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2010
OIA Board Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, USA

The OIA Board will meet at the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) Convocation on 20-21 March. If you will be in attendance, and would like to meet with the Board, please e-mail us at oia@osteopathic.org.

2009
16-18 October Sydney, Australia
OIA Annual General Meeting (AGM) Highlights

This year's attendance included: 7 Full member organisations; 14 Associate & Partner member groups and 2 outside organisations.

Actions:
  • Draft Minutes (PDF)
  • Meeting Update (PDF)
  • 2009 AGM Booklet (PDF)

    • Memberships ratified since the 2008 AGM

    • Full member:
      German Osteopathic Association (VOD)
    • Associate members:
      Canadian Federation of Osteopaths (CFO)
      The Consiglio Superiore di Osteopathia (CSdO)
    • Partner members:
      American Osteopathic College of Occupational and Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM)
      Centre International D'Osteopathie (CIDO)
      College Osteopathique de Provence (COP)
      Registre des Osteopathes du Quebec (ROQ)
      Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation Belgium (SCTF Belgium).

    Full Membership reviewed the following proposed Bylaws Changes and took the indicated action:

    1. Tabled for further discussion - Creation of an additional Board seat - The Board presented, for the Full membership's consideration, the addition of a tenth seat on the Board to include the largest international organisation with the most multi-national members.
    2. Approved - Chairmanship: The Board put forth a proposal to make it desirable that the Chairmanship will alternate terms between an osteopath and osteopathic physician.
    3. Approved - Length of Officer Term: The Board put forth a bylaws change recommending all OIA Board officers (Chair, Vice-chair, Secretary-Treasurer) hold a two-year term.

    These changes will be reflected in the updated bylaws.

    Board Election Outcomes

    • Dr Boyd Buser (US), per the bylaws, was elected by acclamation for a three-year term to one of the two seats reserved for the largest osteopathic physician member, which is currently the AOA-US.
    • Ms Gilvarry (UK) was elected by acclamation to fill the remaining term of the empty GOsC seat which will expire at the 2010 AGM.
    • Mr Standen (NZ) was re-elected to the Board for a three-year term.
    • Mr Mulholland-Licht (AU) was elected to the Board for a three-year term.

    World Health Organisation (WHO)

    The OIA's letter writing campaign to the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the publication of the WHO Guidelines on Basic Training and Safety in Osteopathy resulted in more than a dozen OIA member organisations sending letters to The WHO, urging publication of the document.

     

    27-28 Littlerock, Arkansas, USA
    March Board Meeting at the American Academy of Osteopathy's Convocation.
    • The Board met with representatives from the German Osteopathic Association (VOD) who were in attendance at the AAO Convocation.
    • The Board voted to develop a letter and plan to work with the WHO to finalize publication of the WHO Guidelines on Basic Training and Safety in Osteopathy
    • The Board approved membership applications for:
      • Associate membership:
        • Canadian Federation of Osteopaths (CFO)
      • Partner membership:
        • American Osteopathic College of Occupational and Preventative Medicine (AOCOPM)
        • Centre International D'Osteopathie (CIDO)
        • College Osteopathique de Provence (COP)
        • Registre des Osteopathes du Quebec (ROQ)
        • Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation Belgium (SCTF. B)

    2008

    7-10 November - Chicago OIA Annual Conference & General Meeting. Approved Minutes (MS Word)

    3 February - London Annual Conference Co-hosted with the British School of Osteopathy at the Advancing Osteopathy 2008 Conference.  See the Press Release (PDF)

    31 January Annual General Meeting - London England.

    • The membership approved its first Bylaws change, creating a path for Associate and Partner members to sit on the Board of Directors.
    • The OIA held its first Board elections for three seats (through 2010):
      • Mr. Simon Fielding, OBE, Lay member
      • Mr. Vince Cullen, DO, General Osteopathic Council
      • Dr. Med Johannes Mayer, MD, DOM, German Association for Osteopathic Medicine (DGOM)

    30 January Board Meeting - London England

    • Approved membership applications for:
      • Partner membership:
        • AVT College for Osteopathic Medicine
        • Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
    • The Secretariat gave an activity report, available upon request from oia@osteopathic.org.
     
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