From the President's Playbook -- August 2009

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S PLAYBOOK

Fellow NAOBIans,

Got your running shoes on?
Be sure to check out my speech about who we are as NAOBI, Inc. and
Running with the Vision.

Go to: http://www.youtube.com/antoniogoodwin
"The Shoes Were Made for Running!"

1. ELECTIONS! ELECTIONS! ELECTIONS!

We are in election time! Unfortunately, we are not in compliance with our
Bylaws because the slate of candidates with their credentials has not been
distributed to the membership 60 days prior to the annual business meeting,
nor have procedures for absentee voting been sent 60 days prior to the annual
business meeting.

We have a solution:

All full members in good standing will receive an email with the details of a
special business meeting to take place on Saturday, October 3 at 6pm PDT,
7pm MDT, 8pm CDT, 9pm EDT. We must have a quorum, 2/3 of the full
members in good standing (meaning full members who were members at
least 90 days prior to the the Annual Business meeting which is scheduled
for October 4, 2009) must be on the call. Here are the instructions:

1. Once you receive that email, please respond immediately that you will be
on the call.

2. You will receive call-in information.

3. You will receive a letter of interested candidates for the officer
positions to be voted on this election year.

4. During the phone conference on October 3, 2009, Saturday, a member must
make a motion to recognize the letter of interested candidates as the
"official notification of the slate of candidates" AND must make a motion
to waive the 60 day requirement on both the distribution of the slate of
candidates 60 days prior, and the procedures for obtaining and mailing
absentee ballots. This waiver is for the 2009 election only.

5. We will have roll call of the callers for the vote.

6. Then end the call with the announcement of the motion vote.

A. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

The annual business meeting is scheduled for October 4, 2009.

We must have a quorum, at least 2/3 of FULL MEMBERS must be on the call
for any business to take place. ALL members, please be sure to be
on the call. It will be a great call! Nominations will be taken
from the "floor" during the conference call, we will introduce committees
and their chairs and talk about what the committees do. You will hear
from your Board officers, who they are and what they do.

The call will be one hour or less.

Look forward to "hearing" you there!

B. OFFICES TO BE ELECTED THIS YEAR

1. Vice President
2. Treasurer
3. Southern Regional Representative
4. Mid-Western Regional Representative

Check out the bylaws to find out what's required.
Go to:

http://www.naobi.org/images/downloads/naobi_bylaws_june2006.pdf


2. PARLIAMENTARIAN

This is the second announcement of our Parliamentarian.
Ty Blake-Holden from Long Beach, CA, has been serving in this capacity
for several months. He has years of experience working with Robert
Rules of Order and serving as parliamentarian during his undergraduate years.
Be sure to welcome him aboard. He has been doing a fantastic job!

3. NEW ADHOC COMMITTEE -- CHAPTER AUDIT COMMITTEE

I have established a new committee to develop the NAOBI, Inc. Policy on
Chapters. This committee focuses specifically on Chapter Audits --
Processes and Procedures.

The committee will outline, in detail, the steps and requirements for a
chapter to be considered an Active NAOBI, Inc. Chapter (in line
with the Bylaws.) These processes and procedures will be employed
starting January 2010.

We are looking for committee members from each region and each
active chapter.

The committee chair is Valerie McMillan. Valerie is from North Carolina
and is the NAOBI-NC president. She also has served as the Chapter
Liaison during when that position was extant. As of January 2009,
that position was discontinued.

Valerie will serve well in the position as the Chapter Audits Committee.
Please contact her to express interest in joining the committee at
ValerieTerp@yahoo.com.

4. NAOBI, Inc. at RID 2009

Our time at RID was an amazing success!

A. We were able to meet with several Board members, the President
of RID, Cheryl Moose, and tthe Executive Director, Clay Nettles.
Both RID and NAOBI renewed its commitment in partnership and
to developing more local ways that the NAOBI-RID partnership can
be expressed. Ideas and substance are forthcoming!

NAOBI, Inc. had it's first RID Conference exhibit booth this year in
Philadelphia. It was an amazing success.

A. We sold out of T-shirts and had 8 orders more. Moreover, with
membership applications, all T-shirts sold 8 more orderd, plus a
3 hour fundraiser of NAOBI, Inc. badges, we made over $3000.00!

B. We had 39 new and renewing members

C. We had two early registrstions for the upcoming NAOBI, Inc. Professional
Development Conference in June 2010.

D. Thanks to the following people for volunteering to help manage the
table: Dr. Rodney Smith, Dr. Pamela Furline, Rita Andrews, Marcus
Woods, Lisa Weems, Persis Bristol-Dodson. You all were god-sends
and NAOBI, Inc. is the better for your having been there and given
the donation of your time, energy and efforts.

E. Thank you Brenda Terry for the phenomenal job you did on the video
highlighting the excitement NAOBI, Inc. conferences offer.
That video was played continually during our time at the exhibit
booth, but also seen by several hundred people at one time at the
RID closing ceremonies and was well-received! Kudos!

5. COMMITTEES

A. Educational and Professional Developement Committee

Looking for a strong leader for our Educational and Professional
Development Committee. Is that you?

Are you interested in having a direction and an influence in the
heart of this organization? Do you have the skills to lead and
to help in writing curricula?

The Educational and Professional Development Committee is formed to
write the NAOBI, Inc. Leadership Curriculum and to develop workshops
sponsored by NAOBI, Inc. The Leadership Curriculum will be designed
to train all NAOBI, Inc. officers, including chapter officers. Its
design will become the NAOBI, Inc. Standard.

We need someone who can rally the troops in that role. Are you that
person? Who do you know?

Please email me at President@NAOBI.org for any questions or comments.

B. Technology and Communications Committee Chair

Are you someone who loves being online? Do you love to work on
websites, develop them? Or maybe you simply enjoy technology,
working with it, learning about it and staying current!

NAOBI, Inc. is looking for you. We have a vacancy as the TCC chair.
The TCC Chair runs everything electronic, digital, and internet
as it relates to NAOBI, Inc. The chair, also maintains and develops
how-to instructions related to both the communications of NAOBI,
and the internet.

The chair and the committee make sure that NAOBI, Inc.´s website
is updated regularly, maintains a policy for posting and updating
information, maintains email accounts, and revises and updates
webpages, and so on.

All members are encouraged to apply: Full, Student, Individual and
Organizational.

6. NAOBI, Inc. CO-SPONSORED WORKSHOPS TO TAKE PLACE IN ALL FOUR REGIONS

"NAOBI, Inc. EMPOWERED! Leadership Training for Interpreters"

This workshop will take place in each region and will be co-sponsored
by one or more chapters in each region. The dates are: Oct. 3, Nov. 7,
Dec. 12, Jan. 23.

The specific chapters will let you know when it´s coming to your region.
That information will also be placed on the NAOBI, Inc. website within
the next week for Oct. 3.

Be sure to attend and bring at least one other friend!

CEUs will be offered! (.7 CEUs) The workshop is from 8am to 4pm.

7. FIRST TIME NAOBI, INC. BOARD RETREAT AND LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Announcing the first ever Annual NAOBI, Inc. Board Retreat and Leadership
Institute.

Date: Oct. 16 to 18, 2009
Where: The Sheraton Crescent in Phoenix, AZ. This location is also
our 2010 Professional Development Conference site!

At this Board Retreat and Leadership Institute we will be planning to take
the vision higher for next year. We will do team building excersises and
talk about the basics of leadership, particularly as it relates to NAOBI.
We will do hands-on vision building and goal setting for the 4th quarter of
this year and for all of next year.

This Retreat/Leadership Institute has "success" and "impact" written
all over it!

Board memnbers, Committee Chairs, Chapter Presidents and Chapter Officers,
be sure to let me know if you have questions. We want to see you there!!

8. VISION

Quote: "If you don't know where you are going, how do you know you
are not already there?" Write the vision; make it plain!

To listen to our Vision, go to:
http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WzPjpQ6Q
To read our Vision, go to:
http://www.naobi.org/html/aboutus.htm#ob

Your Fellow NAOBIan,
Running with the Vision,

Antonio

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Antonio Goodwin
President, NAOBI, Inc.
www.NAOBI.org
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