1. Getting Members (and Potential Members) to Meetings  Michael Coleman, CSHM  Past President – Arkansas Chapter  Chris Vochoska, CSP  Membership Chair– Bakersfield, CA

2. Session Facilitators  Michael Coleman, CSHM  Past President – Arkansas Chapter  Chris Vochoska, CSP  Membership Chair– Bakersfield, CA

3. Michael – Why are you here? Where is the Arkansas Chapter?

4. Bakersfield San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco Sacrame nto Chris – Why are you here? Where is Bakersfield? Oakland

5. Meeting Attendance Exercise 1.List some ways to increase meeting attendance. 2.List some successful meeting speakers and/or topics. 3.Capture your info on the easels.

6. Why Meeting Attendance? (A Positive Meeting Experience…)  Gives Members & Guests What They Want!  Networking, Jobs, Fellowship, Solutions, Ideas, Professional Development, Fun!  Increases Membership Value; More Likely to  Remain Members, Recruit Guests & New Members, Volunteer, be a Future Leader.  Is Better for the Speaker and Chapter  More (Audience) Energy/Leverage for Good Future Speakers

7. Chapter Meeting- Considerations  Pre-Planning  Dates, Locations, Topics, Communication, Food/drink  Time of day, Day of week, Networking time, CEUs  Know what attendees want  Relevant interests/industries, Assess, Survey Start/stop on time, allow time for introductions and job announcements (High Draft Pick) Pre-established greeters

8. Chapter Meeting- Considerations  Is the Meeting Environment Welcoming? Fun? No Egos? Caring?  Will anyone know that I am coming? That I am present? That I attended? Will anyone look like me?

9. Chapter Meeting- Considerations  Guest/Seeker Focused  Diana Rule of 45   Diana Stegall, CSP, CFPS, ALCM, ARM, CPCU  President – Northwest Chapter

10. Chapter Meeting- Considerations  Intro Slide Show Playing (with their names/faces) Is Music An Option? Environment Fun? (e.g. not Sterile  ) 

11. Chapter Meeting- Considerations  What other opportunities exist for networking (so the chapter meeting is not the only place connections happen)? Social Events – New Member Social with Executive board Tours – Educational, Facility, Wine tasting, student events Personal Delivery of Officer Directory (New Members) and Exit Survey (Former Members) 

12. Chapter Meeting- Considerations  “Great” Speakers Tend to Draw Better  Topic Selection Strategy-Broad/Specialized  Safety, Environment, Workers Comp, others  Meeting value not solely on speaker/topic Facilitate networking opportunities between guests/members  Names-pictures-names-introductions-names- relationships (Membership Update Sheet) 

13. Other Considerations  First meeting Free for a new member  Bring a guest  Bring three guests, receive your meal free  Bring your boss  Drawing for members based on attendance or 50/50 for all  Supplement cost for out of work or E board

14. For A Positive Meeting Experience - Get The Word Out  Website  Email  Chapter Newsletter  Phone Calls  Post Cards

15. Getting Members To Meetings  Committee Reports–Short & Sweet/Officer Variety  The Membership “Appeal”  Jobs Pipeline/Conduit – Benefiting members, employers, guests, potential members e.g. Who filled the job(s)? Do we know them yet?  Professional Development  What do we need to change to give our members what they want?

16. Anyone Here from One of these Chapters with Double Digit Growth?

17. Track Attendance and Follow Up  Sign in sheet – with place for email/phone for non-member  Follow-up thank you by email or phone  First timers  Guests  Those who haven’t shown up for a few months

18. Each Other Resource Review

19. Officer Central

20. Questions? Feel free to contact us anytime! Chris Vochoska – cvochoska@aeraenergy.comcvochoska@aeraenergy.com Michael Coleman – michael.coleman@tyson.commichael.coleman@tyson.com