Section Revitalization Project Global Communities Annual Meeting 2008 Dennis A. Armstrong armstrongd@asme.org June 7, 2008

GCOB Section Revitalization Late 2006 Development Fund Grant by request Lynden Davis – Approved by BOG Team chartered by Doug Brown during March, 2007 Dennis Armstrong appointed as lead + All District Leaders or delegate Charge Required Initial Data Gathering and Benchmarking of Section performance metrics – Develop Master Excel worksheet Call letter to District Leaders during March, 2007 requesting evaluation of all Sections & Establish Targeted Sections

Wide range of performance 195 Chartered Sections/Sub-Sections/Groups in North America Wide range of performance High activity level and service to the membership – 100 % Merit Based Funding No activity – no identified officers – 0 % MBF

The Section Revitalization Team Partnership with each District Leader District Leader = The enabling force with each new local leadership team.

Revitalization = Finding the Team Philosophy I believe very strongly that every member deserves the professional benefits available through strong local Section activities. This can only happen when a motivated local team steps forward to lead their own Section administration. Revitalization = Finding the Team

Service to Our Members 65 % 50 % District D Data

Targeted Sections District A – 3 Sections Targeted – 1 Success lead by Richard Ulvila District B – None Targeted – 3 Weak or Dormant District C – None Targeted – 14 Weak or Dormant District D – 14 Targeted – 11 Success revitalizations District E – Three Targeted – 22 Weak or Dormant – No success stories

District F – 3 Sections Targeted - 17 weak or Dormant – 3 Success District G – 1 Targeted – 1 Success District H – 2 Targeted – 2 Success District I – None Targeted District J – None Targeted

Development Fund Grant Charges $50,000 Available to June 30 District D Inland Empire Section $250 Orange County Section $454 Pending ???

Individualized Action Plan And Implementation