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03/21/2024
Registration is open for the NAP Virtual Spring Conference! Join us for a day of workshops that will expand your understanding of the fundamentals of democratic decision-making.
https://tinyurl.com/2k7scxph
03/21/2024
The NAP Youth Committee continues its Parliamentary Youth Law Month activities. Students 25 and younger can test their parliamentary procedure prowess against their peers in a Jeopardy-style competition. Join in the fun March 24 at 4 p.m. CT. Scan the QR code to register.
03/21/2024
More Parliamentary Youth Law Month happenings for interested students from the NAP Youth Committee! Write about how you use parliamentary procedure and win a cash prize! Submit an interesting article, puzzle, story, anecdote, and/or observation. Tables, pictures, and references to Robert’s Rules are recommended. Article should be at least one page (about 300 to 500 words) and no more than 4 four pages in length. Submission due date is March 30, 2024. The winning submission will receive a monetary award and be published in National Parliamentarian. Scan the QR code for details.
We’ve just launched a new website:
MSAP.US
it includes helpful information and resources for your parliamentary learning.
11/04/2023
A photo of the Minnesota State Association of Parliamentarians members who attended the Dahms-Bierbaum Workshop on November 3-5, 2023 in Kansas City.
From left to right are Bob Williams; David Whitaker, PRP; Miriam Simmons, PRP; David Staehlin, MSAP President; and Jeanette Williams, PRP and the Lester L. Dahms Foundation President. With a portrait of Lester L. Dahms.
10/03/2023
There are a few spots available for this excellent parliamentary training coming up on October 21, 2023.
Don't pass up this opportunity! Sign up now.
Check out this inexpensive training in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised sponsored by the St. Paul Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians.
Robert's, Briefly: A Riveting Introduction to the Basics of Parliamentarian Procedure.
Register via Eventbrite or by mail.
Via Eventbrite
09/15/2023
Check out this inexpensive training in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised sponsored by the St. Paul Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians.
Robert's, Briefly: A Riveting Introduction to the Basics of Parliamentarian Procedure.
Register via Eventbrite or by mail.
Via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roberts-briefly-the-muriel-millermemorial-workshop-tickets-701841545957?aff=oddtdtcreator
05/11/2023
Enjoy watching "Meetings: A Sprint or a Marathon?," our Parliamentary Seminar from January 2023. Available to view free on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC95Q5SqRgn1zXn4bowijKrA
05/02/2023
On Saturday, April 22, 2023, we held our annual Convention.
Thank you to our members and especially to the 2022-2023 officers and chairmen. Thank you, President Miriam Simmons, PhD, PRP for your leadership.
Congratulations to newly elected officers: President David Staehlin; Vice President Lucy Johnson, PRP; Secretary Alice Chapman; and Treasurer Josh Martin, PRP.
03/10/2023
On Friday, March 10, 2023, Minnesota State Association of Parliamentarians members Kevin Wendy, PRP; Carrie Poach, RP; and David Staehlin served as judges at the 2023 Business Professionals of America State Spring Leadership Conference in Minneapolis. Eight high school teams competed in the parliamentary procedure (Parli-Pro) category.
We can't yet share which schools won, but we're excited to see eight teams participate, including two that were new.
This is an example of how your Minnesota State Association of Parliamentarians promotes education and training in parliamentary procedure.
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04/23/2022
Today at Cottage Grove VFW Post 8752, in Cottage Grove, is the 55th annual Convention of the Minnesota State Association of Parliamentarians. Delegates the convention will conduct business, elect officers for 2023, and have an educational session titled In Order or Not In Order.
03/12/2022
Don't miss this great opportunity to enhance your parliamentary knowledge. The Howard County Unit is hosting a virtual Parliamentary Law Day on April 9, 2022. The cost is only $20. Register by March 25th. Note at all times are Eastern.
