Starting A Chapter With CONA
- Hold an information meeting and determine if there is enough interest in forming and maintaining a chapter. (Advertise at all different hospitals in your area. Perhaps, speak to your orthopaedic doctors to see where their support lies. Involve your managers in the different orthopaedic units.)
- Establish a Board of Directors:
- President
- President-elect
- Secretary Treasurer
- Membership/Archives
- Publicity/Education
- Bylaws/Nominating
- The National Membership Chairperson of CONA will acknowledge and send a temporary chapter status notification.
- Hold meetings to come every month or two. Encourage an educational component at all meetings. Advertise your meetings.
- Documentation of viability (such as minutes of meetings held, educational sessions, attendance, financial status, etc.) is required one month prior to the next National Conference.
- The National Board will discuss, approve and introduce you at the Conference.
- Pick a name and Logo for your Chapter and send news of happenings of your Chapter to the Communication and Marketing Chairperson to be acknowledged in Orthoscope.
For more information on starting a CONA chapter, please contact :
Jackie Simpson E-mail : jazsimmo@hotmail.com