AAOM-SO Update

The AAOM ’06 Phoenix Expo & Conference presents Healing Body Mind & Spirit, October 19–23, with an international host of extraordinary guest speakers. Students nationwide can volunteer to help at the AAOM Phoenix Expo and get equal conference time FREE!!! Opportunities are still available to help out Thursday – Sunday. Tasks include greeting guests, helping with registration and sign-in, assisting in the vendor exhibit hall, and providing general information and directions. Volunteers are allowed to leave in time to attend workshops. Lunch is provided for those shifts involving this time. A brief training session for volunteers will be held Wednesday, 10/18/06 at 7:00 P.M. at the Wigwam Resort & Spa. This opportunity is made available through the AAOM Expo Conference Work Study Program, which focuses on encouraging and empowering students nationwide to participate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine professional conferences and events. A full brochure of all available workshops is online. To volunteer, please call the AAOM at 866-455-7999.

The AAOM-SO ByLaws will be unveiled at a historic presentation during the AAOM-SO Student Caucus Meeting at the AAOM Phoenix Expo & Conference on Saturday, October 21st at 10:00 A.M. This is truly a celebration event! For the first time ever the Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Profession has a National Student Organization. The creation of the AAOM-SO ByLaws seals the formal initiation and presents the foundational cornerstone for this new organization. All students nationwide are invited to attend the Expo ’06 Student Caucus Meeting, Ceremony and Celebration. In addition, the AAOM is enabling all student members, who attend the AAOM-SO Student Caucus, to attend all workshops and conferences on Healing Mind, Body & Spirit, from Friday, October 20th – Sunday, October 22nd for just $65.00 – an amazing opportunity! Plan to attend; you’ll want to be there! Student membership also is available through the Student Services icon on the AAOM home page – still just $30.00.

The AAOM is planning a special day to honor students nationwide at the upcoming Phoenix Expo & Conference. Throughout the day on Friday, October 21st, activities and announcements will be dedicated to student members and attendees from across the country, who are collaborating in their efforts with the new AAOM-SO and its parent organization, the AAOM, to improve their professional knowledge, improve their professional service, increase their cooperative professional efforts, and help increase the awareness of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine across the US. Special introductions and rounds of applause will be offered for all students and the new AAOM-SO at the General Session Opening Meeting, Pow Wow on Friday, and the Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening. Join us and enjoy a day of appreciation and recognition as a student, as well as good luck wishes from the AAOM for much future happiness and success through all your years of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine practice.

The AAOM ’06 Expo & Conference will be held at the beautiful Wigwam Resort & Spa in Litchfield Park, AZ (just outside Phoenix). Students have the opportunity to stay with up to five persons per room (two double beds plus free roll-away bed) for just under $50.00 per night (taxes not included). This means two nights and three days of conferences - Friday to Sunday - for under $100.00. Students can post an announcement on the AAOM forums if they have a room to share or are looking for a room to share. Plan to be there, have tons of fun, and room-share!