AORN Governance and Congress 2025
By: AORN Staff
Published: 3/7/2025
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When AORN changed the name of its annual conference from Congress to Expo, it retained the name Congress for the business of the association, consistent with the references to Congress in the bylaws.
Expo attendees in AORN Congress in Boston this year will have the opportunity to participate in two member forums and the House of Delegates on the closing day. AORN heard and responded to member concerns that the Forums and House of Delegates agendas have historically been dominated by officer and staff reports. This year, the House of Delegates has been consolidated into one House of Delegates on the closing day. Reports that would have otherwise been provided during the Forums are being provided in writing to members to allow more time on the agendas for member-led discussion.
Forum Dates and Information
AORN Forums are designed for open discussion of items of emerging and important interest to the membership, and of those items that may be brought to the House of Delegates for membership consideration.
Roll call will again take place during the First Forum this year.
First Forum
Sunday, April 6: 9:30 – 10:30 am
Second Forum
Monday, April 7: 3:15 – 4:15 pm
House of Delegates
Tuesday, April 8: 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Agendas
View the agenda. All members, whether a chapter delegate or delegate, may vote in the House of Delegates. Virtual participation will not be available in 2025. Due to low online participation in 2022 and 2023, AORN has eliminated the virtual livestream of the Congress sessions.
Delegate Seating
All delegates will be assigned to a special area for the AORN business sessions. Chapter delegates will be assigned state seating. State seating is reserved by the number of authorized delegates so there will be enough seats for all delegates in the assigned areas. In some instances, two delegations from different states may be seated in the same row. Delegates are asked to begin filling the rows from the aisle to the center in those cases. There will always be at least one empty chair separating the two delegations. States may seat delegates in excess of their assigned delegate numbers.
Roll Call Information
Like in 2024, roll call will be taken at the First Forum only. To accomplish the roll call efficiently and leave plenty of time for member-led discussion, each State Reporter will be limited to 25 words to announce the number of delegates and a brief statement about their State. A silent roll call will be taken by the Secretary before the House of Delegates to confirm the quorum.
Parliamentarian Hours
The AORN parliamentarian will be available onsite in Room 101 at AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo as follows. Members may also email the parliamentarian in advance of Expo and onsite to discuss governance issues and potential motions.
- Saturday, April 5: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
- Sunday, April 6: 12:30 – 1:15 pm
- Monday, April 7: 12:00 – 12:30 pm
- Tuesday, April 8: 10:00 – 10:30 am
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