Amy Braden

The meeting covered a wide range of topics including an executive director update, year-end financial review, cash flow projections, and a priorities update focusing on membership, government relations, vendor and program accreditation, and organizational structure. Discussions included organizational restructuring, a consensus group update, ACC updates and expectations (including vendor accreditation and program accreditation review), ASTM harmonization, the fall PVM symposium, an international committee, employee workplace safety, inspector certification, board elections, a finance committee report, and an ethics committee report. Several motions were made and carried regarding various action items and approvals.

The meeting included reports from the Chair of the Board of Directors and on the Executive Director search. Elections were held for General Membership and Professional Vendor Member seats. Financial and strategic plan updates were also presented.

The meeting covered the FY14 year-end financial report, committee reports from various committees (Canopy/Zip Line Tour, Conference, Consensus Group, Design, Inspection and Performance Standards, Educational Use, Employee Work Place Safety Standards, Ethics, Finance, Government Relations, Inspector Certification, Insurance Advisory Group, International Relations, Membership, Operations/Certification Standards, PR & Marketing, Practitioner Certification Test, Research, and Review), a report from the executive director, election results, old business, new business including volunteer recruitment and the introduction of Jeffery Chua from Exponent Asia Ltd., and plans for the next annual general meeting.

The board meeting covered a wide range of topics, including financial reviews (FY 2018 Q2 and cash flow projections), committee reports, and updates on board priorities. Discussions included a savings plan, government relations, program accreditation, improving conference workshops, standards development, and document/file management. A closed session addressed organizational structure and strategic direction. The meeting also involved the acceptance of board emeritus nominations, file management system changes, consensus group procedures, organizational tools and implementation, membership of the ethics committee, fiscal year targets, budget development, an ACCT University update, international committee formation, an ASTM report, and ACC leadership.

The board meeting covered various topics including the executive director's report, which detailed activities such as attending the ARIVAL conference and pursuing MOUs for collaborations; monthly financials, highlighting the extension of the early bird deadline; updates on the International Committee's Asia event, vendor accreditation revamp, INTECO agreement, association health insurance, and an ethics issue; and new business items such as ACCT insurance modifications, board of directors elections, and tabled items such as insurance for international members and standards distribution. The meeting also included closed session discussions regarding the ethics issue.