds_Aa5aa1LGYwdf7qPOo0nT_zjvP09dyVpln0haswuk\/edit#heading=h.8zk6ol8t37i6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editorial Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds_Aa5aa1LGYwdf7qPOo0nT_zjvP09dyVpln0haswuk\/edit#heading=h.u71ttp7h3lpl\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Membership Development Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds_Aa5aa1LGYwdf7qPOo0nT_zjvP09dyVpln0haswuk\/edit#heading=h.i7gaozwlal81\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds_Aa5aa1LGYwdf7qPOo0nT_zjvP09dyVpln0haswuk\/edit#heading=h.vgdtq7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional Development Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds_Aa5aa1LGYwdf7qPOo0nT_zjvP09dyVpln0haswuk\/edit#heading=h.9ow3y2pdstgt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds_Aa5aa1LGYwdf7qPOo0nT_zjvP09dyVpln0haswuk\/edit#heading=h.27ynjoeb0c39\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scholarship Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds_Aa5aa1LGYwdf7qPOo0nT_zjvP09dyVpln0haswuk\/edit#heading=h.22vxnjd\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunshine Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ds_Aa5aa1LGYwdf7qPOo0nT_zjvP09dyVpln0haswuk\/edit#heading=h.1ulbmlt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1HLWjPpjD9rDoVIQfDs9itvSLmyqCuWJXSdteW6Rz0NA\/edit#heading=h.sy0lwyudalx1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biennial Planning Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa49da elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"efa49da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d22f1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"2d22f1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d4bf81 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6d4bf81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90cacf7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"90cacf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a65b0a7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a65b0a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"bylaw-comm\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Bylaws Committee<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Purpose<\/span>: To clarify any conflicts in the Bylaws, to propose changes to the Bylaws, to review proposals for Bylaws changes suggested by the membership, and to ensure that all Bylaws and changes are in compliance with the RID Bylaws.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc36c3a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bc36c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e316d58 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e316d58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"amendments\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Amendments<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bylaws may be amended or repealed by approval of two-thirds (2\/3) of the eligible voting members in attendance and voting during a regular, annual, or special meeting of the membership, or by email referendum, with fourteen (14) calendar days prior notice. Amendments must be reviewed and approved by the Bylaws Committee prior to voting, or in the absence of a Bylaws Committee, by the Board of Directors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44aafb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b44aafb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64f92d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b64f92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"duties-comm\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assist members in wording proposed Bylaws changes, if requested;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receive all proposed Bylaw changes;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review each proposed change to make sure it is in compliance with the other articles in the ARID Bylaws, and in compliance\u00a0 with the RID Bylaws;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Report on past Bylaws changes pertaining to the issue(s) addressed in each proposed Bylaws change, and report back to the membership with the findings;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To keep Bylaws up-to-date within a 90 day time period;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet as needed via conference calls or other meeting methods; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit an article for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December)<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b472659 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"b472659\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa7a7c0 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"fa7a7c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eaded6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2eaded6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46dbf61 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"46dbf61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7629109 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7629109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"deic\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To publicly stand in solidarity with interpreters and Deaf Community members who are Black, African American, and People of Color; denounce social injustice and discrimination in any form, as well as violent responses to peaceful protests; to determine the actions ARID can take to leverage the inclusion of, and support the success of interpreters of color; and work towards a more diverse interpreter population to meet all consumers\u2019 needs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76005c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c76005c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee6fa5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ee6fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"duties-deic\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet regularly in-person, or via conference calls, or virtually as needed;<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertise scheduled meetings of the DEIC via ARID listserv, Facebook, and\/or other social media venues;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop projects based on the purpose of DEIC;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage people to become members and attend meetings;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter all pertinent information and photos on the DEIC Google Group; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit an article for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December)<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edf36eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"edf36eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-214aa2d sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"214aa2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25ffa8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a25ffa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1ce6a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9c1ce6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e39e72 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e39e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"editorial\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Editorial Committee<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To prepare and publish the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in March, June, September, December; and edit and\/or review print and non-print materials for distribution to educate and\/or inform the ARID membership, the public and\/or other interested parties about ARID.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee8729 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fee8729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0925e6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0925e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"duties-editorial\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet regularly in-person, or via conference calls, or virtually as needed;<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertise scheduled meetings of the DEIC via ARID listserv, Facebook, and\/or other social media venues;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop projects based on the purpose of DEIC;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage people to become members and attend meetings;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter all pertinent information and photos on the DEIC Google Group; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit an article for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December)<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd0f058 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"bd0f058\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"membership-comm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e35d2d sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4e35d2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce8cf5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ce8cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3517404 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3517404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d81e7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56d81e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Membership Development Committee<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To recruit and orient new chapter members; to encourage members to maintain ARID membership; and to maintain the ARID database and ARID membership lists with the assistance of the Treasurer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c10add sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8c10add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674d557 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"674d557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintain ARID database and process membership renewals, at least once a quarter, or monthly or weekly during workshop and conference registration periods;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide updates of current membership list and contact information to the Board and committees on a regular basis and\/or as requested;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conduct an annual membership drive;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serve as ex-officio member of the Biennial Conference Registration Committee and perform duties as delegated by this committee;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work with the Treasurer, Program Committee, and Biennial Planning Committee; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit an update for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December).<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a540cb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a540cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abbc66 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3abbc66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h4><b>Membership Drive and Dues Renewal Procedures<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Membership fees for one (1) year shall be due no later than July 31. A member who has paid the established current annual dues shall be considered a member in good standing.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May 30th &#8211; send reminder via ARID Listserv that dues will expire on June 30th. Members can renew by logging onto www.arkansasrid.org and clicking on Membership then Membership Application.\u00a0<\/span><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dues can be paid online or sent in by mail to the address listed.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Membership forms are printed and mailed for those members who have not provided ARID with an email address, their email reminder is undeliverable, or have requested to receive membership reminders via mail rather than electronically.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 1st and 30th &#8211; send email reminders to members who have not renewed.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Include dues renewal information on the Biennial Conference Registration.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update database verifying that contact information is up-to-date.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact the Treasurer and\/or Program Committee Chair for dues renewals that have accompanied workshop registrations.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e98913 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"8e98913\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"nom-comm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-016e8ee sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"016e8ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb9acc elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ebb9acc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3b3ac sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8d3b3ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bae823 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bae823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Nominations Committee<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To collect names of potential candidates for current or upcoming board vacancies, including special Biennial Conference awards; and to notify the membership of the upcoming elections and\/or award nominations via the listserv, web page, social media, and the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ffbb7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"94ffbb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-382bb58 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"382bb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Become familiar with the qualifications of each position that is vacated;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collect nominations from the membership for the available position(s);<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compile a list of names of qualified members who are willing and interested in serving;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Request access to a current Membership List from the Membership Development Committee and\/or the Treasurer;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present the nominations to the membership at the meeting prior to the start of the next membership year;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask for nominations from the floor before distributing ballots;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collect and count ballots (current board members may also help count those ballots for which they are not nominated, and\/or enlist the help of the Biennial Support Staff);\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Announce to the membership the newly elected officers of the Board; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit an update for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December).<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ba8a99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6ba8a99\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"pdc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d4528c sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4d4528c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80893d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"80893d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5613933 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5613933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c1b0a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81c1b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Professional Development Committee<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To plan, promote, implement, and evaluate professional development events for the ARID membership; and to process CEUs for ARID sponsored events, PINRAs, Academic Coursework and Independent Studies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e27fa sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"07e27fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90de862 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90de862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"duties-pdc\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine the content area, educational level, target audience, and number of CEUs to be awarded according to the RID guidelines as a RID Approved Sponsor;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approve all publicity prior to distribution;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit RID CMP CEU activities for each participant to RID upon completion of the event(s) per RID\u2019s timelines;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forward the originals along with a summary of the evaluations and\/or the actual program evaluation forms to RID per current guidelines;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send the Certificate of Attendance with type (PS and\/or GS) and number of CEUs, activity number, and title and date of event upon completion to each participant;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintain copies for the files;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work with the Program Committee and Biennial Planning Committee; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Submit an update for the quarterly editions of the <i><span>ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span> (March, June, September, December).<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-006d368 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"006d368\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"program-comm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c82cab sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4c82cab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4962a elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a4962a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15dab2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c15dab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3b8fe sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e3b8fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Program Committee<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To coordinate the planning, promotion, implementation, and evaluation of professional development workshops for ARID offered for CEUs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d185be7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d185be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e2205 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4e2205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"duties-program\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan Workshops: Traditionally, ARID sponsors four (4) CEU workshops during non-biennial years in quarters 1, 2, 3, 4 offered the first Saturday of the month &#8211; March, June, September, December with a time slot included for the General Membership Meetings (GMM). During a biennial year, three (3) CEU workshops are offered in quarter 1, 2, and 3, and the Biennial Conference during the 4th quarter, with a time slot included for the General Membership Meeting (GMM). Each event includes the presenter(s) name(s), topic and objectives, date and time, length of training (with number of RID CEUs), location (whether onsite or via ARID\u2019s Zoom account), cost, special accommodations, and refund policy. Attached is a checklist to aid in planning the workshops.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serves as the Biennial Program Chair for the biennial conferences.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop a preliminary budget and keep a running cost of expenses and anticipated revenue. Work with the Treasurer as needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solicit co-sponsorship as needed to help defray the cost of the workshop. Be creative! Contact membership in various areas of the state to solicit assistance. Ask the ARID Board Liaison for additional assistance and direction.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presenter: Information needed from the presenter and for the presenter.<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resume or biographical sketch<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training outline or objectives and RID Instructor Form for CMP Paperwork<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travel dates\/times (travel arrangements and receipts) and travel costs &#8211; roundtrip airfare not to exceed current ARID policy or mileage<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hotel accommodations and travel to and from the training and meals<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honorarium cost<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Letter of agreement or contract and a W-9 for reimbursement<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handouts and\/or Powerpoint, if any<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room setup, media and\/or equipment needs<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secure location: Determine whether it\u2019s onsite\/in-person or via Zoom. When booking a location, consider where it is, how easy is it to find, what are the amenities, what are the attractions in the area, restaurants, etc.<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the central Arkansas area, the Arkansas School for the Deaf, the Tornado Shelter. Call the administration number and ask to speak to the person in charge of scheduling the facility. A special facilities fee is already established for ARID.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Northwest Arkansas area, the Fairfield Inn &amp; Suites in Rogers, in exchange for booking hotel rooms, free meeting space for ARID. The hotel also offers a free breakfast to those staying in the hotel, and permits food and equipment to be brought in from an outside vendor and\/or ARID.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other areas of Arkansas, such as hotels, the contact usually is the Sales Department or someone in charge of meeting space. If securing meeting space in a hotel, see if they will reduce their price or for a certain number of rooms booked, give free meeting space. Most hotels have their own catering and will not allow groups to bring in their own food. Ask for their policy. Ask also if they allow groups to bring in their own equipment (some hotels charge for this service).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RID CMP Paperwork is handled by working with the Professional Development Committee (PDC).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Instructor Form: may be sent via electronic attachment to the presenter to be filled out and returned in a timely manner.\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponsor Form: to be filled out by the Program Committee and submitted to the PDC along with the Instructor Form.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign in procedure\/registration for each day of the workshop (if offered multiple days) per current electronic practices and methods.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certificates of Attendance\/Participation: The PDC sends certificates to each participant per current electronic practices that include the Activity Number, SA number, Subject Code, number of CEUs, and date from the PDC is indicated on this form. Send the certificates to each participant per current electronic practices.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RID transcript: The PDC submits participants\u2019 CEUs to RID per current electronic methods. The Presenter may earn CEUs for first-time presentation of the topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluations of the workshop: The evaluations are submitted by participants at the end of the workshop currently using the QR codes that lead the participants to the online evaluation form.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secure interpreters for communication access for each workshop.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negotiate fees for interpreters for non-biennial workshops at the current rate of two (2) $60 Member Money for a total of $120.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotion of workshop and Registration requires working closely with the Technology Chair and the Treasurer.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save the Date: Announcement to membership to \u201csave the date(s)\u201d via ARID listserv, FaceBook, other social media, and the ARIDian News &amp; Views.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop flyer and Registration Form: Before sending to the membership and upload on the ARID website, submit the flyer\/registration form to the PDC and the Editorial Committee for review to ensure all information is correct. Make sure to include:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARID, RID, and ACET logos (and co-sponsor logo if applicable).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presenter with photo, certification and primary residence (city\/state).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topic title with objectives.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location, if onsite, with site address (and lodging information if applicable).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location, if virtual, ARID Zoom account link.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date\/time and time slot for the GM Business Meeting.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration form includes ARID and non-ARID member fees with early and regular registration timeline fees, meals (if any), accommodations\/needs, and refund policy.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spaces for ARID Membership dues (voting, associate, student, and organizational) and non-ARID fees (you may want to advertise to nearby states).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CMP information to include the content area (Professional or General Studies); number of CEUs; the hours; and target audience.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dissemination requires coordination with the Treasurer, the Technology Committee Chair, and the Editorial Committee Chair.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Program Committee Chair sends the flyer and registration form via email to the ARID listserv.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Treasurer collects the fees and maintains a list of registrants.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Technology Committee Chair uploads the flyer and registration form on the ARID website, Facebook and\/or other social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Editorial Committee Chair publishes the flyer and registration form in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views.<\/span><\/i><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Welcoming arrangements may include the following depending on whether participants are onsite\/in-person or virtual via Zoom.<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrange presenter transportation prior to and at the conclusion of the workshop.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrange for the introduction of the presenter.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrange for a gift basket or welcome gift for the presenter.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrange for an onsite or virtual registration table and coordinate with the Treasurer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Conclusion<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit event articles and pictures to the Technology Committee Chair for upload to the ARID website, facebook and other social media.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask the workshop participants to submit comments and photos to the Editorial Committee Chair for inclusion in the next <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit any expense receipts to the Treasurer for reimbursement.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b7e527 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7b7e527\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"scholarship-comm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cb6191 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"1cb6191\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb5db5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ceb5db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6736cd6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6736cd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01526b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f01526b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Scholarship Committee<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To assist individual ARID members who apply for the Robert and Betty Steed Memorial Scholarship Fund to defray the costs of any national or state certification, or performance tests\/assessments\/screenings that include, but are not limited to: 1) the RID Performance Tests [NIC, OTC, SC:L, CDI], 2) the EIPA Performance Assessment and 3) the Arkansas QAST Screening Tests [Levels 1-3 and Levels 4-5]; and to assist individual ARID members who apply for the Ella Irby Professional Development Scholarship Fund to attend a BIPOC national or regional conference.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72125bc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72125bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a8316 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31a8316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"duties-scholarship\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review all applications from eligible ARID members.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertise the Robert and Betty Steed Memorial Scholarship Fund on the ARID website, on Facebook and in the quarterly <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September and December).\u00a0<\/span><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remind candidates to submit Application Materials via email to the Scholarship Committee at email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:scholarship@arkansasrid.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scholarship@arkansasrid.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send the application packet, including the Verification of Testing Form, to candidates upon request and\/or refer them to the ARID website for the Application Materials.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remind the candidate to present the Verification of Testing Form at the respective testing site for their signature (e.g., RID Local Test Administrator (LTA), BEI Testing Coordinator, EIPA Testing Coordinator, QAST Coordinator, etc.)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remind the candidate that upon completion of the Performance Test, the candidate has seven (7) business days to submit the signed Verification of Testing Form via email to the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@arkansasrid.org.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertise the Ella Irby Professional Development Scholarship Fund on the ARID website, on Facebook and in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> quarterly (March, June, September and December);\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send a quarterly Scholarship Committee Report to the ARID Board; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit the Scholarship Committee Report for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December).<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8512f34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"8512f34\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"sunshine-comm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97c7181 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"97c7181\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1980921 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1980921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b2ce5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a7b2ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef85b4a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef85b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Sunshine Committee<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To express congratulations, sympathy or concern to members of ARID in the event of illness, bereavement or milestone events; and ARID\u2019s esteem and consideration when members are celebrating a happy occasion or facing a challenging time in their lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20eee8d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20eee8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15b94d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a15b94d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"duties-sunshine\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintain a database of ARID members\u2019 birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, births, adoptions, illness, death, and\/or other important milestone events to be posted on the ARID website;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send cards or other appropriate acknowledgment to ARID members as needed;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work with the Membership Chair and\/or the other officers for information;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinate with the three (3) district MALs for news about ARID members; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit an article for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7ff4e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"c7ff4e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"tech-comm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5001ada sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"5001ada\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf6d89 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ddf6d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25670d5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"25670d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4812676 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4812676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Technology Committee<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To ensure that ARID is current with cyber communications; to upload information to the ARID website; and to maintain the Facebook page and other social media.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672a461 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"672a461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8b564 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f8b564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"duties-tech\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide the Board with any changes or updates (Board contact information and bios, pictures, meeting minutes, etc.) that need to be made to the ARID website and ensure they are completed in a timely manner;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore and present to the Board options for improving web presence and online communication;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage the ARID website and social media and update as requested;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work with the PDC, Program Committee and Biennial Planning Committee for any updates; and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit an article for the quarterly editions of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March, June, September, December).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5f45c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"e5f45c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8fc619 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"c8fc619\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b27754 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8b27754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05884a8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"05884a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b95f52 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b95f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Biennial Planning Committee (BPC)<\/b><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To plan and coordinate a biennial statewide conference in odd numbered years for the professional development of interpreters; to share and disseminate information on innovations, techniques and research on interpreting and transliterating; promote fellowship and goodwill among the membership; and schedule the ARID Business Meeting. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b3579 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d4b3579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e1c33 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55e1c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"duties-bpc\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vice President\/Biennial Chair can recruit an Assistant to the Biennial Chair to share the duties and responsibilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recruit Biennial Chairs.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establish committees for the conference.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appoint a Secretary for the BPC meetings.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan and advertise regularly scheduled meetings of the BPC.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send registration information to the Arkansas Association of the Deaf, to surrounding states Deaf and Interpreter associations, to the RID national office and the RID Region IV Representative. Send electronic announcements\/invitations to the Presidents of all the affiliate chapters within Region IV.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard committees may include:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Branding Committee<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entertainment Committee<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilities Committee (optional)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finance Committee (the ARID Treasurer is the Chair)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundraising Committee\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hospitality Committee<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interpreter Coordination\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional Development\/CMP Committee (the ARID PDC Chair is the Chair)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Committee (the ARID Program Chair is the Chair)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Book Committee<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration Committee (the ARID Treasurer is the Chair)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silent Auction Committee<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support Staff Committee<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology Committee (the ARID Technology Chair is the Chair)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other committees may be formed as needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertise a \u201cCall for Committee Chairs\u201d who will comprise the initial BPC. Each chair can recruit additional members for their respective committees.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locate a venue for the conference. The Chair and Assistant can assume this task, or assign a Facilities Committee, and with the venue where to have food, entertainment, breakout sessions, opening keynote address, etc.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a proposed budget for presentation to the Board based conferences\u2019 proposed program; this can be adjusted as the planning proceeds. Refer to past budgets for ideas and a framework.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine the type of training that is desired by the overall membership through a survey to solicit suggestions from the membership throughout the state.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine a theme and create the biennial logo.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertise a \u201cCall for Presenters\u201d for topics that address the conference theme and logo.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertise the date and venue (onsite\/in-person or virtual) on the ARID website, Facebook page and in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and post periodic reminders\/updates on the listserv and website (via the Board liaison).<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Periodically, send out reminders\/updates about the presenters, and plan activities to keep membership informed and engaged.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write articles highlighting conference updates and planning progress to be submitted for publication on the web site, the Facebook page and for inclusion in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the workshops and presenters have been finalized, begin advertising this information via the ARID listserv, Facebook page and in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARIDian News &amp; Views<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A short description of the workshop can be posted\/published as well<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post regular updates<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post reminders about early bird registration<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the conference site, hold a combined Board and Conference Planning Committee meeting to prepare for biennial business, the coordination of door prizes, drawings, sale of items, CEU paperwork, etc.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a large-sized version of the schedule and have it on an easel for ease in locating workshops and meeting rooms.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\">Remind the ARID Board to order any awards that will be presented at the final general membership meeting.\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\">Finalize the final conference financial statement with the Treasurer for presentation to the membership<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73ff87b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"73ff87b\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-branding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2376547 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"2376547\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527cb52 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"527cb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c735dd sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c735dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1effb9f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1effb9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><b>Branding Committee<\/b><\/h5><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works with all committees to ensure consistency in distribution and standardization of printed and\/or digital formats.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Ensure that the current theme and logo are presented in relevant advertising, letters, and printed or digital formats.\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standardize the font and size to be used.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a58fa7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"a58fa7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-entertain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3752fa sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"e3752fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196158b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"196158b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f418be8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f418be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa3eee sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fa3eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><b>Entertainment Committee<\/b><\/h5><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works with the Program Committee, the Hospitality Committee, and the Biennial Chair to plan for activities for the luncheon, social night and awards banquet.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine what type of entertainment is desired and at what phase of the conference.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If an out of town entertainer is desired, search for one who teaches workshops to maximize conference training monies.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90cf145 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"90cf145\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-facilities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3cbc9d sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"d3cbc9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce147b1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ce147b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b993852 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b993852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a51f4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9a51f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><b>Facilities Committee<\/b><\/h5><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional since the Biennial Chair and Assistant may choose to handle the venue. Otherwise, this committee works with the Program Committee, Technology Committee and Registration Committee.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Begin making contacts with area hotels, community colleges, universities, conference centers and other venues wherein conventions are held.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider breakout rooms, exhibitor\/silent auction space, catering needs, etc. and schedule as appropriate.\u00a0 Consult with the entire committee and Board as to costs.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-site visits are necessary to determine if the meeting space is adequate; sites offering open spaces without visual obstacles like columns in the middle of a room.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine if the facility has Wi-Fi coverage and if so, what costs (if any) are involved.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine if technology needs are included in the cost of the facility or if they are an additional cost.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fca5df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7fca5df\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-finance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6922e0 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"a6922e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d3295 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"71d3295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b56d85 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b56d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc989e5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc989e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><b>Finance Committee<\/b><\/h5><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally the ARID Treasurer is the Chair. Works with the Registration Committee, Program Committee, Fundraising Committee, and any other committees handling funds.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitors the biennial budget.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disburses and collects funds.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Records all income and expenses.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73f7b42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"73f7b42\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-fundraise\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cac3694 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"cac3694\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a771483 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a771483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9033151 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9033151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091ddac sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"091ddac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><b>Fundraising \/ Sponsorship Committee<\/b><\/h5><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works with all committees for input and ideas to raise money and solicit sponsors for the conference.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider the various types of fundraising: donations, sponsorships, silent auction, etc.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special fundraising efforts may be needed to raise enough money to supplement the cost of the biennial conference, such as Tips for Terps.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refer to previous conference fundraising efforts for names of sponsors and other entities.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the conference, collect monies from the auction and submit them to the Treasurer at the conclusion of the auction.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create bidding sheets for Silent Auction Items; have extra copies on hand for items that require several sheets to accommodate the number of bids.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab501b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"ab501b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-hospitality\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f61a29 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"9f61a29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29da4e3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"29da4e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a18c3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20a18c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a0c95b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a0c95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><b>Hospitality Committee<\/b><\/h5><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works with the Entertainment Committee, Support Staff Committee, Registration Committee, Program Committee, and Biennial Chair.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrange transportation of the presenter prior to and at the conclusion with the appropriate committee Chair.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrange for the introduction of the presenter with Support Staff.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrange for a gift basket or welcome gift for the presenter.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrange for an onsite or virtual registration table and coordinate with the Treasurer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinate the awards banquet events.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrange ditty bags, door prizes, Member Money, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establish one \u201croom\u201d (onsite or virtual) to serve as a hospitality space for presenters and interpreters and arrange for refreshments to be provided in this room throughout the conference<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the conclusion of the conference, send \u201cThank You\u201d cards to sponsors, advertisers, vendors\/exhibitors, presenters, interpreters, etc.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13fb9d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"13fb9d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-icc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbdedd6 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"dbdedd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6c690 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e6c690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d322f6e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d322f6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d99083 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d99083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><b>Interpreter Coordination Committee\u00a0<\/b><\/h5><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secures appropriately qualified individuals to provide interpreting services; works with the Program Committee and Entertainment Committee to determine the type of interpreting services needed; coordinates the ARID and LRID Reciprocal Agreement; and seeks sponsoring of interpreters from VRS companies and other sources.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ARID and LRID Reciprocal Agreement: The Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (ARID) and Louisiana Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (LRID) Reciprocal Interpreter Agreement for State Conferences states that:<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><b>ARID makes the following commitments:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARID will send one interpreter to LRID to provide interpreting services for their annual conference. LRID agrees to provide the interpreter with room and board at no expense to ARID, and\u00a0 ARID agrees to cover all travel costs for the interpreter.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARID will ensure that the interpreter sent holds national certification (NAD V or RID).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><b>LRID makes the following commitments:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LRID will send two interpreters to ARID to provide interpreting services for their biennial conference. ARID agrees to provide the interpreters with room and board at no expense to LRID. LRID agrees to cover all travel costs for interpreters.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LRID will ensure that the interpreters sent hold national certification (NAD V or RID).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><b>Both ARID and LRID make the following commitments:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should either organization fail to fulfill its obligation to this agreement, the organization in default agrees to reimburse the other for travel and fees billed by the replacement interpreter (travel to be airfare at 21 days in advance or driving \u2013 following federal GSA rates, whichever is less; interpreting fees appropriate to the geographical area). Receipts and a detailed listing of expenses will be sent to the organization in default prior to any reimbursements being made.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should either organization be unable to secure the services of nationally certified interpreters, the two presidents of said organizations shall negotiate contracting interpreter services at least 45 days prior to the conference.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either organization may refuse the services of the reciprocal agreement interpreter by contacting the President of the other organization. This refusal shall be done via email or telephone and followed up by a confirmation letter sent at least 45 days prior to the conference.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either organization may request a specific interpreter(s), with the understanding that if requested interpreter(s) is\/are not available, other qualified interpreter(s) will be pursued.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either organization may request additional interpreter(s); however, payment for services must be negotiated between the requesting organization and the additional interpreter(s).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presidents of each organization shall make the initial request at least 120 days in advance of their organization\u2019s conference. They may then refer the matter to their respective committee(s).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The daily per diem shall be mutually determined.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact VRS companies, such as Sorenson for sponsorship of conference interpreters.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dddb5db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"dddb5db\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-pdc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27662d3 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"27662d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d563a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"30d563a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273ba23 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"273ba23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><h5><b>Professional Development Committee (PDC)<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ARID PDC Chair serves as the Biennial PDC Chair. Works with the Program Committee to obtain all information for award of CEUs.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtain presenter information from the Program Committee and work with presenters to complete all CEU paperwork for the conference.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instructor Form: may be sent via electronic attachment to the presenter to be filled out and returned in a timely manner.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponsor Form: to be filled out by the Program Committee and submitted to the PDC along with the Instructor Form.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign in procedure\/registration for each day of the workshop (if offered multiple days) per current electronic practices and methods.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certificates of Attendance: The PDC sends certificates to each participant per current electronic practices that include the Activity Number, SA number, Subject Code, number of CEUs, and date from the PDC is indicated on this form.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RID transcript: The PDC submits participants\u2019 CEUs to RID per current electronic methods. The Presenter may earn CEUs for first-time presentation of the topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluations of the workshop: The evaluations are submitted by participants at the end of each workshop currently using the QR codes that lead the participants to the online evaluation form<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88060e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"88060e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-pc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f24570e sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"f24570e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a40ad sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"15a40ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4323a54 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4323a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><h5><b>Program Committee\u00a0<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ARID Program Committee Chair serves as the Biennial Program Committee Chair. Works with the Vice President\/Biennial Chair in the selection process of and contracting with presenters addressing the biennial theme; works with the PDC for current RID CEU procedures and evaluations.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negotiate with the presenters regarding pay, travel, accommodations, meals, free conference registration, etc.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once details have been negotiated with presenters, contracts are written and submitted for signatures. Work with the PDC and the BPC to review the information needed from prospective speakers\/presenters.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IRS W-9 form (to the ARID Treasurer for presenter reimbursement),<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">workshop description,\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">short bio and photo,\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">learning objectives, number of hours, and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">audio\/visual needs\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider inviting the RID Region IV Representative to be a part of the biennial conference for a \u201cstate of the Region\u201d update.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider inviting RID Board members who do not charge speaker fees because they are serving the membership; however, funds for travel, accommodations and meals may be requested.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Request resumes from the presenters and begin compiling CMP forms and documents that are necessary for the CMP process.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Membership Meeting: The ARID President provides the agenda, slate of officers for the election of board members, voting ballots, voting verification.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-700661c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"700661c\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-pbc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8e8c1f sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"b8e8c1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4261b51 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4261b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b2011 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b2011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><h5><b>Program Book Committee<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works with the BPC to develop the content and format of the Program Book; works with the Program Committee to obtain the schedule, workshop information, presenter bios, etc.; works with the President for letters of welcome.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solicit letters of welcome from:\u00a0<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President of ARID, RID, NAD, NAOBI, AAD, LRAD, LRBDA, NBDA, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Region IV Rep<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biennial Planning Committee Chair<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governor<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local Mayor\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Referral agencies<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video relay companies<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Administrative Office of the Courts<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other entities as deemed appropriate<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Include the following:\u00a0<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venue and address<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conference logo and theme<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biennial Planning Committee members<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support Staff names<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interpreter names and photos<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conference agenda and schedule\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presenter bios and photos<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop descriptions and number of CEUs for each workshop<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conference events schedule<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conference sponsor names and logos<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silent Auction items and thank you to donors (add logos)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A map of the meeting spaces<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Book to be disseminated to registrants per current electronic practices.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8da5255 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"8da5255\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e191c55 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"e191c55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a928458 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a928458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6707e45 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6707e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><h5><b>Registration Committee<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ARID Treasurer serves as the Biennial Registration Committee Chair. Maintains records of registration fees and number of participants; works with Hospitality Committee regarding ditty bags, door prizes, Member Money, etc.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a conference registration form. The registration form should be finalized as soon as possible once the venue has been selected and posted\/published.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring any equipment that might be needed (e.g., laptop, etc.).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set up an announcement\/news\/message board at Registration, as it will eliminate having to search for people during the conference.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the conference it may be necessary to collect monies from registrants, keep track of payments.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the conclusion of the conference all monies are to be turned over to the Treasurer.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32ee94a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"32ee94a\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-sac\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-112f82e sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"112f82e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79ddbc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c79ddbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c23fe sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22c23fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><h5><b>Silent Auction Committee<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works with the Fundraising Committee and Hospitality Committee; solicits Silent Auction items; solicits ditty bags donations. A percentage of Silent Auction monies are designated to the Robert and Betty Steed Memorial Scholarship Fund.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask for assistance from the membership to gather Silent Auction and ditty bag items.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask businesses for donations or gift certificates for door prizes and\/or the silent auction.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that the appropriate committees are sending out letters of Thank you and ARID nonprofit status to local businesses.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pick up all last minute Silent Auction items, gift certificates, donations, etc. and bring them to the biennial site.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a system to track any items and monies collected prior to\/during the conference (auction items, sale of ARID items, fundraising, sponsorship, advertising, etc.) &#8211; the Biennial Chair and Treasurer are to receive copies of all tracking forms for reporting purposes.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6763aac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6763aac\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-ssc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3331b98 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"3331b98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc2b05 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7fc2b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7b9bc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab7b9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><h5><b>Support Staff Committee\u00a0<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works with the Program Committee, the Registration Committee, the Technology Committee, and the PDC to ensure support staff are assigned where they are needed.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop a flyer and from to recruit students from the UALR Interpreter Education Program and students form other states (optional).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtain the conference schedule from the Program Committee and calculate the number of volunteers needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule support staff at workshops, registration, Silent Auction and Banquet.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule support staff to introduce the presenter at each workshop.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immediately prior to the conference, schedule a \u201cditty bag stuffing party\u201d to stuff the bags, and other last minute details as needed.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider serving pizza or something fun for all \u201cparty\u201d participants.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule support staff to oversee the sale and pick up of ARID items during the conference. At the conclusion of the conference, all monies collected are to be turned over to the Treasurer.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6211018 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6211018\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bpc-tc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9d4fa8 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"b9d4fa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccca74 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7ccca74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc489b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"dc489b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c401cc sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7c401cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a47288c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a47288c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><h5><b>Technology Committee\u00a0<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works with the Program Committee and PDC regarding equipment and media needs for each workshop session, the Business Meeting and the Banquet and Awards night.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtain a list of the presenters\u2019 audio\/visual needs from the Program Committee.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secure the audio\/visual needs for the business meeting and luncheon.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work with the Facilities Committee (if operational) to satisfy all audio\/visual requests.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95be16a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"95be16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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