With eye on purse strings, Executive Board looks ahead

Executive Board Chair David L. McCrystle presided over an Executive Board meeting April 2-3 that saw modest spending initiatives yet included an agenda that anticipates the future needs of the veterinary profession.

With an eye on the economy, board members passed a balanced budget for 2010 that, among other cuts, reduced the 2009 travel budgets for officers and Executive Board members by 15 percent (see JAVMA, May 1, 2009, page 1100).

The Task Force on Future Roles and Expectations offered several recommendations on ways the AVMA can increase its outreach to veterinary students. The task force also presented a strategy to most effectively provide attendance of AVMA leadership, including the Association president, at national and international meetings.

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