Communications Committee

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The Communications Committee is responsible for developing, updating, and monitoring the communications policies, social networking accounts, and electronic discussion groups, as well as recommending new ways to communicate with its members and other interested parties through alternative media. 

The committee is also responsible for regularly updating and marketing information about NCASLA activities, meetings, news updates, and other updates on current national and world events impacting landscape architecture.

The Communications Committee is a Standing Committee. Standing committees are established and authorized by the Executive Committee or by the Chair with the advice and consent of the Executive Committee and are responsible to Executive Committee.

The Communications Committee Chair is appointed by the Chair-Elect, upon consultation with the President, President-elect, and Secretary of the Executive Committee, to serve during the upcoming year. The appointment is to be made by October 1st. The Chair’s term begins at the conclusion of the annual meeting and continues for one year.

The committee chair has the following responsibilities which can be accomplished by working with a Vice-Chair or Co-Chair:

1.       Have a good working knowledge of social networking, Marketing focuses, appropriate outreach to members and non-members, and an awareness of good social networking protocols.

2.       Assist Staff with the NCASLA eNewsletter in terms of creating new substantive content areas as well as developing procedures for obtaining and/or vetting substantive contributions from Members.

3.       Coordinating committee members to post materials on the NCASLA webpage which serves as a home for all substantive area knowledge sharing.

4.       When a project requires financing, the committee chair is responsible for making a formal budget request to the Executive Committee in a timely manner.

5.       Communicating with the committee’s Executive Committee liaison to facilitate communication with leadership.

6.       The Chair of the Committee is required to submit a status report to the Executive Committee to be included in the Annual Meeting Agenda.

7.       Be prepared to give an oral report at Executive Committee meetings upon request.

Committee Features

·         The Communication Committee is a Standing Committee.

·         Chair is appointed by the Chair Elect for the upcoming year.

·         The committee meets mostly via e-mail and telephone.

·         Status reports are submitted annually.

·         Committee is open to membership by any active members.

·         The Chair of the Section will appoint a Vice-Chair to facilitate leadership transition.

Committee Chair:

Lauren Patterson

Committee members please download Basecamp for iOS and Android devices to communicate with your team! Request access by emailing the committee chair or manager@ncasla.org.