Subject: Fall Region 11 Meeting Information and Agenda

To: Region 11 Members

From: Robert Stratta, MD

Regional Councillor

Subject: Fall Region 11 Meeting Information and Agenda

Date: August 5, 2016

* The deadline to request that a non-discussion proposal be moved to the discussion agenda is September 2 *

The next Region 1 meeting will be held on Friday, September 9, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Charlotte Airport, Charlotte, NC. Please make arrangements to attend the entire meeting.A continental breakfast and buffet lunch will be provided.

Members who require an overnight accommodation should contact the hotel by phone by August 17 to reserve a room at a discounted rate of $135 plus tax.

• Phone: 800-222-8733 (800-222-TREE) – ask for the rate under the name of UNOS when calling to book reservations.

Beginning August 15, twelve public comment proposals and three white papers will be available for your review on the OPTN website (http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/governance/public-comment/), under the “governance” tab.Members are encouraged to submit individual feedback on public comment proposals by visiting the OPTN website at the following link: http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/governance/public-comment/.

During the regional meeting, the official OPTN/UNOS Representative or Alternate may vote on behalf of an institution, or an individual may be designated a proxy. Letters designating a proxy can be emailed to John Archer () or submitted at the meeting registration table.

Regional Business Meeting

A draft meeting agenda is posted on the Transplant Pro website at the following link: https://www.transplantpro.org/community/regions/region-1/ . The fall regional meeting agenda is divided into two sections: discussion and non-discussion.

Discussion Section

Proposals on the discussion section of the agenda will be presented by the regional representatives to OPTN/UNOS committees, discussed, and voted upon at the regional meeting.

Non-discussion Section

The Regional Councillors and Administrators selected public comment proposals for the non-discussion agenda that are expected to have a minimal impact on the transplant community and are anticipated to generate minimal regional discussion. The non-discussion agenda was developed to remove proposals that are smaller in scope from the main meeting agenda, to allow more time for presentation and discussion of proposals that affect many members of the transplant community and/or are controversial. During the regional meeting, each proposal on the non-discussion agenda will be voted upon, but will not be presented and discussion will not be permitted.

To request that a proposal on the non-discussion agenda be discussed, 5 member institutions (15%) must request removal.Submit this request to our Regional Administrator, John Archer, at or (804) 782-4774 by September 29.

Webinars to learn about non-discussion proposals

Two national webinars will be held to provide members an opportunity to learn about the proposals on the non-discussion agenda and ask questions of the presenters.Since the information presented at each webinar will be identical, you onlyneed to attend one. I encourage you to attend a webinar.

Please register for one of the sessions using the following link:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/4828863030996752642

The webinar presentation will be posted after the first webinar on the Transplant Pro website, under the regional meeting tab: http://transplantpro.org/community/regions/ on August 24.

The webinars will be held on the following dates and times:

·  Tuesday, August 23 at 2:00-3:30 pm EST

·  Tuesday, September 20 at 2:00-3:30 pm EST

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email containing the webinar and teleconference information for the meeting.Please note that the link you receive is valid for one entry into the webinar.

Important: Participants are required to dial into the webinar for the audio portion using the teleconference information provided in the confirmation email.

Once you join the webinar, you will receive a PIN that you must enter to participate in the Q&A portion of the webinar. If you participate by teleconference only, please press the # key when the PIN number is requested.

If you have questions about the information provided in this memo, please contact John Archer (Regional Administrator) at (804) 782-4774 or .