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IAESB November 2016 Meeting Highlights
IAESB Consultative Advisory Group Chair Keith Bowman sits down with Chair Chris Austin, Deputy Chair Anne-Marie Vitale, and Education Board Member Daniel Slezak to discuss highlights from the IAESB’s November 2-4, 2016, meeting in New York, NY.0:00 Introduction1:08 General Meeting Remarks, Chair Chris Austin3:05 Strategy and Work Plan, Deputy Chair Anne-Marie Vitale4:06 Approval of the Project Proposal to Revise the IES 7, IAESB Member Daniel Slezak6:50 Continuing Profession Development (CPD) Revision Project, Chair Chris Austin8:21 Upcoming meetings information, IAESB CAG Chair Keith Bowman