2022 AGM #1 - 90 minsFriday October 14, 2022 @ 7-8:30 pm CET Rileigh showed on the screen in all languages instructions on how to get the transcripts in a particular language. Then she read the instructions in English. Cathy read the virtual meeting guidelines. Then she invited everyone to turn cameras on to say hello. She read the agenda aloud to have the recording in English so that translations can happen. The agenda was consented to. AgendaCaption/Transcription Instructions (Rileigh) 5 Cathy presented/filled formal consensus roles. Facilitator: Cathy Madden Cathy invited Ulrich to read the Meeting Intentions in German and then Lucia to read them in English. AGM Announcements:
Jen Mizenko led a Light & Lively. Rileigh shared the 2022 video board report of activities and projects November 2021 – October 2022. Included were reports from Rosa Luisa Rossi, Marya Spring Cordes, Bill Conable, Diane Foust, Debi Adams, Maria Weiss, Gaby Minnes Brandes, and Rileigh Crafts (Synergos AMC Association Manager). - 5 min screen break - Dani made an announcement reminding participants to choose the correct speaking language so that it translates to English correctly. The Communications Committee report will not happen today. Jen Mizenko presented the Continuing Education Committee report (committee members: Corinne Cassini, Anita Freeman, Teresa Lee, Jana Tift, Peter Nobes, Catherine Vernerie). The 2022 proposal section, if approved in Business Meeting #3, will be added to the policy approved in 2017. The reporting process began this year with teaching members who joined 1992-1999. Teachers who joined 2000-2009 will report Continuing Education with 2023 membership renewals; teachers who joined 2010-2021 will report in 2024. Members who join in 2022 will report in 2025. Please ask questions before Business Meeting #3. APC announcement: LizPlease review the CCC proposal before tomorrow’s business meeting. Cathy handed facilitator role to Diana Bradley for Evaluations of the meeting. Meeting Evaluations
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We closed with a reach around the world - J Number of participants = 64 2022 AGM #2 - 150 mins Saturday October 15, 2022 @ 4-6:30 pm CET Rileigh showed on the screen in all languages instructions on how to get the transcripts in a particular language. Then she read the instructions in English. Questions about using English as speaking language were clarified. Facilitator Alison Deadman welcomed everyone. She read the virtual meeting guidelines in English. Alison invited everyone to turn their cameras on and say hello to all. The following agenda was read by Alison and then consented to. AgendaCaption Translation Instructions 5 Alison presented/filled formal consensus roles. Facilitator: Alison Deadman & Jen Mizenko Corinne asked for people to save transcripts in French, Spanish, German, Korean, and Japanese. Kanae read the meeting intentions in Japanese; Alison read them in English. AGM Announcements:
Liz Talbert led a light & lively Eric Rentmeister presented the proposal from the Certification Coordinating Committee. THE NEW PROPOSAL FOR NEW SPONSOR ELECTIONS 2022The Certification Coordinating Committee is proposing to amend the requirements and recommendations for applying for an ATI sponsorship position. We intend that much more robust and open communication between ATI sponsors will help ATI and CCC maintain the freedom for ATI sponsors to establish their own certification process and still have those processes fall within parameters of excellence and practicality to permit. The current proposal gives ATI sponsors full responsibility for representing ATI's philosophy and approach to education in their sponsorship process. You must be fully briefed on the conduct of ATI's membership meetings. It is also clear that when voting for new ATI sponsors or re-electing current ATI sponsors, members need to be aware of the requirements and recommendations we make to those ATI sponsors. Just like the certification process, an application to become an ATI sponsor is about the experience and quality that the candidate brings, rather than numbers and hours worked. Therefore, 3 nominations from respected members are required for an application. The Certification Coordinating Committee (CCC) also reviews each application and discusses whether the candidate meets ATI's high standards for standing for election as an ATI sponsor. Current policy: Requirements for applying as an ATI sponsor:
Recommendations for applying to become an ATI sponsor:
Proposed changes: Requirements for applying as an ATI sponsor: The qualitative nature and inclusivity of the application process places trust in the good judgment of the candidate’s nominators, the CCC and the membership.
Clarifying Questions
Screen break - International Committee Report – Corinne Cassini/Co-chairs Tania Canas & Manuelle BorgelPresentation of Flow Chart for the translation process. It is found on Basecamp/All Together/Docs and Files/ATI Translation Guidelines and Procedures for All Committees. Suggestion that this be placed somewhere for all members to reference (website?) Also to add CE documents and proposals to non-essential documents. Maybe there is a way to describe this category to include what we need without having to specify every document. The process for translating a written document is also included on the Flow Chart. Teresa Lee led a Light & Lively. Level I: Values CCC proposalHow does the proposal support or not the Vision/Mission of ATI? Tania read the Vision/Mission statement in Spanish; Jen Mizenko read it in English.
CCC Proposal Level II ConcernsWHAT TYPE OF “3 MEMBERS”?
“SEVERAL”
“MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING” - ETHICS COMPLAINT
PROFESSIONAL
CCC: They chose this wording to leave it open - nominators can decide if they see this fulfilled, so can CCC, and also membership - everyone has a different opinion how much it can be, so to put it in numbers they think isn’t helpful or necessary
CCC: Who decides what a professional scale is? Everyone does. Concern continued: the point is understood about the 3 nominators & committee etc. to decide - but sometimes it’s a real Q for everyone - what is “professional”? It can be helpful to have a definition for not being in compliance - but OK this is a responsibility for everyone (maybe going into resolving concerns here) Professionally - CCC mentioned someone getting paid. But a lawyer can work pro bono but they’re still a lawyer. So if someone teaching isn’t getting paid - what is definition of “professional” CCC: They chose this wording to leave it open - nominators can decide if they see this fulfilled, so can CCC, and also membership - everyone has a different opinion how much it can be, so to put it in numbers they think isn’t helpful or necessary Facilitator: ATI has a history of qualitative over quantitative guidelines - when sponsoring students, don’t have hours/years requirements but look at person & their qualitative experience & what they bring. So this change may be a reflection of that value ATI’s had since its founding. Marjorie Barstow students didn’t get an official piece of paper. CCC: Who decides what a professional scale is? Everyone does. Concern continued: the point is understood about the 3 nominators & committee etc. to decide - but sometimes it’s a real question for everyone - what is “professional”? It can be helpful to have a definition for not being in compliance - but OK this is a responsibility for everyone (maybe going into resolving concerns here) Professionally - CCC mentioned someone getting paid. But a lawyer can work pro bono but they’re still a lawyer. So if someone teaching isn’t getting paid - what is definition of “professional” [“Member in good standing” regarding CE question - but not a concern for this proposal.] [Difficult to begin to decide to discuss what a definition is. ATI came up with “member in good standing” phrase so we’d have a term that’s ATI specific and also changeable. So we don’t have to define it all the time, and it can evolve. Hard if we get caught up in that language. Not what we’re looking at here.] SCALE
OTHER
CCC: it’s a clarifying Q - can include general member who’ve had lessons with that person. Could be teacher or non-teacher, and one of them must be a sponsor. Time was taken to group the concerns so the committee can work on them. ** APC Announcement:
AGM #2 Meeting Evaluations
Number of attendees: 64 AGM #3 - 150 mins Sunday October 16, 2022 @ 4-6:30 pm CET Rileigh briefly showed on the screen in all languages instructions on how to get the transcripts in a particular language. After some technical difficulty with the power point, she read the instructions in English. She confirmed people who would save foreign language transcripts. Alison introduced herself as one of the facilitators. She went through the virtual meeting guidelines. Then she invited all to turn on cameras and have a big wave. Next item was to consent to the agenda. There were no concerns. AgendaCaption Transcription Instructions 5 Formal Consensus Roles Facilitators | Alison Deadman/Cathy Madden Tania read the meeting intentions in Spanish. Alison read them in English for translation purposes. AGM Announcements:
Jamee led a light & lively. CCC Proposal Level III: Resolving ConcernsAlison gave Eric the floor to lead the discussion resolving concerns. Eric presented this sentence from Alison, which makes clear this proposal is about the judgement of all of us. The qualitative nature and inclusivity of the application process places trust in the good judgement of the candidate’s nominators, the CCC, and the membership. “ATI” was added to “must find 3 members...” to make it “3 ATI members…” Concern: Scale doesn’t represent the qualitative sense of rest of the proposal. I would like to suggest professionally instead of on professional scale. Concern is that people could become an ATI member just because they want to be a sponsor because they have a training course. Although they have to learn about ATI, maybe 2 years is not enough. CCC: It is more than 2, not 2 or more. Several years means more than 2 years - so at least 3 years. We want some interpretation, that’s why these words are given to put in the memberships’ hands. Years ago, we tried using 3 years, but there was so much confusion about this, that is why we are trying this more flexible approach. So when I hear 2 years, I hear 2 years and 1 month and also have the concern about it being really 3 years. Facilitator: Note that once we have heard the concern, we all own it so don’t need to repeat. Question: Can you repeat what you said, I don’t understand. Facilitator: Repeat or discuss? Response: Just repeat. Facilitator: Note that once we have heard the concern, the entire group owns the concern so not need to repeat because we all already own it. Concern that the intention is to be ambiguous, so perhaps we should put the CCC and the IC to work together to make sure the right word is chosen in the translation of the proposal. Concern about the removal of the “personal”. I can have knowledge of the person but not their teaching, … Fac. Can you frame it as a concern? Res: I don’t have a concern as long as leaving the ambiguity in place. Knowledge of - does it mean I have observed, experienced, what is it. Facilitator: If I understand you are concerned that removing the “personal”, there is an ambiguity? Response: No, I think we WANT the ambiguity. By removing it, we have lost something of the blue part about qualitative evaluations. If we want the ambiguity here, knowledge doesn’t have to be experiencing the teaching. There are many ways to know. Clarifying Question on a previous concern: When the committee says several, do they mean 2 years or more do they mean 2 years+ 1month is ok or is it actually 3 years? CCC: We want to have room for interpretation, to turn it around, it means several but not 2 or 1. Concern we are getting bogged down in things that don’t change the spirit of the proposal, and the spirit is most important. Things like several - we can trust the Committee and IC to work them out. Question to last comment = was this a concern about what we are discussing? Response - I feel our concerns are getting in the way. Peacekeeper requests everyone to make a pause. CCC: We are presenting our resolutions to yesterday’s concerns. I ask you to consider is anything here possibly misinterpreted? Ask yourself if anything is completely opposite what the spirit is, we can’t wordsmith 7 languages. Consider if you can consent. Question - Is the concern that interpreters can be trusted to interpret in accord with our guidelines/values.? Clarifying questions: Are you questioning the original language or the refinements? Response: Refinements There are 4 points/ aspects in the proposal that cover all when taken together. If we take one item apart, you could fumble. I suggest we look at it as a whole proposal. Facilitator: is it appropriate to call for consensus? Ans. Yes, only thing is the question about the 7 years added back in =- but I think we can ask for consensus. Is CCC to change language from “professionally” to 7 years? Answer is No, Advocate: A concern that being asked to stop raising concerns is cutting off the process. Please consider that and not go to consensus. Facilitator: OK. We will NOT move to consensus, CCC will speak to those concerns directly and we will take this up again tomorrow. Concern: Remind people on CCC, if encouraging direct contact, to keep an eye on the chat. - 5-minute screen break. - Cathy Madden took over as Facilitator. Continuing Education Committee (CEC) Policy ProposalRational The CEC needs a working policy for reporting Continuing Education, that fulfills the requirements of the definition of Continuing Education established by ATI at the 2017 ACGM in Seattle. Additionally, the committee wants to recognize and acknowledge the value that long- term experience brings to teaching the Alexander Technique. Proposal: Continuing Education Reporting Policy to be added to the previously approved CE Policy. https://alti.memberclicks.net/adopted-policies An ATI Teaching Member is expected to report CE Activity every 3 years until reaching 21 years of Teaching Membership. Upon fulfilling the above, reporting Continuing Education activity becomes optional. Teaching Members may continue to report every 3 years and be recognized by ATI in this way, if they so choose or need to, per their own country’s professional guidelines. Lifetime Members are excused from reporting Continuing Education Activity. [For a definition of Lifetime Member, please login to the ATI Member Pages, click on Governance, then Policies and Procedures, then Membership. https://alti.memberclicks.net/i--membership] Upon achieving 21 years of Teaching Membership, and submitting the required Continuing Education Activity Reports, the Teaching Member will receive one of the following from the Continuing Education Committee: Teaching Members via Recognition: "The Alexander Technique International Continuing Education Committee acknowledges Jane Doe as a Long-Term ATI Teaching Member by Recognition through fulfilling their Continuing Education requirements." Dated XX-XX-XXXX Teaching Members through the ATI Certification: "The Alexander Technique International Continuing Education Committee acknowledges Jane Doe as a Long-Term ATI Teaching Member by Certification through fulfilling their Continuing Education requirements." Dated XX-XX-XXXX *Note - This policy DOES NOT preclude any Teaching Member from reporting CE activity. Any Teaching Members with a need may continue to report every 3 years. In order to honor the spirit of the 2017 definition and requirements of Continuing Education, existing ATI Teaching Members must report Continuing Education Activity at least one time. Clarifying QuestionsLang Advocate: Clarifying Question - I am 21-year Teaching Member by recognition and also went through sponsorship. What will I get? Answer: By sponsorship. In language used, is it definitive or just an example? (in certificate) Is the proposal stating the exact language to be used?
Timekeeper Question - Agenda says 15 min presentation, then 15 min for questions. Facilitator: We are in Clarifying Question phase. Don’t understand last sentence “in order to honor the spirit…at least 1 time” - what time frame?
Question ask once more due to the quick answers. If I am member with recognition, who came to ATI in 2001, this person must report 1x CEC, to honor the definition, and then doesn’t have to after that. Answer: Correct. WQ: if a person who joins by recognition does sponsorship 10 years later, they have to report from then until reach 21 years? Answer: No, the measure is how long you have been Teaching Member, not which way. Question: member for 10 years then not for 5 then rejoined, would count 10 years - CUMULATIVE not CONSECUTIVE. If someone teaching 40 years but member on & off, only counting time as member? Yes, because this is about ATI membership, not teaching AT Facilitator: Since no more Clarifying Questions we will move on. If they arise down the line, I will identify them so we are clear. A moment to appreciate the work the CEC has done, bring it into your room and make it your own. - Irene led a light & lively. - CEC Proposal Level I: ValuesManuelle read the Vision/Mission in French. Cathy read it in English. Supports #4 - Teacher competence Supports #1 - way of applying research & experimenting with FM’s discoveries Embraces the diversity of age. V/M expresses value of lifelong learning - this proposal has a bias that members after 21 years, are “old” - so feel it doesn’t match our V/M. Embraces diversity with needs of international members. Giving the option for people who are more than 21 years, gives option so it’s not a restrictive but inviting structure if want to continue and so supports VM. VM is in chat, as a note. Embraces our Vision - diversity of International reporting needs FCP question: Don’t remember a time when we had a proposal when someone said it didn’t align with our vision mission. So what do we do. Facilitator: We are simply gathering info that we don’t have to resolve yet. Supports diversity of international AT community in how it’s working - to promote int’l dialogue regarding diversity of age, choice, how we promote AT - giving choice to members after a certain time. Facilitator: No concerns about moving on. - Screen break - CEC Proposal Level II: ConcernsAGE-RELATED When we say can stop reporting at 21 years, are we implying that continued learning is not important. In connection with our values, this proposal seems to have a bias that people are old after 21 years of ATI membership. There is a bias about age. CERTIFICATE-RELATED Clarifying Question: Certificate date or Membership dates on dates of Certificates. Concern: Only having a “date” doesn’t meet the needs of teachers who need show employers who ask how long is this certificate “good” for. Have 2 groups of concerns
Level 2 is closed. LEVEL 3 - RESOLVING CONCERNSSpeaking as one who is past 21-year point - I’m happy to be considered old. Resolve it by removing the concern about ageism. Perhaps, change your mind about concept of ageism. Respect interpretation of proposal but how is it concluded that there’s an age bias? Age is never mentioned but rather number of years of experience & demonstrated ATI engagement. Clarifying the concern: not about the age - concerned if you come as young person, you’re still considered young to stop reporting. Maybe this is important time of career - makes CE discussion somehow obsolete. (Concern about “Lifelong learning” and # years of experience) I think we should report CE as long as we are members; CE is important and our organization should stand behind that value. SO: REMOVE that “until 21” and just leave every 3 years & insert exception clause Another proposed resolution: insert sentence between - while ATI recognizes and encourages CE, reporting them becomes optional at 21 yrs. Make distinction between valuing of CE and formality of reporting them. In same vein, I note that in establishing CE over 21 years and examining the quality of my teaching is developing the ability to learn in a lifelong way that is a value. Gives me grounding to encourage me to keep learning. Clarifying info from CEC: proposal comes out of contact with many members at this stage who have much ATI experience and are also older. The committee have been met with resistance of “I’ve done my CE, don’t feel like reporting it” or “I’ve done it, please believe me.” The spirit of the proposal the spirit of ATI need to match the spirit of giving responsibility to membership for their own consciousness. In our Code of Ethics, CE is required. The reporting is what’s on table for not being required. Comment about the concern about younger members who reach 21 years, does removing reporting mean a lack of value for CE. Is that the real concern? Answer: Not the real concern. Closed and sent to CEC group to work. AnnouncementsEric invited anyone who wants to work on concerns to join him. For CEC resolutions, Café in two hours from now. Public Scribe notes will be put in Whova chat of Business meeting #3. CCC revision will be placed under meeting #3. Meeting Evaluations
Number of attendees: 60 2022 AGM #4 - 150 mins Monday October 17, 2022 @ 4-6:30 pm CET Rileigh showed welcome and transcript instructions in all languages and then read them in English. She made sure all language transcripts were being saved. Cathy read in English the Virtual meeting guidelines: Use chat to chat privately only. Keep audio off; optional camera on. Use raise hand to speak to the group; turn camera and audio on for speaking to the group. Speak slowly and carefully for the transcriptions to work. Cathy invited all to say hello to the group. Then she read the agenda in English. AGENDACaption Translation Instructions 5 The group consented to the agenda. Formal Consensus Roles: Facilitators: Cathy Madden and Jen Mizenko Irene read Meeting Intentions in German; Cathy read them in English. AGM #4 Announcements:
Tania led a Light & Lively. CEC Level III Resolving Concerns, continuedJen M. presented the following revisions: Proposal: Continuing Education Reporting Policy to be added to the previously approved CE Policy. https://alti.memberclicks.net/adopted-policies An ATI teaching member is expected to report CE Activity every 3 years. While ATI recognizes, encourages, and values ongoing Continuing Education, reporting CE becomes optional at 21 years of Teaching Membership. If they so choose or need to, per their own country’s professional guidelines, Teaching Members may continue to report every 3 years and be recognized by ATI in this way. Lifetime members are excused from reporting CE Activity. In honor of achieving 21 years of teaching membership, and submitting the required Continuing Education Activity Reports, the teaching member will receive one of the following from the Continuing Education Committee: Teaching Members via Recognition “The Alexander Technique International Continuing Education Committee Acknowledges Jane Doe as a Long-Term ATI teaching member by Recognition through fulfilling their continuing education requirements.” Dated XX-XX-XXXX Teaching Members through the ATI Certification “The Alexander Technique International Continuing Education Committee Acknowledges Jane Doe as a Long-Term ATI teaching member by Certification through fulfilling their continuing education requirements.” Dated XX-XX-XXXX *Note: this policy DOES NOT preclude any teaching member from reporting CE Activity. Any teaching member with a need may In order to honor the spirit of the 2017 definition and requirements, existing ATI Teaching Members must report Continuing Education Activity at least one time. Clarifying Q (already covered)
[willing to stand aside] Concern: Clarifying that the concern is about allowing for exception to reporting at 21 years of teaching membership - given our commitment to lifelong learning
21 years remains a concern for the group. CEC - The rationale. Looking at other organizations similar (AMSAT, Music Teachers) with this exception. Tied to the CEC Reporting aspect. We compared ATI to other similar orgs. with similar values, but our cycle is longer, so 3 x 7 years = 21. Facilitator: Removing all references to the 21 years, would resolve the concern. Draw attention to 2nd paragraph of proposal. Part 1: Reporting is expected. Part 2: REPORTING is what becomes optional, not continuing education. A distinction that may help. Member expressing concern is willing to stand aside on this now. Concern, but not directly regarding the proposal, that in instructions for reporting CE, it says you’ll get email confirmation that the report was received. This is required to maintain ATI teaching membership in good standing. Concern is that membership didn’t approve this administrative decision from the CEC committee. Now that we start reporting, what happens to people who don’t report? The above is a Concern @ something outside the proposal that is related to the proposal. Vision/Mission Committee: Hears the need and will address this. Member expressing concern is willing to stand aside as this is addressed by V/M. CONSENSUS! - Screen break - Jen M. took over as facilitator. Diana Bradley: Formal Consensus Committee Report Extends an invitation to have an FCC co-chair for next year’s probably hybrid conference. She is putting her phone and email in the chat. CCC Level III Proposal ResolutionEric read the proposal with resolutions from the committee who worked on the concerns. Blue denotes where concerns were expressed. Proposed changes: Requirements for applying as an ATI sponsor: The qualitative nature and inclusivity of the application process places trust in the good judgment of the candidate’s nominators, the CCC and the membership.
Concern - Use of word “personal” in block 1 has now returned. This has a clear expression of statement of knowledge of the applicant - knowledge of them as a teacher, and also have experienced them as AT teacher. Don’t think “personal” is needed. Also it implies things that might have a negative effect. [willing to stand aside] Suggestion to resolve, would using “first-hand knowledge” instead of “personal knowledge” resolve this? Yes; it would resolve the concern. Clarifying Q: rationale of “to a professional extent” - implies there’s a way of teaching that’s not to prof extent. What was rationale? Previously it was suggested an average of 15 hours of classes/week - how much is needed to be “professional.” So it’s a more qualitative definition of suggested “professional,” which is in line with ATI values. Concern: “to a professional extent” is not really correct English. But willing to step aside on this. Would members trust Bill to work with committee to change wording? Bill willing to work on it. Suggestion: to a professional degree Clarifying: Why didn’t professionally work? Rationale: Felt this was quantity versus quality of teaching, trying to get in line with value of qualitative. Consensus reached on Paragraphs One and Two. Concern on Paragraph Three - Teacher vs. Teaching Certificate…. What is technically correct? Adjust to Teaching resolves the concern. - Consensus Reached. Paragraph Four - Reached Consensus Paragraph Five - same as Bill’s concern, which goes back to saying teaching the AT professionally. Eric talked about needing quantity there. When we say teaching AT professionally, talks about qualitative nature… for at least 7 years, tells us there’s a quantity we value. Reword to “teaching the AT professionally for at least 7 years.” Consensus reached on Paragraph Five, and Entire Proposal. - Screen break - APC Announcements:
Meeting EvaluationThanks to Catherine & David, who came through with words that were universal, expansive. Thanks to Committees - CEC continuous education committee :) and CCC, thank you! Thanks Corinne for stepping in & helping, & Marilou & Cathy M for behind-the-scenes support Going back and forth between screen sharing and the room was very helpful. Thank you. Best meeting ever! She just arrived at conference, even late to the meeting, and two proposals reached formal consensus!! So whatever happened in previous 3 days, I’m in awe of everyone. :) Quality of how the committees turned proposal over to group & worked w/ small groups - good example of how our process works at best Thank you all!! Still not finding words for such a careful & respectful process. Gracie mille. Thank Cathy for taking time between meetings, touched, grateful for having vulnerability in the room. Glad we did this today. Still learning FCP, but thank you to CEC and CCC for all behind the scenes work; the video and All Together to prepare the membership for these proposals. Appreciating FCP thru another angle, as we’re listening to all & their concerns, when it works we arrive at best proposal. Perfected it as a group - can see how it’s happened this week. Trust in process - all have a voice & share concerns. Very grateful for every FC Role in meetings, helped me realize not about defending proposal - but really giving it to the group to resolve the proposal. Really beautiful. When we’re in presence, I remember that we share concerns as group, are visible in the room. Since don’t know if same folks today as before, how is it useful or how it can be, that those concerns be read so all can think again if it is really all resolved. Because maybe 1 person isn’t here who had special concern. As peacekeeper, appreciated pace, presence, inner quiet & possibility, didn’t need to really pause. First time to experience whole process of Formal Consent, excited to see how parallel it is to F.M.’s principles. Acknowledge the people not seen but heard and resolve those issues. Number of Attendees: 54 AGM #5 Minutes Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 4-6:30p CET Rileigh read the transcription instructions in English and designated transcript savers in different languages. Jen M., facilitator, welcomed all to show their faces and speak to everyone. Jen read the virtual meeting guidelines. AgendaCaption Translation Instructions (Rileigh) 5 Results: Committee Chairs & Board Intro/Website 5 Consensus was reached on the agenda. Formal Consensus RolesFacilitators: Jen Mizenko & Liz Talbert Corinne read the meeting intentions in French. Jen read them in English. AnnouncementsRosa Luisa invited everyone to the Closing Circle tomorrow which will include thanks and awards. Judith Saxon led a Light & Lively. Nominating Committee Report and Election Results: Dianne SalesWhat the Committees are and who are the chairs: go to the ATI website. There are 15 committees and 2 working groups. Dianne showed a list of committees that need more members. Election resultsMembership Services Branch
Teacher Competence Branch
Guidance and Governance Branch
Conference Planning Branch
Jen played “Jump” to lead into “Jumping into Committees.” She invited people to “jump” into a committee and showed where to find the listings on the ATI website. Corinne and Tania invited members to join the International Committee and come to the plenary session tomorrow. Manuelle spoke about the new dual membership working group which will be working on joint membership fees. Marilou invited people to participate in the Agenda Planning Committee with co-chairs Lucia Walker and Sara Goldstein Gall. Catherine K. spoke about planning the business meeting agendas. Diana Bradley invited people to join the Formal Consensus Process Committee, which holds workshops for the Formal Consensus Process and trains facilitators for business meetings. Teresa spoke about Site Committee, which is tasked with selecting meeting locations around the world and supports the Site Coordinators. Site Committee works with all committees about what the settings for ACGMs might provide. - Screen break - Liz Talbert is now facilitator. Eric R. spoke about CCC needs and invited new people to join. There may be two subcommittees in the future to split the workload. All sponsors up for re-election were re-elected: Rosa Luisa Rossi, Cathy Madden, Bob Lada, David Mills, Tommy Thompson, and Gilles Estran. New sponsors elected are Kanae Tsuneki and Ulrich Funke. Treasurer’s Report – Bill ConableATI is in sound financial health. We have a substantial cushion in our accounts. We may end this year slightly in the black. Conference attendance is hard to predict, so we won’t know the bottom line until all the costs are in. We saved money removing to a remote conference this year. Website process is virtually complete. We have retained Julie Mulvihill as editor for the ExChange journal. According to our Policies & Procedures, dues should increase by 2.5% every other year. The last rise was before 2012. Because of financial hardships of the pandemic, the Board did not increase dues. This year we will increase 2023 dues that include the parity of fees adjustments. As an early-bird incentive, you may pay 2022 amounts if you pay by January 5. Jamee Culbertson is working on videos for our website. This report is included in the documents for this meeting along with DeepL translations. Rileigh posted a link to dues information in the chat. Discussion followed about the suggestion to buy DeepL for translation. Robin led a Light & Lively. Corinne and Teresa announced the 2023 ACGM will be in Boone, NC, USA, October 16 through October 20. October 15 will be the pre-day. Board Election Results – Dianne S.Maria Weiss – Co-Chair Number of attendees: 47 All Business Meetings Evaluations
- David M. led a light & lively - Rileigh thanked Liz Talbert, Lucia Walker, and Dani Loesch for assisting hosting workshops when she was asleep. All workshops have been recorded. In the next two weeks they will be posted on the Whova platform. Get to those the same way you entered the conference. They will be available for three months on Whova. There is the potential they could also be posted on the website Conference Evaluations
If you have translation captions, save it and send it to Rileigh. To close, Antoinette led everyone in singing “How could everyone ever tell you, you are anything less than beautiful….” All minutes respectfully submitted, Diane Foust, Secretary |