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Highlights from College Board Meeting - 21 July 2010

27 July 2010 Return to news listings

The board met on 21 July 2010.

Highlights from the meeting include:

· The Director of Member Services & Communications outlined initial plans for developing Optometry Tomorrow, the Colleges annual conference. Dates for 2011 event will be announced shortly.

· The Board approved plans for initial trials of social networking platforms, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. Using these sites will enable the College to develop an alternative means of communication with the next generation of students, members and stakeholders.

· Following Board and Council discussions, the College’s public affairs agency, Insight Public Affairs, delivered a presentation exploring the policy context of - clinical leadership, education and career development and research/evidence base and exploring the policy context and where the Colleges thinking lies in with government NHS Policy.

· The Immediate Past President reported on the meeting of the Electoral College held on 30 June 2010, and asked the Board to consider and vote on the recommended nominees.

· After hearing from the Chairman of the Membership and Standards Committee David MacVeigh, the Board considered and approved changes to the Routine Eye Examination, SafeguardingChildren and sections of the College guidance.

· Following the Governance Group Meeting, the Board noted the minutes and approved the following recommendations:
- Co-opted Trustees to be invited to attend Council meetings as Observers
- Proposed changes to the Election documentation for 2011 Council elections
- Implement new regional seat allocations for 2011 Council elections

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