AOTA Conference: Just Gettin' Started
Registration officially opened this morning at the Long Beach Convention Center! While early birds could be seen picking up their name badges and wondering the grounds of the convention center and conference hotel (the Hyatt), the majority of attendees won't arrive until tomorrow for the opening ceremony, keynote speaker and the grand opening of the exhibit hall.
Pre-conference institutes and seminars included Train the Trainer: Education Competencies for Fieldwork Supervisors; CarFit Technician Training: OT's Role in this Community Event; AOTA Board Certification and Specialty Certification: Who, What, When, Where, How...HELP!; and several others.
The American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) held a Japanese Garden Tour and Lunch on the Long Beach campus of California State University to support the foundation's research and educational programs. Participants toured the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Gardens and learned the art of origami and bonsai.
The Representative Assembly convened bright and early this morning to discuss new business and then broke into six separate task groups to hash out motions that will be presented at the RA meeting beginning tomorrow. The groups worked diligently into the evening, some on into the night.
The ADVANCE team will bring you timely coverage of the RA's meeting, so be sure to check in with our blog over the next few days. We will also be adding photos daily on our conference photo gallery, which you can find on our homepage.
And if you are in Long Beach, be sure to share your own conference experiences in our forum and to send your photos to us at jlagrossa@merion.com!