Association business
Honoring the best
The call is out for nominations for the 2010 ASWB awards for outstanding board member and administrator. Read more.
Weekend warriors
Three ASWB committees will be meeting this July to address issues that range from terminology in the Model Act, to the possibility of international ASWB members, to just what will be happening at the next spring meeting in Vancouver. Read more.
Regular features
Notice how notice of unnoticed notice doesn't go unnoticed. Counsel's column.
Who was that masked man with the awesome dance moves, feather boa, and maritime accent? Asides. |
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Regulation, testing and ASWB personalities in the news
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From the ASWB Spring Education Meeting, May 13-16, Charleston, South Carolina
This year's ASWB Spring Meeting was another hit, thanks to the work of the 2009-2010 Nominating Committee. Attendees took some time out of the meeting to thank the committee and to honor outgoing committee members for their service. Pictured from left are Brenda Holden (AL), Bob Johnson (AB), and Jamie Buller (FL). Also leaving the group is chair Richard Silver (QC).  |
The "Dancing with the Supervisors" session at the 2010 ASWB Spring Meeting generated a lot of laughs, and a lot of serious discussion. Here, from left, Ralph Westwood (AB), Tim Brown (TX), and ASWB Past President Charlotte McConnell (DC) organize their thoughts during a small group session.  |
They could've danced all morning (and they did) Attendees at the 2010 ASWB Spring Education Meeting spent a morning "Dancing with the Supervisors," and learned how the role of regulators can be brought to bear on this crucial component in professional development. Read more.
Love your public member
It's hard work getting a public member to serve on a board, and hard work being a public member serving on a board. But the rewards can be tremendous. Read more.
New York administrator David Hamilton was one of three speakers who discussed the opportunities and challenges of technology in regulation and testing at the 2010 ASWB Spring Education Meeting.  |
Continuing education, continued
Nobody has solved the dilemma of how to ensure that licensees remain competent. If the continuing education model doesn't work, what will? And what options and resources are available to boards that need help to keep track of CE? Read more. Accessibility, for better or for worse Technology is changing the way boards do their work, but it can create just about as many problems as it solves. Read more.
Soar or...else
Keynote speaker Andrew Marks (TX) challenged attendees to react like a phoenix, rather than an ostrich, in times of shifting and shrinking resources. Read more. Spring Meeting pictures. Photos.
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Upcoming elections
This year's Nominating Committee, from left: Richard Silver (QC), chair; Jan Fitts (NE), ASWB Past President Charlotte McConnell (DC), and Michael Hickerson (LA).  | Help wanted: association leaders
The ASWB Nominating Committee is interested in your suggestions for possible candidates for ASWB offices that include President-Elect. Elections will be held this fall. Read more. |
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