AIHA Executive Director Departure; New Executive Director Hired
Steven H. Davis, CAE, IOM, will depart AIHA on March 31, 2009, after eleven years of service to the organization, the last six as executive director. The AIHA Board of Directors has retained Peter J. O’Neil, CAE, IOM, to assume the leadership of AIHA as Executive Director. O’Neil came to AIHA in 2000 as director, marketing and member services, and was promoted in 2005 to assistant executive director. You may view the official press release here.

Record Number of Presentation Submissions for AIHce 2009
AIHce 2009 reached a 10-year record with an outstanding number of presentation submissions. The theme for the conference, Discoveries Beyond Borders, and Toronto’s theme, The Creative City, have inspired a tremendous response in submissions – which is guaranteed to produce a vast and diverse technical program for 2009. The technical program will be available in early December, but in the meanwhile, take a sneak peak at the AIHce 2009 PDC titles that were recently approved.

Your Help Is Needed in Professions Survey
Please participate in the 2008 Pulse of the Professions Survey. The survey will capture the opinions that you and other IH and EHS professionals have on the current state of your careers within your organizations. It will also surface the developing trends and issues you are facing and help AIHA understand how to better meet your needs. The survey is sponsored by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the Tulane University Center for Applied Environmental Public Health and the Center for Environmental Innovation. Results of the survey will be published on the Pulse website.