Meeting Categories and How Meetings are Counted

Administrative - meetings of the Section/Chapter/Affinity Group Executive Committee to discuss Unit administrative matters. (for example - elections, Section functions, activity planning, etc.) 

Technical - meetings of a technical nature specific to the needs of the Unit, or of interest to the members.  Educational meetings usually fall under the technical category.  Society Chapters must hold and report a minimum of two technical meetings annually in order to qualify for the rebate.

Non-Technical - Generally meetings of a professional nature. For example, a speaker discussing the current job market, preparation of resumes, etc.  This category can also include such things as awards dinners or social events.

If a Section or Chapter or Affinity Group meeting is reported more than once, and the date, location, type of meeting and number of attendees are the same, it is considered one (1) meeting and the duplicate meeting reports are deleted from the records.

Regardless of the length of a meeting (whether 1 hour, 8 hours, or longer), for reporting purposes it is considered one (1) meeting. There may be several speakers and topics, however, they would be considered 'sessions' of the same meeting. To be considered separate meetings, the type of meeting, the location, and/or the number of attendees must vary.  For example: If a Unit meeting begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM, even though there are several speakers and topics, it is considered one (1) meeting.

Occasionally, Section Meetings are followed by Chapter/Affinity Group meetings, or are joint meetings of 1 or more subunits. In those instances, the meetings may be reported individually by the Section(s) and Chapter/Affinity Group(s) and can be counted as a separate meeting for each of the subunits.

If a Unit Executive Committee holds an Administrative meeting, followed by a general Technical or Non-Technical meeting, the meetings can be reported individually and will be counted as two (2) separate meetings.

Section, Chapter, and Affinity Group meetings should be held within the geographic boundaries of the Section.