1:30 pm    Welcome Delegates
- Maureen Hoock, House of Delegates Operations Committee Chair introduced
  committee members and guests to the 2010 House of Delegates.

1:40 pm    Pledge of Allegiance & Silent Reflection
- Shirley Cooper (CT)

1:42 pm    AMTA President Welcomes Delegates
        - Kathleen Miller-Read, AMTA President welcomed delegates and guests to the HOD               meeting.

1:50 pm    Call to Order - -Dan Barrow, Moderator
        Present: House of Delegates Operations Committee members:
        Maureen P. Hoock (MO), Chair, Patricia Ann Aicher, (OH), John L. Combe (OR),             Shirley A. Cooper (CT), Patrick M. Malone (IL), Joyce L. McKinley (IA),  Lisa C. Parenteau (MA)
        Board Supervisor: Cynthia Ribeiro
        Moderator: Dan R. Barrow
        Parliamentarian: Robert Jantsch
        Position Statement Workgroup Chair: Toni D. Roberts
        Voter Response System Operator:  Mike Hutson
        Minute Taker: Lou Ann Potter
        Staff Liaison: Gail Friedman
       
        Roll Call
        Total delegates present            139
        Establish 2/3 total                   92
        Simple majority quorum (1/2 plus 1)           71   
        Majority quorum (1/2 plus 1)              36

        Total weighted votes present            50,786
        Total majority weighted votes present    25,394
        Majority 2/3weighted votes present        33,858               

1:56 pm    Agenda Adoption
HOD 10:01    Moved by Teri Barton, (GA), seconded by Patti Stanley (AZ)    
                    For: 139        Against: 0        Motion passed

        Rules of Procedure Adoption
HOD 10:02    Moved by Kris Weir, (OH) seconded Bo Walker (NY)                                      
                     For: 139        Against: 0        Motion passed



1:59 pm    Report from Maureen Hoock, HODOC Chair
         1.  Committee’s accomplishments for past year.
         2.  Introduced new qualifications to run for HODOC office (just passed by BOD).                       3.  Update to status of recommendation passed at last year’s HOD meeting.
               - BOD approved and included in 2010 budget, position has been filled.

2:05 pm    Position Statement #1
HOD 10:03    It is the position of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) that massage therapy can be effective in reducing low back pain.

       Moved by Debra Gallup (SC), seconded by Ivan Thompson (UT)     
                 
       Moved the question: Kerry Methot (CT), seconded by Teri Barton (GA)       
                    For: 127        Against:  11

        On the question:    For: 23/6,142        Against:  116/44,644   

        Motion/Position Statement failed


2:27 pm    Position Statement #2
HOD 10:04    It is the position of the American Massage Therapy Association that there should be             fair and consistent licensing of massage therapy in all states that can lead to portability of practice.

        Moved by Kevin Lynch (SC), seconded by Tom Whitmore (WA)
       
    Moved the question: Ivan Thompson (UT), seconded by Elisabeth Pedersen (MN)
                For:  111        Against:  27
   
    On the question:    For:  51/17,741    Against:  88/33,045       
   
    Motion/Position Statement failed

2:53 pm    Position Statement #3
HOD 10:05    It is the position of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) that those             who participate in athletic training and exercise programs will benefit from massage
        therapy.

        Moved by Kevin Lynch (SC), seconded by Habib M. Ghanim (AR)

        Moved the question: Nathan Nordstrom (OR), seconded Debra Gallup (SC)
                                   For: 120        Against: 18
       
        On the question:    For: 13/3,477        Against: 126/47,309

        Motion/Position Statement failed

3:08 pm    Position Statement #4
HOD 10:06    It is the position of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) that                 massage therapy can be effective in managing fibromyalgia syndrome.

        Moved by Debra Gallup (SC), seconded by Teri Barton (GA)

        Moved the question: Elisabeth Pedersen (MN), seconded by Jane Neumann (IL)   
                    For:   130        Against:   8

        On the question:    For:   25/7,007        Against:   114/43779       

        Motion/Position Statement failed
       
3:24 pm    Position Statement #5
HOD 10:07    It is the position of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) that                 massage can be effective in reducing tension headaches.

        Moved by Debra Gallup (SC), seconded by Ivan Thompson (UT)
       
        Moved the question:  Jeanette Vaupel (IL), seconded by Terri Barton (GA)
                    For: 130        Against:   7

        On the question:    For:   56/19,285    For:   83/31,501       

        Motion/Position Statement failed   

3:35 pm    Position Statement #6
HOD 10:08    It is the position of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) that                 massage therapy can be effective in reducing anxiety.

        Moved by Kevin Lynch (SC), seconded by Jeanette Vaupel (?)

        Moved the question: Habib M. Ghanim (AR), seconded by Debra Gallup (SC)
                    For:  122         Against:   16
       
        On the question:     For:  33/11,407    Against:   105/39,068       

        Motion/Position Statement failed
   
3:53 pm    Bylaw Amendment Recommendation – Submitted by the Arizona Chapter
HOD 10:09    Professional membership status be amended to include specifics regarding supervised             in-class hours for hands-on courses.

        Moved by T. Stephen Cody (AZ), seconded by Diane J. Mastnardo

4:22 pm    Debate time expired motion to extend debate time by 10 minutes.
                     For:  52        Against:   86

        On the question:    For:  71/25,137    Against:   67/25,015       

        Motion/Recommendation failed

4:35 pm    HODOC Elections
 a.    Appoint Tellers Committee;
            Bo Walker (NY), Tanya Volkmer (TX), Nathan Nordstrom (OR)
b.    Introduce candidates: Shirley Cooper, Debra Gallup, Kerry Methot,
    Ken Swenson, Ivan Thompson, Kris Weir, Thomas Whitmore
c.    Candidates spoke for up to two minutes.
d.    Results: Shirley Cooper (CT), Kerry Methot (CT), Ken Swenson (IA) elected.

4:56 pm    House of Delegates New Business

HOD 10:10     Motion for HODOC to consider a way to incorporate orientation for delegates to read, understand and evaluate the citations in position statements.

Moved by Jane Neumann (IL) seconded by Stacey Green (NM)
       
                    For: 114             Against:  24   

5:00 pm
HOD 10:11    Motion for Bylaw Amendment Recommendations not be accepted by the HODOC unless they are in the proper format.                   

        Moved by Thomas Whitmore (WA), seconded by Jane Neumann (IL)

                    For: 131            Against:  07
   
5:16 pm   
HOD 10:12    Motion that the HODOC consider identifying a subset of the proposal’s content of the position statement to become publishable.

    Moved by Jane Neumann (IL), seconded by Diane Mastarndo (OH)

    It was determined that this is already being done by the Position Statement Workgroup.

                For: 1                Against: 131
                   
5:18 pm
HOD 10:13    Habib M. Ghanim (AR), motioned to adjourn, Amy Appel seconded.

        Meeting adjourned.