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This past May, the five members of the Executive Committee and the four program coordinators met in Verona, Italy for five hard-working days to evaluate how the new program management was working and to plan for the coming year and the conference in Sweden. It was clear that it was working well. Delegates and their colleagues from around the globe were undertaking many tasks in completing the activities that were approved during the last council meeting. It was a privilege to work with people who are committed to the international status of occupational therapy as well as to supporting the development of occupational therapy throughout the world.
While in Italy, the executive committee members took the opportunity to meet with governmental officials to support Italian occupational therapists in their quest for university education programs in occupational therapy. It was not all hard work and no play; the program coordinators spent a half day in Venice, which I shall vividly remember for a rather wild and disturbing gondola ride. The last evening in Verona was spent in a round-forum with the occupational therapy association of Italy sharing ideas on how to be more political in presenting occupational therapy issues. It is fascinating for me to realize that the issues that face occupational therapy in Canada are almost universal and that the solutions are indeed universal.
The next meeting of the council is in Sweden, in June, 2002 in conjunction with the conference. The conference promises to be superb in scholarly papers, clinical sharing, networking and social occasions. I urge all occupational therapists to take this opportunity to explore the World Federation of Occupational Therapy and its incredible benefits.
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