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Structure Impact Members - voting card privileges (every member votes) Branches ' olficertitle change based on Provincial District ' nominees lor Provinmal AdvisoryCouncil (PAC) election I nominees lor Provincial Advisory Council Alter» hate ' ollicer title change based on Provincial Subdivision ' elect PAC and PAC Alternate Area I lhat Area Conventions be similar to FWiO Con- lerences with a balanced educational iormat with demonstrations. speakers. workshops. alt- tertainment and social activities 0 that the business portion ol the meeting include resolutions and election of the PAC. PAC Aller- nate. Provincial President-Elect nominee and the Area Convention Committee ' that the Area Convention Committee consist ol: ' Past Convention Chair I Convention Chair (irom host Subdivision or District) 0 Vice Convention Chair (from next host in turn) ‘ Area Secretary and/or Treasurerandlor Heg- istrar ' Sub-committees as needed ' duties ol the Area Convention Committee to include: ' prepare, distribute and follow an agenda ' arrange lor venue. meals and accommoda- lion ' anange tor and set programs ' convention to be sellâ€"sustaining ' armnge other Area lunctions as deemed necessary ‘ programs to include local reports. competitions. scholarships. lund raising activities. displays 01 Tweedsrnuir Histories, and displays from the Erland (Lee) Museum Home and the Adelaide Hunter Hoodtess Homestead, and others to meet the needs ol the members ‘ delegates to convention include ' one truth each Branch ' two from each District (PAC lrom her District) (delegates would bring a report back) ° that Area Convention Committee members be elected for a maximum cl tour years it Restructuring Report, Full ’98 __â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Provincial Advisory Council (PAC) Role 0 to be the critical link between the provincial level and the grassroots of the organization Responsibilities to be knowledgeable of the objectives and the structure of FWIO and its affiliations with the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada (FWIC) and the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) to communicate at Subdivision/District meetings for information exchange to communicate with the members. Coordinators and Board Directors by letters, telephone. personal meetings. fax and câ€"mails to attend the FWIO Annual Meeting, with time for discussion as a Council to make recommendations concerning the members needs to implement policy and programs. with the assistance of the Board and the Coordinators to be aware of issues at the grassroots level and direct those issues to the Board Director or appropriate Coordinator to be a chair/member of at least one committee to act as a resource for the Board and Coordinators to have full voting rights at Provincial Annual Meetings to be part of a support team with Coordinators shall be a member ot‘the Board of Directors in each District of her Subdivisitm to ratify District Directors Selection ‘ open to all members in good standing in the Subdivision ' to be elected annually at Area Convention by their Subdivision for a three-year term - one PAC Alternate will be elected annually from within the Subdivision Other to receive all Board Briefings incoming PAC members may go as observers to the Provincial Annual Meeting at the expense of their Subdivision or Area. or at their personal expense receive training in their roles and responsibilities. including communication skills. listening skills, teamwork and leadership skills justifiable expenses (travel. living. telephone, copying, postage) will be covered by FWIO will be ratified at their Area Convention Provincial Advisory Council selects a chair for Council Meetings Note: - justifiable expenses are expenses incurred when doing what is requested by “13 Provincial Board