June 22, 2007
At Shibuya Forum Eight
The Spring General Meeting was attended by 37 individuals representing 36 JAOS member organizations (6 of which were present by proxy). Beginning with the JAOS office, each task team reported on their activities and finances for the previous year as well as their planning activities and fiscal budgets for the current year. These issues were actively discussed by all in attendance. Other important content of the general meeting included reviews and progress reports on the JAOS Certified Counselor Course and JAOS Guidelines. In particular, a significant amount of time was spent on further defining the JAOS ‘Code of Ethics and Self-imposed Code of Conduct.’ Furthermore, JAOS member organizations were reminded of their duty to observe the above-mentioned guidelines. On a separate note, the addition of new guideline criteria for becoming a JAOS member was discussed. A decision was made to finalize a complete set of guidelines by September.