Taaom Board Director Meeting

Next TAAOM Board Director Meeting will be held on January 14, 2007 at Austin.
Meeting address: 2700 W. Anderson Ln. #204, Austin, TX 78757
TAAOM members are welcomed to participate.

July Board meeting held in Austin

The quarterly TAAOM Board meeting was held on July 16 at AOMA in Austin Texas. The following Board members were present: Yanfang Liu, Shen Ping Liang, Kaixun Liu, Donna Guthery, Tam Thai, Leslie Myers, and David Weinthal. Also present were guests: Will Morris, Kristie LaValley, and Sarai Stapleton.


Discussion was held regarding the following items:


Newsletter Committee
A proposal by Monkeyfish Design to compile, print and mail a newsletter was presented. This newsletter would go out to all licensed acupuncturists as well as TAAOM members. It would be considered a recruitment tool for new members as well as a way to keep our existing members updated. The proposal was to mail it out twice a year in two languages: Chinese and English. It was agreed that costs would be reviewed after the initial mailing in September.


Membership Benefits Committee
A list of benefits available to TAAOM members as a result of our membership with AAOM was reviewed. This comprehensive list will be posted on the website. Also, Redwing Books and Llasa OMS will offer a 5% discount to our members. Information on contacting these organizations will be posted on the website as well.


Website Committee
Initial work on the website is done and it is functional. All practitioners who provided us with a phone number and/or an email address are listed on the Find a Practitioner page. Also, for those members who have websites, their website address is listed as well as their name and phone number. We will be asking those members to provide a link from their website to the TAAOM website. Fine tuning of this site will continue.


Membership Committee
Membership levels in 2006 have grown significantly. There were 47 members in 2005. This year we have a total of 124. Great news!! There has been a significant increase in student membership particularly at the Houston school. The benefits to the association of recruiting students was acknowledged. There was a long discussion about improving student benefits and what could be done to make membership even more attractive for them. More information on this will be forthcoming.


Legislative Report
A discussion was held regarding the upcoming 2007 Legislative session. A tentative agenda was discussed and will be finalized at a later date. More information will appear on the website when it is available.



 

Dr. Tan Returns to Austin - November 3-5, 2006

Dr. Richard Tan will conduct a seminar on his Advanced Balance Method in Austin on November 4-5, 2006. This seminar will focus on Balancing the 8 Extra Meridians and Balancing the Five Elements. Leslie Meyers will teach a class on Ethics for Acupuncturists on Friday November 3 in conjunction with Dr. Tan's seminar. For more information and a registration form, please click here. And, remember, TAAOM members get a discount off the registration fee.

Activities for Austin Area Acupuncturists

Sponsored by the Texas Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (TAAOM)
Hosted by the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin (AOMA)

Location:

Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin, 2700 W. Anderson Lane (in the
Village Shopping Center), actual room is identified below or will be posted at the school and/or at the www.taaom.com website.

Time:

7:00-8:30p.m.
We suggest that you bring a brown bag dinner – there are lots of good
restaurants close by – everything from burgers to sushi!

Cost:
Nothing! However, all donations to the acupuncture/oriental medicine 2007
legislative effort will be received with GREAT GRATITUDE.

Bonus:
Each series will offer a bonus item for all attendees –
come and receive something that will help you and/or your practice!

Presentations and Presenters:

2006

Series One: How to build a Successful Practice with Integrity.

June 6 – Sydnie Bryant - . Building an Herbal Inventory, Budgeting & Projections
Meeting in Classroom C)

July 11 – David Weinthal - Mini-topics, to include Tips on Communicating with
Western Medical Health Care Practitioners to Promote Referrals
Meeting in Classroom C)

August 1 – Ron Banuelos - Top Tips to a Successful Practice

Series Two: Fertility and Oriental Medicine

Sept 5 – Melissa B. Light – Topic to be Determined

Oct. 3 - Gayl Hutbatch – Working with Pregnancy with TCM and More

Nov 7 - Kirsten Hurder-Karchmer - Using Basal Body Temperature Charting a Diagnostic Tool in the Treatment of Infertility

December 5 –

Holiday Party! Bring some holiday goodies to share, socialize with your peers, and partake in just a little business. Come with your ideas for topics and speakers for 2007 – it’s OKAY to volunteer yourself and a topic that is of interest to you!

Welcome to 2007 - Happy New Year

Series 3 - Treatment of Psychological Conditions

Jan. 9 - Speaker and Topic to be Announced
Feb. 6 - Speaker and Topic to be Announced
March 6 - Speaker and Topic to be Announced