An estimated 80 NASW members attended the news-filled annual membership and business meeting on February 16, 2005, in the Cafritz Conference Center at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The meeting commenced shortly after 5 p.m., at the conclusion of the best-attended NASW workshops ever.
Aug. 11, 2006NASW news
The annual membership/business meeting, on Feb. 14, 2004, was attended by an estimated 150 NASW members packed into a meeting room in the Seattle Convention Center. The topic of the day was the NASW board's decision to separate the NASW national conference from the annual meeting of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, beginning in 2005
Aug. 6, 2006At the annual business meeting in Denver on February 15, the NASW board announced plans to dip into the $203,183 we have tucked away in savings, money market accounts, mutual funds, and certificates of deposit. According to the 2003 budget, approved by the board, the organization will draw off approximately $35,000 from its reserves in the coming year.
Aug. 5, 2006We are raising dues. That was the decision made at the NASW annual business meeting in Boston on February 16. At the board's recommendation, the members present agreed to raise annual dues for the organization's 2,360 regular members from $60 to $75. Dues for its 250 student members will rise from $15 to $25. There was one dissenting vote.
Aug. 5, 2006NASW President Paul Raeburn opened the meeting by presenting certificates of appreciation to Carol Rogers, Dennis Meredith, Earle Holland, Rick Borchelt, and Mary Knudsen for their tireless volunteer work on behalf of the organization. All completed long service on the board of directors.
Aug. 5, 2006President Joe Palca opened the meeting by calling on Treasurer Deborah Blum to present some good news. Deborah reported that the organization had a budget surplus of $20,032 in 1999. Total funds, including operating budget, checking account, money market and CDs, totaled $216,792; half of which is now held in cash reserve. This is quite a difference from the days when NASW typically operated at a deficit.
Aug. 5, 2006President Joe Palca announced that the new NASW constitution had been approved.
Aug. 5, 2006The 1998 NASW membership meeting convened at 4:07 p.m. on February 14, 1998 in the Philadelphia Marriott Hotel.
Aug. 5, 2006NASW President Richard Harris called the annual business meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. on Saturday, February 15, 1997, in Seattle. It was one of the shortest and least controversial meetings in recent memory.
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