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2014 COUNCIL MEETING
Lisbon, Portugal July 20, 2014
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• Welcome • Introduce EB and ISAAC International
Staff
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Agenda
1. Welcome –Introduce EB and ISAAC International Staff (5 min)
2. Acceptance of the agenda (5 min) 3. Approval of minutes from July 2012 meeting (5 min) 4. Introductions - Chapter/Country update/Membership (60 min) 5. Project Reports:
BUILD (15 min) LEAD (15 min)
BREAK 15 minutes 10:45 - 11:00
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Agenda (cont.) 6. Committees and Working Groups:
Publication Committee (10 min) Research Committee (10 min) Families Working Group (10 min) Bylaws (Vote)/ISAAC Governance Handbook (20 min)
7. Membership / Financial Report: 2012 and 2013 Audited financial statements (10 min) Approval of audit: Motion (5 min) Approval of Biennial Budget 2015 – 2016 (10 min) Appointment of Auditor (5 min)
8. ISAAC Membership Structure Challenges and Review Request –GSC (20 min)
LUNCH BREAK 12:40 to 2:00
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Agenda (cont.) 9. Confirmation of new Executive Board, and exceptional
term adjustments, 2014 – 2016 (10 min) 10. Strategic Plan Update on Progress – Directions for next
strategic plan, 2018 – 2021 (20 min) 11. Use of technology – Social Media/ Webinars / Website
(15 min) 12. ISAAC Conference 2016 (15 min) 13. Communication Access Symbol Initiative Presentation
(15 min)
BREAK 15 minutes 3:45 to 4:00
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Agenda (cont.) 14. ISAAC’s role on authorship & authenticity in AAC: Next
steps with the draft FC Position Statement (60 min) 15. Representation of Council on ISAAC Committees (15
min)
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Introductions --Chapter/Country Update/Membership
Chih-Kang Yang, Chair of the ISAAC Council
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BUILD-AAC Update
Rajul Padmanabhan, Chair, BUILD
“Building AAC International Communities”
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BUILD Members
• Juan Bornman, South Africa • Yvette Abdel Malek, Egypt • Sarah Yong, Singapore • Usha Dalvi, India • Barbara Solarsh, Australia • Faye Warren, USA
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BUILD Objectives
• To increase awareness of AAC and ISAAC in developing countries and emerging countries
• To maintain and develop closer links with organizations that share ISAAC's vision
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BUILD Strategic Goals
• Promotion
• Membership
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BUILD
Build Activities in Some of the
Emerging Countries
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BUILD
South Africa AAC in the social justice system: Translation and
implementation of communication boards to disclose abuse ; training police officers to take victim statements by persons with CCN ; legal vocabulary to testify in court
AAC in hospitals: training of nurses & development of communication boards to communicate about pain
AAC in the workplace: collaborating with SAE4D and presenting workshops on “Disability etiquette” ; Fofa project
AAC in schools : teaching maths by using a Maths Aided Language Stimulation Approach
AAC in clinical context: translations and adaptations of developmental tests to allow multi-lingual comparisons; comparing the use of low tech and high tech systems
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BUILD
Australia
• Australia supported the start of the Isaac Chapter in Thailand
• Australia sponsored 26 people in Thailand
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BUILD
Singapore Training:
• AAC will be one of the skill areas for Speech and Language pathology students graduating from the National University from Singapore Master programme
• The Assistive Technology Centre has developed an
assistive technology portal as an online information resource for individuals. One of the sections that will be covered is AAC which will promote awareness and develop AAC communities
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BUILD
India Trainings:
Bangladesh: • Training for 21 educators and therapists May 2013 ,
Prothibondi Foundation - Dhakka, Bangladesh Oman: • 100 Special Educators and Therapists , Board of
Directors, Indian Schools, Muscat Oman
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BUILD
India (cont) Trainings:
India: • Developed a 1 year Post Graduate diploma in
Alternative and Augmentative Communication run by AIISH (All India Institute of Speech and Hearing) Mysore. This is affiliated to Mysore University and recognized by Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). There are four seats for foreigners
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BUILD
Trainings: Online focus group study involving an AAC training program for special education teachers based in low-resource developing countries. This study was conducted by Nimisha Muttiah, Dr. David McNaughton & Dr. Kathy Drager.
Members: 1. Anne Warrick 2. Dorothy Fraser 3. Juan Bornman 4. Judy Wine 5. Rajul Padmanabhan 6. Sarah Black 7. Sally Hartley 8. Sudha Kaul
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BUILD Travel Grants
• Used ISAAC BUILD resources for offering Travel Grants to applicants from emerging countries
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BUILD Challenges
• Work in AAC in minimal in South East Asia. ( A year long study has been funded by Perkins to review the training courses and the impact)
• Access to AAC technology • What is presented is just a glimpse . A lot
more is happening . It is one of Builds challenges to bring it all together.
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BUILD Advocacy
Ideas “Policy Exchange Workshop for PWD of Asia
Pacific” is being held in Jeju Island , South Korea in September 2014
• The Indian representative is going to present the need for AAC in Asia Pacific Region.
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LEAD Committee
Vic Valentic, LEADERSHIP CHAIR FOR PEOPLE WHO
USE AAC
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LEAD Committee
Good morning!
Please wait to ask questions at the end –
I can't stop my prepared speech in the middle of my presentation.
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LEAD Committee Communicating with ISAAC • Some chapters are not communicating with
ISAAC's international office about their people who use AAC for communication.
• How can ISAAC's international office stay in touch with the individual chapters across the world without communicating?
• Contact ISAAC on a regular basis with updates and stories!
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LEAD Committee Increase LEAD Committee Participation • Find at least one representative from each
Chapter • More representatives from more active
Chapters • Find mentors for committee members • LEAD Committee members and mentors
can be people who use AAC, family members, others involved in AAC.
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LEAD Committee
International AAC Awareness Month • Include mentors in assisting with AAC
Awareness Month • Each Chapter develop activities for AAC
Awareness Month by 2015. • Report back to LEAD on AAC Awareness
Month activities by the end of each year
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LEAD Committee
Increase AAC Awareness with People who use AAC • Translate written text into PCS, Minspeak,
Makaton, or other symbols to read in a method that would allow some to have knowledge about what the outside communities are doing.
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LEAD Committee
Summary • Update ISAAC with stories • Increase LEAD participation in each
Chapter • Find Mentors • AAC Awareness Month – create activities in
each Chapter and report back • Translate AAC documents into symbol-
based materials
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BREAK
15 minutes 10:45 - 11:00
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Committees and Working Groups
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Publication Committee
Jeff Riley, ISAAC President
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The AAC Journal -- Editors’ report to date
• Janice Light and David McNaughton, AAC Editors, have submitted regular detailed reports at 6 month intervals
• The information presented here is extracted from those reports (my personal thanks to Janice and David for all the useful detail and information!)
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The AAC Journal – Recent Submissions
• 2012-2014 saw a significant increase in manuscript submissions
• Jan 1 – June 30, 2014 the journal received total of 22 new submissions
• Worldwide sources of submissions, e.g. Brazil, Canada, Korea, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, The Netherlands, and the USA
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The AAC Journal – Current Manuscript Status
• Jan 1 – June 30, 2014 total of 40 manuscripts at various stages of review 20 new submissions from 2014, 18
from 2013, and 2 from 2012 the journal received a total of 22 new
submissions • the Journal has seen a significant
increase in manuscript submissions
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Manuscripts Published -- Time to Publication
• 14 papers published during the first half of 2014
• Mean of approximately 10 months from submission to publication
• two major initiatives: Focus on authors’ compliance with APA style
requirements at submission; Tightening review timelines for reviewers,
Editors, and revision timelines for authors.
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Special Issues Planned
• Innovative Research Utilizing Eye Tracking Methodologies: Implications for AAC (with Krista Wilkinson as Guest Editor) published in June 2014. two major initiatives:
• special issue to celebrate 30th anniversary of the Journal scheduled for Sept 2015. All authors confirmed participation and topics.
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Downloads
• During the first three months of 2014 of papers published in AAC in 2013, average of more than 125 downloads paper/month (range 37-571 downloads paper/month)
• Exceptional download activity provides clear indication of the relevance and impact of the Journal
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Impact Factor
• measure is number of times other researchers refer to papers published in the Journal
• considered to be a measure of quality of the journal.
• 2013 Impact Factor not yet released • 2012 Impact Factor was 1.184, highest
impact factor for the journal since 2008
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Impact Factor (cont)
• In 2011, AAC Journal ranked 45th out of
67 rehabilitation journals • 2012 saw a significant increase in
ranking of AAC among rehabilitation journals (28th out of 66 journals).
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Intiatives to strengthen Impact Factor
• notify leading researchers via email when relevant papers are published in AAC, aim: increase citations of AAC
• reach out to leading, highly productive researchers in AAC and related fields to encourage paper submissions, including
systematic reviews of the research forum papers on specific topics
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Initiatives to strengthen Impact Factor (cont)
• Expanded pool of reviewers: increased awareness of the Journal within
the broader research community decreased the burden on reviewers and increased the quality of reviews.
• ISAAC has increased visibility of the journal e.g. conference booth, website, etc.
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Initiatives to strengthen Impact Factor (cont)
• Based on an initial request from Communication Matters, selected papers published in AAC are available for free access through the chapter websites.
• This activity will be reviewed to determine its impact on increasing the visibility of and access to the journal through the web.
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Challenges
• currently no written documentation of roles and responsibilities of Editor(s), Editorial Assistant or editorial procedures.
• lack of documentation leaves Journal vulnerable, especially at times of transition
• Editors are working with ISAAC to resolve this challenge
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Editorial Transitions
• Janice Light and David McNaughton have been editors of AAC Journal since June 2012 and have kindly extended their contract to July 2015
• Martine Smith will assume role as next editor of the Journal in July 2015
• Jackie Brown has committed to stay on as editorial assistant
• The AAC Journal is in good hands!
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Acknowledgments
• Our sincere appreciation to Janice Light and David McNaughton as editors of the AAC Journal
• A warm welcome to Martine Smith as the next editor of the Journal
• Our continued appreciation for the excellent support provided by Jackie Brown
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Research Committee
Bronwyn Hemsley, Chair
With Gregor Renner, Co-Chair
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Research Committee
• Bronwyn Hemsley (Chair) • Gregor Renner (Co-chair) • Yvette Abdelmalek • Susan Balandin • Norimune Kawai • Jennifer Kent-Walsh • Lyle Lloyd • Filip Loncke • Alan McGregor (new)
• Susanne Mischo • Janice Murray • Judith Stoep • Stephen von Tetzchner • Kerstin Tonsing • Christine Valiquette (2012)
(resigned) • Inge van Gils (2013)
(resigned) • Jeff Higginbotham (2013)
(resigned)
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Increasing awareness and knowledge of the use of augmentative and alternative communication strategies worldwide
• Assist the ISAAC 2014 Research Symposium Committee
• Be consulted by ISAAC to ensure research remains some kind of a driving force behind AAC.
• Extending thought from AAC being a practical topic to be a research-based practical topic in all ISAAC activities
• Be a resource to Universities to more effectively network young researchers in AAC
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Increasing awareness and knowledge of the use of augmentative and alternative communication strategies worldwide
• Promote AAC into the curriculum & research-led teaching: Local areas can send a request to ISAAC if wanting the Research Committee network to help in finding local researchers in the field of AAC
• Drive some direction in the area of AAC guideline development (e.g., if ISAAC request input to guideline development for any area of AAC)
• Having input to evidence-based guidelines for any organization developing these. Requests would go to ISAAC in the first instance and be fielded to the Research Committee.
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Increasing awareness and knowledge of the use of augmentative and alternative communication strategies worldwide
• Research nurturance in developing early career researchers participating in AAC conferences – e.g., through assisting ISAAC in allocation of grants for ECRs to travel to ISAAC Conferences.
• Research translation – to be a resource to ISAAC in influencing policy of external organizations – responding on policy matters – and informing curriculum where requested.
• Working closely with the Journal, AAC. To be available to the Editors of AAC to provide insights or ideas as needed.
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Increasing awareness and knowledge of the use of augmentative and alternative communication strategies worldwide
• Promote quality research in the field of AAC so that information and decisions can be evidence-informed.
• Advise ISAAC in strategies to promote AAC research – including, a small grant for an inclusive research project. Teaming up a person with disability and a researcher. Research committee role in connecting researchers – targeting certain nations (e.g., India, Taiwan, Eastern Europe).
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Strengthening AAC leadership by people who use AAC.
• Highlighting new papers that feature researchers who use AAC on the ‘Research Committee Page’ of the future ISAAC Blog site The blog site could feature reviews of papers as well.
• Developing a system of ‘recognition’ on an annual basis that highlights excellence in research in the field of AAC. The research travel awards are one form of recognition.
• A small grant for an inclusive research project. Teaming up a person with disability and a researcher. Research committee role in connecting researchers – targeting certain nations (e.g., India, Taiwan, Eastern Europe). $3K This was not funded by ISAAC in this 2 years, possibly owing to
increased load and capacity on ISAAC in relation to conference matters.
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• Research symposium in 2014 – assist the ISAAC 2014 Research Symposium Committee with input/feedback as requested on how themes are sought, chosen, and delivered. Using the networks of the research committee to assist in this process. Offered to assist in providing reviews for submitted stream
proposals, however this was not needed. Streams were selected by the Research Symposium Committee.
• Helping ISAAC on developing and strengthening research networks through including an item on the research committee in the ISAAC e-bulletin where there are items to report.
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Research Committee Strategic Plan Report
• The research committee advised on wording of the Call for Papers and format of abstracts
• Designed with the process for conducting peer review and ranking of papers.
• The research committee provided peer review for ~ 400 abstracts for the ISAAC Conference in 2014. However, the research committee did not have input into the Program and this was done by Jeff Riley and volunteers at ISAAC.
• The research committee judged applications for Travel Awards to assist PhD students to attend ISAAC 2014 There was a big response to the call for applications. Future call for applications needs to outline stage of study being
mid-candidature or late candidature only.
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Research Committee at ISAAC 2014
• Research Committee Meeting (all welcome) • New co-chair and new chair of Committee (to be ratified) • Also convening the Early Career Researcher Meeting • Support for ECR travel award recipients by scheduled
attendance at these papers for recognition (see overleaf) • To discuss future realistic goals and how this committee
can work alongside the ‘Conference Scientific Committee’ in delivering a successful conference and meeting wider aims of ISAAC in relation to Promoting AAC Research more generally.
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ECR Travel Award Recipients (All PhD candidates)
Kate Anderson Australia *
Jessica Gosnell Caron USA
Tom Griffiths UK
Amanda Hynan UK *
Nimisha Muttiah USA
Jennifer Thistle USA
Joanne Watson Australia *
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Families Working Group
Mary Ann Glicksman, Chair
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By-Laws & Governance Handbook
Bronwyn Hemsley, Chair
With Liz Moulam (Past Chair)
and India Ochs
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By-Laws and Governance Handbook
• Draft has been circulated to Council • Feedback has been received • Call for a Vote of Council on Accepting various parts of the
document.
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Explanation of parts
• What is different in the structure of the By-Laws, Handbook? • Do Council members have any general questions? • Vote on specific sections of the By-Laws
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Specific Bylaws - VOTE
• 7.4 ISAAC Chapter members are automatically members of ISAAC. ISAAC fully supports individuals being members of their national/regional Chapter. ISAAC encourages Chapters to provide membership incentives. Members may alternatively be non-Chapter ISAAC members.
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Specific Bylaws - VOTE
• 7.6 ISAAC Membership fees will increase every four years in accordance to eighty percent (80%) of the Global Price Index (GPI), at a rate not to exceed a five percent (5%) of the current fee per each increase. This membership fee increase structure will go into effect for ten (10) years from the date it is officially approved by the ISAAC Council, upon which time the ISAAC Council will review the status of such membership fee increase structure.
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Specific Bylaws - VOTE
Non-voting members of the Council … • 10.2.2.1 The Chair of the Council and the Chair-Elect of
the Council
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Specific Bylaws - VOTE
Executive Board members… • 12.1.5 Up to three (3) Vice-Presidents without portfolio
(change from two vice presidents)
Also included in Governance Documents • Procedure 01 Operation of Executive Board • Procedure 05 Role Descriptions for Executive Board Members • Terms of Reference 03 Nominations Committee
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Specific Bylaws - VOTE
Executive Board members… • 12.6 Any unscheduled vacancy on the Executive Board
may be filled by appointment made by the Executive Board after recommendations by the Nominations Committee. The newly appointed Executive Board member shall complete the remaining term within the appointed position, unless a special motion is passed by the Council due to extraordinary circumstances.
(New addition)
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Specific Bylaws - VOTE
Executive Board voting Changing “unanimous” vote mandate to
• Financial, governance, and long term planning items require 2/3 vote
• All other items require majority vote Applies to Bylaws sections 12.50.5 and 15.7 and Governance Documents Procedure 01: Operations of
Executive Board; 02: Operation of the Council and Terms of Reference 02 Finance Committee
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General - VOTE
Bylaws – remaining grammar/structure edits Governance Procedures Ready for Final Vote
01: Operations of Executive Board 02: Operation of the Council 03 Operation of the Secretariat 04: Being an Elected Official of the Executive/Council 05: Role Descriptions for Executive Board Members 06: Job Descriptions for Staff and Contractors 07: Recruitment and Appointment of Staff and Contractors 09: Travel, Subsistence and Expenses Policy 10 Elected Official’s Code of Conduct 11 Elected Official’s Conflict of Interest Policy 12 Equal Opportunities Policy 13 At Risk Person’s Policy 15 Conference Organization Roles and Responsibilities 17 On-line Activities (Web and Social Networking)
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General - VOTE
Governance Terms of Reference – Final Vote 01 Bylaws Committee 02 Finance Committee 03 Nominations Committee 04 Publications Committee 05 Leadership (LEAD) Committee 06 Research (READ) Committee 07 Development (BUILD) Committee 11 Awards and Scholarships Committee
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Next Steps
• By-Laws Committee to continue work on the remaining documents according to Council feedback and voting
• Possibility of beginning to translate sections of the documents that will most help Chapters
• Do you have a Volunteer in your country who could help to translate?
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Membership / Financial Report
Franklin Smith, Executive Director
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Membership by Chapter, 2012-14
2012 2013 2014 Chapter Name Count % Count % Count %
Communication Matters 249 8.13% 262 9.08% 283 17.39% ISAAC International 57 1.86% 39 1.35% 69 4.24% ISAAC-Australia 57 1.86% 49 1.70% 59 3.63% ISAAC-Brazil 36 1.17% 47 1.63% 62 3.81% ISAAC-Canada 98 3.20% 72 2.50% 85 5.22% ISAAC-Denmark 140 4.57% 140 4.85% 133 8.17%
ISAAC-Developing Country 26 0.85% 47 1.63% 79 4.86% ISAAC-Finland 33 1.08% 27 0.94% 21 1.29% ISAAC-FSC 74 2.42% 29 1.01% 16 0.98% ISAAC-GSC 1,440 47.00% 1,491 51.68% 0 0.00% ISAAC-India 24 0.78% 24 0.83% 24 1.48% ISAAC-Israel 31 1.01% 66 2.29% 66 4.06% ISAAC-Italy 53 1.73% 60 2.08% 81 4.98% ISAAC-NF 176 5.74% 166 5.75% 180 11.06% ISAAC-Norway 232 7.57% 168 5.82% 217 13.34% ISAAC-Sweden 38 1.24% 36 1.25% 42 2.58% ISAAC-Taiwan 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 11 0.68% USSAAC 300 9.79% 162 5.62% 199 12.23% TOTAL 3,064 2,885 1,627
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Membership Distribution by Chapter, 2014
Chapter Name PWUAAC CORP DC INS PROF RET STUD TOTAL
Communication Matters 55 3 217 5 3 283
ISAAC International 4 2 1 56 2 4 69
ISAAC-Australia 19 2 35 2 1 59
ISAAC-Brazil 4 3 55 62
ISAAC-Canada 20 12 49 4 85
ISAAC-Denmark 6 127 133
ISAAC-Developing Country 5 64 4 1 5 79
ISAAC-Finland 2 1 17 1 21
ISAAC-FSC 5 11 16
ISAAC-India 3 1 4 16 24
ISAAC-Israel 14 52 66
ISAAC-Italy 15 1 10 48 3 4 81
ISAAC-NF 19 1 157 3 180
ISAAC-Norway 49 1 155 10 2 217
ISAAC-Sweden 7 1 4 27 2 1 42
ISAAC-Taiwan 2 9 11
USSAAC 11 1 155 10 22 199
TOTAL 240 8 70 34 1190 36 49 1627
% 14.75% 0.49% 4.30% 2.09% 73.14% 2.21% 3.01%
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Membership and Conference Registration by Country
Country Statistics
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Financial Presentation
Budget and Audited Results
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Financial Presentation
2012 Audited Financial
Statements
2013 Audited Financial
Statements
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ISAAC Membership Structure Challenges and Review Request –GSC
Jeff Riley, President
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Membership Rates and Inflation, 1994-2014
OECD Analysis
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LUNCH BREAK
LUNCH BREAK 12:40 to 2:00
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Confirmation of new Executive Board, and exceptional term adjustments,
2014 – 2016
Chih-Kang Yang, Chair of the ISAAC Council
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Confirmation of New Executive Board, 2014-16
Proposed Slate
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Exceptional Term Adjustment -- VOTE
PROPOSED • The Council approves exceptional term
adjustments as follows: The current term of President Jeff Riley is
extended until September 30th, 2015. President-Elect Gregor Renner’s term as
President will commence October 1st, 2015 and end on September 30th, 2018.
The Nominations Committee is charged with ensuring that the position of President-Elect is filled for a term commencing on October 1st, 2015 and ending on September 30th, 2018.
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Strategic Plan Update on Progress – Directions for Next Strategic Plan,
2018 – 2021
Jeff Riley, President
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Strategic Objectives
To promote ISAAC as a strong international organization by:
1. Increasing awareness and knowledge of the use of augmentative and alternative communication strategies worldwide.
2. Increasing opportunities for members worldwide to communicate, interact and support one another.
3. Strengthening AAC leadership by people who use AAC.
4. Promoting research and development in AAC.
5. Strengthening the organizational capacity to support ISAAC goals and activities.
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Use of Technology: Social Media, Website, and Webinars
Eija Roisko, Franklin Smith, and Heather Stonehouse
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Use of Technology: Status
• GoToMeeting used to conduct EB meetings, Chapter webinars, AAIDD partnership webinars, etc. – Unused capacity available
• Online (ISAAC website) membership registration (both new and returning) used for ISAAC International and ISAAC Canada members. Unused capacity available.
• Conference paper submission and review system online.
• Conference registration and payment system online.
• Electronic distribution of e-News and Membership Directory.
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Use of Technology: Status (cont)
• Increasing use of social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blogging for e-News, Conference, attendance at UN session (September 2013).
• Website linked to Google translate • Future website and technology development
strategies include: Integration of membership database and website Eliminate reliance on remote hosting service Website analytics for trending analysis, etc.
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ISAAC Conference 2016
Jeff Riley, President Franklin Smith, Executive
Director
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Use of Technology: Status (cont)
• 2016 Conference host city has been determined (non-European destination).
• 2016 Conference Co-Chairs determined; finalization and signature of Conference Co-Chairs agreement is next step.
• ISAAC EB confident that Conference 2016 location possesses a positive net revenue potential.
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Communication Access Symbol Initiative Presentation
Barbara Solarsh, Australia
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BREAK
15 minutes 15:45 - 16:00
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ISAAC’s Role on Authorship and Authenticity in AAC:
Next Steps with the Draft FC Position Statement
Jeff Riley, President
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ISAAC’s Role on Authorship and Authenticity in AAC
Authorship and
Authenticity Discussion
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Representation of Council on ISAAC Committees
Chih-Kang Yang, Chair of the ISAAC Council
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Conference Committee Research Committee Finance Committee LEAD Committee Nominations Committee Awards and Scholarships BUILD Committee Translations Committee Bylaws Working Group
Publications Committee Membership Working
Group Family Support Committee Youth Advisory Group Communication with the
United Nations Friends of ISAAC
ISAAC Committees, Working Groups, and Other
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• ISAAC Chapter Presidents Meeting (Room 1.02) – 08:00 – 09:00
• ISAAC Publications Committee Meeting (Room 1.02) – 12:45 - 14:00
• ISAAC LEAD (PWUAAC) Committee Meeting (Auditorium II) - 15:30 - 17:45
• ISAAC Research Committee Meeting (Room 1.10) - 16:00-17:00
• ISAAC Early Career Researchers Meeting (Room 1.10) - 17:00-18:00
Governance Meetings – Monday July 21st, 2014
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• ISAAC Chapter Meetings – Group One (Rooms 1.02 to 1.08) – 12:45-14:00
• ISAAC Membership and Awards Meeting (Auditorium II) - 14:00-15:30
• Executive Board (EB) Meet and Greet (Auditorium II) - 15:55-16:55
Governance Meetings – Tuesday July 22nd, 2014
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• ISAAC BUILD Committee Meeting (Room 1.10) - 08:00-9:30
• ISAAC AAC Reviewers Meeting (Room 1.08) - 08:00-9:00
• ISAAC Chapter Meetings – Group Two (Rooms 1.02 to 1.09) – 12:45-14:00
• ISAAC Conference 2016 Meeting (Room 1.10) - 15:55-16:55
Governance Meetings – Wednesday July 23rd, 2014
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• ISAAC AAC Associate Editors (AE) Meeting (Room 1.08) - 08:00 - 09:00
• Meeting of the Friends of ISAAC (Room 1.10) - 08:00-9:00
• ISAAC Website Development Working Group Meeting (Auditorium II) - 10:30-11:30
Governance Meetings – Thursday July 24th, 2014
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Acknowledgments
Members of the Present EB Council Members Committee and Working Group Members
The Team at the ISAAC International Office ISAAC Chapters and Networks around the world
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HAVE A WONDERFUL CONFERENCE