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The Representative Assembly completed it's business last week in Orlando with meetings Tuesday to Thursday. The Task Groups met face-to-face on Wednesday and completed final deliberations to identify their recommendations to the Assembly which met on "Agenda Day" on Thursday. I want...

I am very excited to have been approved by the Nominating Committee as a candidate for the office of AOTA Vice-President for 2012 to 2015! I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about myself as an occupational therapist and as a long-time volunteer for AOTA and the profession. Over the...

Hi all, Just a quick post to remind everyone of the GREAT work that is going on right now on behalf of the Association by members of the Representative Assembly. Currently Representatives from every state and some of their Alternates, the Association officers (Pres, VP, Sec. Treas), all the Chairpersons...

I want to thank all of the members of the Representative Assembly (RA) including state Representatives, Alternate Representatives and Chairpersons of Committees, Commissions and Councils who are finishing their terms of office this spring/summer. In addition to the many hours of service and work completed...

The following actions will come before the Representative Assembly in our Spring meetings. For more information, find the reports at this link: http://www.aota.org/Governance/RA/Online.aspx Check out what your Association is considering! Member Motion 1: We move to charge the Commission on...

When the Representative Assembly meets in Orlando at Annual Conference we will vote on a number of important motions that will be brought to the floor. Between now and then RA Task Groups will collect information, discuss pros and cons and potentially "re-frame" the original motions and forward...

When the Representative Assembly meets in Orlando at Annual Conference we will vote on a number of important motions that will be brought to the floor. Between now and then RA Task Groups will collect information, discuss pros and cons and potentially "re-frame" the original motions and forward...

So it has been a little while since my last post. The Spring was long and intense and after Orlando I had many other things to catch up on.........and now my term as Speaker of the Representative Assembly is over in just a little over a week. This last week the Board of Directors met at AOTA Headquarters...

As you may be aware, the Board of Directors, with the full support of the Speaker of the RA (Me!) decided to conduct our business Online this spring to save the Association over $150,000. The first phase is off and running. Voting on the "Consent Agenda" begins Wednesday February 25th...

Since April 5th members of the Representative Assembly have been hard at work in "Task Groups" which are sort of similar to Congressional Committees. The Task Groups take motions that have been put forward by AOTA members or in reports of the Officers or elected chairpersons of the bodies of...

Two new motions were submitted to the Representative Assembly (1 new member motion and a new motion from a revision of the Vice-Speaker's report). The Assembly members were consulted and agreed to place these motions on the Agenda. The revised report and the new member motion will be placed on...

For our new Student Members the Representative Assembly (RA) is AOTA's policy making body. The RA has 2-4 meetings a year. Traditionally one has been a 'face-to-face' meeting the days before annual conference starts and a second has been a fall "Online" meeting conducted electronically...

The Representative Assembly is busily preparing for the upcoming meetings including the Online portion of the RA Task Groups here on OT Connections April 5-9 and the face-to-face meeting in Orlando at Annual Conference on April 27-29. The Assembly is attempting to gather feedback from AOTA members...

I am at Annual Conference in Houston and having a great time. It is always so invigorating! It is such a wonderful opportunity for the creative exchange of ideas and perspectives, as well as the chance to catch up with colleagues and long-time friends. This conference has felt very different for me...

When the Representative Assembly meets in Orlando at Annual Conference we will vote on a number of important motions that will be brought to the floor. Between now and then RA Task Groups will collect information, discuss pros and cons and potentially "re-frame" the original motions and forward...

When the Representative Assembly meets in Orlando at Annual Conference we will vote on a number of important motions that will be brought to the floor. Between now and then RA Task Groups will collect information, discuss pros and cons and potentially "re-frame" the original motions and forward...

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone. The slate of candidates for the 2013 AOTA elections was posted today and I am happy to share that I am running for the office of AOTA Secretary. With just a few years until our Centennial year there is important work to be done. I believe that my experience as a clinician...

The RALT (don't you love all the acronyms in our profession!) or the Representative Assembly Leadership Team has been working since October to design a new process for this Spring's RA meeting that would....... Be effective in terms of outcomes AND cost Be efficient and less time demanding...

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Hi Everyone, It has been a little while since I have posted with the holidays, getting the semester started and a ski trip it has been a busy January! The Representative...

When the Representative Assembly meets in Orlando at Annual Conference we will vote on a number of important motions that will be brought to the floor. Between now and then RA Task Groups will collect information, discuss pros and cons and potentially "re-frame" the original motions and forward...

The Representative Assembly Task Groups will be meeting here on OT Connections this week beginning on Monday April 5th. These Online meetings are in preparation for face-to-face meetings that will be held on Wednesday April 28th in Orlando at Annual Conference. The Online meeting is a public but closed...

Members of the Representative Assembly Leadership Team (RALT), AOTA officers, and the Chairpersons of the Bodies of the RA (as well as AOTA Staff, let's hear it for staff!) are busy getting all the reports and business for the Spring 2010 RA meeting up on the AOTA Website. Many reports are already...

One important role of the AOTA Secretary is to sit as a voting member of the AOTA Board of Directors. A critical function for the Board is its fiduciary responsibility which is the responsibility to manage the association’s budget and maintain its financial health. I believe that Board members...