Glossary of Terms
This lists defines terms and acronyms which may be used by NAFAS and the BB&O Area on websites and in documents.
| Affiliation Fees | A fee which is levied on each club member to facilitate area and national management |
| AMO/CMO | Area Media Officer and Club Media Officer |
| APO/CPO | Area Publications Officer and Club Publications Officer |
| ATO/CTO | Area Trading Officer and Club Trading Officer These roles have now been superseded by APO and CPO |
| Blue Forms | 3-part forms on blue paper which are the contractual commitment between a club and a NAFAS Demonstrator. They should be requested from the Area Secretary. They must be completed on paper as they are not available electronically. They are only for use with NAFAS demonstrators, speakers, judges and teachers, and not for any other personnel your club may use |
| Code of Practice | NAFAS specification of the obligations between a club and a demonstrator regarding a booking |
| Council Meetings | Quarterly meetings where area officers and representatives report on NAFAS and area events, issues, finances etc. It is advisable for clubs to send a representative to these meetings, but ANY member of the area can attend. |
| F&GP | Finance and General Purposes Committee, consisting of area officers and county representatives. The F&GP committee is responsible for overall management of the area |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulations 2018 Legal requirements |
| Insight | A magazine produced 3 times/year by the national JDSE committee with interesting articles for anyone involved in practical flower arranging |
| JDSE | Judging, Demonstrating, Speaking and Education |
| Lonely Bouquet Campaign | See National Flower Arranging Day |
| NAC | National Advisory Council which comprises the National Officers, Company Secretary and NAFAS Administrator (who takes the minutes) and the Chairmen of each of the 21 Areas of NAFAS. The council meets four times a year in London. Information regarding National events, finance and procedures is passed to the Area Chairmen and they in turn are able to comment and pass on concerns from their members to the National Officers. |
| NAFAS | National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies |
| National Flower Arranging Day (NFAD) | 1st Friday in May which is designated as the National Flower Arranging Day as major publicity campaign for NAFAS and flower arranging in general. Individuals and clubs are encouraged to leave small bouquets in public places with tags advertising NAFAS and/or their club, stating the bouquets are to be taken and enjoyed. |
| Open Meeting | A club meeting for which tickets are sold in advance |
| Pink List | List of BB&O judges, demonstrators, speakers and teachers. Also members of the JDSE committee. This is referred to as the Pink List since historically it was printed annually for all clubs in the area and had a pink cover page. Now it is delivered to clubs annually by email. |
| WAFA | World Association of Flower Arrangers. A WAFA show is organised every 3 years by a different member country |
| VOT | Vot of Thanks |