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DESCRIPTION:Robert?s Rules of Order in Practice: A Mock Meeting
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SUMMARY:Robert?s Rules of Order in Practice: A Mock Meeting
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Format: </strong>Online only- and 
 will be recorded.</p>\n<h3>Faculty</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hon. Michael M
 alamut</strong>\, Housing Court\, Eastern Division\, Professional Registe
 red Parliamentarian\, Certified Professional Parliamentarian &amp\; Teach
 er\, Certified Governance Consultant(as Presiding Officer/Chair and Comme
 ntator</li>\n<li><strong>Peter Senopoulos</strong>\, JD\, Professional Re
 gistered Parliamentarian\; President\, George Demeter Unit\, National Ass
 ociation of Parliamentarians (as Secretary)</li>\n<li><strong>Peter Klape
 s\, Esq.</strong> President of the local George Demeter Unit of the Natio
 nal Association of Parliamentarians.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Have you ever attend
 ed an organization meeting\, board session\, or public hearing and felt s
 tymied when someone turned to you and asked\,<em> "You&rsquo\;re a lawyer
 \, what are we supposed to do?"</em> Legal training rarely covers the tac
 tical intricacies of parliamentary law. This dynamic program features a &
 ldquo\;all out stops&rdquo\; mock meeting that puts the presiding officer
  through the paces. Our panel credentialed parliamentary experts will ree
 nact what happens when rival organizational factions with good parliament
 ary backgrounds are fighting to control an agenda.</p>\n<p>Watch how an e
 xperienced chair keeps cool\, enforces order\, and staves off procedural 
 mayhem when confronted with rapid-fire motions and challenges from both s
 ides of the aisle. The mock meeting will be interrupted by brief explanat
 ions of the procedures\, possible alternative procedures\, and comparison
 s among different parliamentary authorities<em> (such as Robert&rsquo\;s 
 Rules of Order and Town Meeting Time)</em>. Forewarned is forearmed. Brin
 g your questions.</p>\n<p><em>NOTE: The annotated model meeting script wi
 ll be provided to participants after the program as a reference. This pro
 gram can be useful in navigating complex issues that arise in deliberativ
 e decision making in a sophisticated membership meeting.&nbsp\;</em></p>\
 n<h3>Program topics include:&nbsp\;</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Contested Floor Recog
 nition: Who is recognized when multiple members rise and clamor for atten
 tion simultaneously?</li>\n<li>Interrupting the Floor: Who can legitimate
 ly interrupt a pending motion\, and what is the proper form?</li>\n<li>Pr
 ocedural Entanglements: When debate goes down a procedural rabbit hole\, 
 how do we steer back on course?</li>\n<li>Filibusters &amp\; Delay Tactic
 s: Some members are doing everything they can do to delay the meeting. Wh
 at can the chair do?</li>\n<li>Managing Disruptions: Practical remedies f
 or handling disorderly or repeatedly disruptive members. What can be done
 ?</li>\n<li>Challenging the Chair: The chair is being a dictator\, refusi
 ng to acknowledge members of the opposing faction. What are the members t
 o do?</li>\n<li>Tracking Motions: How many motions can be pending at the 
 same time? I can&rsquo\;t keep track. I&rsquo\;m lost. What can I do?</li
 >\n<li>Multi-Option Decisions: How to manage and vote on complex matters 
 involving four or more distinct alternatives.</li>\n<li>We keep getting o
 ff track. What can we do?</li>\n<li>Unfinished Business: What happens und
 er parliamentary rules to agenda items left on the table when time runs o
 ut?</li>\n</ul>
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