I. Name

The name of the committee shall be the Future Directions Committee

II. Purposes

A. To review current and future issues in the profession.
B. To recommend projects, monographs, position papers, and conference themes.

III. Plan of Organization

A. The committee shall be a standing committee of the Association.
B. The committee shall consist of three members appointed by the President for a three-year term, plus the President-elect and the Vice President-elect.
C. The President will appoint one new member to the committee each year. Therefore, each year the committee will have three new members; one appointed by the President and the newly elected President-elect and Vice President-elect.
D. The chair of the committee shall be appointed by the President and shall be a member of the Board of Directors.

IV. Conduct of Business

A. The committee is expected to meet at the annual conference, and in the spring.
B. An annual report is expected to be produced for submittal to the Board.
C. Chair of the Committee, shall in consultation with the President-elect, convene the Future Directions Committee at the site of the NAKPEHE Conference, two years hence.

V. Reports

An annual written report of this committee shall be submitted by the chairperson to the President of the Association at a specified date.

VI. Financial Support

Expenses of the committee shall be defrayed by the Association within the limitations of the established budget. Additional funds may be requested when necessary.

All receipts for expenses must be submitted to the Executive Secretary/Treasurer no later than February 1st from the previous fiscal year which ends November 30th.

Revised: (Oates, 2005)