2020 summer HOD proceedings

Proceedings of the 157th annual session of the AVMA House of Delegates
July 30-31, 2020
Virtual meeting

(Click on the title noted below to access and/or print)
Items are posted as PDF unless otherwise indicated.

Message from the president
Message from the president-elect
Message from the immediate past president
Message from the Board chair
Minutes of the House of Delegates (HOD) 2020 regular annual session

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Order of business—2020 regular annual session
Manual of the HOD (summer 2020)
2020 House of Delegates and advisory panel
New HOD members
Members whose terms expire—Close of 2020 regular annual session
2020 HOD reference committee membership
2020 Board of Directors and staff attending reference committees
2020 council and House Advisory Committee nominees

(Resolutions and bylaws amendments are numbered consecutively beginning with the winter meeting)

Reference Committee #1
Report of the vice president
Report on the status of allied groups in the House of Delegates

Reference Committee #2 – Public Matters
Resolution 5 – Transportation of research animals for the purpose of research, testing, and education

Reference Committee #3 – Education and Research
Report of the Council on Education
Report of the Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities

Reference Committee #4 – Finance and Economics
Report of the independent auditors
Report of the treasurer
Report of the American Veterinary Medical Foundation
VIF Topic – Veterinary medicine in the aftermath of COVID 19: What have we learned that will guide our future?

Reference Committee #5 – Legislative and Governmental Matters
Report of the Political Action Committee

Reference Committee #6 – Member Services
Report of AVMA Trust

Reference Committee #7 – Scientific Activities
Resolution 6 – Antiparasitic resistance