1. ARELLO 2009 Leadership Symposium Charlotte, North Carolina Member Orientation

3. CORE PURPOSE  Connect/Assist/Educate Regulators  Facilitate Cooperation Among Regulators  Set Standards/Best Practice/Models  Provide Leadership on Regulatory Issues  Help Protect the Consumer Public

4. FULL MEMBERS  Africa  Asia  Australia/New Zealand  Canada  Caribbean  Europe  United States

5. ARELLO Districts 1-2-3-4-5 & 6

7. How is ARELLO Funded?

9. ARELLO’s Asset Protection Tools  $2M General Liability Insurance –Colorado, Alabama, Co-location  $1M Professional Liability Ins –Technology products  Worker’s Compensation Ins  401k Fidelity Bond  Employee Fidelity Bond

10. How is ARELLO Governed?  Articles of Incorporation  Bylaws –Membership categories –Districts –Officers and Directors –Elections  Code of Parliamentary Procedure

11. The General Assembly  One vote per jurisdiction  Dues must be current  Elect Directors and Officers  Amend Bylaws – 20 days notice

12. Executive Committee  President  President-Elect  Treasurer  Immediate Past President  Sr. District Vice President  Acts in interim of BOD  Evaluates CEO

13. The Board of Directors  President, President-elect, Treasurer, Immediate PP  District Vice Presidents  Directors and Alternates

14. The Role of the Board of Directors  Approve budget/establish fees  Approve new full members  Establish policy/procedure  Strategic thinking/priorities/goals  Recommend Bylaw amendments  Attend all meetings/be prepared

15. The Role of the Board of Directors - continued  Stay abreast of current industry/regulatory issues  Share your area of expertise  Work to develop new leadership  Be an advocate for ARELLO  Support the mission statement  Serve on at least one committee

16. The Role of the Board - continued  Protect organization from harm  Maintain confidentiality, where required  Ensure legal/ethical integrity  Be positive and constructive  Act at all times in best interest of ARELLO

17. District Vice Presidents  Representative of all jurisdictions in the District  Coordinate District Conference  Conduct District Caucus – nominate DVP, Directors/Alternate  Communicate with ARELLO EC and District members throughout the year  Articulate ARELLO mission, goals, finances, conferences, programs

18. Directors and Alternates  Provide leadership at conferences – mentor new members  Liaisons to committees  Be informed on association issues  Ask questions  Wear ARELLO hat during deliberations  Advocate/support ARELLO programs

19. Workgroup Chairs and Vice Chairs  Prepare agenda – items from last meeting from HQ  Designate member to take “minutes”  Report actions to ARELLO CEO  Appear at Finance Cmte or BOD, as necessary  Communicate with group interim of meetings  Teleconference capabilities  Surveys – combine with Digest

20. Meeting/Parliamentary Procedures  Motion = statement in support/opposition  Most motions require a second  Amendments – friendly added/others voted on before main motion  Individual names may be recorded  “No” vote or abstention recorded  Abstention for potential conflict of interest is not a No vote

21. 2009 ARELLO Meetings  Mid-Year  April 27-29  Grove Park Inn  Asheville, NC  District 4 conference the day prior (26 th )  Annual Conf  October 22-24  Miami Hyatt  Miami, FL  District 1 conference the day prior (21 st )

22. 2009 ARELLO Meetings - continued  Districts 2 & 3 conference  June 25-27  Louisville Marriott  Louisville, KY  Canadian Regulators Group (CRG)  May 27-29  Manteo Resort  Kelowna, British Columbia Canada

23. Bibliography  American Society of Association Executives and the Center for Association Leadership (www.asaecenter.org)  Board Source – Building Effective Nonprofit Boards (www.boardsource.org)www.boardsource.org  National Association of Parliamentarians

24. Thank You. Questions & Answers