To: 'Alan Graham'; 'Eric Imbody'; 'Gary Giamboi'; 'Kathleen Levac';
'Matthew F. Komelski'; 'Lauro Medina Jr.'; 'Maryann DiEdwardo'; 'Robert Brown';
Garth Henry; 'Ms. Siobhan Hutchinson (siobhan@nextstepstrategiesllc.com)'
Cc: MARYANN P DIEDWARDO
Subject: FW: Minutes of meeting 11-24-2013 from Maryann
Hi, all.
Due to the holiday, we will not be holding our December meeting (which
would have been on December 22). I'll
talk to you all on January 26.
If you remember, we moved the meeting to 8:00 to accommodate a specific
scheduling issue for a committee member.
Is that scheduling issue gone? If
so I'd like to move the meeting back to 7:00 pm Eastern Time (4:00 pm Pacific
time) which works better in my schedule.
Would that work for everyone?
Please let Maryann know, and she will tally the responses (would you
please, Maryann?)
I'm sending out holiday cards this week, so if any of you have moved
recently, please send me your new address (or just check that I have the right
one on file.)
Have a wonderful holiday.
Peace
CJ
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CJ & Bob Rhoads
1 Arrowhead Drive
Douglassville, PA 19518
cj@cjrhoads.com
610-689-0571
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From: Maryann Diedwardo [mailto:diedwardo7@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 9:05 PM
To: <CJ@CJRhoads.com>; CJ Rhoads; Maryann Diedwardo
Subject: Minutes of meeting 11-24-2013 from Maryann
National
Qigong (Chi Kung) Association [ USA
NQA
Research and Education Committee
Minutes are in bold type
Meeting:
November 24, 2013 8:00 pm Eastern Time, 5:00 pm Pacific Time
(meetings
are generally the fourth Sunday of each month)
Conference
Number: 605 475-4333 code 919728
Webconference
Site: Joinme.com (used only if necessary, meeting number given on phone)
Group
FTP File Storage Location: ftp://hplconsortium.com/
username: nqare password:NQA%20re
Group
File Storage Location: http://HPLConsortium.com/mollify
username: nqare password:NQA%20re
(these
are both at the same place. If you know FTP, that is a more efficient way
to access the files. If you are not familiar with FTPing, then use the
mollify to upload and download files.)
Reminder
Link: http://www.dialmycalls.com/s/CGF2U6H
Committee
Members
Invited
Members present at the 11-24-2013 meeting:
CHAIR - CJ Rhoads (cjrhoads@taijiquanenthusiasts.org)
SECRETARY Maryann P. DiEdwardo (diedwardo7@Rcn.com)
Eric Imbody (eimbody@earthlink.net)
Lauro Medina Jr. (laurojr4@yahoo.com)
Robert Brown (b2bolin@olypen.com)
Potential New Members:
Garth Henry <'hgarth60@yahoo.com'>
Siobhan Hutchinson <siobhan@nextstepstrategiesllc.com>
(Invited Friends of R&E committee) present at the 11-24-2013
meeting
Susi Rosinski <reikisusirosinski@yahoo.com>
Meeting Topics
We voted on Siobhan Hutchinson’s membership in the committee.
Having fulfilled the required three meeting attendance criteria,
we extended an invitation to Siobhan Hutchinson to officially join the
committee. She accepted the invitation, the committee will voted to
approve their membership.
International Research Agenda Progress
We reviewed Qigong Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qigong and discussed
citations such as #98 which was an older article from 2000. Robert suggested
changes to Etymology section. Eric pointed out that we need continued research.
CJ edited the section that Eric suggested with additional data. Eric continued
to discuss specific research and questioned whether there could be a commment
in the research area to connect to medical research content. CJ added that we
may consider working on improvement of the research area of the page. Robert
explained that the “physical environment” was not yet selected as a item in the
page. Cj added that she thinks QiGong is a helpful evidence based activity.
Siobhan commented that there could be a section in the topic of medical QiGong.
CJ explained the differences in the areas of energetic healing. Cj suggested
that we concentrate on evidence based content and themes. Cj suggested
re-ordering to place applications first. She suggests history could go lower on
the page. We can reorganize the page to emphasize the applications. Next month,
we will review the changes.
Cj wanted us to review the talk page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Qigong
Google doc discussion on Wikiproject versus talk page discussion
on Wikiproject discussion pointed to misunderstanding of the point of a
WikiProject which is simply planning and the QiGong Wiki Page which lists
references.
In the discussion about Recruiting Collaborative Relationships -
Robert mentioned the letter and made a few suggestions. CJ said we could
clarify the points.
CJ placed this item on the list for next month. CJ felt that she
could clarify the points to Discuss/Modify Letter that CJ drafted to invite
people to join the WikiProject:
http://hplconsortium.com/Groups/NQA_RE/OtherFiles/LetterofInvitation.docx
How do we best collaborate with Qigong Institute?
http://www.qigonginstitute.org/html/whatsnew.php
Request people to join the WikiProject https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmE2KHQFlfsddGlOODA5cFBEUzY0VUJfOGxvRVotTkE
CJ discussed the Integrative Healthcare Symposium and asked if any
members would go. Siobhan mentioned that she had attended in the past.
http://www.ihsymposium.com/annual-conference/
CJ also mentioned the Non-discrimination clause in Affordable
Healthcare Act. CJ considered this important to include QiGong in the clause
about practitioner qualifications. If the practitioner has certification in
QiGong, the treatment could be covered similarly to massage and other mind-body
treatments.
http://fontherapeutics.com/blog/update-insurance-coverage-for-integrative-health-services-in-2014/
Education: Planned Projects - (Gary spoke about the projects.)
Report on planned activities or other ideas for Education
Eric mentioned that he enjoyed the last conference in 2014
Conference in Valley Forge. He also thought the research and education
committee could discuss an aspect of QiGong to generate more interest for
possible research or appreciating research that is ongoing currently. CJ asked
if she should do a short presentation with help.
Conclusion items:Look at the QiGong page and discuss details of
changes; describe to others what we want to accomplish on the WikiProject;
discuss the Valley Forge conference. Meeting ended at 9:03 P.M.
Parking
Lot Items: (Items on hold, either waiting for a decision or some previous
project to be completed).
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Enthusiasts Organization Alliance
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NEXT
MEETING: December 22, 2013 8:00 pm Eastern Time, 5:00 pm Pacific Time
(meetings
are generally the fourth Sunday of each month)
NQA
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Phone: 888-815-1893 Fax: 888-359-9526
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Phone:
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