CONVENTION NEWS

SAVE THE DATE, OCTOBER 24-25-26

"Improving the Future of OMT...
Be Part of the 2008 IAOM Revolution"

Mark your calendar for October 24-25-26 and join us in Philadelphia PA for an exciting convention at the Hilton Philadelphia Airport Hotel. Frenetic activities are going on behind the scenes to secure top speakers (Pamela Marshalla is coming back!). We'll have great presentations, social events, an open house and a market place.
Please check this webpage regularly for updates.

Chairperson: Dianne Lazer dlazer@mac.com
Program Chairperson: Patricia Taylor taylor2@intergrafix.net
Hospitality Chair: Ela Britchkow ebritchkow@aol.com
For sponsorship and exhibit opportunities: bgreene@tonguethrust.com



Hilton Philadelphia Airport Hotel website, click here.
Hilton Philadelphia Airport Reservations by 10/1/08

IN House Reservations: M-F 215.365.4150 x33
Hilton Worldwide: 5pm or weekends 1.800.445.8667

Check in: 3:00 pm
Complementary Shuttle from Airport to Hotel
Room rate $139.00 for double


SAVE THE DATE, OCTOBER 16-17-18, 2009

2009 IAOM Convention
San Diego, CA



PAST CONVENTIONS

The Convention held in Florence was very successful with excellent speakers. You can view the handouts by going to www.sioh.org select "Continuing Education" and then "Archive or Cultural events".



CONVENTION  FLORENCE, ITALY, JULY 2007
 

IAOM held a very exciting convention July12th through the 15th in Florence Italy.  Attendees represented seventeen countries and almost all the continents including Australia. Regrettably, Chairperson Licia C. Paskay was hospitalized in Los Angles three days before the Convention convened.  Dr. Stefano Garatti, Program Chairperson, assumed the remaining responsibilities and with the assistance of: Emily Clayton, Executive Coordinator, Debora Munoz, President and Sandra Coulson, Past-President, the plans for the Florence Convention were completed in a very professional manner.

Words can never express how immensely thankful we all were for all the help from volunteers. Efficient, reliable, flexible and inventive volunteers Giovanna Giacomin,   Pasqualina Andretta, Mariuccia Franzoni, Anita Weinfield, Dianne Fonssagrives, Marsha Lee-White,  Darlene Cooper-Perez,  JoAnn Smithpeter, Sandra Boucher-Bessent,  Kathy Winslow,   Stephanie Schmidt,  Joy Moeller, Barbara Greene,  Sandra Pedersen, Pamela Armi, Roberta D'Avenia, Sara Bigagli, Sandra Groome and Susanna Waedt contributed to the success of the meeting

Licia extends her personal thanks to: Rosy Garatti, Dr.Stefano Garatti’s adorable wife who facilitated logistics and assisted everybody on the team; Ralph Munoz who constantly assisted both his wife, Debbie and Dr. Garatti and Licia especially thanks her husband, Steve Paskay, who handled the transfer of all the items and information necessary for the success of the convention.  Licia offers much thanks to all the spouses who worked so hard and helped so much.

Courses presented by Niels Hulsink (Holland), Marinella Pedrinazzi (Italy) and Kimberly Benkert (USA) were well received. Our colleagues from Brazil stayed beyond the convention to share some of their exercises with the attendees. Thanks to Irene Marchesan, Lidia D’Agostino and Maria Coutinho, for sharing their expertise with us!   Dr. Irene Marchesan, presenter and panelist has long been an advocate for OFM in South America.

 Dr. Mario Bondi, the "oldest" Italian member of the IAOM, received The Connie Painter Distinguished Service Award for his role in promoting Myofunctional Therapy in Italy and Europe. Dr. Aurelio Levrini was recognized for his role in promoting myofunctional therapy throughout Italy and Europe. Dr. Marvin  Hanson, a founding member or IAOM, a strong exponent of OFM in the USA and South America was in attendance at the  meeting.

 PRESENTERS IAOM CONVENTION FLORENECE, ITALY 2007
 
Esther Mandelbaum Goncalves Bianchini, PhD (Brazil)                   
Claudia Maria De  Felicio, PhD (Brazil)
Irene Queiroz Marchesan, PhD (Brazil)              
Marco  Antonio Moreira Rodrigues Da Silva , PhD (Brazil)
Ana Maria Bettoni Rodrigues Da Silva, PhD (Brazil)                  
 Ivana Cukovic-Bagic, PhD, DDS (Croatia)                                       
Niels Hulsink, Dent. Tech. (Netherland)                                                     
Margarida Grilo,  SLP (Portugal)                                        
Afra Salaa Hussein Al-Obaidi, BDS, MSC (UAE)                    
Kimberley Benkert, RDH, MPH, COM (USA)                                             
Sandra Coulson, BA, COM (USA)                                                                            
Jayanti Ray, PhD (USA)
Oskar Schindler, PhD, MD (Italy)        
Isabella Tollaro, PhD,  (Italy)                         
Aurelio LevriniS   (Italy)                          
Irene Vernero, SLP (Italy)                   
Cristina Mattacchini, DDS   (Italy)                     
Luca Gori, DO  (Italy)
Marilena Pedrinazzi, PT  (Italy)           
Vilma Pinchi, PhD, DDS (italy)               
Carolina Valenti, RDH  (Italy            
Maria Ricci,RDH    (Italy)                     
Pasqualina Andretta, SLP (Italy)            
incenzo DeCicco, MD (Italy)          
Antonio Ferrante, DDS  (Italy)             
Stefano Garatti, DDS (Italy)              
Mariuccia Franzoni, SLP  Italy)       
Marcello Brunelli, PhD, MD  (Italy)                                                                          
Serena Nardi, SLP  Italy)

IAOM appreciates all the presenters who shared their knowledge and experience with the attendees.  They were very generous with their time and energy, the IAOM is grateful to them for superb presentations. 

 SPONSORS

Myofunctional Research (Holland), www.myoresearch.com

MFT Products,  Christine Peer-Mutzner (Switzerland), www.mft-products.com

Next Step USA, www.stopbitingnails.com

ProEat Plada (Italy) www.grazia.marelli@hjheinz.com

 Additional sponsors and/or market exhibitors were:

Academy of Orofacial Myology, www.tonguethrust.com

Coulson Institute of Orofacial Myology, www.coulsoninstitute.com

Myo’o Lip Boutique by Susemarie Swenson, myolipboutique@yahoo.com

Myo Made Easy by Rhonda Collins, www.myomadeeasy.com

My Special Shirt by Dina Mauro, www.myspecialshirt.com

Rose Van Norman, rvannorman@cs.com

Dr. Dragan Antolos, www.oliverthebear.com

Erickson Publications, formazione@erickson.it

Susanna Waedt,Translator & English Teacher, swaedt.sw@libero.it

 IAOM appreciates these generous Sponsors and the many others who helped support IAOM.

 
IAOM EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR
Emily Clayton, M.S.
2000 NE 42nd Ave. PMB#295
Portland OR 97213-1305
Phone (503) 280-0614
FAX (503) 284-0041
E-mail iaomec@msn.com

 

 

 

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