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“The American Art Therapy Association is pleased to launch a new virtual series entitled Journey to Art Therapy. This special series, presented in collaboration with AATA’s Multicultural Committee, Education Committee, and Undergraduate Subcommittee, aims to broaden access to the practice of art therapy by sharing diverse stories of individuals’ journeys into the field.

This FREE series will begin on April 20 and run through July 13, 2022. AATA members and non-members are welcome!

For further information and to register for the webinars, please see the following links:

April 20 – Part One: Art Therapy? What Is It, and Who Gets To Be One?

May 25 – Part Two: The Journey into Graduate Training

June 22 – Part Three: The Journey into Practice

July 13 – Part Four: The Journey of Advancing the Field

Throughout the series, current and recent graduate students will join established art therapists in sharing their training, credentialing, and professional practice journeys. Each presentation hopes to address educational and career paths, access into the profession, and ways we can promote diversity among those seeking to become art therapists.” -- from American Art Therapy Association website

Don’t miss the Study in Australia Fairs this weekend

Are you interested in exploring your study options? What’s your dream career, and what do you need to get there? Join us at one of our upcoming Study in Australia Fairs this weekend to meet us and Australian university representatives to find out more about your study options—no matter what your interest!

The annual OzTREKK Study in Australia Fairs will be hosted in Toronto and Vancouver, and it is the largest specific fair of its kind in Canada.

What happens during the fair?

Chat with university representatives, learn more about your program of interest… and pop in to one (or all!) of our Breakout Info Sessions!

TORONTO

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2018 Time: 11 a.m.  – 4 p.m. Venue: Hilton Toronto, Tom Thomson Room

VANCOUVER

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2018 Time:  11 a.m.  – 3 p.m. Venue: UBC Robson Square, Plaza Lounge

On Monday, November 19, AABANY’s Vice Presidents of Programs and Operations, Jeff Ikejiri and Charles Chen, hosted a Committee Chairs Meeting at JAMS, in the New York Times Building on Eighth Avenue. Jeff and Charles caught up all the Committee Chairs in attendance on the level of activity of AABANY’s many committees for the first seven months of the fiscal year. They reported that the Committees, individually and in partnership with each other, have already put on more than 70 programs so far. With another five months to go before the fiscal year ends on March 31, we expect a great deal more events to come from AABANY’s committees.

Immediately following the Committee Chairs meeting, AABANY hosted an Information Session for anyone interested in learning more about what it means to be a Committee Chair and what it entails. We introduced the attendees to all the Committee Chairs in attendance and encouraged everyone to meet and mingle with the Committee Chairs one-on-one.

If you are interested in learning more about AABANY’s Committees and how you can get involved, check out the Committees page here and feel free to reach out directly to the Committee Chairs to find out what you can do for AABANY’s Committees.

AABANY’s Committees are the lifeblood and engine of our association. Without them we cannot even begin to offer the numerous programs, events and activities for our members and community. If you have any questions about getting involved with AABANY at the Committee level, please email us at [email protected] for more details.

Thanks to our VPPOs, Jeff and Charles, for their leadership and to all our Committee Chairs for their hard work and dedication! Thanks also to Chris Kwok and JAMS for hosting the meetings!

Buderim (Sunshine Coast) Device Security Session, 22nd November

The Sunshine Coast Computer Club Inc. is hosting a community presentation on device security.

Find out how to secure and safely use all your devices, mobile phone, tablet and computer! Extensive colour printed notes will be provided.  Everyone in the community is welcome to attend.

A number of people in the local community have suffered greatly because they did not understand how to set up basic…

On October 16, AABANY co-sponsored an information session on going in-house at AmEx. The event began with a panel discussion moderated by In-House Counsel Committee Co-Chair Grace Fu that engaged in a lighthearted and candid discussion about what it is like to work in-house at AmEx. The panelists, which included AmEx General Counsel Laureen Seeger and Senior Counsel Ming-Hsuan Elders, discussed the various types of matters handled by the company’s legal department and shared their personal experiences to shed light on the company’s culture. The panelists also discussed issues like diversity and steps the company is taking to make the legal field more inclusive for minorities. After the panel concluded, attorneys in attendance were matched with Hiring Leaders at AmEx and given the opportunity to mingle and engage in a more personalized one-to-one discussion.

We thank AmEx’s General Counsel Organization’s Diversity Committee and in particular Cindy Huang, IP Counsel at AmEx, and John Parauda, Managing Counsel at AmEx, for working with AABANY to make this event possible. We thank all the attendees who came and hope that many good and helpful connections were made during the event.

The Oberlin College Archives will be hosting a popup session on Thursday, April 5 in Azariah’s over the lunch hour. Stop by and meet our very own College Archivist, Ken Grossi, and ask some questions about how the Archives work, what they hold, and how they can help your research.