No Pets on Zoom: Learning to apply parliamentary procedure in virtual meetings

摘要

Hosting an introductory workshop like "No Pets on Zoom" is incredibly helpful for faculty members of all ranks who participate in parliamentary procedure or who would like to learn about a well-established method for bringing more order to meetings, whether virtual or in person. While parliamentary procedure may be intimidating to those who are unfamiliar with the etiquette, a primary goal of Robert's Rules is to give everyone in an organization an equal chance to have their ideas and opinions heard. The lessons from this workshop apply to virtual meetings held during the pandemic and beyond. As local pandemic restrictions lift and institutions move toward a return to the office, we may see hybrid meetings with some in-person and remote attendees. Participants can bring the rules and tools from the workshop to use at virtual, hybrid, and entirely in-person meetings as institutions gradually adjust to a flexible post-pandemic workplace.