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House of Delegates


The House of Delegates is a governance body comprised of elected representatives from affiliates and Academy groups that identifies and escalates professional topics and trends to the Board of Directors through strategic recommendations. The House also oversees the development of position statements and guidelines, ensures the profession maintains a Code of Ethics, establishes Academy member qualifications as well as the affiliates dues formula, and amends Academy Bylaws.

The House of Delegates is a forum for generative thinking, offering strategic guidance and collective wisdom to inform the Academy's Board on considerations for strategic planning. Its focus on the long-term health and relevance of the profession helps ensure that decisions made today align with the needs of tomorrow.

One of the key activities of the House of Delegates are "Real Time Dialogues," which take place during House of Delegates meetings. These sessions are facilitated in collaboration with the Council on Future Practice, which provides background information and insights around topics that could impact the future of the profession. Delegates contribute insights drawn from their varied experiences, practice settings and constituent groups to help the Academy remain responsive in a rapidly changing landscape.

FY2026 House of Delegates Meeting Dates and Topics

Academy members are welcome to attend House of Delegate meetings as auditors. If you are interested in auditing please email the HOD with the date you would like to attend.

Auditors are asked not to participate as they are not elected representatives carrying a vote in the House of Delegates. Auditors are welcome to listen to the backgrounder presentations, but will not be included in breakout room discussions with the delegates. A separate breakout room for auditors will be made available.

June 17, 2025 | Council on Future Practice Topic Presentations
Informed by ASAE's ForesightWorks initiative, the Council on Future Practice presented 10 change drivers impacting the dietetics profession. Following small group discussions and report-outs, delegates ranked the drivers for integration into Real Times Dialogues in the upcoming program year.

August 21, 2025 | Research and Policy Priorities
The Academy's Research and Policy Initiatives and Advocacy teams will present recommended priority topics and initiatives to advance the Academy's positions program. Delegates will have breakout discussions with questions designed to elicit information helpful to these teams and the Academy Committees supporting position work and its throughlines to the Strategic Plan.

October 23, 2025 | Declining Trust
In the United States, trust in institutions—including government, media, science, and medicine—is falling, with important social, political, and economic implications. This decline in trust could fuel deeper political polarization and further erode social cohesion.

December 18, 2025 | Changing Science
The global scientific enterprise is changing. New regions are developing research centers and funding science on the scale of traditional science hubs in the West, while in the West, citizen science and DIY research are supplementing and challenging traditional scientific institutions. At the same time, falling trust and rising sociopolitical polarization are impacting science, while automation brings new changes and challenges.

February 10, 2026 | Healthcare Disruption
New players will inject a dose of capitalism into American healthcare, shifting healthcare to a more retail-like experience. Healthcare delivery will be further unbundled and disintermediated as to nontraditional actors and businesses move into the space, and as technology enables care anywhere.

April 21, 2026 | AI and Learning
Swiftly advancing artificial intelligence technologies, including generative AI, will transform how and what people learn, driving rapid change in education models and content and affecting training and skill building. Evolving challenges include identifying which skills to teach, how to measure attainment, and how AI can enhance learning rather than undermine it. Associations will find their roles shifting as AI tools integrate their knowledge areas and serve their members and fields.

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