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Already the acclaimed choice of thousands of successful organizations including the American Library Association, the Fourth Edition features an all-new chapter that considers the ways the Internet and other state-of-the-art technologies have rewritten the rules of today’s meetings and conventions. This easy-to-use, paperback volume—the popular alternative to Robert’s Rules—is the most comprehensive, understandable, and logical guide to smooth-running, professional meetings. Alice Sturgis was a practicing parliamentarian and consultant to national and international professional and business organizations. She taught at Stanford University and the University of California.

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December 28, 2000
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5.5 x 0.72 x 8.38 inches
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Alice Sturgis was a practicing parliamentarian and consultant to national and international professional and business organizations. She taught at Stanford University and the University of California.

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"The Standard Code is a user-friendly parliamentary guide for the 21st Century. Utilizing today's language, it is an appropriate and exciting alternative to other archaic and cumbersome authorities." Dr. James T. Fanno, PRP Speaker, House of Delegates American Dental Association "A copy of the 4th Edition of The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure should be passed to every new president along with the gavel." Sarah Ann Long, President American Library Association "The timeless contribution of Sturgis' concise presentation of the 'right way' to conduct meetings for best results, while maintaining collegiality and efficiency, has guided many successful individuals and organizations..." John A. Knote, M.D. Speaker, House of Delegates American Medical Association "Many of our newer, less experienced leaders were so intimidated by the complexity of Robert's Rules that they simply did not participate during our annual conventions. The Standard Code is a more common sense approach to parliamentary procedure, one that simplifies the movement of business on the floor while still maintaining order during heated of debates." Patricia Friend, International President Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO "This new edition of the Standard Code is easy to read and understand. Some of the concepts in earlier editions have been refined and clarified, while retaining the basic system that has served democratic societies so well for so long." Loretta Simonson Former President National Association of Parliamentarians "The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure is comprehensive and easily understandable, allowing the average member to interpret parliamentary procedure, thus permitting our meetings to proceed fairly and efficiently." Perry Opin, D.D.S., M.Sc.D. Speaker, House of Delegates American Association of Orthodontists "The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure presents a clear, logical approach to parliamentary procedure which can be applied in practice without the necessity of becoming enmeshed in detailed rules rarely if ever encountered in present-day meetings." Norman Horrocks, Ph.D. Parliamentarian Canadian Library Association

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0071365133
Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 4th edition (December 28, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780071365130
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071365130
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.72 x 8.38 inches

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Sunday S. Smith

A good substitute for Robert's

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021

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Our organization has been looking for a Parliamentarian rule book that is clearer and easier to use than Robert's Rules of Order. This fits the bill. This is written in clearer language and is much shorter than Robert's. For small organizations, this is a better choice. It covers all the things that will come up without hiding them in pages of things that won't come up. For instance, most small organizations won't have a subcommittee of a subcommittee of a standing committee.
I highly recommend this.

Simple and Elegant

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2013

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As I've learned through hard experience, parliamentary law and procedure is the law of assemblies such as civic groups, professional organizations, city councils, county boards, state legislatures, and the Congress itself. As such, mastery of parliamentary law and procedure is essential to understanding democratic processes and procedures, and keeping the meetings of such organizations running smoothly and efficiently. Properly implemented, parliamentary procedure ensures that proposals for action are properly worded for presentation to the assembly, everyone's opinion is heard and weighed, and a majority of the assembly makes the decision in due course after full and fair discussion and debate by proponents and opponents. Its essence is buy-in by everyone in the assembly into a democratic process for making important decisions.

Alice Sturgis first undertook to simplify parliamentary law and procedure back in the 1950s, a daunting task. Roberts Rules had long dominated the field as the parliamentary authority, but was bloated, poorly organized, internally contradictory, difficult to read, understand, and apply, and confusing. Sturgis cut through the confusion, resulting in a simple, elegant book that explains parliamentary law and procedure in a way that an ordinary reader can understand. A breath of fresh air on a subject fraught with technicalities, manipulation, and distortion. And make no mistake: the incentive to manipulation and distort democratic processes exists where important decisions are being made collectively in assemblies. That why understanding and applying parliamentary law and procedure, and Stugis's approach, are important to members of assemblies.

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Good meeting resource

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2017

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Good book for an introduction into parliamentary procedure. It's not as detailed or as widely accepted as Robert's Rules of Order, but it's thorough enough to be used in an official capacity for professional committee meetings or student organizations. Alice Sturgis gives good examples and lays things out in a way that seems more easily digestible by those who are new to parliamentary procedure. And the book arrived exactly as expected, its a new soft cover copy of the book.

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Exactly what I needed.

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2018

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So I don't really love the book, however it was exactly what I needed. Our By-Laws use this version when items are not listed in them. Since, there were many "parts" missing the book was necessary. It is well written and mostly easy to understand.

David Gerard Morgan Hill

Taking the Headache Out of Running Meetings by the Rules

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2015

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If you run meetings as a chair of a non-profit or public agency and you want a clear, easy-to-use desk reference for the rules of Parliamentary Procedure, this is it. I examined several similar titles before I finally wound up purchasing this and I'm glad I did. Unlike others that seem like mini-encyclopedias that are cumbersome and frustrating when you need a quick answer, you get to the answer you're seeking with this one typically in under a minute.

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Parliamentary Procedure book

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2010

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The book gives the rules to be followed when conducting meetings. This is a wonderful and clear book, however it does not really deal with modern meetings which are increasingly held online, especially in volunteer groups. It does however help to show how procedures should be used to keep order even online.

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This is the gold standard for parliamentary procedures

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2022

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Gold standard, good to go

The new Roberts Rules

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A simpler way to understand how to conduct meaningful meetings at every level

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Warning that this is not the Current Edition

Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2022

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This is satisfactory for a reference but users should be cautioned that it is not the most current edition.

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