The President will preside at all meetings of the AVAA and of the Executive Board and is   empowered to conduct or have conducted all ordinary and necessary business of the AVAA between meetings. The President also will be responsible for all procedures for the nomination of candidates for the elective offices of the AVAA and the election process. These candidates arise from nominations by the AVAA members or from a slate of possible candidates generated by the Executive Board. The elections will be completed by the annual meeting where the newly-elected officers will be announced.