jrice Posted May 20, 2019 at 05:02 PM Report Share Posted May 20, 2019 at 05:02 PM My Chair will be absent at my next Board meeting. The Vice Chair will be taking on the role of Chair for that meeting. Do I refer to the Vice Chair as Chair Pro Tem or Vice Chair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted May 20, 2019 at 05:07 PM Report Share Posted May 20, 2019 at 05:07 PM (edited) 5 minutes ago, jrice said: My Chair will be absent at my next Board meeting. The Vice Chair will be taking on the role of Chair for that meeting. Do I refer to the Vice Chair as Chair Pro Tem or Vice Chair? Mr. Chairman (or Mr. President), according to this language from page 23 of RONR: A vice-president is addressed as "Mr. President" or "Madam President" while actually presiding. (A possible exception may arise where the usual form would make the meaning unclear—for example, when the vice-president is in the chair while the president is also on the platform. In such an instance, the vice-president should be addressed as "Mr. [or Madam] Vice-President.") A person presiding at a meeting who has no regular title or whose position is only temporary is addressed as "Mr. [or Madam] Chairman" by long-established usage. Edited May 20, 2019 at 05:09 PM by Richard Brown Added underlined text in first sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrice Posted May 20, 2019 at 05:16 PM Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2019 at 05:16 PM Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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