2023 Forums

Forums have been scheduled for February of 2023! We will have two concurrent, in-person sessions at the DC office on February 11^th; all other sessions will be conducted virtually through Zoom. We look forward to having all Service Unit delegates and alternate delegates join us for one of this year’s Forum sessions. The feedback our delegates provide is greatly appreciated and serves to guide us as we strive to improve the Girl Scout movement.

Our Forum schedule and registration links:

What Are Forums?

As representatives for service units, Delegates and Alternates are charged with attending a Forum and providing input on behalf of their service units. In FY23, Nation’s Capital is sending delegates to the National Council Session in Orlando. Our delegates were elected at the 2022 Annual Meeting, but require input from our Service Unit Delegates and Alternates.  It is important that input from all members are collected.

To support this effort, the Board is seeking member feedback on the following:  

• What are the three most pressing issues the entire Girl Scout movement should focus on?

There are two documents that delegates can use when collecting feedback from their Service Units. The first document is a SU Delegate Packet which provides background and context for the Forum questions that are to be discussed as a Service Unit. The delegate packet is also a discussion guide. The second document, The Forum Question Worksheet, can be used to collect and record feedback from your Service Unit. These worksheets should be submitted at a Forum session.

Service Unit Delegates

Delegates represent service units at our Annual Meeting and Forums. Service units select delegates and alternate delegates - members 14 years of age and older - who serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Directors. Each service unit is allotted one delegate for every 200 girl members, based on the previous year’s membership numbers.

Delegates have the responsibility to both attend one Forum session to share their service unit’s feedback on the Forum questions and attend the Annual Meeting to conduct business at our annual business meeting

Our bylaws require an Annual Meeting of the corporate membership, (comprised of board members, nominating committee members, and council delegates) and is conducted in April every year.

Our 2023 Annual Meeting is scheduled to be held Saturday, April 22nd from 8:00AM-12:00PM at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, MD.

Delegates and Alternate Delegates will be pre-registered for the meeting but will need to RSVP in the weeks leading up to April 22^nd. The RSVP will be sent to the email address on file through MyGS Sign In. Registration for visitors to the Annual Meeting will be opened at the end of March. 

What happens at the Annual Meeting?

2022 Annual Meeting

_{The 2022 Annual Meeting was held on April 30, 2022 and our theme was "Hit it out of the Park". Huge shout out to everyone who joined us at the Prince George's Stadium!
Letter from Council President
Annual Meeting Program}