Governors are required to attend all three Leadership meetings below. BOG Meeting Dates 2010:
LEADERSHIP FORUM, Washington, DC
Jan 30 (Saturday) - 31 (Sunday)
ANNUAL MEETING, Atlanta
March 14 (Sunday) - 16 (Tuesday)
LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE, Washington, DC
Sept 12 (Saturday) - 14 (Tuesday)
ACC Leadership Forum:
Leadership Forum for BOG leadership is held the last weekend in January at Heart House in Washington, D.C. ACC National pays for travel expenses for Governors, Governors-elect and Chapter Executives to attend this meeting.
ACC Annual Scientific Session:
The Chapter Executive Workshop is a day-long event held during the Scientific Session. This meeting falls in March with rotating locations. A BOG meeting is also held during this educational conference and Chapter Executives are encouraged to attend this meeting as well. Chapter Executives and/or Chapters are responsible for expenses to this meeting.
ACC Legislative Conference:
The BOG meeting and the Legislative Conference are held in conjunction during September in Washington, D.C. ACC National pays for travel expenses for Governors, Governors-elect and Chapter Executives to attend this meeting. The BOG meeting precedes the Legislative Conference which includes training on legislative issues affecting healthcare before Congress and Congressional visits to respective Senators and Congressmen by state delegations.
MEETING CYCLE
Governors are required to attend all BOG meetings. As per the bylaws, If a Governor has 2 unexcused absences, he/she will be immediately removed from the BOG.
The Board of Governors Meets 3 times a year:
- March in conjunction with ACC's Annual Scientific Session
- September in conjunction with the College's Legislative Conference
- January in conjunction with Leadership Forum
ACC pays expenses in accordance with the ACC Travel Policy for travel to the January and September meetings. Members attending the March Meeting are expected to incur their own expenses.
BOG STEERING COMMITTEE
The BOG Steering Committee discuses issues and concerns as identified by the Governors and establishes a process within the College structure to address these issues and concerns. It addresses strategic planning for the BOG, and encourages and stimulates interaction between the BOG and Chapters, and the BOG and Board of Trustees. The Immediate Past Chair and the Chair-elect of the BOG all serve as ex-officio members on the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees. The Steering Committee also oversees the annual Governors-Elect election as described in Article VI, Section 1 of the College bylaws.
The Steering Committee consists of the BOG Chair who serves as the Chair, the Immediate Past Chair of the BOG, the Chair-Elect of the BOG, and five other Governors appointed by the Chair. These member-governors serve a two-year term (at which time their term as an ACC Governor will have expired).
The Steering Committee meets by Conference Call on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm Eastern Time.