SUMMER 2009 issue
ASSEMBLY OF DELEGATES
Donna W. Polen, LCAT, MT-BC
Since the work of the Assembly occurs strictly at the annual national conference, this time of year is quiet. With recent elections, a new Assembly will be seated at the conclusion of the 2009 conference in San Diego. The results of the MAR elections for Assembly-Elect and Alternates are not known as of the writing of this report (7/18/09), but I will be in touch with all concerned in early autumn. The Assembly-Elect meeting is scheduled on Sunday, November 15, 2009, from 7:00 am - 8:00 am. While the Assembly-Elect meeting is brief, it is an important one in which a new Speaker of the Assembly and Assistant Speaker of the Assembly will be elected, as well as four Assembly Delegates and four Alternate Delegates to the AMTA Board of Directors. In addition, it is at this meeting that the MAR Assembly-Elect will select their new Assembly Chair.
The current Assembly Delegates are expected to attend the conference and attend all three scheduled Assembly meetings, as well as any additional meetings that may be called while at conference. The tentative schedule of meetings for the Assembly in San Diego is as follows:
Thursday, November 12, 2009: 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Friday, November 13, 2009: 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Saturday, November 14, 2009: 11:15 am - 1:15 pm
As the time of our annual meeting in San Diego approaches, I will be in touch with current Assembly Delegates and Alternates as well as Assembly-Elect Delegates and Alternates, to insure we have adequate representation at all meetings. In addition, I will be working with President Benkovitz to identify key issues that will come before the Assembly, both to seek feedback from membership as well as to coordinate a pre-Assembly meeting caucus in San Diego.