Hello AAO Members,

It was a great pleasure to see many of you at the 2011 AAO conference in Thunder Bay.

I would like to thank Matt Szybalski, chair of the Local Arrangements Committee and his hard working team of Jeremy Mohr, Louise Wuorinen, Michel Beaulieu, Jo-Anne Anderson, April Johnson, and Jessica Flank for organizing a wonderful conference for us.

Thank you is also due to Rodney Carter, chair of the Programmes Committee along with Sara Jones, Leah Sander, and Jeremy Heil for their work in providing us with stellar sessions.

At the AGM on June 17 the 2011-2012 Board of Directors was voted in. Your new board is:

Danielle Hughes, President
Sarah Ferencz, Vice-President/President Elect
Ann-Marie Collins, Secretary
Joseph Solovitch, Treasurer
Jill Spellman, Director Without Portfolio
Shelley Respondek, Director Without Portfolio
Debra Majer, IDC Chair

Heartfelt thank yous are due Carol Radford-Grant, Mary Gladwin and Lynn Austin for all their hard work in the past few years.

I look forward to seeing everyone in Toronto next year for the 2012 AAO conference.

Danielle Hughes
AAO President
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