Re: The OAA and Our Future
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Originally posted by Jo
For those of you following "As OptiBoard Turns," you probably know we have had quite a few Opticianry threads that all point towards the need for strong national organization. However, there appears to be only a few of us posting about the subject.
My main questions is: Can the OAA lead Opticianry into the future?
I urge anyone who has a constructive opinion to please post it here.
Jo:
The question isn't whether OAA can lead opticianry into the future, the question should be whether opticians are ready to lead themselves into the future. OAA is nothing more than its members. If people join it and demand changes, then OAA will change. If people don't join it, then nothing will and and OAA will likely fold.
As I stated in my earlier email announcing the state leadership meeting, the time for action is NOW. It's time to fix OAA or move on to something else. Personally, I think OAA needs to be restructured and revitalized so it can truly represent 21th century opticians and their diverse needs. But an organization is only a group of people and their collective wishes. What we need right now is participation from the state leaders in every state to come together at this coming leadership meeting to discuss the issues and begin making the decisions that will set OAA on its future course and but opticianry back on the right track.
Ed De Gennaro
PS ... the likely date for the leadership conference is Feb 1 & 2, 2002.