News from Greece February  2007

On the 11^th of November 2006, on the day of the General Assembly of our Association, we celebrated the 20^th Anniversary of COTEC.  The International Affairs Group organized a cocktail party open for all our members, students and other professionals.  This social event was an excellent opportunity to present a short history of COTEC and its contribution for the development of the profession.  Our members found the chance to ask many questions and learn about the activities of the Council, as well as to share visions and ideas about the future.  Old and new COTEC delegates and their alternates were invited and they were specially awarded.  This was also an opportunity to remember, propose ideas and celebrate the new age of our association and COTEC.

As an additional action for the 20 years of COTEC, the last journal “Ergotherapia” of 2006 was published in a special edition.  This includes: a history of COTEC and some information about the organization, information about the other national OT associations from the summary of the profession, links to the websites of other associations, stories and personal experiences of old delegates and alternates and photographic material.

Also on that day the General Assembly agreed to the establishment of National Conferences every two years.  Since then an Organizing Committee was created and the date of the National Conference decided to be the end of 2007.

At the beginning of 2007 the association moved to new offices.    The new offices are at a busy central square of Athens easily accessible by our members.  As the Board of our Association puts an effort to improve the equipment of the office and develop new procedures and actions for the Association, there is the hope that soon the offices are going to be ready to host more meetings, new workshops and social events.  

A new Special Interest Group for Neurological and Orthopedic OT was formed and developed the last six months as an initiative of dynamic members of the association.  Many dynamic practitioners joined this group and their aim is to establish activities towards research, continuing professional education and promotion of the profession.

The first part of Basic NDT-Bobath Course was held in Athens from 3^rd to 28^th of July 2006.  For another year there was great interest by occupational therapy and physiotherapy professionals.

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