OFFICIAL CALL TO THE 2021 TEXAS DENTAL ASSOCIATION HOUSE OF DELEGATES HOUSE OF DELEGATES:
In accordance with Chapter IV, Section 70, paragraph A-1 of the Texas Dental Association (TDA) Bylaws, this is the official call for the 151st Annual Session of the Texas Dental Association House of Delegates. All sessions of the House will be in the Lonestar Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. The opening session of the House will convene at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The second meeting of the House will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2021. The third meeting of the House will be at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021, followed by the fourth meeting at 1:30 p.m. until close of business. Registration is required for certified delegation members to attend the 2021 Annual Session of the House of Delegates (please see the meeting mobile app or the TDA website for additional information on how to register). Attendees must register before April 14, 2021, to receive a badge at no cost. There are conditions required of TDA to hold
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in-person meetings at the hotel at this time, including physical distancing and wearing masks. Therefore, meeting rooms will be set up with physical distancing in mind with only certified seated members of each delegation participating on the Floor of the House in this Annual Session of the House of Delegates. Component Societies are urged to certify an accurate list of Delegates and Alternates to fill each of their seats on the floor of the TDA House of Delegates as only members who are on the floor of the House may enter the room. Substituting alternates for delegates while the House is in session is allowed but must be orchestrated while keeping restrictions in place.
REFERENCE COMMITTEE HEARINGS:
Reference Committee hearings will be facilitated through electronic virtual means on Thursday, May 6, 2021 (please see the meeting mobile app or TDA website for additional information on how to participate and for any
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changes to committee start times which will also be announced to the House of Delegates at the first meeting of the House of Delegates):
10:00 AM REFERENCE COMMITTEES A & B (COMBINED) COMMITTEE A: Administration, Budget, Building, House of Delegates, Membership Processing COMMITTEE B: President’s Address, Miscellaneous Matters, Component Societies, Subsidiaries, Strategic Planning, Annual Session
1:00 PM REFERENCE COMMITTEES C & D (COMBINED) COMMITTEE C: Dental Education, Dental Economics, Health and Dental Care Programs Committee D: Legislative, Legal and Governmental Affairs
3:30 PM REFERENCE COMMITTEE E: Constitution, Bylaws, Ethics & Peer Review
