U.S. Politics -- Misunderstanding
Bob Van Hook
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U.S. Politics -- Misunderstanding
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Bob Van Hook
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I am appending my response to a recent letter from Mr. Carl Caspers, CPO and
Ms. Lisa Schoonmaker, CPO regarding AOPA's policy on presenters at the
National Assembly. I would prefer not to have aired this misunderstanding on
this forum, but I feel compelled since the letter to me was posted on the
listserv and many messages have followed compounding the misunderstanding.
Please feel free to address any questions to me.
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June 10, 1998
Carl A. Caspers, CPO
Lisa M. Schoonmaker, CPO
TEC Interface Systems
820 Sundial Drive
Waite Park, MN 56387
Dear Mr. Caspers and Ms. Schoonmaker:
This letter responds to your letter of June 9, 1998. AOPA values greatly its
manufacturer/supplier members and their contributions to the success of the
Association and its programs. The basic assumption in your complaint,
however, is in error. AOPA has no established policy of rejecting all
manufacturers' applications to speak at the National Assembly. I would
appreciate your sharing with me the source of the information you received.
AOPA shares your concern about ensuring the quality of clinical and technical
presentations at the National Assembly. This year, in fact, we have ceased
calling them scientific sessions because clinical and technical better
represented the purpose of the sessions. A limited number of sessions are
available at the National Assembly. AOPA reviews the applications for
presentations and chooses those that best meet a wide range of practitioners'
educational needs. Not all are selected. I am sure that you agree that we
should select the presentations based on the quality and freshness of the
content and the skills of the presenter. We intend to continue to improve
this process.
Please feel free to contact me with any further questions. In the future, I
would greatly appreciate your waiting for my response before broadcasting your
complaint on the Internet.
Sincerely,
Robert T. Van Hook, CAE
Executive Director
American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
1650 King Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703/836-7116
Fax: 703/836-0838
Email: <Email Address Redacted>
Webpage: www.theaopa.org
Ms. Lisa Schoonmaker, CPO regarding AOPA's policy on presenters at the
National Assembly. I would prefer not to have aired this misunderstanding on
this forum, but I feel compelled since the letter to me was posted on the
listserv and many messages have followed compounding the misunderstanding.
Please feel free to address any questions to me.
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June 10, 1998
Carl A. Caspers, CPO
Lisa M. Schoonmaker, CPO
TEC Interface Systems
820 Sundial Drive
Waite Park, MN 56387
Dear Mr. Caspers and Ms. Schoonmaker:
This letter responds to your letter of June 9, 1998. AOPA values greatly its
manufacturer/supplier members and their contributions to the success of the
Association and its programs. The basic assumption in your complaint,
however, is in error. AOPA has no established policy of rejecting all
manufacturers' applications to speak at the National Assembly. I would
appreciate your sharing with me the source of the information you received.
AOPA shares your concern about ensuring the quality of clinical and technical
presentations at the National Assembly. This year, in fact, we have ceased
calling them scientific sessions because clinical and technical better
represented the purpose of the sessions. A limited number of sessions are
available at the National Assembly. AOPA reviews the applications for
presentations and chooses those that best meet a wide range of practitioners'
educational needs. Not all are selected. I am sure that you agree that we
should select the presentations based on the quality and freshness of the
content and the skills of the presenter. We intend to continue to improve
this process.
Please feel free to contact me with any further questions. In the future, I
would greatly appreciate your waiting for my response before broadcasting your
complaint on the Internet.
Sincerely,
Robert T. Van Hook, CAE
Executive Director
American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
1650 King Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703/836-7116
Fax: 703/836-0838
Email: <Email Address Redacted>
Webpage: www.theaopa.org
Citation
Bob Van Hook, “U.S. Politics -- Misunderstanding,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/210652.
