1. Membership Update Section/Chapter Collaboration FIT/Early Career Engagement Cathy Gates, Executive Vice President Board of Governors Washington, D.C. February 1, 2014

2. ACC Membership 5 Years: +21% 2009 – 2013

3. Section Growth 5 Yrs: +269%

4. Chapter & Section Collaboration Examples Adult Congenital/Pediatric links among general cardiologists, CHD centers, and patient advocacy groups, PATCH CV Team Council’s Chapter Liaison Network engaging CCA members Women in Cardiology Chapter Networking Grants fund relevant chapter efforts Interventional, Sports/Exercise, Heart Failure chapter initiatives

5. FITs & Chapter Collaborations Fellows in Training Section Leadership Council & Section Membership; Council Chair on BOG listserv FIT travel awards to Legislative Conference and CV Summit Developing a tool kit of activities for FITs FIT to FACC Toolkit: Helpful Hints, Barriers to FACC, Step by Step Guide for FIT Advancement

6. Early Career Collaborations Early Career Professionals Section Leadership Council & Section; Council Chair on BOG Listserv Early Career Engagement Tool kit for chapters. To be supplemented with examples from chapters working on early career engagement.

7. Leadership Academy Membership Strategic Priority: Engage FITs and Early Career Professionals Articulate the Value of ACC Membership, education, clinical and professional resources Engage in College objectives, strategic direction and successes Represent emerging leadership in a variety of forums including presentations at chapter, section, committee, and society meetings

8. How? Embed Academy Members in ACC Activities ChaptersSectionsCommittees Publications CV specialty societies Educational courses ProgramsProductsServices

9. Membership Resources Cathy Gates, Executive Vice President Marthea Wilson, Chapters, Governance & External Affairs Pat Miyamoto, Membership Strategy Kelly Ventura, Sections & Councils Amalea Hijar, FIT & Early Career Councils