Guest Lucia Briggs Posted May 8, 2020 at 07:06 PM Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 at 07:06 PM Currently our club chairmen are women, but men are welcome to hold the positions. May I use the term Chair in our bylaws instead of chairperson or chairman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted May 8, 2020 at 08:13 PM Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 at 08:13 PM 1 hour ago, Guest Lucia Briggs said: May I use the term Chair in our bylaws instead of chairperson or chairman. Certainly. Why would you think otherwise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted May 8, 2020 at 08:26 PM Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 at 08:26 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, Guest Lucia Briggs said: Currently our club chairmen are women, but men are welcome to hold the positions. May I use the term Chair in our bylaws instead of chairperson or chairman. Certainly. RONR recognizes the terms "chairman," "chairperson," and "chair," and in any event, your bylaws take precedence over all other rules of the society (including RONR), so your society is free to use whatever term it wishes in its bylaws. "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. Several variations of this form—such as "chairperson" or "chair"—are now frequently encountered, however, and may be in use as the general practice in particular assemblies." (RONR, 11th ed., pg. 23) Edited May 8, 2020 at 08:28 PM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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