1 / 8

Atlantic Regional CURAC Conferences

Atlantic Regional CURAC Conferences. -Randy Barkhouse Association of Dalhousie Retirees and Pensioners (ADRP). Six Atlantic Region CURAC Conferences Have Been Held. Our Motivation Can Focus on Regional Concerns More Members Can Attend

paiva
Download Presentation

Atlantic Regional CURAC Conferences

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Atlantic Regional CURAC Conferences -Randy Barkhouse Association of Dalhousie Retirees and Pensioners (ADRP)

  2. Six Atlantic Region CURAC ConferencesHave Been Held • Our Motivation • Can Focus on Regional Concerns • More Members Can Attend • Alternative/supplement to National with increased local participation and less expense ($20 registration plus travel cost)

  3. Why Not To Hold A Regional Conference • Could Diminish National Conference Rationale • Regional Conferences Consume Energy to Organize and Host That Could Be Used on Purely Member Association Interests

  4. Requirements for a Regional Conference • Must be A 2-way Street • Give something (participate) to get something (helpful ideas to use in your own association) • Birds of a Feather Principle • Inexpensive to Host and Attend • Single Day • Rooted in Active Associaions, Not a Susbstitute for Them • Include National CURAC Participation

  5. Organizing Committee • Large Enough to Do the Job • Small Enough to Stay Focused • Preparation No More Than a 5-Month Process • Meetings Every Two Weeks • Chair, Treasurer, Program, Sponsorship, Venue, Food, Registration, Web Site

  6. Atlantic Regional Conferences • Lessons Learned • An event champion is essential (e.g.Tarun Ghose) • Draft a budget and stick to it • More roundtable, featured speaker on main theme • Long breaks for post session discussion • Make next host identification a core agenda item • Permanent steering committee of assoc. presidents? • The ideal venue is • AV-equipped Classroom with adjacent reception and dining facilities • Web site essential for pre-conference documentation (map, program, registration) • Official languages service can be a challenge

  7. 5th Atlantic ConferenceOctober 1, 2011 • As ADRP Head I was co-host • Disclaimer • I was shielded from most of the conference logistics. • Also was pre-occupied a bit by being on the Organizing Committee for an Overlapping International Athletics Event • No performance enhancing drug process at a regional conference • Geraldine Thomas of SMURA looked after the facility procurement, catering arrangements, and most on-site services in the Sobey Business Centre. • I may have understated conference hosting effort as a consequence

  8. Atlantic Regional Conferences • Questions?

More Related