Local Sections Leaders Workshop

Saturday, March 31, 2012

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Breakfast & Mixer

9:00-9:30 a.m.

Welcome & Introduction 
(David A. Rosenthal, AIChE President)

9:30-10:15 a.m.

Session 1 Leading in a Volunteer Organization 
(Dave Eckhardt & Marty Clancy)
This session focuses on how to lead in a volunteer organization-the central theme of this workshop.

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Session 2 The Mechanics of Planning a Section Meeting 
(Meeting Planning 101) (Shannon Brown)
This session centers in the nuts and bolts of meeting planning, such as is required for a successful Section Meeting.

11:30-12:30 p.m.

Session 3 Section Programming & Activities
(James Turner)
This session focuses on how successful sections plan their activities and Meeting Programs. 

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Lunch & Networking 
Assigned Networking Task for each Table

1:30-2:15 p.m.

Session 4 WEB Casts & Internet Based Programming (Gary Gildert)
This session demonstrates how to use Satelite and Webcasts in Section Programing.  This approach is in use by AIChE’s Virtual Section.

2:15-3:15 p.m.

Session 5 Section Governance
(Alan Rossiter and Alan Zagoria)
This session looks at how section leadership is arranged and how a typical section is run.

3:15-3:30 p.m.

Break

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Session 6 Attracting and Maintaining Members 
(Wendy Young)
“Best Practices” from active Sections

4:30-5:15 p.m.

Session 7 Communications & Websites
(Marty Clancy)
This session discusses Section Communications & Websites

5:15-5:45 p.m.

Open Forum

6:00 p.m.

Dinner/Evening Event

Sunday, April 1, 2012

7:30-8:15 a.m.

Breakfast - Networking Assignment

8:15-9:30 a.m.

Session 8 Section Finances

• Accounting & Taxes (Rick Cain)
• Fund Raising- including Credit Card & Paypal (Anthony Fregosi)

9:30-10:15 a.m.

Session 9 Leadership Development 

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Session 10 Reviving a Dormant Section 
(Tracy Benson)
This session is a case study in reviving a dormant section.

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Session 11 Support for Local Sections

• Local Sections Committee-Alan Zagoria
• Staff-Marty Clancy & Donia Elsherbeni
• Fellows-Dave Eckhardt
• Young Professionals- Brian Daley
• Student Chapters-Dave Eckhardt
• AIChE’s Webinar Library

11:30 a.m.

Concluding Remarks (Alan Zagoria & Shannon Brown)