2025 Chapter Convention Timeline

March 15, 2025

April 30, 2025

  • Deadline to submit proposed Bylaws Amendments for voting at Chapter Convention4
  • Deadline for Steering Committee to circulate proposed Bylaws Amendments to the membership5

May 14, 2025

  • Deadline to submit proposed Chapter Priority resolutions6
  • Nomination period for Steering Committee closes7
  • Nomination period for Grievance Officers closes8
  • First reading on proposed Bylaws Amendments9 (to be voted on at Chapter Convention)

May 21, 2025

  • Deadline for the co-sponsors of any proposed Bylaws Amendments for the Chapter Convention to inform the Steering Committee in writing whether they choose to withdraw the proposals, make any changes to the proposals they deem necessary, or reaffirm that they wish to proceed with the proposals as introduced10
  • Steering Committee will re-circulate any proposed Bylaws Amendments to be voted on at Chapter Convention to the membership 11
  • Steering Committee will send proposed Chapter Priority resolutions to the chapter12

May 28, 2025

  • Steering Committee candidate questionnaires due
  • Grievance Officer candidate questionnaires due

June 1, 2025

  • Deadline to submit proposed Chapter Body (re) Charters
  • Deadline to modify submitted Chapter Priority resolutions13
  • Nomination period for co-chairs and Board members of proposed Chapter Bodies opens14
  • Nomination period for Chapter Priority leadership (open seats will be determined by leadership structures outlined in proposed Chapter Priorities)15
  • Steering Committee will circulate all proposed chapter body charters to the membership16
  • Final Convention Packet of all proposals and candidate questionnaires released17

June 7, 2025

Deadline for all chapter leadership co-chairs and Board members to update active member lists18

June 14-15: Chapter Convention!!!!

  • Elect Steering Committee
  • Elect Grievance Officers
  • Elect Leadership for certain Boards, Committees and Working Groups
  • Vote on Bylaws Amendments
  • Vote on non-priority resolutions
  • Vote on Chapter Priority resolution(s) and elect Chapter Priority resolution chairs
  • Ratify Chapter body charters
  • Nominations open for Chapter Coordination Committee co-chairs
  1. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-structure ↩︎
  2. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-7-candidacy-and-elections ↩︎
  3. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#article-xvi-grievance-officers ↩︎
  4. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-introduction-and-ratification ↩︎
  5. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-introduction-and-ratification ↩︎
  6. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-structure ↩︎
  7. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-7-candidacy-and-elections ↩︎
  8. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#article-xvi-grievance-officers ↩︎
  9. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-introduction-and-ratification ↩︎
  10. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-introduction-and-ratification ↩︎
  11. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-introduction-and-ratification ↩︎
  12. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-structure ↩︎
  13. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-structure ↩︎
  14. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-3-membership-and-elections ↩︎
  15. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-structure ↩︎
  16. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-creation ↩︎
  17. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-2-creation ↩︎
  18. https://docs.dsasf.org/bylaws.html#section-3-membership-and-elections ↩︎