Report on PCSO Board of Directors Activities February 26, 2000

Board of Directors Reports

Approved Summary of Actions
PCSO Board of Director's Meeting
February 26, 2000, Reno, NV

On February 25, the PCSO delegates and alternates to the 2000 AAO House of Delegates met in Reno, prior to the Board of Director’s meeting. Results of the meeting were presented the following day to the full Board of Directors and are included in this summary.

Awards and Nominating Committee

The following members were selected for award recognition:

Dr. Donald Joondeph, 2000 PCSO Award of Merit,
Dr. Vincent Kokich, 2000 PCSO Annual Session Honoree,
Drs. Lyle Johnson and Donald Woodside nominated for 2001 AAO Jarabak Award.

Membership Matters

Active Applications approved for

Dr. Alex J. Brandon, Oceanside, CA
Dr. Jeffrey S. Corbett, Cochrane ALB
Dr. Majed Moawad, Tacoma, WA
Dr. Linda K. Toth, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Maureen Valley, San Francisco, CA

Requests for retired status approved for:

Dr. Stephen Danchok, Aurora, OR
Dr. Robert J. Kuhn, Santa Barbara, CA

Future Annual Session Sites

Approval of Vancouver, BC for the 2003 Annual Session, and Palm Springs in 2004, assuming the appropriate arrangements can be made.

Trustee Election

Dr. Donald Joondeph elected to his third two year term for PCSO Trustee, beginning May, 2000.

PCSO Honoria Schedule

An ad hoc committee was appointed to study PCSO speaker honoraria and report to the October 2000 Board meeting; chair, Dr. Robert Varner.

Bylaws Changes

Approval recommending t the PCSO membership Bylaws changes that would allow all component directors serving on the Board of Directors the right to vote at all times.

In addition, a Bylaws change that will allow the Executive Director the authority to approve requests for changes in membership status, including the approval of new members.

Use of Credit Card Payment by Members

The use by members and others of Visa and MasterCard for payment for meeting registration was approved, with details to be worked out between staff and the Executive Committee.

New Representative to the Council on Government Affairs (COGA)

Dr. Robert Merrill (Lake Wenatchee, WA) was elected to replace Dr. Richard Simms (Harbor City, CA) as the PCSO COGA representative.

Dr. Simms received a standing ovation from the Board in thanks for his eight years of dedicated service to COGA.

PCSO Mentor Program

Approval of an ad hoc committee report, chaired by Dr. Tom Pitts (Reno, NV), recommending discontinuation of the Mentor Program in its present form and that the responsibility for direct matching of new members with mentors be assumed by component (state and provincial) societies.

Information about the program and information gathered during the years that PCSO has run the program will be shared with the Component societies. The program has met with limited success and the Board believes matches are more likely to be made on a local/component level.

California Assn. of Orthodontists Request to Schedule Staff Programs with PCSO Regional Meetings

An ad hoc committee (Dr. Ron Jawor, Irvine, CA, Chair) report was accepted by the Board. It is expected that CAO will meet with the Orthodontic Assistant’s Assn., the organization now sponsoring the staff programs, to help with the determination of staff meeting topics and speakers.

AAO Symposium on "Excellence in Orthodontics"

An ad hoc committee (Dr. Rebecca Poling, Anchorage, AK, Chair) was appointed to study the advisability of recommending to the AAO the scheduling of a symposium on "Excellence in Orthodontics" and to report to the October 2000 Board meeting.

House of Delegates Issues

The following items were approved for support or submission of resolutions for the 2000 House of Delegates:

Use of the AAO logo on AAO members web sites,
The re-allocation of delegates at the AAO House of Delegates to more fairly represent the membership,
A revised AAO reserve policy,
The formal recognition of component recognition by the AAO,
The limit of three years in advance for the selection of a topic for AAO symposia.

In addition, there was little support for continuing the dues assessment for the national television advertising program, based on information presently available. The delegates and trustee were given the authority to change the position, based on new information that might become available either before or during the 2000 House of Delegates.

Sexual Harassment Policy

A policy was approved in concept that specifies appropriate and inappropriate behavior related to relationships between AAO members and leaders, staff, vendors, and others. The final policy will be reviewed by counsel and considered by the Executive Committee.

AAO Council Rotation

It was reported that in May 2001, four PCSO council representatives would be completing their council terms, as follows: Communications, Insurance, Membership, and Scientific Affairs. Board members were asked to canvas their respective components for possible council candidates.