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Join a Committee

Committee Member Qualifications

Interested in volunteering and sharing your knowledge and skills with RID? Review the 2009-2011 RID Committees to determine where you area of expertise will best suit RID, then follow the application instructions below:

To serve on any committee, a member must:

• be a voting member in good standing (member of an affiliate chapter and a certified or associate member of RID)
• be willing to attend conference calls and face-to-face meetings each year
• commit to attend the biennial national conference and pre-conference meetings of the committee
• work cooperatively with other committee members and liaisons
• be accessible to the national office staff and the committee chair.
• have e-mail access and respond in a timely manner as the bulk of committee work is done via e-mail
• be willing to commit to serving a full two-year term

Appointment Process

• A member-wide “call for committee members” announcement is made, which is published in several issues of VIEWS and/or RID e-NEWS.
• Interested members are asked to submit a copy of their resume and a cover letter along with the committee application (PDF)
• The deadline for committee applications for the current term was June 15, 2009. 
• The appointment process occurs during the years of the RID National Biennial Conference, starting in the early spring of odd-numbered years (2011, 2009, 2007, etc.)
• All committee members are appointed by the RID President with the advice and consent of the board of directors.
• The official committee appointment letters are mailed out in August after the national conference.