ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS

The meetings of professional organizations in conjunction with the annual CLA conventions are to be encouraged when their goals and interests are compatible with those of CLA and meetings under other circumstances would be difficult or impossible. Such meetings enable smaller constituencies to engage in the scholarly exchange of information and to enrich the general activities and programs of the CLA convention.

Allied Organization Interest Form

To Become an Allied Organization

To achieve allied organization status, the interested group should submit a petition to the CLA Executive Committee. Only the Executive Committee can grant allied organization status. The petition should include 1) a description of the disciplinary goals and interests of the organization, 2) a statement of how the interests of the group and CLA would be better served by such status, and 3) a copy of the group's Constitution or Bylaws. Petitions may be submitted at any time, and they will be reviewed within sixty days of receipt. The continued status of allied organizations will be reviewed annually by the Program Committee.

Allied Organization Rules

1. Members of allied organizations who attend the annual CLA convention must be members of CLA and have paid annual CLA dues and convention registration fees.
2. An invited guest speak to an allied organization function, such as a luncheon, is not required to be a member of CLA. This courtesy does not extend to the purchase of a ticket to attend the annual CLA banquet. CLA is not liable for any fee agreements between allied organizations and their invited speakers.
3. Allied organizations must adhere to convention deadlines.
4. Each approved allied organization may hold one program session at the annual convention. Proposals must be submitted by the proposal deadline provided to the CLA Vice President who serves as the Chair of the Program Committee.
5. All arrangements for hotel meeting space at our convention must be made by CLA. CLA is not liable for any agreement entered into between an allied organization and a hotel.
6. An allied organization may conduct a business meeting (based upon the availability of space) during the CLA convention, but it cannot hold an annual meeting, convention, or conference simultaneously with the annual CLA convention.
7. An allied organization is responsible for its own mailings and announcements. CLA will send one allied organization meeting announcement as part of its annual convention materials if supplied to the Program Chair by the deadline provided.

These policies were adapted from the Allied Organization Guidelines adopted in 1994 at the CLA Executive Meeting in Washington (14-15 Oct. 1994). They have been updated by a unanimous vote of the Executive Committee on 1 Nov. 2020.

CURRENT ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS