Section Officer Resources

This page provides the answers to most questions regarding being a section officer.

Essential Leadership Resources

• How to Establish a Section
• Executive Committee Regulations on Sections
• 2025 – 2026 AALS Section Chairs Planning Guide
• Terms of Use for Section Discussion Lists

Deadlines for Section Chairs

You can find the submission forms for these items on this webpage and they will be shared with section chairs via the discussion list. These dates are subject to change as the year progresses and the website will be updated accordingly.

January 17, 2025
Submit 2025 Section Leadership

January 17, 2025
Submit Outgoing Chair Survey (sent directly to you)

April 18, 2025
Submit 2026 Annual Meeting Preliminary Program Information and Travel Reimbursement Request

August 22, 2025
Submit 2026 Annual Meeting Final Program Information

September 19, 2025
Submit Names of Speaker Chosen from a Call for Presentation

October 3, 2025
Submit Names of Section Award Winners, Michael Olivas Award Nominations, Deborah Rhode Award Nominations, and the Section of the Year Award

December 1, 2025
Submit Voluntary Section Check-in Survey

Helpful Tips

• Posting to an AALS Discussion List
• Updating Your Discussion List Preferences/Unsubscribing
• Section Officer Election Tips – Virtual
• Hosting a Section Webinar or Discussion
• Amending Section Bylaws Request

Templates

• Call for Section Officer Nominations
• Section Newsletter
• Annual Meeting Call for Papers Announcement
• Welcoming New Section Members

Current Submission Forms

Annual Meeting

• Program Updates
• Section Awards

General

• Section Webinars and Discussions
• Section Website Posting

Awards

• Section of the Year Award
• AALS Section Award Recipients
• Section Award FAQ’s
• Trophy and Plaque Companies
• Reimbursement Request Form