How to become a OBM Network liason

Startup:

Send a short liaison Action Plan to Dr. Austin. Include:

• Conferences you plan to attend in the next 12 months
• Classes you will be taking/teaching in the next 12 months (if applicable)
• Possible professional/academic contacts that would be interested in knowing more about OBM.
• Newsletters/peer-reviewed journals in your specialty area that could be venues for OBM articles/promotions.
• List possible sources of help with liaison work (recruit students at own college, faculty at other colleges)

Have link on personal/faculty/business webpage(s) to obmnetwork.com

Yearly (complete at least 2 of last three tasks):

Submit an update of the work the liaison has done for a period of one year. Due May 1st. Published on web or in Newsletter.

Write a "success story of OBM application" or "What is OBM?" for newsletter(s) in own discipline. OR: Write one success story of OBM application in liaison's specialty area for OBM newsletter/website

Solicit one OBM-related article for Newsletter, website or JOBM from a professional/academic in liaison's area.

Attend OBM Network Business Meeting at ABA Conference, and present on year's progress.

Teaching related:

Include OBM membership forms in all coursepacks.

Get ABA faculty at college to include OBM membership forms in coursepacks.

Conferences:

Bring membership forms to conferences. Hand out or leave at designated places for commercial material.

If organizing a conference: Include membership forms/advertisements in conference package.

Optional:

Organize workshops on OBM in specialty area for local businesses/service agencies

Bring OBM specialists to liaison's college for colloquia, presentations, etc.