The duties of the Coordinating Secretary shall be to:
Act as communication officer between Sections, and between the corporation and the Sections, so that they can work together in an effective way.
Be responsible for engraving the Howard Bell Award and the dissemination of information about candidacy for the award to the sections. Be responsible for the whereabouts of the perpetual award and bring it to the annual Spring conference. In December send information about candidacy to the units so the information may be put in newsletters. Due date for nominations should be about 6 weeks before the Spring Conference. Arrange for the Executive Board to select a winner.
Establish a format for Annual sectional reports.
Maintain a current file of Annual Sectional reports.
Summarize Annual Sectional reports for approval of Executive Board to be published in section newsletters.
Obtain and maintain general liability insurance or event insurance that covers activities of the corporation and of the Sections.
Act as a liaison to other organizations in the environmental and outdoor education field, as selected by the Executive Board, and delegate liaison responsibilities as appropriate.
Excerpted from the Revised (Sept. 2003) Bylaws of AEOE.
