Governance and Duties of Past President

1. Convenes the Nominating Committee and acts as Chief Returning Officer of the Elections Committee.
2. Functions as Parliamentarian at the Annual General Meeting, or appoints someone else with the approval of the Board.
3. Ensures that meetings are conducted according to the rules accepted in Article 13 of the Bylaws of the Association.
4. Works with the Executive Director to maintain the Handbook and to ensure that a complete and current copy is available for each Board member.
5. Works with the President to recruit members for committees. Convenes the Nominating Committee.
6. Serves on the Executive and Personnel Committees.
7. The Past President shall recommend to the Board, people to sit on the Conference Planning Committee and shall liaise with that Committee.
8. Sits as an ex-officio member of the Mary Donaldson Memorial Trust Committee and is responsible for obtaining a copy of the Mary Donaldson Lecture (in print and electronic if possible); obtaining a signed Copyright Release form from the lecturer; and passing the lecture to the Director for Communications for publishing.
9. Represents the Association to the media, to other Associations, and other formal capacities in the absence of the President and the Vice President.

From the SLA Board Governance Handbook, Section 4.3