President’s
Report
April, 2000
Committee Representatives and Functions
By now all members should have received
my letter regarding committee membership and functions. I have received
numerous responses to my requests for increased involvement in all committees,
and the ASEP Board of Directors is appreciative of the support provided
by these individuals. I will wait until mid-April to process this
information and respond quickly so that you are aware of committee membership
and my directives for immediate action items.
JEPonline
Tommy and I have just completed the
April
2000 issue, which is the largest issue yet (8 manuscripts). This
is also a memorable event as this issue represents the second year of JEPonline.
I have prepared a short editorial
for this issue, and I encourage all members to read the editorial and manuscripts
of the journal. This issue clearly shows the international outreach
that our internet-based journals attain, and the support we have from exercise
physiologists and clinicians from across the world. It is honorable
and satisfying to know that we are providing a resource that is clearly
needed.
Third National Meeting
All members should have received, or soon
be receiving, a packet about the next national meeting. I encourage
you to think about submitting a proposal for a session, or a research abstract.
I will be forwarding details of submission requirements and other meeting
items to Tommy Boone by late next week, so everything should be posted
to the website by the end of April.
Once again, the dates for the meeting are
September 28-30, 2000, at the Marriott Hotel, Albuquerque, NM. As
I have indicated in past President’s Reports, I am planning to have more
“hands-on experience” sessions, consisting of workshops (body composition,
scope of practice, recommendations for minimal physical activity), and
a site visit and special session on clinical exercise physiology.
I am also realizing that the uniqueness of the ASEP meeting does not lie
in research, but in all the professional functions and activities that
no other meeting (national and regional ACSM, FASEB, ADA, NSCA, etc.) provides.
That is not to say that research dissemination is not important.
However, there is so much opportunity to have our national meeting support
the skill development and maintenance of exercise physiologists, provide
up-to-date information sessions based on the last year of published research,
and allow for member voices to be heard on all professional issues within
exercise physiology.
Take care.
Robert Robergs, Ph.D., FASEP