NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS®
National Training Conference
Birmingham, Alabama
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SATURDAY August 29, 2026
SUNDAY August 30, 2026
Program
Greetings
NAP President Mona Calhoun, PRP
City of Hoover – Mayor Nicolas C. Deriz
Birmingham City Council District 7 – President Wardine Alexander
American Institute Parliamentarians – President Atul Kapur, PRP – View video
American College of Parliamentary Lawyers Johnine Clark, Esq., PRP Vice-President – View video
Lester L. Dahms Memorial Foundation – President Evan Lamoine – View video
2026 NAP Training Conference
Printable Schedule .pdf
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*All rooms are on the Ballroom level (2nd floor) except for Wyndsor Ballroom (1st floor).
8:30 -5:00 PM
*All workshops are first come, first seated.
If a room is at capacity you will be asked to join a different session.
All sessions will be available on NAPU within one week following the conference.
CEUs may take up to 60 days to post to your NAP Portal account.
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Conference Committee
Coordinator – Ed Moore, PRP
Workshop Coordinator – Tyna Davis, PRP
Assistant Coordinator – Carol Austin, PRP
Assistant Workshop Coordinator – Sharon Reed, PRP
Board of Directors
NAP Board of Directors and Advisors
President – Mona Calhoun, PRP
Vice-President – C.J. Cavin, PRP
Secretary – Donna Davis, PRP
Treasurer – Mark Apodca, PRP
Director-at-Large – Tamara Harris, PRP
Director-at-Large – Ramona Hill, PRP
Director-at-Large – Corliss Baker, PRP
District Representative – Steve Cook, PRP
District Representative – Justin Pappano, PRP
Parliamentarian – Al Gage, PRP
Legal Advisor – Kevin Judd, PRP
Executive Director – Jessica Herzog
Staff
Membership Service – Shanna Walker
Events Engineer – James Hauge
Hotel Floor Plan
First floor – Lobby
Friday August 28,2026
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
CLICK ON THE CEU LINK for Course Description, CEU Registration, and Workshop Evaluation.
- Dave Mezzera: Parliamentary Potluck 1.5 CEU Riverchase A/B
- Loretta Tillery: The Case Part 1 – Navigating the Phases of a Successful Parliamentary Encounters 1.5 CEU Wyndsor Ballroom
- Jim Lawson: Constructive Procrastination 1.5 CEU Wynfrey D/E
- Eliza Kragh: Parliamentary Procedure and the Deaf Community: Building Inclusive Meetings 1.5 CEU-PR Avon
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
12:00 PM – 1:45 PM
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
- Steven Cook: The Art of War in Deliberative Assemblies Ethical Strategy and the Protection of the Process 1.5 CEU-PR Riverchase A/B
- Roger Hanshaw: The Case Part 2 – The Relationship Between Parliamentary Procedure and Governing Statutes 1.5 CEU Wyndsor Ballroom
- Carol Prahinski: Playing The Motions 1.5 CEUs Wynfrey D/E
- Kirby Glad: Important distinctions of “shall” “must” or “should” in Governing Documents. 1.5 CEU Avon
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
- Kirk Overbey: Drafting Clear and Logical Bylaws (and Rules) 1.5 CEU-PR *HANDOUT*
Riverchase A/B - Helen McFadden: The Case Part 3 – Ethical Consideration in Parliamentary Practice 1.5 CEU-PR Wyndsor Ballroom
- Carl Silverman: Making letters of engagement and other parliamentarians’ client service agreements useful and legally enforceable. 1.5 CEU-PR Wynfrey D/E
- Kevin Wendt: Introduction to Ethical Theory for Parliamentarians 1.5 CEU-PR Avon
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
District 1 – Devon
District 2 – Wyndsor Ballroom
District 3 – Riverchase A/B
District 4 – Yorkshire
District 5 – Hampshire
District 6 – Wynfrey D/E
District 7 – Dorset
District 8 – Avon
All sessions will be available on NAPU within one week following the conference.
Saturday August 29,2026
Saturday, August 29
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Wyndsor Ballroom
Wynfrey D/E
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Riverchase A/B
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
RECESS
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
11:45 AM – 1:30 PM
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
- Barbara Proctor: Cooking Up Great Meetings 1.5 CEU Riverchase A/B
- Donna Mitchell & Mark Apodaca: The Case Part 5 – Money Matters – Especially When It Goes Missing 1.5 CEU-PR Wyndsor Ballroom
- Miriam Simmons: A Quantum of Quorum 1.5 CEU *HANDOUT* Wynfrey D/E
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
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Sunday, August 30
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
All sessions will be available on NAPU within one week following the conference.