1. The Challenge of growing & retaining members
Chris Champion
Secretary General
International Federation of Municipal Engineering

2. 60 years but fledging Challenge of distance Challenge of Value

3. Fledging, struggling
Strong, successful

4. 1. Branding Essential
2. Personal Contact
3. Value Proposition

5. 1. Branding Essential

6. Everyone wants to be on a winning Team
1. Branding Essential
Everyone wants to be on a winning Team

7. Strong modern website presence
1. Branding Essential
Strong modern website presence

8. Good use of technology:
1. Branding Essential
Good use of technology:
blogs, twitter

9. 2. Personal Contact

10. Personal visits vs email contact
2. Personal Contact
Personal visits vs contact

11. 2. Personal Contact
Follow up visits

12. 2. Personal Contact
Trial observer status

13. 3. Value Proposition

14. Committees & personal contribution
3. Value Proposition
Committees & personal contribution

15. Not what your Association can do for you…
3. Value Proposition
Not what your Association can do for you…
…but what you can do for your Association

16. Sharing technical skills & experience
3. Value Proposition
Sharing technical skills & experience
…but also sharing association management stories

17. 1. Branding Essential
2. Personal Contact
3. Value Proposition

18. Fledging, struggling
Strong, successful

19. The Challenge of growing & retaining members
Chris Champion
Secretary General
International Federation of Municipal Engineering