Monday, May 4, 2009

ABA-I NEWSFLASH: Meeting change for the PIBA-SIG at ABA Conference, Phoenix

UPDATE: 5/5/09--See this post for the newest info on the content of the joint meeting of the GAC and the PIBA-SIG. The agenda will be discussion of legislative priorities, and members are requested to submit legislation and other policy priorities in advance of the meeting on May 23, 2009. The below info on the meeting place and time still applies.
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This afternoon the President of the PIBA-SIG, Mike Weinberg, Ph.D, BCBA-D, announced that there's a change from our original meeting place and format at the ABA International annual conference in Phoenix.

Those who are participants, or would like to be participants, in the PIBA-SIG are invited to attend the joint meeting of the SIG and the Governmental Affairs Committee of the new ABA International Practice Board

This joint meeting is scheduled for

Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 7:30 - 8:20p.m.
New meeting place:
North 224A
(this is the venue under #103 Business Meeting, ABAI Governmental Affairs Committee).

Topics of discussion are common interests and how the PIBA-SIG and the Practice Board can work together to achieve our objectives and goals.

We will also be able to hold elections and vote on some other issues that are critical to the future of the field of applied behavior analysis.

This is an exciting opportunity that many are encouraged to attend. Please pass this information along to any who might be interested.

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