01451cam a2200241 4500 409572310 TxAuBib 20200108120000.0 110205s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780306820199 pbk. 0306820196 pbk. TxAuBib Robert, Henry M, 1837-1923. Robert's rules of order : newly revised in brief / Henry M. Robert III ... [et. al.]. 2nd ed. [Cambridge, Mass] : Da Capo Press, 2011. vii, 197 p. ; 18 cm. "Updated to accord with the eleventh edition of the complete manual.". Includes index. The why and wherefore of meeting rules -- What happens at a meeting? -- How decisions are made at a meeting: handling motions -- Debate -- Amendments -- Postponing and referring to a committee -- How can a group change its mind? -- Voting -- Nominations and elections -- What are the basic types of rules? -- How are rules enforced and how are they suspended? -- Looking up the rules: how to use Roberts rules of order newly revised -- Frequently asked questions -- A summary of motions -- President or vice-president -- Secretary -- Treasurer -- Board member -- Committee chairman or member -- Convention delegate or alternate. 20200108. Parliamentary practice.