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Reminder - Call for proposals for 2012 conference

CLEAR is still accepting session proposals for the 2012 Annual Educational Conference - September 6-8 in San Francisco, California.  To ensure consideration, proposals should reach CLEAR's office by November 1, 2011. 

CLEAR's annual conference is structured to provide an open forum for balanced discussion with varied perspectives to illuminate issues in regulation.  This will expand our collective understanding of issues and inspire CLEAR members and conference attendees to more creative solutions in our regulatory environments.  The 2012 Program Committee invites proposals for conference sessions supporting the theme "Promoting Regulatory Excellence."

Each year CLEAR explores opportunities to enhance and improve the annual conference experience, and we are excited to announce the launch of a brand new track in 2012: Entry to Practice Issues. The four educational tracks for the 2012 conference will include: Administration, Legislation and Policy; Compliance and Discipline; Testing and Examination Issues; and Entry to Practice Issues.

Session Submission Guidelines and Proposal Form

Remember: the deadline is November 1

Call for session proposals: 2012 Annual Conference

CLEAR's 2012 Annual Educational Conference and Tradeshow will take place September 6-8 in San Francisco, California.  The 2012 Program Committee invites proposals for conference sessions supporting the theme “Promoting Regulatory Excellence.”  CLEAR’s annual conference is structured to provide an open forum for balanced discussion with varied perspectives to illuminate issues in regulation.  This will expand our collective understanding of issues and inspire CLEAR members and conference attendees to more creative solutions in our regulatory environments.

To ensure consideration, proposals should reach CLEAR's office by November 1, 2011.

More information and the proposal form  

Memorial Resolution for Jim Guffey

A Memorial Resolution was recently introduced in the Virginia General Assembly, celebrating the life of former CLEAR President James L. Guffey.

CLEAR 2009 Annual Conference Luncheon Keynote: preview

CLEAR is pleased to have Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorne from the University of Melbourne as the keynote speaker for the Friday luncheon in Denver.  Professor Hawthorne recently shared with CLEAR some information about her current research and a preview of her keynote address.

"The context of your conference is very timely because the world is experiencing unprecedented flows of people who are very highly skilled, often disproportionately skilled compared to domestic populations, and this shows no signs of abating. . . . We must find ways of making our system be receptive enough to the people arriving in high demand fields such as medicine, so we're using rather than wasting their skills, and the issue of regulation is absolutely core to this."

In her keynote, Professor Hawthorne will address recent changes to the Australian model which includes four pathways to licensure for international professionals trained in very diverse systems.  She will share some of the challenges and the new efficiencies these regulatory options are creating.

Listen to a preview of Professor Hawthorne's keynote.

CLEAR: MacIsaac-Power acclaimed as President-Elect

Caroline MacIsaac-Power, the Registrar of the College of Opticians of Ontario, was acclaimed as President-Elect of the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR) at the recent CLEAR annual conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Read more from CNW Group.

CLEAR invites conference proposals - December 1, 2007 deadline

CLEAR invites your involvement in our 28^th annual conference, “Promoting Regulatory Excellence,” to be held September 25-27, 2008 in Anchorage, Alaska.

At this time, we are accepting session proposals relating to critical issues in professional regulation that are designed to help our attendees carry out their vital shared mission of public protection. The conference features dynamic, interactive content in three core areas: professional discipline; policy and administration; and credentialing and exam issues.

Information on available sessions can be found online.  You can submit a proposal form online, or you can download and print the form: http://www.clearhq.org/2008_proposal_form.PDF.

2006 Calls for Nominations - deadlines approaching

* CLEAR is pleased to solicit nominations for this year's awards program.  The deadline for receipt of nominations is May 19, 2006.

* The CLEAR Board of Directors invites nominations for 2006-2008 board service and the position of 2006/2007 President-Elect.  The deadline for nominations is June 30, 2006.

Mid-year meeting January 4-6, 2007 in Austin, Texas

The Marriott Austin at the Capitol in Austin, Texas is the site for CLEAR's 2007 midyear business meeting, which will be held January 4-6. CLEAR meeting attendees will receive a special room rate of $105 USD.

CLEAR Health Issues Committee survey

CLEAR's Health Issues Committee invites you to participate in a survey on your organization's continuing operations and disaster response plan.  The results of the survey will help guide the discussion at the Health Issues Roundtable during the annual conference.  The survey is available online.