2010 APTA House of Delegates

The APTA's 66th session of the House of Delegates took place June 14th - 16th at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

What is HOD?
HOD is the highest policy-making body of the APTA. It is comprised of 401 chapter voting delegates and many other section, assembly, and caucus non-voting delegates. The number of voting chapter delegates is determined each year based on membership numbers. Our very own Student Assembly delegate, Efosa Guobadia (University of Scranton, DPT 2010) sits in the delegation and is able to provide a voice to the students of the nation. The Washington State delegation consists of 14 delegates and two alternate delegates.

What happens at HOD?
APTA HOD functions a lot like a meeting of the United States Congress. The delegates spend countless hours prior to HOD preparing for and discussing motions brought forward by APTA members or components (state chapters, etc). Each component may decide to stand in support of a particular motion, called an "RC", or offer the pro/con viewpoint of the APTA members they represent. After discussion a vote takes place among the 401 voting delegates. Motions that involve an APTA by-laws change require a two-thirds majority, other motions require a simple majority.

There are also elections held prior to the HOD for APTA Board of Directors positions. This year, Roger Herr, a Seattle PT and delegate from Washington State, succeeded in his campaign to run for APTA Board of Directors. Congratulations Roger!!