VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT

Publicize TexTESOL II conferences and events to potential participants, other affiliate newsletters, and local business or professional organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, newspapers, and local school districts.

Attend meetings of the Council of Presidents at the state conference and TESOL International convention, or arrange for a representative from TexTESOL II to attend.

Preside at meetings in absence of the President.

Set the theme for the annual fall conference at the beginning of the calendar year.

Determine the fall conference site at the beginning of the calendar year and the spring workshop site in the fall.

As Conference Chair, appoint committee chairs four months prior to the conference.

Working with the Treasurer, determine the budget based on the prior year’s conference and monitor expenditures.

Oversee the call for proposals, call for publishers, registration process and conference program.

Preside over the annual fall conference.

Take care of post-conference tasks (e.g. thank-you notes, reimbursements for valid expenses, etc.) no later than two weeks after the conference.

Provide a brief report outlining the preparation and outcomes of the conference to be handed down to the following year’s Conference Chair.

Serve as contact/resource person for next year’s conference.

May sign checks written on the TexTESOL II bank account.