Guidelines for Education Sponsorship

  1. ELIGIBILITY FOR SPONSORSHIP
    1. The delegate must be an Active, Associate member in good standing for the current year and meet one of the following:
      1. Have served on the Executive for the current membership year.
      2. Have been an active participant on a Regional or Provincial Committee for the current membership year.
      3. Have attended three (3) of the five (5) preceding General Meetings.
      4. Have attended one (1) ORNAHD Regional Conference in the preceding years of either a Provincial or National Conference. (Two-year increments) Team A to request ORNAHD Conference Registrar to provide a list of attendees to Regional Conference each year.
    2. No General Member may be a sponsored delegate in two consecutive membership years.
    3. Members declining sponsorship may or may not be eligible for future sponsorship within the two-year membership period as in B.
  2. REGIONAL & PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE(S) SPONSORSHIP
    1. Sponsorship will be determined by a draw during a General Meeting
    2. An eligibility list will be prepared for each General Meeting by the Programme Committee.
    3. Whenever possible a list of upcoming conferences will be included with the General Meeting minutes.
    4. The ORNAHD Executive will determine which conferences that ORNAHD will sponsor delegates to attend and how many delegates will be sponsored.
  3. NATIONAL AND WORLD CONFERENCE(S) SPONSORSHIP
    1. Selection will be an Executive decision based on the following:
      1. Current workshop account balance.
      2. Preference shall be given to Executive members and members who have been an active participant on a committee of the Regional or Provincial OR Nurses Association.
      3. Length of membership in the Regional Association.
    2. Prospective delegates must:
      1. Apply in writing to the President of the Association by January 15th of each year.
      2. Meet the eligibility criteria as stated in 1.
      3. Provide membership with information from the conference as requested by ORNAHD.
  4. EXPENSES
    1. The amount of sponsorship shall be determined by the ORNAHD Executive.
    2. The delegate shall submit expenses to the treasurer within 60 days of the conference. Any submission past 60 days will not be reimbursed.
    3. The conference expenses may only be applied to Registration and shared accommodation to the established maximum.
  5. PRESIDENT CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
    1. Guidelines for sponsorship of President:
      1. During her/his term of office, the ORNAHD President shall be fully sponsored to attend the Provincial (ORNAO) and National ORNAC Conferences. Sponsorship shall include registration, travel, shared accommodation and food.
      2. If, during her/his term of office, she/he so desires she/he may also be sponsored to attend one conference of their choice, either a World or an AORN Conference. Sponsorship will be determined by the executive.