2017 INF/INA Conference & Annual Meeting

2017 Iowa Nurses Foundation / Iowa Nurses Association Annual Meeting and Conference
INA membership for approval. During discussion, the INA Board emphasized the need to need to define the
new role if it is passed and revise other job descriptions as they relate to the new officer position.
2. The Bylaws Committee continues to be mindful of changes within ANA that impact state organizations (C/
SNA’s) and have submitted bylaws revisions to the INA membership for approval that reflect both ANA policy
and ANA bylaws changes. The INA and ANA Bylaws Committee have made recommendations that align INA
Bylaws language to reflect that Membership Assembly has replaced the House of Delegates. Additionally,
the committee added language that allows for a successor label to the Leadership Summit that is now
informally being called a Council. In addition, there are some changes included that were recommended by
ANA to help C/SNA bylaws be more consistent between states.
3. The Bylaws Committee also reviewed the need to continue the State-only membership option. After review,
and with input from the BOD and our Interim Executive Director, the committee decided to leave this
language “as is” due to contractual agreements with ANA that allow for nurses to choose both State-only
and National-only memberships.
4. In collaboration with the Resolutions Committee, the Bylaws Committee considered looking at changes in
how we research and approve Resolutions based on ANA’s newly evolved Content Discussions but there were
no recommended changes this year. The committee decided there was a need to pilot Content Discussions
at our annual meeting first before determining if bylaws changes are warranted in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Whitty, Bylaws Chair
Nominations Committee Report
Members: Julie Schilling (SE Region 5), Chair; Brian Cooley (SW Region 3), Joanne Wedig (SE Region 5), Brenda
McAllister (SE Region 5), Terri DeClerck (SE Region 5).
The INA Nominations Committee held three conference calls: May 30, June 6, and June 13, 2017. Candidates
were sought for: President, President-elect, Director at Large Staff Nurse, Director at Large Newly Licensed RN,
Nominations Committee, ANA Delegates, and the Iowa Nurses Foundation Board. Information about candidates
being elected this year is on the INA website, and was included in the INA Weekly News. Phone calls and e-mails
were made to the membership to seek candidates for the 2017 ballot.
The Nominations Committee wishes to thank all the members who volunteered to submit their names to be on the
ballot!
Respectfully submitted,
Julie A. Schilling, RN-BC, BSN, MA
Resolutions Committee Report
Members: Virginia “Ginny” Wangerin (Central Region) Chair; Rosemary Holland, (Central Region); Pam Deichmann
(Central Region); Margaret “Margie” O’Neill (NE Region)
The committee responds to the membership by receiving, reviewing and presenting resolutions on subjects of great
importance impacting nursing practice and policy. Resolutions are presented at the annual meeting in October and
posted on the INA website. The Chair and committee are working with the INA Board of Directors and the Interim
Executive Director/Consultant to renew the process and consider ways to more actively engage the membership.
Respectfully submitted,
Virginia “Ginny” Wangerin, PHD, MSN, RN, CNE
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