1. 2012 LSCOBA Global Reunion & World Conference
Plenary Session #C:
- Building a sustainable Global Reunion
Presenter:
Victor Leung
President of LSCOBA-Vancouver
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2. GR Mission Statement
Jointly develop a future sustainable Global Reunion organization structure that will meet the dynamic demographic changes of old boys participating in the Reunion.
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3. Traditional Reunion Format
Biennial rotation
Rotating between different major OBA chapters 2nd Round rotation)
Three key activities:
Conference
Soccer Tournament
Finale Dinner
Optional side-activities:
Golf tournament
Local side-tour
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4. Current Challenges Age difference among members:
Different expectations & interests
Different financial background
Wide-spread demographic:
OBA Chapters beyond North America
Limited resources from some OBA Chapters:
Size difference
Age difference
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5. Decision Time Local, GA, or joint led event planning
Funding
Resources
Future conference format
Future soccer tournament format
Side-activities: necessity or optional
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6. GR Planning Timeline Venue selection GR macro planning
Conference topic selection
Online forum
Soccer tournament planning
Other activities planning
GR function
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7. Venue Selection Short list and/or selected by local host
Contract negotiation by local or GA rep
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8. Conference Resource: Online vs face-to-face
Lost steam from traditional online forum
Older OBs are not comfortable with IT technology
Continue vs reduce to smaller scale GA summit ?
Resource:
May be undertaken remotely via GA with exception of face-to-face conference.
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9. Soccer Tournament Conflict: Elite + Senior League: Mission Impossible
Team approach vs drop-in
Challenges:
Young capable players are diminishing
Old players have $ but lack energy
Young players have energy but need $ to assist traveling
Solutions:
Pre-agreeable format with assigned GA soccer focal
Substitute with other sports events
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10. Side Activities Golf: Must have vs optional? Managed by local host
Side trips:
Difficult to organize- optional?
Need to get buy-in from all grad years
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11. Funding Problem for smaller chapters
Local responsibility vs joint shared
VIP:
Local matters vs GA decision
Selection criteria
Funding?
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12. Open discussions
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