American association of blacks in energy 2008-9 PROGRESS REPORT ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING APRIL 17, 2009
2008 WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR HOUSTON CONFERENCE BEST EVER IN BOTH ATTENDANCE AND NET REVENUES 1600 MEMBERS - AN ALL-TIME HIGH!! ENDED THE YEAR WITH AN OPERATING SURPLUS STRONG BOARD AND CHAPTER PRESIDENT TALENT
AABE’S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES INFLUENCE ENERGY POLICY BUILD THE PIPELINE OF FUTURE ENERGY LEADERS BUILD THE AABE BRAND STRENGTHEN OUR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
INFLUENCING ENERGY POLICY AABE POLICY PRINCIPLES WORKING TEAMS OF AABE EXPERTS PRESENTATIONS AT CHAPTER ENERGY FORUMS BRIEFINGS AT INDUSTRY MEETINGS MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL & ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS CBC RETREAT IN TUNICA, MS CBC ENERGY BRAIN TRUST OBAMA DOE TRANSITION TEAM MAJORITY WHIP CLYBURN EPA ADMINISTRATOR JACKSON
ALLIANCES WITH AGENCIES & ORGANIZATONS CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS EPA’S NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ENERGY OFFICIALS COMMISSION TO ENGAGE AFRICAN AMERICANS ON CLIMATE CHANGE THE MARATHON CLUB & NATIONAL ASSN OF INVESTMENT COUNSELORS
BUILDING THE PIPELINE 138 LOCAL, REGIONAL & NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $ 183,000 MAJOR PUSH TO SUPPORT MINORITY ENERGY ENTREPRENEURS INTERNSHIPS FOR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS STRONG CHAPTER ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITIES
BUILDING THE AABE BRAND NEW, MORE FUNCTIONAL AABE WEB SITE QUARTERLY AABE NEWSLETTER AABE RECRUITING VIDEOS & AABE-TV LAUNCH EDITORIALS & OP ED PIECES AABE FACEBOOK, TWITTER & LINKED IN PAGES
STRENGTHENING OUR AABE INFRASTRUCTURE ONLINE MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NEW OFFICE LOCATION & UPGRADED COMPUTER SYSTEM 2008 BUDGET SURPLUS DOE CONTRACT TO HOST ENERGY CAREER FAIR IN WESTERN REGION NEW COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AABE PRESIDENT/CEO ADVISORY COUNCIL
WHERE WE MISSED THE MARK DIDN’T DIVERSIFY THE FUNDING BASE AS MUCH AS WE HAD HOPED COULDN’T HONOR OUR COMMITMENT TO HOLD 2010 CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE DIDN’T RESPOND TO ALL CHAPTER & MEMBER REQUESTS AS QUICKLY AS WE WOULD LIKE
GOALS FOR 2009 CONTINUE BRIEFINGS WITH CONGRESS & AGENCIES EMPOWER CHAPTERS & REGIONS FIND ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCES STIMULUS PACKAGE GRANTS NEW CORPORATE PARTNERS DEVELOP MORE PARTNERSHIPS ENABLE MORE ENTREPRENEURS REACH 2000 MEMBERS
CHALLENGES FACING US THE ECONOMY IS AFFECTING OUR MEMBERS LOWER CONFERENC ATTENDANCE & REVENUES DOWNTURN COULD LAST THROUGH 2010 EXERCISING FISCAL DISCIPLINE NATIONAL STAFF BUDGET HAS BEEN CUT MONTHLY MONITORING OF REVENUES MEETING OUR MEMBERS’ NEEDS DOING MORE WITH LESS GROWING LARGER SUPPORT BASE SPEAKING FOR THE VOICELESS
OUR ORGANIZATION IS STRONG OUR MESSAGE IS COMPELLING THIS IS OUR TIME!