{"id":1800,"date":"2019-06-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2019-06-25T15:14:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T05:14:22","slug":"chairperson-message-happy-100th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2019\/06\/26\/chairperson-message-happy-100th\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairperson Message: Happy 100th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Michelle McKerron<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I reminisced a little at the AGM in May about how we celebrated those who have gone before us in the building of our Association at the 50th<\/sup> Anniversary in 2016. As with any historical feat, it is important to acknowledge those we perhaps don\u2019t know, who put in the hard yards upon which we continue to grow. That 50th anniversary was a day of thinking through where we\u2019d come from, complimented by sessions presenting new and radical processes to consider in our practice every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s plain to see AMT is evolving. We have history, we have roots. Our Association is growing in strength of number and information. It has to. As with those who went before us \u2013 we have the future to consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One particular and very obvious way that AMT has changed recently is the way we communicate: with each other, our clients, our networks, and the wider Australian community. I am talking about our social media presence. I feel like I harp on about it but that\u2019s because I want you to enjoy the benefits as a massage therapist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s totally exciting to announce that you are reading our 100th blog article!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The AMT blog launched in September 2017. It features weekly articles, news and updates of interest to AMT members and the wider massage therapy community. If we didn\u2019t engage with this medium, our Association wouldn\u2019t be heard out there in the noisy electronic world, nor, consequently, make the strides that we are in our industry. Most importantly, AMT are proud that we can enable our members to access interesting, factual and helpful articles from writers they can rely upon for trustworthy information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While the introduction of the blog meant waving a fond farewell to the quarterly member\u2019s magazine \u201cIn Good Hands\u201d, there are benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n