Greetings from the President
Wenzhe Li, PhD, DABCC
It has been an honor to be elected to work with the board members
and the NACCCA members as the President of 2004-2005. The dedication
and effort of many has touched, inspired me and draw me deeper
into this organization with affection. I am particularly in
debt to Past President Dr. Jerry Yeo, who although no longer
serves as a board member, continues to hold major responsibilities
in NACCCA as Chair of Education Committee, and has provided
much guidance and support to the board and myself. With a pleasure,
I would like to share with you below the key efforts that were
initiated during 2004.
Revision of the BYLAWS
With the wide availability and easy access of e-mails, it has
been recognized by the previous Board and NACCCA members that
electronic voting for election is feasible and more practical.
The proposal to change the BYLAWS has been discussed in a July
2004 Board meeting and was approved by the Board. We have now
incorporated the previous revision made in year 2000 into the
BYLAWS and sent the most current version of BYLAWS to all members
along with the proposed changes on Electronic Voting. A final
vote will occur in the coming NACCCA annual year meeting in
Orlando.
Fund Raising Flyers
As the Chair of Fund Raising Committee, I have worked with
Dr. Stanley Lo, James Tung to revise the Fund Raising Flyer
based on previous draft made by Dr. Edward Kang and Dr. Michael
Ip. The new flyer aimed to deliver the basic facts about the
NACCCA organization, to include information on how the fund
will be used, and to provide full details on how to made donations
on itemized fund raising activities. The finalized Fund Raising
Flyer can be found in our Website.
Chinese Translation of NACB Thyroid Guidelines
In 2004, NACCA board has learned through Dr. Jerry Yeo that
NACB is interested in translating the Thyroid Guidelines into
Chinese. We determined that this effort would be of mutual benefit
for both organizations (NACB and NACCCA) and the board has granted
approval for pursuing and supporting the project both academically
and financially as feasible. Board member Dr. CaiCai Wu was
appointed to be the key person to pursue this task and she has
recently issued a detailed report on progress made in this project.
Participation and Sponsorship in Meetings in China
As NACCCA’s representative in international education
affairs, Dr. Paul Fu has worked closely with Dr. Pauline Lao
to coordinate participation and sponsorship in meetings in China
and Asia. A detailed report is included in this newsletter.
Annual Banquet
Our annual meeting will be held on the Wednesday of July 27,2005
at 5:00 PM at the Ming Palace. The round tables were designed
to stimulate common interests and promote participation in a
less formal chatting format than last year that we hope to help
to built connections between the members. The plenary session
by Dr. Jerry Yeo will highlight the evening with updated information
and discussion on cardiac marker BNP.
I would like to recognize and to thank members of the planning
committee, Dr. James Tung and Dr. Stanley Lo for their generous
contribution and support in the planning of this year's meeting.
I would also like to present a special note to appreciate the
institutions and their leaders for their generous donations
to sponsor our meeting: Roche, DPC, BioRad, Acon.
See you soon in Orlando!
TO CELEBRATE THIS 25TH NACCCA ANNIVERSARY
