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Hi Colleagues! I am a candidate for AOTA's Delegate to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. I am excited about this opportunity and would welcome any questions or comments you might have about the WFOT or how I might best serve our Association in this position. You can also contact...

Happy New Year! It is hard to believe it is already 2010! In terms of the World Federation, it seems like just last year I was in Sydney Australia attending the World Conference. What a great conference! It is such a wonderful opportunity to look and see how occupational therapy is growing and evolving...

Hi Friends! Just recently, an ECU colleague asked me why I wanted to run for a national office when I told her I was nominated for WFOT delegate. The question is a good one as I do not need it for promotion and I do more service than required by the University already, so there is no external motivation...

Wow! Chile was fantastic! The conference was excellent with great speakers, but the best part was meeting friends and colleagues from all over the world. What a great networking opportunity! I was disappointed I lost the election, but as with many things - it turned out to be best! I had a wonderful...

For World OT Day you can join a free virtual exchange occurring Oct 29-30. Check out the topics and times: http://ot4ot.com/ot24vx2012/ I am attaching a schedule for Eastern Daylight time. Tomorrow- Oct 27 - is OT Global Day of Service. How can you be involved? : http://promotingot.org...

For an idea of how OT is promoted internationally, check out the attached pdf prepared by the WFOT.

The August 2012 WFOT Newsletter is now available at: http://mail.cdaa.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/1BA703EBF8ADB2FF/4EC9DBB1E4D406CB2438807772DD75D1 The newsletter links you to stories of WFOT international collaborations and projects in Uganda, Brazil, and beyond. You can find updates from the recent Council...

The call for abstracts is coming up soon for the WFOT congress in 2014. Submission dates are Dec 2012-March 2013. The early dates are because many delegates must have proposals accepted a year in advance in order to request funds from their governments to attend the Congress. So mark your calendars!...

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The Taiwan Occupational Therapy Associations' volunteers have produced a video, as a memento of their experience and involvement at the recent Council Meeting 2012 in Taiwan. This is also a gift to the WFOT. The video can be viewed at: http://youtu.be/995cV8wEqNM The Taiwan OTs...

Please see the attachment that summarizes all the exciting materials and events for World OT Day,

The Society for the Study of Occupation:USA held its 11th Annual Research Conference was held in beautiful (and bike friendly) Portland, Oregon Oct 4-6. The conference was a time to take stock of the evolution of occupational science and OT, as individual and connected fields. For me it is particularly...

I realize that members likely are not seeing the reports of activities I submit to AOTA, so I'll post some reports from this year. February 5, 2012 (required in advance of the March meeting) Report of the US Delegate to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists To the Representative...

Here's a post I just put on the International forum (sorry for the repeat), and some attachments that might be useful. I am so pleased to see these posts with great ideas about building up the local OT in countries that are under-resourced, while also recognizing that it can be difficult to...

Here's an opportunity for you Spanish speaking, globally interested OT practitioners and students. The Confederacion Latinoamericano de Terapia Ocupacional is holding it's congress in Caracas, Venezuela Oct 26-Nov1, 2013. This will be a wonderful experience for OT global connections. The website...

The Rick Hansen Foundation of Canada has accessibility app that anyone can populate or access. I learned about it from Sandra Bressler, Canadian OT and former WFOT Delegate is on the Rick Hansen Foundation Board. Two of my students, Lauren DeMoss and Brian Lattner, worked on populating it last summer...

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This free event has a variety of topics over a 24 hour time period. Enter your time zone so you know the schedule in your area. http://ot4ot.com/ot24vx2012/ You can follow the developments through the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OT24vx

The WFOT website has published the Human Resources Project 2012 with data about OT internationally by member country. You can compare the numbers of OTs, OTAs in countries, percentage of OTs who are members of the national associations, Education programs, etc. It's very interesting to compare the...

The AOTA conference expect guests from Ireland, Korea, Canada, Korea and Japan. Attached is a list of international and cross-cultural sessions at conference that attendees can print and bring along.

The attached report was submitted to for the Annual Business Meeting to summarize WFOT Delegate activities for the year. With a one page limit, it's very brief. Let me know if you have any questions.