President-elect

The major duties of President-Elect are:

• The President-Elect shall act as the chief assistant to the President and shall succeed to that office in case it becomes vacant.
• The President-Elect will become President the following year.
• Attend all Executive Committee Meetings.
• Ensure with the VP for Professional Development all mini-workshops are scheduled.
• Ensure with the VP for Professional Development that all Annual Meeting Committees are established and working according to Planning Calendar
  - Program Committee
  - Local Arrangements Committee
• Appoint, with agreement of the President, a Corporate Sponsorship Liaison
• Prepare preliminary Planning Calendar for the upcoming year
• Prepare tentative budget for upcoming year with the assistance of the President and the Treasurer
• Assume full responsibility for the Annual Meeting
• Work with and direct the efforts of the Corporate Sponsor Liaison to:
  - Recruit vendors
  Send initial letter in January with registration form.
  Send follow-up letter and registration form (if no response) in mid-March.
  - Determine vendors needs electrical, telephone, and other special needs.
  - Coordinate vendor needs electrical, telephone, and other special needs.
  - Coordinate vendor needs with hotel and LAC Chair.
  - Once payment received, send thank-you letter and forward check to Treasurer.
  - Send names of exhibitors to registration committee for hotel information to be mailed.
  - Have exhibitors provide ad for directory.
  - Maintain Liaison with annual meeting LAC.