Postdoc Association Bylaws

How to go about properly conducting business at a General Assembly Meeting

Refer to the postdoc bylaws and other documents, below, for information on how to go about properly conducting business at a LAPA General Assembly (GA) Meeting. The first two documents will be available on the tables at the GA meetings for reference:

• Bylaws of the Los Alamos Postdoctoral Association (pdf)
• Meeting Conduct (pdf)
  This document provides eight easy steps for making a motion, which is the process for introducing business to the Assembly.
• Order of Prededence of Motions (pdf)
  This document provides an easy reference table for the order of precedence of motions, as well as some rules pertaining to the particular motions.
• Table of Rules Relating to Motions (pdf)
  This document contains a reference table, which is a more in-depth look at rules related to motions. The hyperlinked numbers in the first column of this table will take you to Robert's Rules of Order (online) for more details.