Fyi fellow Canadian AER Members! Hope all is well with you all, and perhaps we will see some of you at the Braille Conference in October in Toronto. Best, Deborah. From: AER-Board [mailto:aer-board-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of Lou Tutt Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 7:21 AM To: AER Board of Directors Cc: barb@aerbvi.org Subject: [AER-Board] FW: "Highlights", August 2015 AER Board of Directors Meeting Importance: High -AER President, Christy Shepard, presided over a quorum of fellow Board members during the August 14-15, 2015 meeting of the AER Board of Directors, including the AER executive director and two AER staff. -AER's declining membership was and will be a major focus of attention during future AER Board meetings. -Jill Brown, Chair of Division Chairs, announced that the development of a Division Handbook is a work in progress; she also reported that the two new AER divisions'( International & Global Issues and Physical Activity and Recreation) memberships were increasing. -Dr. Deborah Gold, Canadian representative to the AER Board of Directors, reported that two Canadians have expressed interest in interviewing for the editor position for the re-established Canadian Newsletter. Dr. Gold announced that Lou Tutt, executive director of AER, will be speaking at the Ontario Chapter of AER Conference the end of October 2015. -The new AER Code of Ethics, submitted to the AER Board by the AER Code of Ethics Task Force, was approved. The Code of Ethics will become an entry in the AER Policy and Procedures Manual (Section 10) and will go up on the AER Website. -Adriana Mattei-Sosa, Chair of the Council of Chapter Presidents, reported on the two Town Hall Meetings she hosted earlier this summer for leaders of AER chapters on the AER Chapter Affiliate Agreement, approved by the AER Board last April 2015. Many concerns were raised by those who attended the Town Hall meetings. As a result of those concerns, as reported to the AER Board by Adriana, the Board has directed Adriana to revise the AER Chapter Agreement, with input and feedback from chapter leaders, by working with a group chapter leaders and the AER staff. Adriana will then bring a revised AER Chapter Affiliate Agreement back to the Board for its review and approval at a future AER Board meeting. -The AER Board of Directors welcomed new staff member, Angela Smith, Director of Professional Development and Internal Relations, who joined AER June 1, 2015. -The next meeting of the AER Board of Directors is scheduled for November 13-14, 2015. Written reports from Board members, AER staff, AER committees and divisions are due Friday, October 30, 2015. Old/New Business items from Board members are due Friday, November 6, 2015. On behalf of AER President Christy Shepard, these AER Board Meeting "Highlights" of the August 2015 AER Board Meeting have been approved and are to be shared with the AER members for whom the members of the AER Board of Directors are responsible. Thank you, Lou Louis M. Tutt Executive Director Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) 1703 North Beauregard St., Suite 440 Alexandria, VA 22311-1744 703-671-4500, ext. 205 F 703-671-6391 lou@aerbvi.org<mailto:lou@aerbvi.org> www.aerbvi.org<http://www.aerbvi.org/> [AER 2015 Vision Loss Conf (2) (1000x183)] AER International Conference 2016 July 20-24, 2016 * Jacksonville, Florida USA Bring your family and friends to CNIB Night Steps, a 5km fundraising walk under the stars. Funds raised will help CNIB provide life-changing support to community members who are blind or partially sighted. Register at cnibnightsteps.ca! Privacy Disclaimer - Fran?ais ? suivre This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary, and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D?claration de confidentialit? Le pr?sent courrier ?lectronique (y compris les pi?ces qui y sont annex?es, le cas ?ch?ant) s'adresse au destinataire indiqu? et peut contenir des renseignements de caract?re priv? ou confidentiel. Si vous n'?tes pas le destinataire de ce document, nous vous signalons qu'il est strictement interdit de le diffuser, de le distribuer ou de le reproduire. Si ce message vous a ?t? transmis par erreur, veuillez en informer l'exp?diteur et le supprimer imm?diatement.