AIHA has two banner stands that are available to all local sections to display at their meetings and when they attend events on behalf of AIHA.
The banner stands measure 84” H X 39.8” W, weigh only 20 lbs, and are compact enough to fit in the trunk of a car! The banner stands can be fully extended and displayed on the floor.
AIHA will cover the cost to ship a banner stand to a local section along with requested supplemental materials. The local section will be responsible for the costs associated with shipping the banner stand back to AIHA. To reserve an AIHA banner stand, please contact AIHA's Local Section Relations.
When using the AIHA logo, please remember to implement the following:
Additional branding guidelines for local sections.
Local section bylaws can be amended at any time throughout the year. Please remember that amended bylaws must be sent to AIHA for approval. Generally, staff will review the revisions first. If there are any issues with the revision, the bylaws will be sent back to the local section for changes or any necessary modifications. If there are no problems with the revision, it is then forwarded to the Secretary of AIHA for final approval. Local sections can use the model bylaws as a reference guide to amend bylaws.
Did you know that the ABIH Board of Directors are assigned to liaison with AIHA's local sections? Connect with your assigned local section ABIH Director.
During the AIHA Membership Renewal process, AIHA is willing to collect local section dues from national members. This is a free program offered to all of AIHA's local sections. AIHA will collect local section dues and transfer the funds monthly to the local section's bank account via Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT). To sign-up your local section, submit the EFT Agreement Form and EFT Set-Up Form to the Local Section Relations.
Ease local section administrative burdens by using AIHA's online survey system for any balloting needs, including upcoming officer elections or ammending bylaws. Local sections interested in using the online survey system should contact Local Section Relations.
AIHA provides general liability insurance to local sections. The insurance protects against slips and falls or other accidents that may occur at a local section meeting. To request a certificate of insurance copy, please contact the Local Sections Relations Manager.
AIHA also provides director's and officer's insurance. In the event, that officers are sued for performing their duties, as they relate to the local section.
The Local Section Council (LSC) purpose is to promote the continued growth and well-being of local sections and to be the liaison between sections and the AIHA Board. The LSC does not supplant the function of board coordinators for individual local section needs, but tries to fulfill collective needs that benefit all local sections. local sections student outreach guide.
Questions about local section related business? Check out the online Local Section Operations Manual.
Local sections should submit a new office roster form each year. AIHA recommends sending an updated roster within two weeks of a local section election.
A key local section activity includes reaching out to and involving students and early career professionals. A recent survey by the AIHA Student and Early Career Professionals Committee (SECP) found that many local sections conduct innovative outreach activities and are actively involved with students in their area. Read the survey results and learn best practices for increasing student and early career professional involvement within your local section.
AIHA will offer a 15 percent discount on all member and non-member publication rates when orders are placed at, and up to two weeks following, a local section meeting. Simply contact AIHA and ask for order forms and publications catalogs.
In support of local section membership recruitment efforts, AIHA will provide local sections with a list of national AIHA members residing within the local section region. To request a list, contact Local Section Relations.
Interested in learning about the roles and responsibilities of the Local Section Council or local section officers as they relate to the AIHA governance process? If so, click here (pages 21–23).
Local sections are eligible to have their own SharePoint site free-of-charge. SharePoint allows local sections the opportunity to store electronic files in one location. To learn more about the capabilities of SharePoint or to request a SharePoint site, contact Craig Sorrell.
Click to access the Local Section SharePoint portal.
Lead the way for a new IH community by reaching out to nearby colleges and universities and helping them form student local sections. Local sections are encouraged to sponsor at least one student local section.
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Local sections are encouraged to submit articles to The Synergist for publication. Articles can be short or long news items, depending on what you want to report. Photos are always a great addition to any story (or can even be submitted alone with caption information). Please note photos must be of a reproducible quality and need to be sent individually (not embedded in other files or documents). They need to be in a standard format such as tif, jpg or eps, and created at a resolution of at least 300 dpi or higher to achieve the best quality presentation. As a frame of reference for publication length, a full-page article is 750 words, a half-page item would be 375 words, and quarter-page pieces are 188 words. Any items we receive will run with the author name(s), which means we need to receive a short biography for all authors to run at the end of the item. This bio contact information needs to include job title and location as well as phone number and e-mail address. Sections can also advertise any upcoming local section meetings in The Synergist. All submissions should be sent to the Managing Editor.