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During the 2018 Annual Session, it was approved to immediately drop Demeter as one of the Parliamentary Authorities.
The 2018 Annual Session was a huge success!
New Orleans was fun for all and very educational. The videos of the event, including the Robert English Lecture, can be found here. This page also has many of the pictures taken at the Business Meetings and Workshops.
The Annual Banquet photos for your enjoyment.
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East Coast Practicum
The next one will be in May, 2019. The theme will be announced later.
West Coast Practicum
The next one will be in January, 2020. The theme will be announced later. The 2019 West Coast Practicum was a huge success with over 40 people attending.
The Annual Session is at the Centennial Hotel in Spokane, Washington in July 25-27, 2019. Information will begin to appear soon.
This week's #parlipro fact of the week is on improper and dilatory motions.
Final arrangements for memorializing Henry M. Robert III are now complete.
There will be viewings at John M. Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St, Annapolis, MD 21401 on Friday, January 18, 2019 from 2 to 4 pm and from 6 to 8pm EST.
There will be another viewing in front of the main altar at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 109 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 on Saturday, January 19 from 8:30 to 10:15am, followed at 10:30 by a Mass of Christian Burial.
Immediately after the Mass he will be interred in the Redemptorist Cemetery on the church property, and then there will be a reception at the Charles Carroll House (historic home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence) also on the church property. All three sites are within walking distance of the church parking lot.
Will there be a memorial service for Henry Roberts III ?
Henry M. Robert III passed away early this morning. On behalf of AIP, we thank him for his contributions to parliamentary procedure.